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London (dpa) - The ride-hailing company Uber has been refused a new licence to operate in London over safety and security concerns, the Press Association (PA) reported on Monday."Several breaches that placed passengers and their safety at risk

 Seven US sailors were missing and several injured on Saturday after their destroyer collided with a Philippine-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Japan, the US Seventh Fleet said.The USS Fitzgerald’s commanding officer Bryce Benson was

San Francisco, Nov 14 (IANS) As the US Presidential election approaches, Facebook said that it has removed more than 3.2 billion fake accounts in the April-September period along with taking action on 11.4 million hate speech posts in the same

MILAN (AP) Flooding in the canal city of Venice, Italy has reached the second-highest level ever, after the infamous 1966 floods.The high-water mark hit 187 cm late on Tuesday, meaning more than 85% of the city was flooded. The highest level ever

CANBERRA, Australia (AP)  Australia's most populous state declared a state of emergency on Monday due to unprecedented wildfire danger as calls grew for Australia to take more action to counter climate change.New South Wales State

New York (dpa) - More than 11,000 scientists from 153 countries have declared a climate emergency that could bring "untold suffering" if urgent action isn't taken to conserve the biosphere."Scientists have a moral obligation to

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)  A dozen bottles of fine French wine arrived at the space station Monday, not for the astronauts, but for science.The red Bordeaux wine will age for a year up there before returning to Earth. Researchers will study how

Greece's Culture Ministry says three shipwrecks from ancient and mediaeval times and large sections of their cargoes have been discovered off the small Aegean island of Kasos.A statement Monday said an underwater survey that ended last month

LONDON (AP) All 39 people found dead in a container truck near an English port were Chinese citizens, British police confirmed Thursday as they pressed to investigate one of the country's deadliest cases of people smuggling.The Essex Police