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Firefighters fighting Notre-Dame cathedral fire, main spire collapses

April 15, 2019 A fire has broken out at the famous Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris and has spread rapidly across the building.

German prosecutors press charges against former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn

April 15, 2019 Prosecutors in the German city of Braunschweig said on Monday they were pressing criminal charges against former Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn in connection with the carmaker’s manipulation of diesel emissions testing.

Four Balkan nations sign MoU for joint bid for Euro 2028 or 2030 World Cup

April 15, 2019 Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding around a planned joint bid to host either Euro 2028 or the 2030 World Cup.

Chinese customs seize record smuggling ivory tusks

April 15, 2019 Chinese customs seized 7.48 tonnes of smuggled ivory tusks during an operation on March 30 this year, the General Administration of Customs (GAC) said in a press release Monday.

Aeroméxico Connect ERJ-170 suffers wingtip runway strike on takeoff, Chihuahua

April 15, 2019 On 10 April 2019, Aeroméxico Connect flight AM2039 an Embraer ERJ-170, suffered a wingtip runway strike incident on takeoff from Chihuahua Airport, Mexico.

Poroshenko: Ukraine soon to acquire missiles with 1000 km range

April 15, 2019 Ukraine has begun testing high-precision cruise missiles with a flight range in excess of 1,000 km and a 150 kg warhead, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an episode of “Freedom of Speech” on ICTV.

Chinese police seize drug in bananas coming from Myanmar

April 15, 2019 Chinese police have seized a haul of methamphetamine and heroin concealed in a truckload of bananas.

250-kg U.S. Air Force WWII bomb detonated in Frankfurt's river

April 15, 2019 With a loud explosion and a 30-meter-high water fountain, a World War II bomb was detonated in the Main river in central Frankfurt on Sunday.

Another 17 under coercive measures after deadly chemical plant blast

April 15, 2019 Police on Monday took criminal coercive measures against another 17 people for their roles in a chemical plant explosion that killed 78 people in east China\'s Jiangsu Province.

Chicago under snow, thousands of flights canceled

April 14, 2019 More than a thousand flights were canceled Sunday as a wintry mix descended on the Chicago area.

Maryland and New York expect hit of severe storm

April 14, 2019 Severe storms will take aim at Maryland and Upstate New York Sunday night.

IMF does not recognize Guaido as Venezuela's interim president

April 14, 2019 Majority of the IMF executive committee members failed to recognize Juan Guaido as “interim president” of Venezuela.