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2:09pm, 2nd August, 2019

British military called in to stop dam collapsing and flooding town

A British military helicopter dropped sacks of ballast onto the outer slope of a reservoir dam on Friday in a bid to prevent it collapsing and flooding the town below.

British military called in to stop dam collapsing and flooding Whaley Bridge

8:50am, 2nd August, 2019

UK

British military called in to stop dam collapsing and flooding Whaley Bridge

A British military helicopter dropped sacks of ballast on Friday onto the outer slope of a reservoir dam in a bid to prevent it collapsing and flooding the town below.

Woodstock 50 music festival called off due to 'unforeseen setbacks'

2:48pm, 31st July, 2019

Entertainment

Woodstock 50 music festival called off due to 'unforeseen setbacks'

The troubled Woodstock 50 anniversary music festival planned for August was officially canceled on Wednesday, with organizers blaming a series of "unforeseen setbacks."

New Northern Ireland talks called, spurred by journalist's death

11:37am, 26th April, 2019

UK

New Northern Ireland talks called, spurred by journalist's death

The British and Irish governments announced on Friday a resumption of talks to restore Northern Ireland's devolved government, spurred into ending a hiatus in dialogue of more than a year by the killing of a journalist last week.

In reserved Japan, talking to someone called key in suicide reduction

8:28pm, 7th April, 2019

World

In reserved Japan, talking to someone called key in suicide reduction

All the phones at a Japanese suicide hot line started ringing at 8:00 p.m. on a Friday night, exactly when it opened, filling a narrow room off a Tokyo back street with the voices of those trying to help.

Exclusive: With a piece of paper, Trump called on Kim to hand over nuclear weapons

9:07pm, 29th March, 2019

World

Exclusive: With a piece of paper, Trump called on Kim to hand over nuclear weapons

On the day that their talks in Hanoi collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump handed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a piece of paper that included a blunt call for the transfer of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and bomb fuel to the United...

Boeing, FAA officials called to testify in U.S. Senate on 737 MAX plane crashes

11:35pm, 20th March, 2019

Business

Boeing, FAA officials called to testify in U.S. Senate on 737 MAX plane crashes

Boeing Co faced growing pressure in Washington on Wednesday as U.S. lawmakers called for executives to testify about two crashed 737 MAX jets while the world's biggest planemaker worked on returning the grounded fleet to the skies.

Police called to London's Waterloo station and City Airport over suspect packages

9:56am, 5th March, 2019

UK

Police called to London's Waterloo station and City Airport over suspect packages

Police were called to London's Waterloo station and to a building near London City Airport on Tuesday after reports of suspicious packages being found, although services were running as normal.

Man who threatened Boston Globe also called NY Times, NFL: prosecutor

7:16am, 25th September, 2018

US

Man who threatened Boston Globe also called NY Times, NFL: prosecutor

U.S. investigators are probing whether a man accused of threatening to kill journalists at the Boston Globe after calling them "the enemy of the people" made similar threats to the New York Times and National Football League, a prosecutor said on Mon...

Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top

5:34am, 30th August, 2018

World

Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top

The archbishop who sparked a crisis in the Catholic Church by calling on Pope Francis to resign has denied he was motivated by personal vendetta and said he sought to show that corruption had reached the top levels of the Church hierarchy.

Trump called off Pompeo's North Korea visit after belligerent letter: report

6:42pm, 27th August, 2018

World

Trump called off Pompeo's North Korea visit after belligerent letter: report

U.S. President Donald Trump called off a visit to North Korea by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after the latter received a belligerent letter from a senior North Korean official just hours after the trip was announced last week, the Washington Post...

China police detain man for asking why can't Taiwan be called a country

6:53am, 17th August, 2018

World

China police detain man for asking why can't Taiwan be called a country

Police in China have detained a man who asked on social media what law prevented anyone calling self-ruled Taiwan a country, questioning a fundamental principle of China's sovereignty.

Amtrak engineer called trip 'learning experience' before fatal crash

4:56pm, 10th July, 2018

US

Amtrak engineer called trip 'learning experience' before fatal crash

The Amtrak engineer aboard a speeding passenger train that derailed in Washington state in December called the trip a "learning experience" shortly before it ended in a fatal crash, according to a transcript of onboard communications released on Tues...

Anti-terrorism police called in as unknown substance leaves two people critical

11:54am, 4th July, 2018

UK

Anti-terrorism police called in as unknown substance leaves two people critical

AMESBURY, England (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism officers joined a police investigation on Wednesday after two people were found in a critical condition from suspected exposure to an unknown substance near the English city where a former Russi...

7:46am, 4th July, 2018

UK

British anti-terrorism police called in as unknown substance leaves two people critical

AMESBURY, England (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism officers joined a police investigation on Wednesday after two people were found in critical condition from suspected exposure to an unknown substance near the English city where a former Russian...

Over 100 firefighters called to blaze on roof of London Mandarin Oriental hotel

11:30am, 6th June, 2018

UK

Over 100 firefighters called to blaze on roof of London Mandarin Oriental hotel

LONDON (Reuters) - Twenty fire engines and 120 firefighters and officers have been called to a blaze on the roof of a hotel in Knightsbridge, central London, the London Fire Brigade said on Wednesday.