Noontime News Recap: Deadly fires, floods and strikes hit multiple regions as BP and Palantir beat forecasts
Russian and Ukrainian strikes overnight have killed civilians on both sides of the border, while also hitting logistics sites, according to regional officials and local authorities. 🔗
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In Crimea, Russian installed officials said four people were killed when a soldier opened fire in the village of Khmelnytske, and three others were wounded as the investigation continues. 🔗
In Ethiopia, 14 people were killed when a landslide struck Tsadqane D monastery in the northern Amhara region during an overnight prayer service, according to local reports. 🔗
Severe weather has also caused fresh loss of life in Asia, where Sri Lanka has closed schools in its tea growing mountainous regions after heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that killed at least five people. 🔗
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Wildfires remain a major emergency in several countries. Around Spokane in Washington state, about 65,000 people have been displaced as crews battle three separate fires, and authorities say an arson suspect has been arrested. 🔗
In Greece, firefighters are trying to contain a blaze on the outskirts of Athens that has entered its fifth day, with easing winds allowing aircraft back into the operation. 🔗 Another fast moving wildfire has burned homes and blackened cars in Porto Germeno west of Athens, forcing residents to begin assessing the damage. 🔗
In the Middle East, witnesses say a historic synagogue in Tehran was reduced to rubble in an Israeli air strike on 7 April, highlighting the wider destruction caused by the conflict. 🔗
On the corporate front, Palantir raised its annual forecast after second quarter revenue jumped 93 per cent, sending its shares more than 14 per cent higher in after hours trading. 🔗 BP also reported quarterly profits of $5.73bn, its highest in four years, as the Middle East war pushed up oil prices and Brent crude. 🔗
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Sources in this recap
- 🔗 Russia-Ukraine overnight strikes kill civilians and hit logistics sites
- 🔗 Fourteen killed in Ethiopia monastery landslide during overnight prayer service
- 🔗 Washington state wildfires force mass evacuations around Spokane as arson suspect is arrested
- 🔗 Sri Lanka closes schools as heavy rains trigger floods and mudslides
- 🔗 Wildfire on outskirts of Athens enters fifth day as aircraft return to the fight
- 🔗 Tehran synagogue reduced to rubble in Israeli air strike, witnesses say
- 🔗 Greek wildfires burn homes in Porto Germeno as fires spread across the country
- 🔗 Palantir raises annual forecast after second-quarter revenue jumps 93%
- 🔗 Four killed in Crimea shooting as investigation continues
- 🔗 BP reports four-year-high profits as Middle East war pushes up oil prices
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