Protesters in Spain Condemn Police Handling of Gaza Flotilla Activists

MADRID, May 24 (Reuters) – Around two thousand protesters took ⁠to ⁠the streets of the ⁠Spanish city of Bilbao on Sunday to condemn the Basque police’s ​treatment of activists from a Gaza aid flotilla on their return from detention in Israel. When ‌a relative of one of ‌the six returning activists tried to approach them …

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Dangers From Damaged California Chemical Tank Persist. Here What to Know

Authorities were scrambling to find a safe resolution as a damaged tank at a Southern California aerospace facility containing a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts prompted an evacuation order affecting thousands of residents. The storage tank at GKN Aerospace with about 6,000 to 7,000 gallons (22,713 to 26,498 liters) of methyl methacrylate overheated …

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Irish Governing Fine Gael, Opposition Social Democrats Share By-Election Spoils

DUBLIN, May 24 (Reuters) – Ireland’s governing centre-right ⁠Fine ⁠Gael and the Social Democrats, one ⁠of the country’s smaller centre-left parties, won two by-elections on Sunday, ​while the reputed head of a well-known crime family missed out on election again. The result was a ‌blow to left-wing Irish nationalist ‌party Sinn Fein, which has established …

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