61 h. ago Oil Extends Drop as IEA Puts Glut Back in Focus After OPEC+ Hike

Oil extended a decline after the International Energy Agency projected an even bigger surplus next year, with the bearish outlook offsetting concerns about geopolitical tensions from the Middle East to Europe.

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3 d. ago GoFundme page set up for Ottawa woman widowed and hospitalized by Lisbon funicular crash

Hind Iguernane's brother will be managing the funds on her behalf as she heals from her injuries

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7 d. ago Disconnected cable led to Lisbon streetcar crash that killed two Canadians, 14 others

Quebec couple were identified as Andre Bergeron and Blandine Daux, archaeologists who worked in Quebec's Culture Department

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7 d. ago Cabins in Lisbon streetcar crash lost balance after cable linking them disconnected

Inspectors investigating the deadly streetcar crash in Lisbon, Portugal, found that two cabins lost stability after the cable linking them disconnected before the funicular came off its rails and killed 16 people Wednesday, including two Canadians. The Portuguese government’s office for air and rail accident investigations said in a preliminary technical report that the cabins […]

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9 d. ago Two Canadians dead in Lisbon streetcar crash, Portuguese police say

Police in Portugal say two Canadians are among the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed Wednesday. The dead also included five Portuguese nationals, three British citizens, two South Koreans, one American, one French, one Swiss and one Ukrainian, police said in a statement. The list of nationalities was published following forensic identification. The French […]

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1 week ago Lisbon funicular crash: A Canadian is among those hurt, officials say

A Canadian has been confirmed among the injured following a funicular streetcar crash in Lisbon, Portugal Wednesday, in which at least 17 people died, authorities say.

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1 week ago Lisbon Crash Clouds Tourism Outlook for Europe’s Oldest Capital

The deadly derailment of a Lisbon tram has cast a shadow over the city’s vital tourism industry, sharpening concerns about public underinvestment in Europe’s oldest capital.

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1 week ago Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17 as Portugal observes national day of mourning

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The death toll in the crash of a famous Lisbon streetcar popular with tourists rose to 17 Thursday after two of the 23 injured people died, an emergency services official said. The dead were all adults, Margarida Castro Martins, head of Lisbon’s Civil Protection Agency, told reporters. She didn’t provide their […]

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2 w. ago Canada wants to sell LNG to Germany. Critics say it’s a race against time

Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said the goal being sold by Canadian proponents to German buyers 'is being able to ship in as little as five years.'

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin Is Disrupting Both Europe’s Weather and Forecasts

Hurricane Erin is muddling computer models and making forecasters, analysts and traders question the accuracy of the outlook for heat, wind and storms across Europe next week.

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