Powerful earthquake rocks Afghanistan, killing more than 800 and destroying villages, officials say

Powerful earthquake rocks Afghanistan, killing more than 800 and destroying villages, officials say

Kabul, Afghanistan — A strong earthquake in far eastern Afghanistan killed more than 800 people and left at least 2,500 wounded as it destroyed numerous villages, a spokesman for the country’s Taliban government said Monday. Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told journalists in Kabul that the vast majority of the casualties were in Kunar province, but that 12…

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Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, data

Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, data

LONDON — European stock markets kicked off the new month higher, as the defense and health-care sectors received a boost from corporate news. The Stoxx Aerospace and Defense index was up 1.65% at 10 a.m. in London (5 a.m. ET), after the U.K. government announced Sunday that Norway had placed a £10 billion ($13.5 billion)…

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