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Nov 30 (Reuters) - Data center operator CyrusOne has installed additional backup cooling capacity at its Aurora, Illinois data center after a failure last week triggered an outage at CME Group (CME.O) , opens new tab for several hours, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing a statement by CyrusOne. "CyrusOne has restored stable and secure operations at its Chicago 1 (CHI1) data center in Aurora, Illinois," the company said in a statement cited by Bloomberg, adding that they have installed additional redundancy to the cooling systems to further enhance continuity. Sign up here. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. https://www.reuters.com/technology/data-center-operator-cyrusone-adds-more-cooling-after-outage-bloomberg-news-2025-11-30/
2025-11-30 20:37
Rubio says progress made on peace deal with Russia Umerov leads Ukraine's delegation after Yermak's resignation Kushner and Witkoff also present for Florida talks HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks on Sunday about a Russia peace deal, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism about progress despite challenges to ending the more than 3-year-long war. Rubio met with a Ukrainian delegation led by a new chief negotiator in Florida, his home state, for talks that he said were meant to create a pathway for Ukraine to remain sovereign and independent. Sign up here. "We continue to be realistic about how difficult this is, but optimistic, particularly given the fact that as we've made progress, I think there is a shared vision here that this is not just about ending the war," Rubio told reporters after the talks concluded. "It is about securing Ukraine's future, a future that we hope will be more prosperous than it's ever been." The discussions were a follow-up to a new set of negotiations that began with a fresh U.S. blueprint for peace. Critics said the plan initially favored Russia, which started the conflict with a 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were also present representing the U.S. side. Witkoff leaves on Monday for Moscow, where he is expected to meet Russian counterparts for talks this week. "There's more work to be done. This is delicate," Rubio said. "There are a lot of moving parts, and obviously there's another party involved here ... that will have to be a part of the equation, and that will continue later this week, when Mr. Witkoff travels to Moscow." Trump has expressed frustration at not being able to end the war. He pledged as a presidential candidate to do so in one day and has said he was surprised it has been so hard, given what he calls a strong relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has largely resisted concessions to stop the fighting. Trump's team has pressured Ukraine to make significant concessions itself, including giving up territory to Russia. The talks shifted on Sunday with a change in leadership from the Ukrainian side. A new chief negotiator, national security council secretary Rustem Umerov, led the discussions for Kyiv after the resignation on Friday of previous team leader Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid a corruption scandal at home. "Ukraine's got some difficult little problems," Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday, referring to the corruption scandal, which he said was "not helpful." He repeated his view that both Russia and Ukraine wanted to end the war and said there was a good chance a deal could be reached. Umerov thanked the United States and its officials for their support. "U.S. is hearing us, U.S. is supporting us, U.S. is walking besides us," he said in English as the negotiations began. After the meeting, he declared it productive. "We discussed all the important matters that are important for Ukraine, for Ukrainian people and U.S. was super supportive," Umerov said. The Sunday talks took place near Miami at a private club, Shell Bay, developed by Witkoff's real estate business. Zelenskiy had said he expected the results from previous meetings in Geneva would be "hammered out" on Sunday. In Geneva, Ukraine presented a counter-offer to proposals laid out by U.S. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll to leaders in Kyiv some two weeks ago. Ukraine's leadership, facing a domestic political crisis fueled by a probe into major graft in the energy sector, is seeking to push back on Moscow-friendly terms as Russian forces grind forward along the front lines of the war. Last week, Zelenskiy warned Ukrainians, who are weathering widespread blackouts from Russian air strikes on the energy system, that his country was at its most difficult moment yet but pledged not to make a bad deal. "As a weatherman would say, there’s the inherent difficulty in forecasting because the atmosphere is a chaotic system where small changes can lead to large outcomes," Kyiv's first deputy foreign minister Sergiy Kyslytsya, also part of the delegation, wrote on X from Miami on Sunday. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-officials-expect-more-progress-during-us-ukraine-talks-florida-2025-11-30/
2025-11-30 18:37
DAKAR, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Senegalese authorities are racing to prevent a potential oil spill after water entered the engine room of the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Mersin near Dakar's coast, the port authority said on Sunday. The vessel is owned by Turkey's Mersin Shipping Inc and managed by Besiktas Shipping, according to data from the London Stock Exchange Group. Sign up here. The incident, which led to the vessel issuing a distress signal, occurred overnight from November 27 to 28, prompting the deployment of tugboats and specialized teams from Senegal's navy and maritime authority, the port authority said. Authorities did not give details about the incident. All crew members were safely rescued with no reported injuries, it said. "Authorities are working to stabilize the vessel, prevent hydrocarbon leaks, and mitigate environmental risks," Dakar's port authority said in the statement. It added that immediate measures included stopping the leak, transferring the fuel cargo, and deploying an anti-pollution boom around the tanker as a precautionary step. Images of the vessel shared online showed its stern close to the waterline, which could indicate it is carrying a full cargo or experiencing flooding. Reuters has not independently verified the images. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/senegal-rushes-avert-oil-spill-after-turkish-tanker-incident-off-dakar-2025-11-30/
2025-11-30 14:23
NIKAIA, Greece, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Greek farmers clashed with police on Sunday during protests in central and northern regions over the delayed payment of European Union subsidies prompted by an investigation into a corruption scandal that has rocked the country. Hundreds of farmers took to the streets, blocking roads with their tractors in several areas to protest against the conservative government over an estimated 600-million-euro ($696 million) shortfall in EU aid and other payments. Sign up here. Near the central city of Nikaia, police fired teargas at the protesters who tried to break barricades, a Reuters witness said. The delay in payments comes amid investigations into a scandal in which some farmers allegedly faked land and livestock ownership to receive EU agricultural subsidies. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), which is investigating crimes against the financial interests of the EU, said this year it had found evidence that Greek farmers, helped by state officials, misappropriated the EU funds. Greek authorities have launched separate investigations and parliament is probing the government agency OPEKEPE, which distributes roughly 2.5 billion euros in EU aid annually to hundreds of thousands of farmers. The government, which has promised transparency, has acknowledged that the first instalment of EU subsidies is lower than last year and that over 40,000 of farmers' applications were under inspection. ($1 = 0.8624 euros) https://www.reuters.com/world/greek-farmers-clash-with-police-protests-over-delayed-eu-farm-subsidies-2025-11-30/
2025-11-30 13:46
KELANIYA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's death toll from Cyclone Ditwah climbed to 212 with 218 missing, officials said on Sunday, as flood waters breached a dam and rescue operations continued into a fourth day. Nearly a million people are impacted by heavy rains and floods that swept through large parts of the south Asian island nation forcing nearly 200,000 people into 1,275 shelters, the Disaster Management Centre said in a statement. Sign up here. Record rains lashed the country from last Thursday causing multiple landslides in the hilly central region while overflowing rivers submerged entire towns nationwide. Over 24,000 police, army and air force personnel are still trying to reach families stranded by floods, authorities said. More than 120 people were airlifted to safety in helicopters by the air force after water breached the dam of the Mavil Aru Reservoir in the eastern part of the island. About another 2,000 people were moved to higher ground for safety, the military said in a statement. Dozens of families are trapped in their homes by flood waters in the commercial capital of Colombo, which is one of the worst affected places. In the Colombo suburb of Kelaniya, as in many other parts of the country, cooked food is supplied by state agencies and donations but many told Reuters they are yet to receive adequate help. More than 17,000 people are living in shelters waiting for the flood waters retreat from their homes. "My sister and I were trapped on the upper floor of our home with our four children for two days. We slowly ran out of food. We only had biscuits and water to give them last night," Sunethra Priyadarshani, 37, told Reuters. The family was rescued by a boat that delivered lunch to them. "We only have the clothes were are wearing. We will go stay at an aunt's house for now. But we really need help." Flood waters are expected to gradually recede over the next three days, the irrigation department said, as the cyclone moves towards southern India. Power, water and communications will be gradually restored over the next three days, authorities said after transmission lines and transformers were swept away by floods. In Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand the death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains , opens new tab across the three countries, officials said on Sunday, as relief efforts for tens of thousands of displaced people continued over the weekend. https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/death-toll-hits-212-sri-lanka-struggles-with-cyclone-ditwah-impact-2025-11-30/
2025-11-30 11:58
MADRID, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Eight more wild boar with suspected cases of African swine fever were discovered near Barcelona, La Vanguardia newspaper reported on Sunday, as Spain struggles to limit the damage to a pork export industry worth billions of euros a year. The newspaper cited sources close to the Catalan agriculture ministry. Two cases have been confirmed, and 12 others have shown signs they may also have the disease but are undergoing tests to confirm this. If confirmed, it would bring the number of infected animals to 14. Sign up here. The Catalan government, which declined to confirm the number of cases, on Sunday requested the help of specialists from the army to contain the outbreak. About a third of Spanish pork export certificates have been blocked after the first outbreak of swine fever in Spain - the European Union's top pork producer - since 1994, Spain's agriculture minister said on Saturday. "Of the 400 export certificates to 104 countries, a third are blocked. We are working to open them as quickly as possible," Agriculture Minister Luis Planas told a press conference. Planas said the value of the country's pork exports is 8.8 billion euros ($10.2 billion) a year. "Our task is to keep international markets open," he added. African swine fever is not harmful to humans but spreads rapidly among pigs and wild boar. A number of countries have already reacted to its spread in Spain. Taiwan's agriculture ministry said on Saturday it had banned all pork products and live pig imports, while China has banned pork imports from Barcelona province, a Chinese Customs document seen by Reuters showed. Britain on Friday said it would temporarily stop imports of pork meat from Catalonia, and Mexico has suspended imports of pork products from Spain. ($1 = 0.8624 euros) https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/eight-more-suspected-swine-fever-cases-spain-struggles-limit-export-damage-2025-11-30/
