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 2023-04-09 18:44 

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Saudi, Omani envoys hold peace talks with Houthi leaders in Sanaa...

(Reuters) Saudi and Omani delegations have arrived in Yemeni capital Sanaa to hold talks with the head of Yemen's Houthi Supreme Political Council, Houthi-run news agency Saba said on Sunday....

 2023-04-09 18:34 

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Boat with 400 migrants adrift between Greece and Malta, support service says...

MILAN (Reuters) A vessel with around 400 people on board is adrift between Malta and Libya and is taking on water, support service Alarm Phone said on Sunday, amid a sharp rise of migrant boats crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa....

 2023-04-09 18:20 

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Tesla to build Shanghai factory to make Megapack batteries...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) Tesla Inc will build a gigafactory in Shanghai to make the Megapack energy storage product, Chinese state media outlet Xinhua reported on Sunday....

 2023-04-09 18:09 

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Eight people feared under the rubble after buildings collapse in Marseille...

PARIS (Reuters) French rescue services were searching for victims and trying to put out a fire after an explosion caused a residential building to collapse in the centre of Marseille in the early hours of Sunday, with six injured identified so far....

 2023-04-09 17:46 

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Baggash meets with Ukrainian Ambassador to Yemen...
 2023-04-09 17:31 

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Man charged over hate crime at mosque near Toronto, police say...

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) Canadian police arrested and charged a male suspect after what they called a "hate-motivated incident" at a mosque in the province of Ontario on Thursday in which he allegedly drove toward a worshipper and yelled threat...

 2023-04-09 17:01 

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White House plans support for drugstores, pharma in abortion pill battle...

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) The White House is re-upping discussions with abortion pill manufacturers and U.S. pharmacy chains on ways to push back against efforts to ban mifepristone, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, as it gears up...

 2023-04-09 16:27 

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Four killed in avalanche in the French Alps...

PARIS (Reuters) Four people have died and a number of others have been injured in an avalanche in the French Alps, interior minister Gerald Darmanin said on Sunday....

 2023-04-08 20:16 

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Ben Ferencz, last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103...

By Will Dunham (Reuters) Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials in Germany that brought Nazi war criminals to justice after World War Two and a longtime apostle of international criminal law, died on Friday at age 103, N...

 2023-04-08 20:01 

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Israel says missile alert sounded in Golan Heights...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) Three rockets were fired from Syria towards the Golan Heights on Sunday, one of which crossed into Israeli-controlled territory and landed in open ground, the Israeli military said, without giving details....

 2023-04-08 19:31 

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At Easter vigil, Pope Francis encourages hope amid 'icy winds of war'...

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, decrying the "icy winds of war" and other injustices....

 2023-04-08 18:57 

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Houthi official says Saudi Arabia freed 13 detainees...

Aden (Reuters) An official of Yemen's Houthi movement said on Saturday the group had received 13 detainees released by Saudi Arabia in exchange for a Saudi detainee freed earlier, ahead of a wider prisoners exchange agreed by the warring sides....

 2023-04-08 18:46 

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Islamist rebel attack kills around 20 in eastern Congo...

KINSHASA (Reuters) Suspected Islamists killed around 20 people in an attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said on Saturday....

 2023-04-08 18:08 

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Thousands join Israeli judicial protests in shadow of attacks...

By Rami Amichay TEL AVIV (Reuters) Tens of thousands of Israelis joined protests on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to tighten controls on the Supreme Court, despite heightened security worries after two deadly attacks a day...

 2023-04-08 17:52 

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Iraq calls on Turkey to apologize for attack on Sulaymaniyah airport...

Erbil (Reuters) Iraq called on Turkey on Saturday to apologize for what it said was the shelling of Sulaymaniyah airport in Iraq's north, saying the Turkish government must cease hostilities on Iraqi soil....

 2023-04-08 17:46 

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'It was heartbreaking' Ukraine children back home after alleged deportation...

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) More than 30 children were reunited with their families in Ukraine this week after a long operation to bring them back from Russia, where they had been taken from occupied areas during the war, a humanitarian group said on...

 2023-04-08 17:28 

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Armed gangs kill 74 in Nigeria's Benue state...

By Adewale Kolowole MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) At least 74 people were killed in Nigeria's Benue state in two separate attacks by gunmen this week, local officials and police said on Saturday, the latest clashes in an area where violence between pas...

 2023-04-08 17:01 

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Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid tensions Iranian state media...

DUBAI (Reuters) The foreign ministers of Iran and Azerbaijan discussed "problems and misunderstandings4; between the two countries in two phone calls, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, days after Baku expelled four Iranian diplomats over &#...

 2023-04-07 10:40 

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14-year-old schoolgirl dies of cardiac arrest...
 2023-04-07 10:40 

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Changing Gergaoun trends...
 2023-04-07 10:39 

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Batch of new judges sworn in...
 2023-04-07 10:39 

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$1 million AUB dream prize for Husain...
 2023-04-07 10:38 

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Stranded Indian family returns home...
 2023-04-07 09:16 

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China's Alibaba invites businesses to trial AI chatbot media...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) Tech giant Alibaba is seeking companies to test its Tongyi Qianwen AI chatbot, business publication STAR Market Daily reported on Friday, joining the rush to emulate the explosive success of ChatGPT....

 2023-04-07 09:16 

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France needs healing period, PM says, without offering tonic...

PARIS (Reuters) France needs to "go through a healing period" after weeks of sometimes violent street protests against plans to raise the retirement age, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said, though she offered no clear path out of the political tu...

 2023-04-07 09:13 

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South African request to extradite Gupta brothers dismissed by UAE court...

(Reuters) A United Arab Emirates court has dismissed South Africa's extradition request for Atul and Rajesh Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption under former South African President Jacob Zuma, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said o...

 2023-04-07 09:10 

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China imposes sanctions on Taiwan's US envoy, US institutions...

BEIJING (Reuters) China has imposed further sanctions on Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the United States, prohibiting her and family members from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, state media reported on Friday....

 2023-04-07 09:09 

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Toyota to launch 10 new battery EV models by 2026...

TOKYO (Reuters) Toyota Motor Corp aims to introduce 10 new battery electric vehicle models by 2026, a senior executive said on Friday, as the Japanese automaker looks to catch up in electric vehicles....

 2023-04-07 08:54 

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US, S.Korea, Japan concerned over N.Korea's 'malicious' cyber activities...

SEOUL (Reuters) The United States, South Korea and Japan expressed deep concern over North Korea's "malicious" cyber activities to support its weapons programmes, in comments released in a joint statement on Friday....

 2023-04-07 08:46 

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Italy's Berlusconi spends second night in hospital, friends hopeful...

MILAN (Reuters) Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi spent a second night calmly in the intensive care unit of Milan's San Raffaele hospital and is reacting positively to treatment, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Friday....

 2023-04-07 08:37 

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Kuroda less dovish as he departs BOJ after decade of massive stimulus...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) Haruhiko Kuroda delivers his last press conference as Japan's central bank chief on Friday, ending a decade of unconventional policy that included "bazooka" stimulus and a push to change public perceptions with ...

 2023-04-07 08:31 

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China's new yuan loans seen rebounding in March: Reuters poll...

BEIJING (Reuters) China's new yuan loans are expected to rebound in March from a sharp drop in February, a Reuters poll showed, as the central bank keeps policy accommodative to support a nascent economic recovery....

 2023-04-07 08:31 

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Virgin Orbit bankruptcy casts shadow over Japan's space dreams...

By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) The bankruptcy filing by Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc has dealt a blow to Japan's hopes of building a domestic space industry, with plans for a Kyushu-based spaceport designed to attract tourism on ...

 2023-04-07 08:31 

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China forex reserves rise to $3.18 trln in March...

BEIJING (Reuters) China's foreign exchange reserves rose in March, official data showed on Friday, as the dollar fell against other major currencies....

 2023-04-07 08:31 

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Cyprus to offer technical aid to Ukraine on mines clearance -minister...

NICOSIA (Reuters) Cyprus will offer Ukraine technical training on landmine clearing as part of its humanitarian assistance, its defence minister said on Friday....

 2023-04-07 08:19 

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World food prices fall for 12th month running in March FAO...

ROME (Reuters) The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in March for a 12th consecutive month, and is now down 20.5% from a record high hit one year ago following Russia's invasion of Ukraine....

 2023-04-07 08:02 

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Israeli strikes target Hamas in Lebanon and Gaza after rocket attack...

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) A rocket was fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory on Thursday and was successfully intercepted, the Israeli military said in a statement....

 2023-04-07 08:01 

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Taiwan faces choice of 'peace and war', ex-president says after China trip...

TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) Tension with China has escalated under Taiwan's government and the island will in future have to choose between "peace and war", former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Friday at the end of a landmark visit to Ch...

 2023-04-07 08:01 

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Former head of Exim Bank of China in Yunnan expelled from Communist party...

BEIJING (Reuters) Dai Shihong, a former head of the Export-Import Bank of China's Yunnan branch, has been expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from public office, the anti-graft watchdog said in a statement on Friday....

 2023-04-07 07:55 

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Russian forces likely threaten Ukrainian supply line to eastern city, Britain says...

By Kai Pfaffenbach and Kwang JirapornKuhakan...

 2023-04-07 07:47 

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Indigenous beliefs cited as Australian tribunal blocks river weirs...

SYDNEY (Reuters) A company owned by Australia's richest man has lost an appeal against a decision made under Aboriginal heritage laws that stopped it from building a series of weirs on a river that ran through a cattle property....

 2023-04-07 07:46 

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South Korea to offer $5.3 billion in financing to support battery investment in North America...

By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) South Korea on Friday said it will provide 7 trillion won ($5.32 billion) in financial support for its battery makers seeking to invest in infrastructure in North America over the next five years to help firms cope with th...

 2023-04-06 09:16 

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Collapse of FTX deprives academics of grants, stokes fears of forced repayment...

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) The collapse of crypto exchange FTX and its grant-making body, the FTX Future Fund, has left some researchers at top universities without the funds they were promised and others trying to repay grants before they cou...

 2023-04-06 09:16 

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U.S. VP Harris takes Biden's jobs message to Marjorie Taylor Greene's district...

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday takes the Biden administration's jobs agenda to a right-wing Georgia congressional district represented by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, an avid supporter ...

 2023-04-06 09:09 

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March 'third sunniest'...
 2023-04-06 09:09 

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Open prison plan enters new stage...
 2023-04-06 09:09 

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Macron tells Xi to reason with Russia on Ukraine war...

By Michel Rose and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday for talks that could set a course for future relations after years of straine...

 2023-04-06 09:05 

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US 'playing pivotal role in security'...
 2023-04-06 09:03 

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Top Iranian, Saudi envoys meet in China in restoration of diplomatic ties...

CAIRO (Reuters) The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in China for the first formal meeting of their most senior diplomats in more than seven years, Saudi state-run Al Ekhbariya television said....

 2023-04-06 09:02 

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Flyposters crackdown...

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