By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia has largely ceded its gains near Kharkiv and many of the withdrawing Russian soldiers have exited Ukraine, moving over the border …
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Troubled South African tailings dam had history of high water levels
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nelson Banya (Reuters) – South African authorities shut down the Jagersfontein diamond tailings dam in 2020 due to high water levels before allowing it to reopen last year, a …
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Powerful quake hits Papua New Guinea, at least 4 dead
by Reutersby ReutersBy Praveen Menon (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday killing at least four people, injuring others and damaging property and essential infrastructure. The …
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U.S. business groups warn Vietnam data rules may threaten investment
by Reutersby ReutersHANOI (Reuters) – U.S. business groups warned on Friday a new regulation in Vietnam that will make technology firms store data locally and set up a local office was creating …
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U.S. targets firms over Iranian drone production, shipment to Russia
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on an Iranian company it accused of coordinating military flights to transport Iranian drones to Russia and three other companies it …
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Israeli air attack damages Syria’s Aleppo airport, takes it out of service
by Reutersby ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) -An Israeli air attack on Syria’s Aleppo airport on Tuesday has damaged the runway and taken the airport out of service, the Syrian defence ministry said. The Israel …
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Earthquake in China’s Sichuan kills more than 40, shakes provincial capital
by Reutersby ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 40 people and shaking the provincial …
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German businessman on private jet that crashed in Baltic
by Reutersby ReutersBy Janis Laizans RIGA (Reuters) -A prominent German businessman was aboard the private jet that crashed into the Baltic Sea off Latvia after flying half way across Europe from Spain …
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Afghanistan earthquake kills eight, more casualties feared
by Reutersby ReutersKABUL (Reuters) -An earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least eight people early on Monday, and the toll could rise, the state news agency quoted a regional official as saying. …
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Private Cessna aircraft crashes off coast of Latvia
by Reutersby ReutersVILNIUS (Reuters) – A private Cessna plane crashed off the coast of Latvia on Sunday evening, Sweden’s rescue service said, after NATO scrambled jets to follow its erratic course. The …
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U.S. compels Iran to again release seized U.S. sail drones, U.S. officials say
by Reutersby ReutersBy Phil Stewart and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) -The United States compelled Iran for a second time this week to release U.S. military sail drones that it tried to seize …
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Iran initially denied having seized U.S. sea drones, U.S. official says
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Iranian Navy warship pulled two U.S. sail drones out of the water on Thursday, covered them with tarps, and denied having any U.S. property before returning …
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Pro-Taliban cleric among 18 dead in Afghanistan mosque blast
by Reutersby ReutersBy Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) -A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 18 people including a high-profile pro-Taliban …
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Former Nigerian militants get contracts to combat oil theft
by Reutersby Reuters(Corrects spelling of spokesman Paul Bebenimibo in paragraphs 5, 6 and 8) By Tife Owolabi YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s state oil company has hired a company owned by former …
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Taiwan shoots down drone for first time off Chinese coast
by Reutersby ReutersTAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s military for the first time shot down an unidentified civilian drone that entered its airspace near an islet off the Chinese coast on Thursday, after the …
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Saudi woman gets 45-year prison term for social media posts -rights group
by Reutersby ReutersBy Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for social media posts, a rights group said, in the …
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Firefighting tanker plane in deadly Australia crash likely stalled – final report
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) -A C-130 tanker plane that crashed and killed all three Americans on board while fighting fires in Australia in 2020 likely stalled when flying in …
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Prince Harry hopes Diana death anniversary will be ‘filled with memories’
by Reutersby ReutersLONDON – Britain’s Prince Harry said he wished his children could have met his mother Princess Diana and hoped the 25th anniversary of her death next week would be a …
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Parents of 43 missing Mexican students see justice as official arrested.
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY – The arrest of former federal Attorney General Jesus Murillo on the previous Friday provided a glimmer of hope that they could find some closure, and …
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Ex-Federal Police detectives criticize Brazil’s ‘authoritarian and illegal’ Supreme Court
by Reutersby ReutersBy Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -A group of retired Federal Police detectives has released a statement accusing members of Brazil’s Supreme Court of using the force to take …
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U.S. hits Iran-backed group in third day of violence in eastern Syria – sources
by Reutersby ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) -The U.S. military on Thursday hit several targets in the Syrian city of Mayadin in parts of Deir al Zor province under government control, in the third day …
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Envoys from EU, U.S., meet Kosovo Serbs as differences resurface
by Reutersby ReutersBELGRADE (Reuters) – European Union and U.S. envoys met officials in Kosovo’s ethnically divided city of Kosovska Mitrovica on Thursday as longstanding differences between Belgrade and Pristina flared again, triggered …
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Iran denies any link to targets hit by U.S. in Syria
by Reutersby ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) -Iran denied having any link to sites targeted by the United States in Syria, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Wednesday, according to the ministry’s telegram …
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U.S. military carries out strike in Syria on Iran-linked targets
by Reutersby ReutersBy Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military said it carried out air strikes on Tuesday in Syria’s Deir al-Zor against facilities used by groups affiliated with …
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Baltic states, Poland and Finland could ban Russian tourists, says Lithuania
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – European Union members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland, which all share a border with Russia, may stop Russian tourists from entering their countries …