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India police say Islamists behind attack on opposition rally

YoopyaOctober 29, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 29, 2013February 14, 20240

(Reuters) – An Islamist militant group is believed to be behind an attack on a rally by Indian Hindu nationalist politician Narendra Modi that killed...

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India raises interest rates for the second month running

YoopyaOctober 29, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 29, 2013February 14, 20240

India’s new central bank governor has raised interest rates for the second consecutive month by a quarter of one percent to 7.75% to try to...

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Meet the Australian children fluent in Mandarin

YoopyaOctober 29, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 29, 2013February 14, 20240

Australia’s politicians often talk about the importance of building ties with Asia. Successive governments have promised to increase the number of schools teaching Asian languages,...

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Brazil to insist on local Internet data storage after U.S. spying

YoopyaOctober 29, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 29, 2013February 14, 20240

(Reuters) – Brazil, seeking to shield its citizens from alleged U.S. spying, is pushing ahead with its plan to force global Internet companies to store...

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Libya robbery: Sirte gunmen snatch $54m from bank van

YoopyaOctober 29, 2013March 6, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 29, 2013March 6, 20240

Libya’s state news agency says gunmen have stolen $54m (£33.5m) in an attack on a van carrying foreign and local currency for the Libyan central...

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Egypt’s satirist to be investigated over program

YoopyaOctober 29, 2013March 6, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 29, 2013March 6, 20240

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top prosecutor on Monday ordered an investigation into a complaint that satirist Bassem Youssef, known as the country’s “Jon Stewart,” harmed...

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European, African observers say Madagascar election credible

YoopyaOctober 28, 2013March 19, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 28, 2013March 19, 20230

(Reuters) – Madagascar’s first presidential election since a military-backed coup was free and fair, European Union (EU) and Southern African observers said on Sunday, as...

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Congo army says it captured rebel stronghold; peacekeeper killed

YoopyaOctober 28, 2013March 6, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 28, 2013March 6, 20240

(Reuters) – Government forces said they captured the rebel stronghold of Rutshuru on Sunday in a third day of fierce fighting in eastern Democratic Republic...

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Former South African politician Sexwale arrested in New York: SABC

YoopyaOctober 28, 2013March 6, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 28, 2013March 6, 20240

(Reuters) – Prominent South African businessman and anti-apartheid stalwart Tokyo Sexwale was arrested in New York after his name was on a list of people...

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China Tiananmen Square car blaze kills three people

YoopyaOctober 28, 2013March 6, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 28, 2013March 6, 20240

Chinese state media say three people have died after a vehicle crashed in Tiananmen Square in the capital, Beijing. Eleven other people, including tourists, were...