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Nine U.N. troops killed in worst attack yet on Mali force

YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Nine United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed when heavily armed gunmen on motorbikes ambushed their convoy on Friday, the deadliest attack yet...

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Crime and gangs: the path to battle for Australia’s Islamist radicals

YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – The children of refugees who fled Lebanon’s civil war for peaceful Australia in the 1970s form a majority of Australian militants fighting in...

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Brazil’s Rousseff in tight runoff against pro-business Neves

YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff faces a tough election runoff against her pro-business rival, Aecio Neves, after he rode a dramatic late surge and...

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Typhoon heads out to sea after leaving at least one dead in Japan

YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 20230

(Reuters) – A typhoon lashed Japan with torrential rain on Monday after killing at least one person, forcing the cancellation of flights and prompting warnings...

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Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier dies at 63

YoopyaOctober 5, 2014September 7, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 5, 2014September 7, 20230

(Reuters) – Deposed Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Baby Doc Duvalier died of a heart attack on Saturday, closing the book on a political dynasty notorious for...

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Ebola death toll rises to 3,439: WHO

YoopyaOctober 5, 2014September 7, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 5, 2014September 7, 20230

GENEVA (Reuters) – The world’s worst Ebola outbreak on record has now killed 3,439 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. There had...

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Top North Korea officials make rare visit to South as diplomacy ramps up

YoopyaOctober 4, 2014September 7, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 4, 2014September 7, 20230

(Reuters) – Isolated North Korea sent its highest level delegation to South Korea on Saturday to attend the Asian Games closing ceremony amid a flurry...

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U.S. defends Ebola response, about 50 under observation

YoopyaOctober 4, 2014September 2, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 4, 2014September 2, 20230

By Jon Herskovitz DALLAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Friday broadly defended the response to the country’s first case of Ebola, although one acknowledged that...

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Islamic State video shows second British hostage beheaded

YoopyaOctober 4, 2014September 2, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 4, 2014September 2, 20230

(Reuters) – Islamic State militants beheaded British aid worker Alan Henning in a video posted on Friday, triggering swift condemnation by the British and U.S....

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IMF says it will help Zimbabwe produce debt repayment plan

YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014September 2, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 30, 2014September 2, 20230

This and the appreciation of the South African rand, the major currency of Zimbabwe’s (main) trading partner, has caused a liquidity crunch that has weakened...