By Philbert Girinema and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON/KIGALI (Reuters) -Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda,” was released from a Rwandan prison on Friday, U.S. officials said, after his sentence was commuted following intense diplomacy by the United States. Rusesabagina, a U.S. permanent resident, was accompanied by a U.S. …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda,” was released from a Rwandan prison on Friday, U.S. officials said, after his sentence was commuted following intense diplomacy by the United States. Rusesabagina was accompanied by a U.S. embassy official as he was moved from prison to the …
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By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Most of the roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium ore concentrate (UOC) recently declared missing from a site in Libya have been found at that site, the U.N. nuclear watchdog told member states on Friday in a statement seen by Reuters. The International Atomic Energy Agency informed member states …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Algeria’s ambassador to France will return to Paris in the coming days, French President Emmanuel Macron’s Elysee office said on Friday, in a move signalling a recovery in relations a month after a diplomatic spat. The Elysee palace said that during a telephone conversation, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had told Macron that …
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By Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) – If Libya’s legislative bodies are unable to agree on electoral laws in a timely manner “we will look at what alternative we will find”, the U.N. Libya envoy said on Friday, indicating he would not accept moves to derail a march to elections. Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily is seeking to …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -At least 34 African migrants were missing on Friday after their boat sank off Tunisia, the fifth shipwreck in two days, raising the total number of missing to 67 amid a sharp increase in boats heading towards Italy, Tunisian officials said. The Italian coast guard said on Thursday it had …
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By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco has restricted tomato exports since late February with a total ban in place from last week until Thursday to lower domestic prices, the head of the country’s main fruit and vegetable exporters’ group said on Friday. Lahoucine Aderdour, head of the Federation of Moroccan Exporters of Fruits and …
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By Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African stocks fell on Friday after a plunge in European banking shares shook up the local market, while the rand weakened against a stronger U.S. dollar. On the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the blue chip Top 40 index closed down 1.26% and the broader all-share index fell 1.18%. Banking stocks …
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By Tannur Anders JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Shares of South African food producer Premier Group surged by more than 11% after listing on Friday, in a vote of investor confidence in the company after recent market turmoil. Premier Group, held by billionaire Christo Wiese’s private equity firm Brait, is one of the oldest food producers in …
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By Nelson Banya (Reuters) -South Africa’s Northam Platinum wants to take full control of Royal Bafokeng Platinum, but would consider a joint venture with rival Impala Platinum, Northam CEO Paul Dunne said on Friday. Northam has countered bigger rival Impala’s bid to acquire the mid-tier RBPlat, triggering a takeover battle that has run for more …
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