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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina freed from Rwandan jail

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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‘Hotel Rwanda’ figure Rusesabagina released from prison in Rwanda – U.S. officials

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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Exclusive-IAEA confirms almost all missing uranium in Libya now accounted for

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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Algerian ambassador to return to France in coming days -Elysee

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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U.N. Libya envoy points to ‘alternatives’ if political bodies duck electoral pact

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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Northam wants control of RBPlat, but open to JV with Impala – CEO

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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