WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, Saudi Arabia and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, together with the African Union, have relaunched humanitarian and ceasefire talks between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, the U.S. State Department said on Sunday. “There is no acceptable military solution to this conflict. We call upon the …
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RABAT (Reuters) -Four explosions in the city of Smara in Morocco-controlled Western Sahara late on Saturday killed one man and injured three others, Moroccan local authorities said. The blasts damaged two houses, authorities said in a statement, without adding further details. The judicial police was investigating the source and nature of the projectiles that hit …
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(This Oct. 17 story has been corrected to clarify that Al Dahra said in 2014 that it would continue to sell wheat to the local market, and removes reference to exporting, in paragraph 14) By Sarah El Safty and Maha El Dahan CAIRO(Reuters) – Emirati agribusiness Al Dahra is in talks to acquire more agricultural …
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By Ange Kasongo BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Countries that are home to the world’s three major rainforests agreed on Saturday to cooperate to overcome deforestation and safeguard biodiversity but fell short of a concrete alliance to protect the vital carbon sinks. The announcement came on the final day of the Congo Republic-hosted Three Basins summit, which …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – More than 20,000 people marched through Johannesburg on Saturday to celebrate Pride, singing, dancing and making their support clear for LGBTQ+ communities across Africa who cannot be open safely and whose relationships are criminalised. At the front of a parade that organisers estimated was 24,000-strong was Mandela Swali, a 25-year-old Ugandan gay …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday warned against any expansion of the conflict in Gaza, saying the region risked becoming a “ticking time bomb”. He also said his country’s sovereignty should be respected after drones were intercepted after entering Egyptian air space on Friday. Israel on Friday said it was the target …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -Thirty-two people were killed and 63 injured on Saturday in a multiple-vehicle collision about 132 kilometres (82 miles) north of Egypt’s capital Cairo, the health ministry said. The collision took place in the morning and involved a bus and a number of vehicles bound for Cairo on the main desert road in the …
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By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -Global shares struggled on Friday despite a lift from technology giants, while benchmark Treasury yields and the dollar saw little change as data confirmed U.S. inflation remained high, but in line with forecasts. Underlying inflation picked up last month, largely driven by housing costs, a U.S. Commerce Department report showed. But …
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By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed about 3% to a one-week high on Friday on worries that tensions in Israel and Gaza could spread into a wider conflict that could disrupt global crude supplies. Brent futures rose $2.55, or 2.9%, to settle at $90.48 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) …
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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar edged down against a basket of currencies on Friday, pulled down by portfolio rebalancing, but was on track to end the week higher as fresh data reinforced the view the U.S. economy remains on a firm footing. U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in September, …
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