By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar hit more than a one-month high on Monday as investors sought a safe haven due to concerns about China’s economy, and traders braced for possible Japanese government intervention after the yen hit its lowest level since November. The dollar index, which tracks the currency against its …
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By Jihed Abidellaoui TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s lakes and coastal lagoons are parched and overheating, endangering a delicate ecosystem and disrupting the vast flocks of migrating birds that use the wetlands as a way station between Africa and Europe. Ariana lagoon just outside the capital Tunis has been left a cracked expanse of dry mud, …
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Clashes broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli late on Monday, residents said, and flights to the city’s main airport were suspended, after the reported seizure of a powerful armed faction commander by a rival force. “We have heard gunfire for almost two hours now and we do not know what will happen. …
By Abdel-Kader Mazou NIAMEY (Reuters) -The military junta that seized power in Niger in a coup last month has said it will prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason over his exchanges with foreign heads of state and international organisations. The United States, United Nations and West African leaders condemned the move, calling it …
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ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria has banned the movie “Barbie,” which had been showing at some cinemas in the country for several weeks, an official source and the local 24H Algerie news site said on Monday. The official source said the film “promotes homosexuality and other Western deviances” and that it “does not comply with Algeria’s …
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By Sarah El Safty CAIRO (Reuters) – UAE-based agribusiness Al Dahra and the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX) signed a $500 million deal to supply Egypt with wheat, a statement said on Monday. The five-year agreement, worth $100 million per year, will provide Egypt with imported milling wheat “at competitive prices.” Egypt, a major buyer …
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By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar hit its highest levels in more than a month on Monday amid worries over China’s economy, while Wall Street struggled for any clear picture ahead of fresh data on consumer appetite. The dollar index, which tracks the greenback versus a basket of six currencies, was last …
(Reuters) – Five migrants died and seven others were missing while 23 were rescued after a boat capsized off Tunisia’s Sfax, state news agency (TAP) reported on Monday. “Coastguard units in Sfax recovered the bodies of 5 migrants and rescued 23 people, while 7 others are missing, after boat carrying mostly Tunisians but also sub-Saharan …
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CAIRO (Reuters) -Rights groups called on Monday for accountability over the deaths of hundreds of people killed in a single day 10 years ago when Egyptian security forces dispersed a protest against the ouster of the country’s first democratically elected president. The clearing of the Rabaa al-Adawiya sit-in in Cairo on Aug. 14, 2013 marked …
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By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices finished down on Monday on worries about China’s faltering economic recovery and a stronger dollar were taking the momentum out of seven weeks of gains on tight supply. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude settled down 68 cents, or 0.82%, at $82.51 a barrel. Brent crude futures finished at …
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