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Attack on east Burkina Faso military post leaves 33 soldiers dead, army says

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -An attack on a military detachment in east Burkina Faso on Thursday left 33 soldiers dead and 12 injured, the military-led government said, the latest bout of violence in a country locked in fighting against a jihadist insurgency. The attack on Thursday morning targeted the military detachment of Ougarou, in Burkina Faso’s Est …

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Wall Street notches biggest gain in months, Treasury yields rise on solid earnings

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Thursday and Treasury yields resumed their climb as strong earnings helped investors look past signs of economic weakness. All three major U.S. stock indexes surged in a broad rally, with megacap tech and tech-related companies boosting the Nasdaq to its biggest one-day …

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France, Barbados, Zambia back new climate finance advocacy campaign

By Simon Jessop and Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Spain, Barbados and Sierra Leone were among those to back a new coalition on Thursday aiming to accelerate the flow of climate-related finance to the world’s poorest countries. The “Power Our Planet: Act Today. Save Tomorrow” campaign led by non-profit group Global Citizen, …

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Guyana approves environmental permit for fifth offshore oil project

GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – Guyana’s environmental agency on Thursday approved a 5-year permit for the fifth project to be developed by a consortium led by U.S. Exxon Mobil, the government said. The authorization requires the group to bear all remediation costs of any oil spills. It also strictly prohibits routine flaring or venting of fossil fuels. …

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US dollar edges higher as GDP, jobless claims affirm rate hike bets

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Thursday as weaker-than-expected U.S. economic growth in the first quarter is viewed as not likely to deter the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates next week. The advance estimate of first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) showed a 1.1% annualized rate during the period. The …

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As cult deaths top 100, another Kenyan pastor arrested over ‘mass killings’

By Duncan Miriri and George Obulutsa MALINDI, Kenya (Reuters) -A Kenyan televangelist was arrested on Thursday after reports of the “mass killing of his followers”, the interior minister said, as authorities investigated scores of other deaths linked to a religious cult from the same region. As news of pastor Ezekiel Odero’s detention spread, officials said …

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