By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Conflict defined Ishara Bahati Yassin’s childhood, forcing him time and again to flee his home in eastern Congo, where like millions of compatriots he now lives in a crowded camp for displaced people, sharing a tent with three brothers. At 20, Yassin is eligible …
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By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Inflation in South Africa will slow next year as global trends weighing on prices’ growth combine with weak domestic consumer spending, a Reuters poll found. From an estimated average of 5.8% this year, inflation is expected to decline to 5.0% next year and 4.5% in 2025, according to the …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 72-hour ceasefire agreed to by the parties involved in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is holding so far, according to a White House official familiar with the developments. The White House had said on Monday that the groups agreed to stop fighting to …
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By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell more than 3% on Tuesday to their lowest level in six months on concerns of oversupply and after U.S. economic data showed an unexpected rise in consumer prices. Brent crude futures for February settled down $2.79, or 3.7%, to $73.24 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate …
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By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks advanced Tuesday and the dollar dipped after a report showed sticky U.S. inflation meandering lower as the Federal Reserve convened to assess policy and investors awaited a sign on when to expect interest rate cuts. Oil prices tumbled to their lowest in more than six months, with …
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By Aidan Lewis and Amina Ismail CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptians cast their ballots on Tuesday on the third and final day of a presidential election expected to give President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi a sweeping victory and a new six-year term in the absence of real competition. Many Egyptians have shown little interest in the election, saying …
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By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Tuesday before the Federal Reserve officials give updated economic and interest rate projections after their latest policy meeting on Wednesday. The greenback pared losses, however, after data showed that some areas of inflation remained relatively elevated in November even as price pressures were broadly …
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel declared 19 of 135 people still in Gaza captivity dead in absentia on Tuesday, after announcing its forces had recovered the bodies of two hostages. The list of 19 includes a Tanzanian national, the government press office said. It did not name him. Tanzania has said that two of its citizens, …
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s contentious emergency legislation to allow asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda passed its first parliamentary hurdle on Tuesday. Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted by 313 to 269 in favour of the bill, which was designed to address concerns raised by the UK Supreme Court …
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YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Stormy weather off the West African coast has stranded vessels and disrupted fuel deliveries to Cameroon, the energy minister said, leading to days of shortages that have caused long queues at petrol stations in several cities. Car and motorcycle drivers waited hours to fill their tanks in the main cities of Yaounde, …
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