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Pakistan’s former President Musharraf, key U.S. ally against al Qaeda, is dead

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Ghaida Ghantous ISLAMABAD/DUBAI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the campaign against al Qaeda following the militant group’s Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, died in Dubai on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 79. Musharraf, a former four-star general who seized power after a …

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China has reasons to keep cool after U.S. downs suspected spy balloon

By Ryan Woo and Greg Torode BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China may respond to the U.S. shooting down its suspected spy balloon after warning of “serious repercussions”, but analysts say any move will likely be finely calibrated to keep from worsening ties that both sides have been seeking to repair. Regional analysts and diplomats are closely …

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U.S. Justice Dept. to review Memphis police after Tyre Nichols’ killing

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will participate in a review of the Memphis Police Department after the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man fatally beaten by officers in the Tennessee city last month, according to city officials. The review was disclosed in a bulletin by Memphis Mayor Jim …

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China’s oil demand bounce may push producers to reconsider output – IEA

By Mohi Narayan and Shariq Khan BENGALURU, India (Reuters) – Oil producers may have to reconsider their output policies following a demand recovery in China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, the International Energy Agency’s Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Sunday. Demand in China, the world’s largest crude importer and No. 2 buyer of liquefied …

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East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo

By Clement Manirabarusha BUJUMBURA (Reuters) -East African regional leaders on Saturday renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that pits the country’s military against a rebel group it has accused Rwanda of supporting. At a summit in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura, the leaders of …

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Eco-friendly Nigerian artist turns plastic flip-flops into portraits

(Corrects artist’s surname throughout to Konboye not Komboye) ABEOKUTA, Nigeria (Reuters) -Eugene Konboye, a Nigerian artist, is turning discarded plastic flip-flop sandals into colourful portraits in an effort to help clean up the environment in a country where plastic pollution is prevalent. What started as an assignment in college in 2017, has become a full …

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Brutal cold seizes northeast U.S., shattering record lows

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – A dangerous combination of record-setting cold temperatures and powerful winds buffeted the northeastern United States on Saturday, creating life-threatening conditions and causing the death of an infant in Massachusetts. New Hampshire’s Mount Washington overnight recorded a wind chill – a measure of how the combined effect of air and wind …

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U.S. warns Turkey on exports seen to boost Russia’s war effort

By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) -The United States warned Turkey in recent days about the export to Russia of chemicals, microchips and other products that can be used in Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine, and it could move to punish Turkish companies or banks contravening sanctions. Brian Nelson, the U.S. Treasury Department’s top sanctions official, …

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Arctic blast grips U.S. Northeast, bringing frostbite-threatening temperatures

(Corrects temperature in America’s coldest spot to minus 39 F in, instead of minus 30 F, in paragraph 8) By Frank McGurty and Rich McKay WORCESTER, Mass. (Reuters) -A powerful arctic blast swept into the U.S. Northeast on Friday, pushing temperatures to perilously low levels across the region, including New Hampshire’s Mount Washington, where the …

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