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Soccer-Uruguay forced to delay trip to US for World Cup opener - reports

2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (136+ words) June 14 (Reuters) - Uruguay's trip from Mexico to the United States for their World Cup campaign was delayed on Sunday due to an error regarding the documentation required for the flight, local media reported. The flight was delayed by several hours…...

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Zimbabwe tobacco hits new highs under smallholder contracts

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (712+ words) Rows of green tobacco plants stretched towards the bush in a vast field of a crop that has rebounded to record levels in Zimbabwe, driven largely by smallholders contracted to Chinese firms. A few dozen aspiring tobacco farmers inspected the…...

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India says emerging nations eye BRICS grouping for stability

1+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (213+ words) NEW DELHI, May 14 (Reuters) - Peace underpins global order and recent conflicts highlight the need for dialogue, India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday as the BRICS group began a two-day meeting overshadowed by tension between members Iran and the…...

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Taiwan won't give in to pressure, president says of Africa trip China denounced

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (576+ words) By Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang TAOYUAN, Taiwan, May 5 (Reuters) - President Lai Ching-te arrived home on Tuesday from Eswatini saying Taiwan would not give in to pressure, having taken a circuitous route over the southern part of the Indian Ocean…...

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Xi says China is willing to work with Africa on Middle East conflict impact

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (207+ words) BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters) - China is willing to work with African countries to address the spillover effects of the Middle East conflict, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday while meeting with Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo in Beijing, state media reported."The…...

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Pope urges Angola to overcome divisions at Mass attended by 100, 000 people

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (493+ words) By Yesim Dikmen and Joshua Mc Elwee KILAMBA, Angola, April 19 (Reuters) - Pope Leo urged Angolans on Sunday to overcome divisions after decades of bloody conflict in an address to an estimated 100, 000 people who flocked to a Mass in a dirt…...

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Pope Leo, newly forceful global voice, heads to Angola on Africa tour

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (357+ words) YAOUNDE, April 18 (Reuters) - Pope Leo sets off on Saturday for Angola, where he is expected to address exploitation of natural resources in the oil-rich country on the third leg of his four-nation Africa tour, during which he has taken on…...

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Botswana seals energy, mining deals with Oman

2+ mon, 17+ hour ago  (295+ words) Botswana has signed energy and mining exploration agreements with Oman as it seeks to deepen economic ties with the sultanate, the presidency said. The Southern Africa nation has been courting Gulf states as it seeks to diversify an economy heavily…...

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Somaliland centre saves cheetahs from trafficking to Gulf palaces

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (597+ words) The 127 cheetahs living in a Somaliland sanctuary were all torn away from their mothers to be kept as pets in the Gulf, survivors of a trade that threatens the very survival of the species. The long, slender, spotted felines yawn,…...

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Macron to host G7 leaders call on Iran crisis, energy prices

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (209+ words) PARIS, March 10 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will convene a call with leaders of the Group of Seven on Wednesday to discuss the Iran crisis and rising energy prices, the French president's office said. The talks come as G7 governments weigh…...

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