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Argentina agrees short-term contract with Parana River dredger -gov’t source
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's government has agreed a short-term deal with Belgian firm Jan de Nul...
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Lebanon agrees new government to tackle economic collapse
By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanese leaders agreed a new government led by Sunni Muslim tycoon...
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White House says Biden, Xi discussed origins of COVID probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden discussed the investigation into the origins of COVID-19 during a call on Thursday with...
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Canada’s Trudeau, trailing in polls, defends early election call
By Steve Scherer HAMILTON, Ontario (Reuters) -Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing possible defeat in a snap Sept. 20 election,...
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U.N. chief urges China, US to keep bilateral spats out of climate fight
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the United States and China on Friday to...
Read moreAfghanistan flights into U.S. suspended because of measles cases -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Flights of Afghanistan refugees into the U.S. have been temporarily paused because of four cases of measles,...
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White House says 19 Americans left Afghanistan on Qatar Airways Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nineteen Americans were on a Qatar Airways flight out of Kabul on Friday, the White House said,...
Read moreU.S. special representative for North Korea to travel to Tokyo next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. special representative for North Korea will travel to Tokyo next week for talks with South...
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EU rejects reworking N. Ireland deal, urges calmer tone
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) -The European Union rejected a British demand to renegotiate their deal governing the trading position...
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Merkel ally presses SPD’s Scholz over money laundering probe
BERLIN (Reuters) -The general secretary of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has pressed their rival Social Democrats' (SPD) chancellor candidate,...
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Taliban have their work cut out to win hearts and minds in Kabul
(Reuters) - After 20 years of fighting, the Taliban have tried to present a conciliatory face to the world. Afghanistan's...
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Taliban response to Afghan protests increasingly violent, U.N. says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. rights office on Friday said that the Taliban response to peaceful marches in Afghanistan has...
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UK announces Cressida Dick to stay on as London police chief
LONDON (Reuters) -London police chief Cressida Dick, who has faced calls to quit over her force's handing of major investigations...
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China’s President Xi spoke with German Chancellor Merkel – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping urged Germany to promote a "correct" policy towards China within the European Union...
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Inflationary pressures force Lebanese to make tough choices
By Maha El Dahan and Alaa Kanaan BEIRUT (Reuters) - Ibrahim Jaber was laid off when the fast food restaurant...
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Vatican rejects Israeli criticism over pope comments on Jewish law
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican has rejected criticism from senior Israeli rabbis over remarks by Pope...
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Taliban takeover of Afghanistan a ‘boost’ to extremists elsewhere, UK spy chief says
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will provide a "morale boost" to extremists plotting attacks...
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Brokering exit from Afghanistan, U.S. envoy Khalilzad became face of diplomatic debacle
By Idrees Ali, Humeyra Pamuk and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a luxury hotel along Doha's coastline last year,...
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Canada PM Trudeau portrays main rival as weak in key leaders’ debate
By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing potential defeat in a Sept. 20...
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Japan’s popular vaccine minister Kono enters race for next leader
By Sakura Murakami and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's popular coronavirus vaccination minister, Taro Kono, announced his candidacy on Friday...
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