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COP30 climate summit evacuated after fire disrupts negotiations
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -A fire that forced an evacuation of the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belem on Thursday was under control, officials said, although it was […]
Guinea-Bissau’s Embalo faces tough re-election bid after unstable first term
BISSAU/LONDON (Reuters) -Incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embalo faces surprisingly strong competition in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election on Sunday, a contest unfolding against the backdrop of a booming cocaine trade and a deeply […]
US military has new options to pursue group tied to Venezuela’s Maduro, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s decision to designate an alleged drug cartel that the U.S. links to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as a foreign terrorist organization provides the Pentagon with […]
China announces 3.49-mln-USD HIV prevention support for South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — To tackle HIV/AIDS in South Africa, China, through the China Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, has announced a two-year funding commitment of 3.49 million […]
Lula taps Brazil’s solicitor general for Supreme Court seat
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has appointed Solicitor General Jorge Messias to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the government said in a […]
US discussing with South Africa possible participation in G20 summit, Ramaphosa says
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa is discussing with the United States the possibility of U.S. participation in the G20 summit after an initial boycott by the Trump administration, President Cyril Ramaphosa […]
Russian video shows soldiers walking freely through ruins of Ukraine’s Pokrovsk
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry released video on Thursday showing its soldiers moving freely through the southern part of the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, patrolling deserted streets lined with charred […]
Nigerian court jails separatist leader Kanu for life over terrorism
ABUJA (Reuters) -A Nigerian court on Thursday sentenced separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison after convicting him on all seven terrorism-related charges at the end of a decade-long […]
As US migration rates drop, life on the San Diego border has changed
SAN DIEGO/TIJUANA (Reuters) -A year ago, San Diego trauma surgeon Dr. Vishal Bansal was likely to see dozens of migrants each month who had fallen from the towering wall on […]
U.N chief pushes COP30 for deal on roadmap away from fossil fuels
(Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Thursday for a deal from the COP30 climate summit on the hotly-disputed subject of weaning the world off fossil fuels. Read full […]