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As Iraqi politicians gear up for election, public disillusion sets in again
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraqis are bracing for yet another election they fear will change little, with many seeing the pro-reform campaign banners for the November 11 vote as empty gestures from […]
Deal reached to free UAE hostages in Mali, sources say
BAMAKO (Reuters) -A deal has been reached to free two citizens of the United Arab Emirates who were kidnapped in Mali by al Qaeda-linked insurgents, with the group getting a […]
Brazil to blast Amazon tributary for grains shipping as soy frontier advances
ITUPIRANGA, Brazil (Reuters) -A narrow skiff slides among massive rocky outcroppings on the Tocantins River, where the catfish and peacock bass throng in the eddies during the waxing moon. Read […]
Thai ex-PM Thaksin’s party elects new leader after daughter’s exit
One of Thailand’s largest political parties, founded by ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, elected a new leader on Friday, the party said, following the resignation of his daughter, the former prime minister. […]
Andrew’s banishment from royal life welcomed by press and politicians in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) -British politicians, papers and the public welcomed King Charles’ banishment of Andrew from public life on Friday, after the monarch moved to protect the institution from his younger […]
Tanzania government downplays violent protests, promises return to order
(Reuters) -Tanzania’s government on Friday downplayed protests that have rocked several cities since a general election earlier this week as “isolated incidents” and said it was working to swiftly restore […]