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Caribbean activists celebrate as Saint Lucia strikes down gay sex ban

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CASTRIES, Saint Lucia (Reuters) -Caribbean gay rights activists celebrated a landmark court ruling this week striking down colonial-era legislation in the island nation of Saint Lucia that criminalized gay sexual […]

US limits official visits to Karachi hotels after threat report

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(Reuters) -The United States has temporarily limited visits by government personnel to high-end hotels in Karachi, Pakistan, after receiving a report of a threat, the State Department said on Friday. […]

Estonian rescuers deployed to help Spain combat wildfires

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TALLINN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — The first Estonian rescue team was deployed to Spain to combat wildfires on Friday, with a second team scheduled to depart on Aug. 17. Each […]

US, NATO developing novel funding mechanism for Ukraine weapons transfers

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and NATO are working on a novel approach to supply Ukraine with weapons using funds from NATO countries to pay for the purchase or transfer […]

U.S. consumer sentiment index rises in July

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NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — The Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the U.S. University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers rose to 61.7 in the July 2025 survey, up […]

Romanian gov’t grants emergency aid to flood victims

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BUCHAREST, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — Families and individuals whose homes were damaged or destroyed by severe flooding in Romania will receive emergency financial aid, according to Raed Arafat, head of […]

UN report finds United Nations reports are not widely read

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(Corrects paragraph 6 to not all countries pay on full or on time) Read full story Date: 2 August, 2025 3:02 am Source: thestar.com.my

Kenya pledges heightened security for CAF African Nations Championship

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NAIROBI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — Kenya said on Friday that it has heightened security with the Group A matches of the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 set to start […]

Trump orders nuclear submarines moved near Russia

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(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in regions near Russia in response to threats from former Russian President Dmitry […]

Colombia ex-president sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, document shows

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BOGOTA (Reuters) -Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will be sentenced on Friday to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and bribery of a public official, according to […]

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