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PORT LOUIS (Reuters) -Mauritius has issued an arrest order for its former finance minister, Renganaden Padayachy, in relation to a probe into alleged embezzlement, a police notice in local newspapers said on Tuesday, days after the arrest of the former central bank governor. Harvesh Seegolam, the central bank chief, was released on bail over the …

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By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) -John Dramani Mahama was sworn in for a second term as Ghana’s president on Tuesday at a ceremony in the capital Accra, pledging to overcome public discontent by boosting the economy and creating much-needed jobs. The opposition leader, 66, won the Dec. 7 presidential election by a wide margin …

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By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s coast guard has said that it suspects a ship damaged an undersea communications cable over the weekend, but that bad weather prevented its personnel from boarding the vessel to investigate. The coast guard had said on Saturday that a ship registered both to Cameroon and Tanzania …

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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States accused Russia at the United Nations on Monday of funding the two warring parties in Sudan, an apparent step up from Washington’s previous assertion that Moscow was playing both sides of the conflict to advance its political objectives. The war erupted in April 2023 amid …

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By Ammu Kannampilly NAIROBI (Reuters) – Nineteen-year-old Charles Owino was killed by a gunshot to the head during a day of anti-government protests near Nairobi in July, according to an autopsy report seen by Reuters. But Kenya’s police recorded his death as a road accident, his brother said, citing the morgue logbook he was shown …

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By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) -Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial on Monday, on charges of having received millions of euros in illegal financing from Libya’s late strongman Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential bid. Sarkozy, who was relaxed and chatting with lawyers and other defendants in the courtroom before the hearing …

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By Nick Said CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -Captain Shan Masood scored a battling 145 as Pakistan continue to defy hosts South Africa at tea on the fourth day of the second and final test as they reached 398 for five following on at Newlands, but still trail by 23 runs on Monday. Pakistan are effectively six …

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