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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people who have fled the Sudanese city of al-Fashir are unaccounted for, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, raising concerns for their safety after reports of rape, killings and other abuses from escapees. Famine-stricken al-Fashir was the final stronghold of the Sudanese army in the …

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THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The United Nations war crimes tribunal on Friday ruled that a geriatric Rwandan genocide suspect, who has been found unfit to stand trial, is also not fit to travel to Rwanda and will need to remain in a U.N. detention unit as no states will accept him. In their ruling, U.N. judges called …

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KOLKATA, India (Reuters) -South Africa were all out for 159 in their first innings against India on day one of the opening test at Eden Gardens on Friday after electing to bat. Opener Aiden Markram’s 31 was the highest score in South Africa’s innings with several batters failing to convert their starts into big knocks. …

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RABAT (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo captain Chancel Mbemba snuck in at the back post to score a dramatic last-gasp winner for his team as they edged Cameroon 1-0 in the World Cup Africa playoffs on Thursday. Mbemba stole in unmarked to force home a corner from Brian Cipenga to secure a dramatic victory for …

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RABAT (Reuters) -Nigeria overcame the distraction of a strike over money to beat Gabon 4-1 in their World Cup African playoff semi-final in Rabat on Thursday, but they needed extra time before running out comfortable victors. Striker Akor Adams snapped up a shallow back pass from Gabon defender Aaron Appindangoye and caught goalkeeper Loyce Mbaba …

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KINSHASA (Reuters) -The state cobalt agency in Democratic Republic of Congo has produced its first 1,000 metric tons of traceable artisanal cobalt, a key step in formalizing the sector in a country that supplies much of the world’s battery metal. Congo holds about 72% of global cobalt reserves and accounts for over 74% of supply, …

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By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) -Nineteen boats carrying around 360 people reached Spain’s Balearic Islands in the past two days, the latest surge in arrivals defying attempts by authorities to curb the fastest-growing migratory route into the European Union. Arrivals via the Western Mediterranean route – primarily boats departing Algeria for Spain – rose 27% …

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