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Progress at talks on Sudan’s war limited by army’s no-show, mediators say

23 Aug 2024

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -U.S.-led mediators said on Friday they had secured guarantees from Sudan’s warring parties at talks in Switzerland to improve access for humanitarian aid, but that the Sudanese army’s absence from the discussions had hindered progress. Over 10 days of talks a new group of mediators including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and …

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Athletics-Wanyonyi follows up Olympic win with sizzling 800 metres in Lausanne

23 Aug 2024

LAUSANNE (Reuters) – Olympic champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya inched ever so close to the men’s 800 metres world record on Thursday, missing the global mark by two tenths of a second in winning the Lausanne Diamond League with the second fastest time in history. Wanyonyi, who turned 20 during the Paris Olympics, clocked one …

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Mediators meet in Cairo in effort to resolve gaps on Gaza truce proposal

22 Aug 2024

CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. and Israeli delegations started a new round of meetings in Cairo on Thursday aimed at resolving differences over a truce proposal to end more than 10 months of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, two Egyptian security sources said. Egyptian and U.S. officials had met to seek compromises over plans …

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WHO says Africa’s Ivory Coast reports cases of mpox Clade 2

22 Aug 2024

(Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Thursday that Africa’s Ivory Coast has reported cases of mpox Clade 2 for the first time since the start of the multi-country outbreak in 2022. (Reporting by Urvi Dugar; editing by mark Heinrich)

Italy’s foreign minister says country needs more African students

22 Aug 2024

By Marta Di Donfrancesco ROME (Reuters) – Foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday that he wanted more African students to come to Italy, in remarks that may exacerbate a coalition squabble over immigration and citizenship rights. Tajani’s centre-right Forza Italia party has urged the government to consider granting citizenship to foreign minors who have …

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Somalia’s bomb disposal experts face down fear to save lives

22 Aug 2024

By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Wearing a bulky protective suit and helmet, Mohamed Ahmed inches towards the truck where explosives wired to a mobile phone have been planted in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. Fortunately for Ahmed, a police officer, this is a training exercise and the device is a dummy. Bombings using this technique, or …

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At least 10 killed by gunmen in northern Nigeria, residents say

22 Aug 2024

By Ahmed Kingimi ABUJA (Reuters) – Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 10 farmers on Wednesday in an attack on a village in the northern Niger state, residents said. Armed gangs, known locally as bandits, have frequently raided communities in northwest Nigeria, kidnapping residents, farmers, students and motorists for ransom. Residents told Reuters on Thursday …

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Thailand confirms mpox case is clade 1b, second outside of Africa

22 Aug 2024

By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Thursday confirmed an mpox case reported this week was the clade 1b strain of the virus, the second confirmed case of the variant outside of Africa. The case is a 66-year-old European man who had arrived in Thailand last week from an unspecified African country where the …

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