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Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’

9 Aug 2023 9 Aug 2023

(Reuters) -Iraq’s official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the Arab state not to use the term “homosexuality” and instead to say “sexual deviance,” a government spokesperson said and a document from the regulator shows. The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) document said that the use of …

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Pakistan high court to hear appeal by jailed Imran Khan

9 Aug 2023 9 Aug 2023

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani high court will take up jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s appeal on Wednesday against his conviction on corruption charges, his lawyer said. Khan was barred from holding any public office for five years after he began a three year sentence on Saturday on charges of unlawfully selling state gifts …

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Russia shoots down two Ukrainian drones near Moscow – defence ministry

9 Aug 2023 9 Aug 2023

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said it had shot down two Ukrainian drones near Moscow on Wednesday, one near a major airport to the south of the city and one to the west of the capital. “An attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack with unmanned aerial vehicles was prevented over the territory …

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Amazon nations fail to agree on deforestation goal at summit

9 Aug 2023 9 Aug 2023

By Jake Spring BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Eight Amazon nations agreed to a list of unified environmental policies and measures to bolster regional cooperation at a major rainforest summit in Brazil on Tuesday, but failed to agree on a common goal for ending deforestation. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has staked his international …

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US judge sets hearing on evidence in Trump’s 2020 election case

9 Aug 2023 9 Aug 2023

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election has ordered his attorneys and federal prosecutors to appear in court on Friday for a hearing to help determine how evidence can be used and shared in the case. U.S. …

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US regulators fine Wall Street firms $549 million in latest texting probe

8 Aug 2023 8 Aug 2023

By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. regulators on Tuesday fined nine Wall Street companies, including Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas and Société Générale $549 million over employees’ use of personal messaging apps to discuss deals, trades and other business. The penalties mark the latest wave of a sweeping two-year enforcement probe targeting Wall Street’s use of …

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Russian missiles kill nine, destroy hotel in eastern Donetsk, Ukraine says

8 Aug 2023 8 Aug 2023

By Vladyslav Smilianets POKROVSK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian missiles struck the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk twice on Monday night, killing nine people, wounding scores and destroying apartments and a popular hotel, officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that 82 people were wounded in the attack, and rescue operations in Pokrovsk, about 75 …

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Millions swelter across Iberian Peninsula as heatwave enters second day

8 Aug 2023 8 Aug 2023

LISBON/MADRID (Reuters) – Millions of people in parts of Portugal and Spain opted to stay inside on Tuesday on the second day of a heatwave sweeping the Iberian Peninsula during peak tourist season that has spurred the spread of wildfires. In Portugal, authorities declared some 120 municipalities in the north and central areas of the …

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Drought in Spain empties reservoirs, forces limits on water use

8 Aug 2023 8 Aug 2023

By Horaci Garcia AGULLANA, Spain (Reuters) – Artur Duran holds his hand out by his waist to show the level of water he remembers two years ago at the Darnius Boadella reservoir in northeastern Spain. Then, it was still deep enough for sailing. Now a long drought has nearly emptied it. “We have never seen …

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Deal struck to send German-made Leopard 1 tanks from Belgium to Ukraine

8 Aug 2023 8 Aug 2023

By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Dozens of second-hand Leopard 1 tanks that once belonged to Belgium have been bought by another European country for Ukrainian forces fighting Russia’s invasion, the arms trader who did the deal said Tuesday. The German-made Leopards were at the centre of a public spat earlier this year after Belgian Defence …

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