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Exclusive-Rotavirus childhood vaccine shortage hits four African countries

11 Aug 2022

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Supplies of a vaccine to prevent the deadly rotavirus infection in children have either run out in Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Cameroon or are close to doing so, officials close to the roll-out told Reuters, after disruptions at drugmaker GSK. The World Health Organization estimates that up to 200,000 …

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Grain ship’s departure from Ukrainian port delayed due to bad weather- Turkish ministry

11 Aug 2022

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A grain-carrying ship that was scheduled to depart from Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port under a U.N.-brokered deal on Thursday was unable to set sail due to bad weather conditions, Turkey’s defence ministry said. The deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey between Russia and Ukraine has allowed 12 ships to depart from …

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‘Noone can stop them’: African migrants aim for Spain’s Canary Islands

11 Aug 2022

By Corina Pons GRAN CANARIA (Reuters) – Standing in a cemetery of abandoned boats, Mohamed Fane picks a West African franc off the floor and shudders at the traumatic memory of his voyage from Senegal to the Canary Islands. After an arduous overland trip and months waiting, smugglers shepherded the 33-year-old carpenter into a flimsy …

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Russian-backed authorities say air defences thwarted Ukrainian attack on Enerhodar and Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

11 Aug 2022

(Reuters) – Russian anti-aircraft defence systems thwarted Ukrainian attacks on the occupied Ukrainian city of Enerhodar and the nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, state-owned news agencies TASS and RIA reported on Thursday, citing the Russian-imposed authorities in Zaporizhzhia region. Reuters could not independently verify the claim. (Reporting by Reuters)

Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes

10 Aug 2022

By Stephane Mahe and Layli Foroudi HOSTENS, France (Reuters) -Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as the flames got closer. Black-and-orange skies, darkened by the smoke billowing from forests and lit up by the …

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Early signs show tight Kenyan presidential election

10 Aug 2022

By Duncan Miriri and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI/ELDORET (Reuters) – Preliminary results from Kenya’s presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace President Uhuru Kenyatta, with citizens praying an announcement of a winner would not unleash violence as in years past. The Tuesday election is an important test for stability …

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Kyiv: Debt freeze is testament to investors’ willingness to support Ukraine

10 Aug 2022

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s finance ministry on Wednesday said a two-year deal with creditors to freeze payments on $20 billion of overseas debt was a testament to investors’ willingness to support Kyiv. “Thanks to the solidarity with Ukraine shown by the private investor community along with the official public sector, we will be able to meet …

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French police shoot dead man armed with knife at Paris airport

10 Aug 2022

PARIS (Reuters) – French police on Wednesday shot dead a man armed with a knife who was behaving aggressively at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, officials said. A police source said the man, shot by one police officer, was homeless and had threatened airport security staff and police. “The police this morning … neutralised an …

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Dozens missing after Greece rescues 29 migrants from capsized boat

10 Aug 2022

ATHENS (Reuters) – Dozens of migrants are reported missing from a sunken boat after Greece’s coastguard rescued 29 in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday. The rescued migrants said their boat had set out from Antalya, Turkey, heading towards Italy with 60 to 80 people aboard, according to a coastguard spokesperson. It had capsized and sunk …

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Polish PM calls for reform against EU ‘imperialism’ – Welt op-ed

10 Aug 2022

BERLIN (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused the European Union of imperialistic behaviour towards smaller member states in an op-ed published on the Welt news website on Wednesday. “Political practice has shown that the positions of Germany and France count more than all the others,” Morawiecki wrote for the German news outlet, calling …

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