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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, global aid bodies warned on Thursday, complicating rescue efforts made difficult by a civil war, as the death toll surpassed 3,000. Last Friday’s 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar’s strongest in a century, jolted a …

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DAMASCUS/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel stepped up airstrikes on Syria, declaring the attacks a warning to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus as it accused their ally Turkey on Thursday of trying to turn the country into a Turkish protectorate. Later on Thursday, Turkey said Israel must withdraw from Syria and stop harming stabilization efforts there. “Israel …

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NUUK, Greenland (Reuters) -Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called on Thursday for increased Arctic defence collaboration with the United States during a visit to Greenland, and firmly dismissed the U.S. desire to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Frederiksen’s visit follows months of tension between Washington and Copenhagen over U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated declarations that …

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By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s deliberations about restructuring parts of the U.S. military, including potentially giving up the United States’ role as the head of NATO forces in Europe and merging commands, could pose challenges, the top U.S. general in Europe cautioned on Thursday. U.S. lawmakers have expressed alarm …

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By Fabiano Franchitti NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) -In a sweet tribute to Naples, the city’s famed ‘Gay-Odin’ chocolate factory has unveiled a giant Easter egg as part of the “Napoli Millenaria” cultural project marking 2,500 years of the southern Italian city. The 350-kilogram (772 lb) creation honours the legacy of Isidoro Odin and Onorina Gay, two …

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By Lili Bayer and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NATO allies on Thursday that Washington remained committed to the alliance but expected them to spend far more on defence and would give them some time to do so. Rubio spoke as he met fellow NATO foreign ministers gathered in …

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