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By David Lawder (Reuters) -The World Bank and the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday launched a new agreement to cooperate on the safe development and financing of nuclear power for developing countries, including extending the life of existing reactors. World Bank President Ajay Banga and International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi were …

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VIENNA (Reuters) -The global cocaine trade keeps setting new records, with cocaine the world’s fastest-growing illicit drug market as Colombia production surges along with users in Europe and North and South America, a United Nations report published on Thursday said. The annual U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) World Drug Report showed that in …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the attorney general’s office to release a public version of its investigation file into the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers College, one of the country’s worst human rights atrocities. The case has been marred by missteps and interference, with Mexico’s former …

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By Jeff Mason THE HAGUE (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the U.S. has not given up its maximum pressure on Iran – including restrictions on sales of Iranian oil – but signaled a potential easing in enforcement to help the country rebuild.  “They’re going to need money to put that country back …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday said a body of credible intelligence indicated that Iran’s nuclear program was severely damaged by recent U.S. strikes, and that it would take years to be rebuilt. “This includes new intelligence from a historically reliable and accurate source/method that several key Iranian nuclear facilities were …

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(Reuters) -Mossad spy chief David Barnea praised his agents for their role in Israel’s operation against Iran, expressed gratitude to America’s CIA, and pledged ongoing vigilance in remarks broadcast on Wednesday. “We will remain vigilant, keeping a close eye on all the projects in Iran, which we know of, in the deepest way. We will …

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