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Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills four, wounds at least 60, officials say

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia attacked the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv at night and in the evening with drones, missiles and guided bombs, killing at least four people and injuring more than 60, including a baby, local officials said on Saturday. One of Ukraine’s largest cities, Kharkiv is located just a few dozen kilometres from the …

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Poles march for LGBTQ+ equality after presidential vote raises fears

By Thomas Holdstock GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) -Thousands of Poles took part in a Pride march in the northern port city of Gdansk on Saturday, showing their support for the LGBTQ+ community amid fears for its future after nationalist candidate Karol Nawrocki won a presidential election. Participants waved rainbow flags and the blue, pink, and white …

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Thailand and Cambodia reinforcing troops on disputed border after May skirmish, Thai minister says

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand has reinforced its military presence along a disputed border with Cambodia, following an increase in troops on the other side, Thailand’s defence minister said on Saturday.  Tensions between the two Southeast Asian countries have been simmering since a Cambodian soldier was killed on May 28 in …

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Brazil authorities rule out suspected bird flu case at commercial farm

PORTO ALEGRE (Reuters) – Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state Agriculture Secretariat on Friday ruled out another suspected bird flu case at a commercial chicken farm in the town of Teutonia, after laboratory test results came back negative. The farm is located in Rio Grande do Sul state, the same state where the only other …

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Catholicism shrinks in Brazil as evangelical faith surges

By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Brazil, the world’s largest Roman Catholic country, saw its Catholic population decline further in 2022 while evangelical Christians and those with no religion continued to rise, census data released on Friday by statistics agency IBGE showed. The census indicated that Brazil had 100.2 million Roman Catholics in …

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US targets Iran’s shadow banking with new sanctions

By Timothy Gardner and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. issued Iran-related sanctions targeting more than 30 individuals and entities it said are part of a “shadow banking” network that has laundered billions of dollars through the global financial system, the Treasury Department said on Friday. The sanctions, which target Iranian nationals and some entities …

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Overcrowding forces halt to Gaza aid distribution, Eid holiday marked by violence

By Crispian Balmer and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – Aid distribution in Gaza was halted on Friday after the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said overcrowding had made it unsafe to continue operations, in the latest disruption to its troubled relief effort. With severe food shortages plaguing the coastal enclave, fighting continued in …

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Tesla seeks to block city of Austin from releasing records on robotaxi trial

By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) -Tesla is trying to prevent the city of Austin, Texas, from releasing public records to Reuters involving the EV maker’s planned launch of self-driving robotaxis in the city this month. The news agency in February requested communications between Tesla and Austin officials over the previous two years. The request followed CEO …

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In surprise victory, UK’s Labour wins Scottish by-election after racism row

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party won a surprise victory on Friday in a fiercely fought by-election for the Scottish parliament, while support for the right-wing Reform UK party surged in a contest tainted by a row over racism. After one of the most bitter election campaigns in Scotland, …

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