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Kyiv says forces fighting on in ‘utter hell’ of Bakhmut battle

6 Mar 2023

By Nick Starkov KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday its troops were still fighting against the attempted encirclement of Bakhmut, while Washington said that even if the eastern city should fall to Russia’s offensive, it would not necessarily give Moscow momentum in the war. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said he discussed the Bakhmut operation with …

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Richard Rosenberg, former Bank of America chief who doubled its assets, dies

6 Mar 2023

By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Richard Rosenberg, the former Bank of America Corp chief executive who presided over a spree of acquisitions that doubled the bank’s assets, has died. He was 92. He died on Friday, according to a statement from his family on Sunday which did not mention the cause of death. …

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Jordan’s king tells US defense secretary West Bank violence threatens stability

5 Mar 2023

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -Jordan’s King Abdullah told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday a surge in West Bank violence threatened regional stability and asked for assistance to fight a growing drug war along its borders with Syria blamed on Iranian-backed militias, Jordanian officials said. Austin arrived in Jordan earlier at the start …

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Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact

5 Mar 2023

By David Stanway (Reuters) -Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental groups say will help reverse marine biodiversity losses and ensure sustainable development. The legally binding pact to conserve and ensure the sustainable use of ocean biodiversity, under discussion for …

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Container ship refloated in Egypt’s Suez Canal after breakdown- Canal Authority

5 Mar 2023

CAIRO (Reuters) – A container ship that broke down in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Sunday causing some traffic to be diverted has resumed its journey, the Canal Authority said. The authority said in an earlier statement that the MSC ISTANBUL, sailing under the flag of Liberia, became stranded while transiting the canal on its way …

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Syria mission worth the risk, top U.S. general says after rare visit

5 Mar 2023

By Phil Stewart NORTHEAST SYRIA (Reuters) -The nearly eight-year-old U.S. deployment to Syria to combat Islamic State is still worth the risk, the top U.S. military officer said on Saturday, after a rare, unannounced visit to a dusty base in the country’s northeast to meet U.S. troops. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint …

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘mission still not over’ in speech to US CPAC

4 Mar 2023

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday his mission was “still not over” after leading Latin America’s largest country for one term, indicating he could be planning a potential fresh run in 2026. Addressing the U.S. CPAC conservative conference being held near Washington, Bolsonaro, currently in self-imposed exile in …

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Actor Tom Sizemore, known for tough-guy roles and scandal, dead at 61

4 Mar 2023

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Actor Tom Sizemore, known as much for his struggles with drug addiction and run-ins with the law as for his tough-guy roles in such films as “Saving Private Ryan” and “Black Hawk Down,” died on Friday at age 61, said his manager, Charles Lago. Sizemore, who was hospitalized in critical condition …

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Portuguese Church struggles to adopt concrete measures to tackle child sexual abuse

3 Mar 2023

By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira FATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) – Portugal’s Catholic Church announced a handful of steps on Friday to tackle child sexual abuse within the Church – but it said suspected priests still in active roles would not be suspended unless the facts against them were clearly established. The head of Portugal’s Bishops’ …

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Ukraine clings to Bakhmut, Blinken tells Lavrov US to back Kyiv all the way

2 Mar 2023

By Leonardo Bennasatto and Lisi Niesner CHASIV YAR, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces held out in the eastern city of Bakhmut against Russian attackers on Thursday, while the top U.S. diplomat told Russia’s foreign minister in their first in person encounter since the invasion that the Kremlin must stop the war. In Moscow, President Vladimir …

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