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DUBAI (Reuters) -A regional country has mediated between Iran and the United States for the “simultaneous release of prisoners,” Iran’s Nournews said on Saturday, shortly after Tehran allowed an Iranian-American businessman out of prison on a one-week furlough. “In recent weeks, intensive talks, with the mediation of a regional country were held for the release …

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By Federico Maccioni and Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Eni said it would not receive any of the gas it had ordered from Russia’s Gazprom for delivery this weekend, although the firms said they were working to fix this. Russian gas supplies through the Tarvisio entry point will be at zero for Oct. 1, Eni, …

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By Thiam Ndiaga and Anne Mimault OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and dissolved the government in the West African country’s second coup in eight months, he said in a statement read on national television on Friday evening. Traore said a group of officers who helped Damiba …

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By Stanley Widianto and Roxanne Liu JAKARTA/BEIJING (Reuters) – Indonesia said it has granted emergency use approval to an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by a Chinese company, becoming the first country, ahead of even China, to do so. Indonesia’s food and drugs agency (BPOM) greenlighted the use of Walvax Biotechnology’s mRNA vaccine, which has been …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Comedian Trevor Noah, host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, said he was going to leave the program after hosting it for seven years, indicating he wanted to dedicate more time to stand-up comedy. The 38-year-old comedian – who moved to the United States in 2011 and was born …

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By Nelson Bocanegra CORINTO, Colombia (Reuters) – A machete slung across his chest, sugarcane worker Aldemar Moreno guards the entrance to the farm where he has been employed for 23 years, ready to defend it from land occupations by indigenous groups and others that have erupted around Colombia. “We have taken the decision that if …

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(This Sept 29 story has been refiled to correct date) By Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops are moving to capture the Russian-held eastern town of Lyman, threatening a new setback for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin’s campaign in the Donbas as he prepares to declare the region part of Russia. The …

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