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By Nyancho Nwa Nri and Fikayo Owoeye ONDO STATE, Nigeria (Reuters) – Deep in a forest in Nigeria’s Ebute Ipare village, Egbontoluwa Marigi sized up a tall mahogany tree, methodically cut it down with his axe and machete, and as it fell with a crackling sound, he surveyed the forest for the next tree. Around …

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KYIV (Reuters) – The World Bank has approved $1.49 billion in financial support for Ukraine to help pay wages for social workers and civil servants, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Wednesday. “Funding will be used to pay wages for social workers & civil servants. Recovery & victory will be the victory of democracy …

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By Hyonhee Shin and Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s recent missile tests were “serious, unlawful” provocations, senior officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan said on Wednesday, urging Pyongyang to return to dialogue and accept offers of COVID-19 aid. South Korea Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy …

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By Emma Farge and Dan Williams GENEVA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -An independent commission of inquiry set up by the U.N. Human Rights Council after the 2021 Gaza war said Israel must do more than end the occupation of land Palestinians want for a state, according to a report released on Tuesday. “Ending the occupation alone will not …

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(Reuters) – Novavax Inc said on Tuesday that its COVID-19 vaccine initially available in the United States, if authorized, will be manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. “So all vaccines that are being distributed globally commercially are being made in a single facility by our partners (the Serum Institute in India) that includes the …

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By Pavel Polityuk and Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops were engaged in fierce street fighting with Russian soldiers in the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, while other towns were under constant shelling, as the Kremlin pushed for control of the eastern Donbas region. Sievierodonetsk has become the main target of the Russian offensive in …

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(Reuters) – A parallel government opposed to military rule in Myanmar announced on Tuesday it was forming its own police force, in its latest effort to hamper the junta’s efforts to govern after a coup last year. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the overthrow of Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, which ended a …

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By Joori Roh and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and the United States staged a joint air power demonstration on Tuesday during a visit by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, who said there would be a strong and clear response if North Korea were to conduct a nuclear test. The demonstration, which …

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