International
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China summons reformer to tackle banking woes
Image: China Construction Bank Chairman Guo Shuqing attends a news conference in Hong Kong March 30, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo By…
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Millions at risk from African famine worsened by Boko Haram: U.N.
Image: Children attend a class at a primary school in Muna Garage IDP camp, Maiduguri, Nigeria November 7, 2016. UNICEF/Naftalin/Handout via…
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Women in sports ad strikes nerve in Arab world
It begins with a woman nervously peering out of her doorway and adjusting her veil before going for a run…
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South Africa weather service says El Nino may return in spring
Image: A man walks past the carcass of sheep that died from the El Nino-related drought in Marodijeex town of southern…
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Scientists to test 50 coral reefs to seek ways to counter climate change
By Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) – Ocean scientists will pick 50 coral reefs worldwide to test ways to limit damage…
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Wooden ‘plyscrapers’ challenge concrete and steel
By Alister Doyle and Barbara Lewis BERGEN, Norway/LONDON (Reuters) – High-rise wooden buildings, led by “The Tree”, a 52.8 meter…
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Astronomers find seven Earth-size planets where life is possible
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Astronomers have found a nearby solar system with seven Earth-sized planets, three…
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Pope appeals for urgent food aid to help famine-stricken South Sudan
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on Wednesday for urgent humanitarian aid for the starving people of South Sudan,…
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Exclusive: China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles – U.S. officials
By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China, in an early test of U.S. President Donald Trump, is nearly finished building…
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South Sudan’s Kiir promises safe access to starving civilians as famine bites
By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Tuesday promised aid agencies safe access to hunger-stricken…
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