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DRC army says it stopped attempted coup involving US citizens
KINSHASA (Reuters) -The leader of an attempted coup on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been killed and some 50 people including three American citizens arrested, a spokesman for the Central African country's army told Reuters.
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Algeria launches 3rd general agricultural census
ALGIERS, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Algeria on Sunday commenced its third general agricultural census, a critical measure to develop agricultural policies aimed at enhancing the country's food security, an agricultural official said.
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Spain recalls ambassador after Argentina's Milei calls PM's wife 'corrupt'
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires for consultations on Sunday after Argentina's President Javier Milei made derogatory comments about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife during a far-right rally in Madrid.
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Interview: U.S. high tariffs on Chinese EVs outdated, useless, says economist
ZAGREB, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government's move to increase the tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) imports is outdated and ineffective, a Croatian economist told Xinhua in a recent interview.
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Across China: Russian specialities fuel buyers' enthusiasm at China-Russia Expo
HARBIN, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and foreign trade representatives and visitors packed out the 388,000-square meters of exhibition space at the eighth China-Russia Expo, as the expo's public open day was held Saturday in Harbin, the capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
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Two dead, five missing after boat collision on Danube in Hungary
KOMAROM, Hungary (Reuters) - Two people were killed and five others were missing after a small motor boat collided with a cruise ship on the Danube River north of Budapest late on Saturday, Hungarian police said on Sunday.
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Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi crashes in mountains, official says
DUBAI (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident.
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Hundreds of Tunisian president's supporters protest against 'foreign interference'
TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Tunis on Sunday in support of President Kais Saied amid widespread criticism at home and abroad after a wave of arrests that included journalists, activists and lawyers.
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Dominican Republic voters head to polls, incumbent Abinader the favorite
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Voters in the Dominican Republic head to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for the next president and members of parliament in an election widely seen as a referendum on the hugely popular incumbent and anti-corruption crusader, Luis Abinader.
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Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is scheduled on Sunday to launch its first crew of humans to the edge of space since the company's suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022, resuming its space tourism business.
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Forty-seven dead in heavy rain, floods in northern Afghanistan, official says
KABUL (Reuters) - At least 47 people have died after continued heavy rain and flooding in northern Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday, a day after a similar number were killed in a central province.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv region kill at least 11
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia struck a busy lakeside resort on the edge of Ukraine's second largest city on Sunday and also attacked villages in the surrounding region, killing at least 11 people and wounding scores.
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Slovak PM Fico's attacker may not have acted alone, says minister
BRATISLAVA/BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (Reuters) -The suspect in an assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico may not have been just a "lone wolf" as previously believed, the interior minister said on Sunday, as security services try to shed light on an attack that sent shockwaves through Europe.
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Uganda captures bomb expert of Islamic State-allied rebel group
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's military has captured a commander of an Islamic State-allied rebel group who is an expert in making improvised explosive devices, or bombs, that the group has used to carry out deadly attacks in the past, the army said on Sunday.
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France mobilises police to regain control of New Caledonia airport road
PARIS (Reuters) -French police trying to restore order in the island territory of New Caledonia after days of deadly unrest have cleared dozens of barricades that had been blocking the main road linking the airport to the capital, Noumea, a senior official said on Sunday.
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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day
LONDON (Reuters) - A British court could give a final decision on Monday on whether WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States over the mass leak of secret U.S. documents, the culmination of 13 years of legal battles and detentions.
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Tourist couple injured in militant shooting in India's Kashmir amid elections
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - A tourist couple was injured in India's Kashmir after militants fired on them late on Saturday night, police said, ahead of voting scheduled in the volatile region for India's ongoing election.
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Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated, authorities said on Sunday.
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Saudi crown prince meets White House national security adviser
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan in the Saudi city of Dhahran, the Saudi state news agency reported on Sunday.
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Irish business tycoon and rugby record breaker Tony O'Reilly dies at 88
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Tony O'Reilly, the Irish media tycoon and former H.J. Heinz Co boss who first rose to prominence as a record breaking British and Irish Lions rugby player, died on Saturday at the age of 88.