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Somalia, UN pay tribute to aid workers facing heightened risks
MOGADISHU, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Somalia, the United Nations (UN) and their partners on Wednesday marked World Humanitarian Day by paying tribute to the dedication and courage of aid workers across the country.
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Two Brazilian workers killed after crane collapses in Portugal
LISBON, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Two Brazilian construction workers aged between 30 and 40 were killed on Wednesday after a large crane collapsed in Belas, in the municipality of Sintra, about 20 km northwest of Lisbon.
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Zambian opposition leader to try to overturn election result in court
LUSAKA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile said on Wednesday that he would challenge the results of the August 13 presidential election in court, alleging vote fraud in the contest that handed President Hakainde Hichilema a second term in office.
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Russia and Ukraine swap 103 prisoners of war each
KYIV, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 103 prisoners of war each, officials from both sides said on Wednesday, with Ukrainian intelligence saying another swap was expected before the end of the month.
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New Ukrainian defence minister takes office as ousted predecessor calls for wartime elections
KYIV, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian lawmakers appointed a new defence minister on Wednesday, hours after his ousted predecessor dealt a major blow to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with a call for elections in wartime.
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Fish, ships and sovereignty: Iceland weighs its European future
COPENHAGEN/REYKJAVIK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Gylfi Geirsson and Sigurbjorn Svavarsson cut British fishing trawl wires and dodged Royal Navy frigates on board small Icelandic coastguard vessels 50 years ago, using guerrilla-like tactics to keep foreign fleets out of their waters.
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Aftershocks rattle Spain's Granada overnight
MADRID, Aug 19 (Reuters) - At least 10 earthquakes struck Granada in southern Spain overnight, authorities said on Wednesday, continuing seismic activity that began in the region five days ago and has caused light injuries and damage to buildings.
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At least 23 die as bus and truck collide in Brazil's Parana, police say
SAO PAULO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - At least 23 people died in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the BR-373 highway in Brazil's southern state of Parana in the early hours of Wednesday, the Federal Highway Police said.
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Trump put thousands of soldiers on Washington’s streets. They seldom stop crime
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Well past midnight one day this spring, three police officers pulled up to a nightclub where a man was stomping on a young woman lying on the sidewalk.
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After Philippines school shooting, debate shifts to social media, gun safety
MANILA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Philippine authorities were trying to understand how a student whom teachers described as academically strong livestreamed carrying out a fatal shooting at his school before turning the gun on himself, as lawmakers debate measures ranging from social media curbs to tighter firearm regulations.
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Second suspect in Nord Stream case arrested in Croatia, say German prosecutors
FRANKFURT, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A second suspect accused of taking part in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts has been arrested in Croatia and will be extradited to Germany, said German prosecutors on Wednesday.
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Kenya tourist helicopter crash kills seven, including five Americans
NAIROBI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Seven people, including five Americans, were killed on Wednesday when the tourist helicopter they were flying in crashed in Kenya's Samburu county.
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Thai schools hold shooting response drills after deadly school attack
BANGKOK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Thai schools conducted active shooter drills on Wednesday, as authorities moved to strengthen security measures two weeks after a 14-year-old opened fire at a school and killed at least eight people.
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Syria arrests Assad-era officer who fled Austria after conviction
DAMASCUS, Aug 19 - Syrian security forces have arrested a former Assad-era security officer who fled Austria after being sentenced to eight years in prison for abusing detainees and returned to his hometown in southern Syria, state news agency SANA said on Tuesday night.
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Kerala's snake boat racers keep tradition afloat in face of floods and financial challenges
KAINAKARY, India, Aug 19 (Reuters) - This weekend around 20 wooden boats, 100-foot long and powered by about 100 rowers each, will slice through Kerala's backwaters to compete for the most prestigious trophy in the centuries-old sport of "vallam kali", or snake boat racing.
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Swiss voters look set to reject proposal to change neutrality, poll shows
ZURICH, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Swiss voters look set to reject next month proposals for a tighter definition of neutrality that would prevent the country from issuing economic sanctions or cooperating with NATO, according to a poll published on Wednesday.
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Thailand seeks new path to end deadly southern insurgency, negotiator says
BANGKOK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Thailand is ready to shift its approach to a slow-burn insurgency in its Muslim-majority deep south and revitalise a peace process, Bangkok's chief negotiator said, as violence simmers in one of Southeast Asia's longest-running conflicts.
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Analysis-As campaigns begin in Nigeria, Tinubu's re-election bid puts his party on trial
ABUJA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - As campaigning for January's elections begins on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu's pitch for a second term faces a politically fraught question: are Nigerians better off after more than a decade of rule by his All Progressives Congress?
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At least nine killed in hotel fire in India's Kolkata
Aug 19 (Reuters) - At least nine people, including five Bangladeshi nationals, were killed, in a fire at a hotel in India's eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday, local police and Bangladesh's foreign ministry said.
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UAE says two missiles detected earlier were launched from Iran
CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' defense ministry said on Tuesday that it had detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran, the first such incident reported since a May 4 strike on the Fujairah port.
