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Migrant women tell of sexual harassment in Spain's crisis-hit Ceuta
CEUTA, Spain, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Some women who entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on July 30 as part of a mass migrant crossing say the hardships of sleeping rough as they wait to be registered are compounded by the threat and fear of sexual harassment.
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IAEA: drone exploded at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant bus stop, killing one
FRANKFURT, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Tuesday that a drone exploded at a bus stop used by staff of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, killing one and injuring several others.
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Hungarian prosecutors seek detention of Polish bus driver in fatal crash
BUDAPEST, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Hungarian prosecutors said on Tuesday they were seeking the continued detention of a Polish bus driver suspected of falling asleep at the wheel, resulting in a crash that killed 12 people and injured dozens in eastern Hungary early on Sunday.
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Women's share of Afghan labour market shrinks to 5% under Taliban, UN says
GENEVA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The portion of women in Afghanistan's workforce has fallen to just 5% since the Taliban takeover five years ago, according to the International Labour Organization, which called for measures to address their "severe exclusion".
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At least 25 killed in attack on Nigeria's Plateau amid reprisal fears
KANO,Nigeria, Aug 18 (Reuters) - At least 25 people were killed in an overnight attack on a village in Nigeria's central Plateau state, local officials and residents said on Tuesday, in violence that has heightened fears of violent reprisals in the restive region.
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New tremors jolt Spain's Granada, injuring three and damaging some buildings
MADRID, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Tourist access to the medieval Alhambra complex was restricted on Tuesday after three more earthquakes shook Spain's southern Granada province, causing some damage to buildings in the region and forcing the closure of some museums and sport facilities.
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WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak can still be brought under control within three months
GENEVA/LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday it was still possible to bring under control an Ebola outbreak that is outpacing containment efforts and has become the second-deadliest on record.
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Indonesia wildfires damage nearly 95,000 hectares of land in July alone, minister says
JAKARTA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Wildfires burned nearly 95,000 hectares of land in Indonesia in July, almost doubling the damage done in the previous six months as the El Niño weather pattern intensified, data provided by the forestry minister showed on Tuesday.
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Lavrov says Russia, North Korea fighting for 'new, righteous' world order
SEOUL, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his North Korean counterpart that their countries were working to establish a "new and righteous world order", after Pyongyang helped Moscow to drive Ukrainian forces from a Russian region last year.
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Russia protests to Japanese ambassador over Takaichi's 'anti-Russian' remarks
MOSCOW, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Russia delivered a strong protest to Japan's ambassador to Moscow on Tuesday over what it called anti-Russian remarks by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a dispute over a group of Russian-controlled islands off northeast Japan.
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Hormuz Strait to remain shut until U.S. meets interim deal conditions, Iran says
DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Strait of Hormuz will remain shut until the U.S. meets the conditions of an interim deal signed with Iran in June, the top Iranian negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in comments published by state media on Tuesday.
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Nine bodies of migrants recovered off eastern Tripoli, Red Crescent says
TRIPOLI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Nine bodies of migrants have been recovered in the past two days from the shores of an eastern suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli after their boat capsized, the Tripoli Red Crescent branch said.
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Russian missile attack kills 10 in northeast Ukraine, Zelenskiy vows response
PECHENIHY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A Russian missile attack killed 10 people on Tuesday in a village in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding that Kyiv would respond.
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Pakistan top court orders ex-PM Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail, his party says
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital from jail, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party said, meeting a longstanding demand of his party and family, who had raised concerns about his health.
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Swedish opposition holds big lead ahead of September vote, poll shows
(Corrects first graphic to show missing data from latest poll, edits third graphic to remove extraneous word from headline)
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UK will support Ukraine "100%" despite Russian warning, PM Burnham says
LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Britain will support Ukraine "100%" against Russia and remain at its side "in its hour of need", Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday after Moscow warned London of "consequences" for supplying drones to Kyiv.
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Philippines sees no impact on defence ties from US Middle East redeployment
MANILA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Philippines does not expect a reduction in military activities with its treaty ally the United States amid redeployment of some U.S. defence assets to the Middle East, an official said on Monday.
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Indonesian court begins trial of daycare staffers in alleged child abuse case
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug 18 (Reuters) - An Indonesian court began a trial on Tuesday for 11 daycare staffers alleged to be involved in a high-profile case of abuse against children in their care.
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Russia downs 180 drones in Moscow region overnight, mayor says
Aug 18 (Reuters) - Russia downed 180 drones in the Moscow region overnight, the capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on the Telegram messaging app early on Tuesday, in one of the biggest Ukrainian air attacks on the Russian capital.
