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Deadly cyclone dents Sri Lanka's peak tourism season
KANDY, Sri Lanka, Dec 5 (Reuters) - November to January are usually the busiest season for Herath Gedara Rohan Anil Kumara's three-bedroom homestay in Sri Lanka's hill country, famed for its tea plantations, historic sites and quaint villages.
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In Nigeria, anguish turns to anger for parents of kidnapped children
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Two weeks after one of Nigeria's worst school kidnappings, parents of the more than 250 missing children are desperate for news and dismayed at what they see as the slow response from authorities.
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Video shows final, confused moments of survivors of U.S. boat strike in Caribbean, say sources
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - When the U.S. military carried out its first strike against a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2, the attack began with an airburst munition exploding above the 11-member crew like an umbrella of shrapnel.
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Deadly Sumatra flooding triggers memories of Indian Ocean tsunami
NORTH ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 5 (Reuters) - For fisherman Effendi Basyaruddin, the deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Aceh province over the past week have triggered traumatic memories of the day 21 years ago when he ran for his life as the ocean rose like a cliff face and smashed through his hometown.
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German parliament vote on pensions tests Merz's authority
BERLIN, Dec 5 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ability to control his unruly coalition faces a test on Friday when parliament votes on a pensions bill that stirred a revolt by younger members of his own conservative party.
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Oprah Winfrey praises Australia's social media ban for children
SYDNEY, Dec 5 (Reuters) - American talk show host Oprah Winfrey has praised Australia's decision to ban social media for under-16s from next week, saying the move would help young people socialise more.
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Harvard professor arrested by US immigration agents after firing pellet gun near synagogue
BOSTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. immigration authorities arrested a visiting professor at Harvard Law School this week after he pleaded guilty to discharging a pellet gun outside a Massachusetts synagogue the day before Yom Kippur, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday.
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US widens travel ban to more than 30 countries, Noem says
Dec 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. plans to expand the number of countries covered by its travel ban to more than 30, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Thursday.
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Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration operation, officials say
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 4 (REUTERS) - - People of Somali origin are among those arrested in an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, federal officials said on Thursday, two days after President Donald Trump hurled insults at immigrants from the Horn of Africa country and said he wanted them out of the United States.
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Honduras presidential candidate Nasralla says Trump’s interference damaged his election chances
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla said last-minute interference from U.S. President Donald Trump in the country's closely fought election had damaged his chances of winning and left him trailing as vote counting dragged on.
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Putin and Modi discuss trade, peace in New Delhi summit
NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began summit talks in New Delhi on Friday, as New Delhi rolled out the red carpet for the Russian leader and Modi told him India supported peace efforts in Ukraine.
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Bondi orders US law enforcement to investigate 'extremist groups'
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday ordered federal law enforcement to step up investigations into the anti-fascist antifa movement and similar "extremist groups," and asked the FBI to compile a list of entities possibly engaged in domestic terrorism, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters.
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US military says it killed four men in strike on suspected drug vessel
Dec 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it killed four men in a strike on a suspected drug vessel in international waters in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday.
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U.S. stocks little changed as job cuts increase
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks were relatively unchanged on Thursday as investors consolidated recent gains amid growing certainty that the Federal Reserve will deliver a 25-basis-point interest rate cut at its Dec. 10 monetary policy meeting, the final one of 2025.
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Fugitive pro-Russian Moldova business magnate says he is halting projects
CHISINAU, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Fugitive Moldovan business magnate Ilan Shor, accused by authorities in the ex-Soviet state of buying votes and trying to destabilise it with Russian backing, said on Thursday he was halting all his economic projects in the country.
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US says Pentagon review sees opportunities to strengthen AUKUS submarine deal
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has completed its review of the AUKUS project to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines and has found areas to put the deal on the "strongest possible footing," a U.S. official said on Thursday.
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Chinese-linked hackers use back door for potential 'sabotage,' US and Canada say
Dec 4 (Reuters) - Chinese-linked hackers used sophisticated malware to penetrate and maintain long-term access to unnamed government and information technology entities, U.S. and Canadian cybersecurity agencies said on Thursday.
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Chinese, Dutch business leaders urge efforts to build stable, resilient global supply chains
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Dutch business leaders have urged efforts to build stable, resilient and efficient global supply chains amid rising geopolitical tensions and expanding national security concerns.
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Finland approves new climate plans, leaves key forest sink challenge unresolved
HELSINKI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Finnish government on Thursday approved two key climate policy plans aimed at meeting national and European Union (EU) climate targets, but left unresolved how to reverse the decline in the country's forest carbon sinks, a central element in its 2035 carbon neutrality goal.
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