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Academic who raised plagiarism allegations against Jason Arday suspended by his university
PARIS, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Nathan Cofnas, the U.S. academic who raised plagiarism concerns over the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday, said on Thursday he had been suspended by Belgium's Ghent University and was under investigation for discrimination.
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Guatemala says 2,300 Mexicans deported from US entered in 2026
GUATEMALA CITY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said in an interview aired late Wednesday that around 2,300 Mexicans deported from the United States have been flown to Guatemala so far in 2026 alongside returning Guatemalans, but remain in the country for less than 24 hours before being transferred to Mexico.
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Colombia mine collapse kills 13
BOGOTA, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A slope collapsed at an open-pit mine in Policarpa, in Colombia's southwestern Narino department, killing 13 workers and injuring seven, local authorities said.
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Overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria, at least 40 bodies recovered
Aug 20 (Reuters) - At least 40 bodies, mostly of children, have been recovered after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state, local officials and residents said on Thursday.
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Top Canada, US trade negotiators to meet again as deal deadline nears
OTTAWA, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Top trade negotiators from Canada and the U.S. will meet for the second day running in Washington on Thursday in a bid to finalize a trade deal that could help reduce months of tariffs and counter duties.
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Academic who raised concerns over Jason Arday suspended by Ghent University
PARIS, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Nathan Cofnas, the academic who had raised plagiarism concerns regarding the late Cambridge professor Jason Arday, said on Thursday that he had been suspended by Belgium's Ghent University.
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India's top court forms panel to probe allegations of violence during youth protests
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court created a panel on Thursday to investigate allegations of police violence and of attacks on security personnel by demonstrators during youth protests that forced the education minister to resign last month.
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Exclusive-Former PM Imran Khan would not confront Pakistan army chief if freed, close aide says
KARACHI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan would not confront the military or army chief Asim Munir if freed, one of his closest aides told Reuters, portraying Munir as able to extend a "healing hand" after a legal breakthrough this week.
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Bangladesh elects ruling party veteran Alamgir as president
DHAKA, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Bangladeshi lawmakers elected veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country's new president on Thursday, making the longtime opposition figure the head of state after his party came to power in a major political transition.
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Romania destroys marine drone near Neptun Deep gas project, minister says
BUCHAREST, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Romania scrambled F-16 fighter jets to destroy a marine drone spotted a few hundred metres from the Black Sea gas project Neptun Deep, Defence Minister Radu Miruta said on Thursday.
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Venezuelans and Cubans among deportees to Liberia under Trump deal, official says
MONROVIA, Aug 20 (Reuters) - People deported by the U.S. to Liberia will mostly hail from Latin American countries including Cuba and Venezuela, Liberia's information minister told Reuters, as authorities prepared to receive the first deportation flight on Thursday.
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Sri Lankan government delivers water to nearly 72,000 people suffering drought
COLOMBO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government has arranged for water to be delivered to nearly 72,000 people across seven districts as the country tackles a drought linked to this year's severe El Niño, a senior official said on Thursday.
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North Korea launches 10 ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential office condemned North Korea's launch of more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday and ordered its military to maintain full readiness during ongoing joint exercises with the United States.
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Serbia turns to Russia to help fight wildfires
BELGRADE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Serbia has turned to Russia for help in fighting wildfires because of a lack of available planes from the European Union, its interior ministry said.
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Congo's M23 rebels introduce new movement restrictions over Ebola concerns
Aug 20 (Reuters) - The AFC/M23 rebel alliance in Democratic Republic of Congo, which has highlighted its ability to tackle the spread of Ebola in territory it controls, has said it will impose new restrictions on people's movements to and from Ebola-affected government-held zones.
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Prince Harry and Meghan to make shock return to Britain after moving to US
LONDON/LOS ANGELES, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to move back to Britain this month, six years after they quit royal duties and relocated to the U.S., from where they repeatedly criticised the royal family and lambasted the British press.
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A decade after earthquake, Italy's Amatrice struggles to rebuild
AMATRICE, Italy, Aug 20 (Reuters) - In the early hours of August 24, 2016, Giorgio Cortellesi stumbled through the dust and darkness of Amatrice, fearing his children were dead, buried beneath tons of rubble.
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Potential kingmaker in New Zealand's next government wants universal income, tax overhaul
SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A New Zealand party that could hold the balance of power after this year's election wants to bring in a basic income for almost all residents that will be funded by a new land tax, with its leader saying on Thursday that the policy would also curb runaway house prices.
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South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, far above Trump's figure
SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - South Korea estimates North Korea possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads, its defence minister said on Thursday, citing a range significantly higher than U.S. President Donald Trump's recent assertion that Pyongyang has 57 nuclear weapons.
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China appreciates Anwar's remarks on one-China policy
KUALA LUMPUR: China has commended Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for his steadfast position on the one-China principle.
