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Zambia closes courts on last day to file election challenge
LUSAKA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Zambian authorities closed the country's top courts on Monday, blocking access to the premises on the last day that the opposition could file a challenge to this month's disputed election.
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Tunisian hospital receives 19 bodies after migrant boat sinks
TUNIS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A hospital in the southern Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane has received at least 19 bodies of migrants recovered from the sea over the past two days, the head of a migrant rights group said on Monday, following the sinking of a boat at the weekend.
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Ceasefire monitors deploy in eastern Congo under Qatari peace deal
DAKAR, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A mission to observe implementation of a ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed rebels began on Monday in eastern Congo, the first field deployment under a monitoring mechanism established by a Qatari-mediated peace deal signed last year.
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AfD turns 'Vespa of East Germany' into election campaign vehicle
QUEDLINBURG, Germany, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The sound of thousands of engines filled the festival grounds of the medieval German village of Quedlinburg on Sunday as Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right AfD's charismatic candidate in a key vote next month, led out a motorcade atop a blue moped.
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French far-left leader Melenchon seen reaching presidential runoff, poll shows
PARIS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is seen as the most likely rival to far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in next year's presidential run-off, a Monday poll showed, underlining a deeply polarised electorate as Emmanuel Macron's presidency draws to a close.
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Iran threatens 45 tankers with fines, confiscation in Hormuz escalation
Aug 24 (Reuters) - Iran said it had blacklisted 45 tankers that had broken its rules for crossing the Strait of Hormuz, and would take action against any vessels transferring loads with them, escalating its threats over the key waterway six months into the war.
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For Republicans, Dallas convention is both rally and rescue mission
Aug 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's Republican Party is increasingly viewing its first-of-a-kind midterm convention in Dallas next month as crucial to regaining momentum at a time when opinion polls show voter frustration over the economy and the Iran war, according to party officials, donors and convention planners.
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Indonesia says death toll from August 15 earthquake reaches 100
JAKARTA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The death toll from an earthquake that hit eastern Indonesia reached 100 on Monday, the disaster agency chief said, as relief operations continued for a 10th day.
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Zelenskiy says Russia is 'not ready' for ceasefire on grain ships
KYIV, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia was "not ready" for a ceasefire on attacks on ships in the Black Sea carrying agricultural produce, as Moscow wants to extend any deal to cover attacks on Russian refineries and pipelines.
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German billionaire Klaus-Michael Kuehne dies at age 89
FRANKFURT, Aug 24 (Reuters) - German investor Klaus-Michael Kuehne, the controlling shareholder of Swiss logistics group Kuehne + Nagel, has died aged 89, the company said on Monday.
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Video appears to show 600 people abducted in Nigeria mosque attack, residents say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Aug 24 (Reuters) - An armed group has posted a video showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people abducted in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria's north-central Niger State last week.
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Pro-presidential party in Kazakhstan won 71% of votes in weekend election, electoral commission says
ALMATY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Adilet, a newly-formed pro-government party in Kazakhstan, has won just over 71% of the vote in a parliamentary election held on Sunday, the electoral commission said on Monday, in a result likely to consolidate President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's power.
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EU approves further €6.1 billion for Ukraine's defence
BRUSSELS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Monday approved a further €6.1 billion ($7.12 billion) in financial aid for Ukraine to procure new defence systems, such as air defence, missiles, ammunition and radars.
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Arson and bomb attacks hit Thailand's deep south, authorities say
BANGKOK, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Suspected insurgents set fire to government buildings, shops, cars and utility poles in more than 70 locations across four of Thailand's southernmost provinces over the weekend, injuring at least three people in a coordinated series of arson attacks, authorities said.
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Norway will drill in Arctic regardless of EU's position, says energy minister
STAVANGER, Norway, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Norway will continue developing its oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea regardless of the European Union's support for a moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies, and no longer sees itself as Europe's "green battery", Energy Minister Terje Aasland told Reuters.
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Indian food safety officer shakes up Mumbai, one viral raid at a time
MUMBAI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tukaram Mundhe is an Indian bureaucrat on a mission.
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North Korea preparing further Russia troop deployments, no sign move imminent, Seoul says
SEOUL, Aug 24 (Reuters) - South Korea's Defence Ministry said North Korea was continuing preparations for an additional troop deployment to Russia, but had detected no signs that such a deployment was imminent, according to a South Korean lawmaker's office.
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Man suspected of murdering five in Oregon found dead
Aug 23 (Reuters) - A man suspected of killing five people in rural Oregon was found dead in a suspected suicide, local law enforcement said on Sunday.
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UK's Burnham to visit Ukraine with plan to support long-range missile production
LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Ukraine on Monday on his first overseas trip since taking office, and will announce British support to help Kyiv improve its domestic production of long-range missiles.
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"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" tops North American box office for 4th weekend
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Sony and Marvel's superhero film "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" led North American box office charts for the fourth weekend in a row with an estimated 39 million U.S. dollars, according to data released by measurement firm Rentrak on Sunday.
