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Tanzanian president inaugurates Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Saturday inaugurated the 2,115-megawatt Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant, a landmark project expected to strengthen electricity supply and accelerate industrial and economic development.

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Air traffic controllers' strike causes flight disruptions in Norway

OSLO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- An ongoing strike by Norwegian air traffic controllers caused widespread flight disruptions on Saturday, with Oslo Airport set to suspend air traffic for five hours on Sunday morning.

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Thai army issues warning after multiple attacks in southern Thailand

BANGKOK, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Fourth Army Region has advised the public to stay vigilant following the occurrence of multiple violent incidents in its southern border provinces.

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India launches rescue operation as bulk carrier sinks off east coast

Aug 22 (Reuters) - India's maritime ⁠rescue agency lost communication on Saturday with ‌a Panama-flagged cargo vessel that sank off the coast of eastern India, the Indian Coast Guard said.

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Two US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria a month after deployment upset Iran

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Two ⁠U.S. tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria's Bezmer ⁠air base, Bulgaria's defence minister said on ‌Saturday, nearly a month after their deployment in the Balkan country angered Iran.

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Canada to retaliate for US tariffs, worsening ties after talks fail

OTTAWA, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Canada will impose tariffs ⁠on some U.S. goods in retaliation for 50% levies ordered by President Donald Trump on Canadian products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday, after trade talks collapsed between ⁠the two neighbors.

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Car crash kills 7, including 2 police officers, in Britain

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed in a car collision in Cleveland, Britain, early Saturday morning, local police said.

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2 killed, 10 injured due to Ukrainian drone attack in Russian-controlled Sevastopol

MOSCOW, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a Ukrainian drone strike in Russian-controlled Sevastopol, authorities said on Saturday.

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Chinese-built highway opens ahead of schedule in Senegal

THIADIAYE, Senegal, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Mbour-Kaolack highway project, built by China Road and Bridge Corporation, opened to traffic on Saturday at a ceremony in Thiadiaye, Mbour Department, in Senegal's western Thies Region.

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India's health ministry lists symptoms to watch for H1N1 as infections rise in Delhi

NEW DELHI, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- India's federal health ministry on Saturday listed symptoms to watch for H1N1 influenza cases and urged people to remain alert.

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EU sends helicopters, firefighters to Serbia to tackle wildfires

BELGRADE, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The European Union's ⁠Civil Protection Mechanism sent helicopters and firefighters to help Serbia fight a massive wildfire ⁠in a nature reserve in the northeast of the country, the head of ‌the EU mission to Belgrade said on Saturday.

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Gunmen abduct worshippers from Nigeria mosque, police say

(Corrects headline to ⁠reflect police have no official estimate and text ⁠to indicate eyewitnesses' estimates.)

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'Vote for Love': Magdeburg Pride crowds challenge AfD ahead of election

MAGDEBURG, Germany, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Several thousand ⁠people gathered for the annual pride parade in Saxony-Anhalt's capital Magdeburg on Saturday to show ⁠support for LGBT rights ahead of an election in the eastern German state that ‌the far right Alternative for Germany is expected to win.

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Hit by Trump tariffs, Quebec loses appetite for quick separation from Canada

MONTREAL, Aug 22 (Reuters) - When U.S. President Donald Trump levied 50% tariffs on Canadian ⁠steel in June last year, a steel factory in Canada's mostly French-speaking province of Quebec lost about a third of its orders for bolts and fasteners in less than a week.

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Seven dead in UK after vehicle travelling wrong way hits police car

LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Seven ⁠people including two police officers died in a car ⁠crash in northeast England on Saturday after a car ‌heading the wrong way down a major road hit a marked police armed response car, the local police force said.

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Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Iran ⁠has granted permission for a number of Iraqi ⁠oil tankers to pass through the Strait of ‌Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

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Imran Khan's party seeks contempt action over jailed leader's hospital move

LAHORE, Aug 22 (Reuters) - ⁠The party of Pakistan's jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan filed a contempt petition ⁠against the government on Saturday after authorities took the cricketer-turned-politician to a ‌state-run hospital instead of the private facility ordered by the top court, party officials said. 

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Ukrainian drones kill at least 10, hit warehouse of Russian online retailer Ozon

Aug 22 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones killed at least ⁠10 people in attacks against targets across Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, including a warehouse owned ⁠by online retailer Ozon and an industrial facility, Russian officials said on Saturday.

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Trump temporarily lifts tariffs on ground beef imports

ISTANBUL: US President Donald Trump on Friday (Aug 20) announced a temporary waiver of out-of-quota tariffs on ground beef imports, allowing hundreds of thousands of tonnes to enter the country over the next 90 days, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

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Australia's capital to join gun buyback in response to Bondi Beach attack, Albanese says

SYDNEY, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Australia's capital ⁠will join a gun buyback as part of a response ⁠to a shooting spree that killed 15 at a Jewish festival ‌in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday.