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Bangladesh’s rare ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo becomes Eid sensation
DHAKA, May 22 (Reuters) - A rare albino buffalo with flowing blond hair has become an unlikely celebrity in Bangladesh ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, drawing crowds of curious visitors who say the animal bears a striking resemblance to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Mussolini-themed ads against Meloni spark political row in Italy
ROME, May 22 (Reuters) - Huge advertisements posted in Italian train stations linking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with fascist leader Benito Mussolini have stoked social media interest in a small rival party that accused her of censoring the campaign.
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WHO raises risk of Ebola outbreak in Congo to 'very high' at national level
GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "very high".
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Former premier Attal enters race for French president, sparking battle for centrist vote
PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Former French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Friday formally launched his bid for the presidency, joining a crowded cast of centrist candidates who risk being overtaken by far-right and far-left rivals in next year's election.
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Volunteers go door-to-door in Congo to tackle Ebola rumors, aid network says
GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters) - Volunteers are going door-to-door to combat misinformation about Ebola in the area at the centre of the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Friday.
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Mexico, EU to sign stalled trade deal as they aim to diversify from US
MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Mexico and the European Union are set to sign a long-stalled free trade agreement on Friday as they seek to decrease dependence on the U.S. and partially insulate themselves from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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WHO Africa head warns against underestimating risk of Ebola spread
GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters) - It would be a mistake to underestimate the risk posed by the Ebola outbreak, the WHO regional director for Africa told Reuters on Friday, warning that just one case could spread the virus beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
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Cubans gather before US embassy in Havana to protest Raul Castro indictment
HAVANA, May 22 (Reuters) - Thousands of Cubans gathered on Friday morning before the U.S. embassy in Havana to protest a U.S. decision to indict former president Raul Castro in the downing of two civilian airplanes 30 years ago.
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Man jailed for shouting death threats at Jews in London
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - A man, arrested for shouting "I will kill you Jews," who then threatened to blow up Jewish schools an hour after being released from custody, was jailed in a London court on Friday after admitting antisemitic hate crimes.
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Ankara court rejects Turkish main opposition's appeal against ruling to oust leader, media says
ANKARA, May 22 (Reuters) - An Ankara court on Friday rejected an appeal by Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) against a ruling to oust its leader, the Cumhuriyet daily and other Turkish media said.
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Mother of Greek train crash victim launches political party
THESSALONIKI, Greece, May 22 (Reuters) - Maria Karystianou, a doctor whose daughter died in Greece's worst train crash in 2023, launched a political party on Thursday as she seeks to harness widespread frustration against Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' government.
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UN refugee agency says $1 million worth of aid lost in Russian strike in Ukraine
GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency on Friday said it had lost $1 million worth of aid when a Russian missile struck one of its warehouses in Dnipro in eastern Ukraine earlier this week.
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UAE's Gargash sees '50-50' odds of US-Iran deal, warns against renewed fighting
DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - There is a "50-50 chance" of a U.S.-Iran peace agreement, the United Arab Emirates' presidential advisor said on Friday, but stressed that any political settlement must address the root causes of instability in the region to avoid future conflict.
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Putin accuses Ukraine of deadly attack on student dorm, orders military to prepare options
STAROBILSK, Russian-controlled Ukraine, May 22 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his military to prepare options to retaliate against Ukraine for what he described as a drone attack on a student dorm that killed six people and wounded dozens, with 15 still unaccounted for.
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US Ebola patient in Berlin hospital not critically ill, family tests negative
BERLIN, May 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of a rare strain has killed over 130 people, is not critically ill and his wife and four children have tested negative, the Berlin hospital where the family is being treated said on Friday.
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Spain to introduce job-matching plan for migrants granted legal status
MADRID, May 22 (Reuters) - Spain will introduce a plan to match migrants to jobs under a programme to grant legal status to about 500,000 undocumented workers to help drive economic growth, the country's top immigration official told Reuters.
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Four killed, 35 children injured in Ukrainian drone attack on Luhansk, Russian officials say
MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and 35 children were wounded in an overnight Ukrainian drone attack on a student dormitory in Russian-controlled Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, Russian officials said on Friday.
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NATO alliance has to be good for all involved, Rubio says
HELSINGBORG, Sweden, May 22 (Reuters) - NATO has to be good for all those involved, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday ahead of a NATO meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, adding that he expects the meeting will set the groundwork for the NATO leaders summit in Ankara, Turkey later this year.
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In Spain's greenhouses, migrant amnesty brings hope of better conditions
NIJAR, Spain, May 22 (Reuters) - After seven years living as an undocumented migrant in Spain, doing day jobs and staying in shanty towns, Moroccan Abdelmoujoud Erra hopes a mass amnesty launched by the leftist government may finally turn his fortunes around.
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Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'Late Show'
NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Comedian Stephen Colbert signed off from his late-night talk show on Thursday after 11 seasons with a sentimental chat with Beatles musician Paul McCartney and pointed jokes about his forced departure from CBS.
