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1st LD Writethru: Two teenagers seriously wounded in Swedish school sword attack
HELSINKI, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Two teenagers were seriously wounded in a sword attack at a school in central Sweden on Friday, while at least one other person was injured, local authorities and media reported.
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Search underway for missing ultralight aircraft in Croatia: authorities
ZAGREB, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Croatian authorities launched a search and rescue operation on Friday afternoon after an ultralight aircraft flying from the Czech Republic toward the Croatian coastal city of Zadar went missing, the country's Civil Protection Directorate said.
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Trump told Lula that officials should meet soon to discuss tariffs, Brazil says
BRASILIA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Friday and discussed tariffs Washington recently imposed on Brazilian goods, according to a statement from Brazil's government.
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NATO members discuss Strait of Hormuz options without alliance involvement
BRUSSELS, Aug 21 (Reuters) - NATO's top commander convened a videoconference earlier this week to facilitate possible contributions to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, his spokesperson told Reuters, adding that this is not a NATO mission.
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Ethiopian Airlines to expand services to DR Congo's capital
ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa and one of the fastest-growing airline brands globally, has announced its new flight service to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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China-Sierra Leone bilateral trade hits 2.3 bln USD in 2025
FREETOWN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The bilateral trade between China and Sierra Leone reached 2.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2025, nearly 30 percent higher than in 2024, according to Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Zhao Yong.
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UNMISS enhances security patrols after 5 deaths at South Sudan IDP camp
JUBA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has stepped up peacekeeping patrols in and around the Bentiu internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, after a Wednesday incident resulted in at least five deaths and 33 injuries among civilians and security personnel.
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Russian 'double-tap' strike on shopping centre in Ukraine kills 16 and wounds 130
KYIV, Aug 21 (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded on Friday when several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine, authorities said, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promising a response to what he called an "act of barbarism."
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Bolivia ousts economy minister after lawmaker pressure, in blow to Paz
LA PAZ, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Bolivia's government has named Oscar Mario Justiniano Pinto as interim economy minister, removing Jose Gabriel Espinoza from the post, according to a presidential decree published on Friday in the Official Gazette.
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US hits Canadian goods with 50% tariffs after trade talks fail
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA, Aug 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods on Saturday after the two longstanding allies failed to reach a trade deal, with each side accusing the other of derailing days of talks.
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One killed, three injured when man attacks Swedish school with sword
FAGERSTA, Sweden, Aug 21 (Reuters) - An 18-year-old man armed with a sword attacked students at a Swedish high school on Friday, killing one person and injuring three, and police shot and detained him as media reported the attacker was a former student at the school.
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Ebola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says
Aug 21 (Reuters) - More than 2,500 people have now died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an area larger than France, senior United Nations Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis said on Friday.
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Families protest in Nigeria over children abducted nearly 100 days ago
MAIDUGURI, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Parents of children abducted from Nigeria's northeastern Borno state protested in Uba town on Thursday, demanding the federal government secure their release nearly 100 days after they were taken.
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Zambian police summon opposition leader for questioning
LUSAKA, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Zambian police have summoned for questioning opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who came second in last week's election but alleges it was rigged to hand President Hakainde Hichilema a second term.
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Poland detains man accused of calling for assassination of politicians
WARSAW, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Polish police have detained a 23-year-old man accused of calling for the assassination of senior Polish politicians, the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime said on Friday.
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Killing of Guinea-Bissau rapper sends opposition underground
DAKAR, Aug 21 (Reuters) - In the months before opposition activist and rapper Vigario Luis Balanta was beaten to death and his body dumped in a field outside the capital of Guinea-Bissau, his wife begged him to keep a low profile.
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Prince Harry and others ordered to pay millions over failed lawsuit
LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other high-profile claimants face paying millions of dollars out of their own pockets to cover the legal costs of the Daily Mail's publisher after a judge ruled their failed privacy lawsuits were conducted in an unreasonable way.
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Eight killed in charter plane crash near remote site in western Alaska
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Eight people died after a charter plane crashed at a remote military radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, the U.S. military's Alaskan Command said.
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South Korea presidential office urges North Korea to stop 'unnecessary slander', media reports
SEOUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential office on Friday called on North Korea to stop "unnecessary slander" and move forward together for peace on the Korean Peninsula, according to South Korean media reports.
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Myanmar military offensive targets land for Russia-backed port project
Aug 21 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military has deployed hundreds of troops to forcibly clear areas marked for a Russia-backed special economic zone in the country's south, burning villages and sealing off surrounding tracts of land, according to resistance fighters and a local activist with direct knowledge.
