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China extends invitation to Dutch companies for 7th CIIE
AMSTERDAM, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Officials announced on Wednesday that the Netherlands is encouraged to increase its presence, with both large and small companies, at the upcoming 7th China International Import Expo (CIIE) planned for November in Shanghai.
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Poland to send troops to Paris Olympics amid security challenge
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said on Thursday it will join international efforts to help keep the Olympic Games in France safe by sending troops, including sniffer dog handlers, as organizers prepare for the major security challenge.
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14 killed after Cyclone Gamane makes landfall in northern Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Fourteen people were killed and three others injured after tropical Cyclone Gamane landed in Madagascar, with three more people still missing, Madagascar's meteorological authorities said Thursday.
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2 killed in road accident blaze involving three vehicles in eastern Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and five others injured after two buses collided with a fuel tanker, causing a fire in the Coast region in eastern Tanzania, said police.
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Jordan-Iraq electricity grid interconnection to start operation on March 30
AMMAN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- An electricity grid interconnection between Jordan and Iraq is set to start operation on March 30, the general manager of Jordan's National Electricity Power Company said on Thursday.
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Bird flu outbreak reported at Bulgarian farm
SOFIA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) reported on Thursday an outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu at an industrial farm.
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German flag carrier Lufthansa takes measures to prevent Easter strikes
BERLIN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- After two months of negotiations accompanied by strikes, German flag carrier Lufthansa and its ground staff have reached a wage agreement to prevent further work stoppages over the upcoming Easter holidays.
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Bosnian Serb leader Dodik threatens to block national government
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik said on Thursday that Serbs would block the work of Bosnia's national government unless election laws imposed by an international envoy are annulled and Western ambassadors expelled from the country.
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1st LD: 45 killed in South Africa bus crash
JOHANNESBURG, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A total of 45 people were killed and several more seriously injured in a bus crash in South Africa's northeastern province of Limpopo, local media reported Thursday.
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Urgent: 45 killed in South Africa bus crash
JOHANNESBURG, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A total of 45 people were killed and several more seriously injured in a bus crash in South Africa's northeastern province of Limpopo, local media reported Thursday.
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Soccer-UEFA to consider concerns over Euro 2024 squad size
(Reuters) - UEFA will listen to national team managers' concerns over squad size for the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany, European football's governing body said on Thursday.
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Zelenskiy tells US House speaker: Quick passage of military aid is vital
(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday that it was vital for Congress to pass a new military aid package for Kyiv rapidly in order to maintain international unity on the conflict with Russia.
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9 killed, 1 severely injured in road accident in central Iran
TEHRAN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were killed, and another was injured on Thursday in a collision between two sedans in the central Iranian province of Semnan, the official news agency IRNA reported.
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Rallying - Neuville takes early lead in Safari Rally Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Hyundai's world championship leader Thierry Neuville took the early lead in Safari Rally Kenya on Thursday after winning the 4.84km opening Kasarani stage near Nairobi.
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Haiti gang violence deaths surge in 2024, UN report says
GENEVA (Reuters) -Gang violence in Haiti has killed over 1,500 people so far this year, including many children, while dozens have been lynched, stoned or burned alive by so-called self-defence brigades, the U.N. human rights office said on Thursday.
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South Sudan's economy seeks diversification amid oil blockade
JUBA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan is working to diversify its economy following the oil blockade on the Red Sea, which has cut off oil revenue flows that finance 95 percent of the nation's fiscal budget, a senior official said Thursday.
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Baltimore bridge collapse highlights need to protect critical foundations
(Reuters) - The collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge has highlighted what engineers say is an urgent need to better protect the piers holding up spans over shipping channels as the size of cargo ships has grown in recent decades.
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Nationwide power blackout hits Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A nationwide power blackout has struck Ethiopia, the state utility firm Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) said Thursday.
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Zambia's economy up 5.8 pct in 2023
LUSAKA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's economy showed promising growth in 2023, expanding by 5.8 percent compared to 5.2 percent in 2022, according to data released by the country's statistics agency.