With no Lebanese political progress, France pushes aid meeting
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With no Lebanese political progress, France pushes aid meeting

PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron will seek to revive a French initiative on Lebanon when he hosts an international…
Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages
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Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages

HANOI (Reuters) – Natural disasters in the past two months caused Vietnam 30 trillion dong ($1.3 billion) in economic damage…
Friends or foes? Syrian refugees divided on fate of defectors
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Friends or foes? Syrian refugees divided on fate of defectors

GERA, Germany (Reuters) – Should former members of the Syrian security forces who have defected from President Bashar al-Assad’s government…
Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet
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Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s promise of a new economic era triggered a foreign-driven rally in the lira,…
COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, UN says
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COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, UN says

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance…
Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu
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Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey ordered the detention of 82 military personnel in an operation targeting supporters of the Muslim preacher…
Draft bill hardening Iran’s nuclear stance clears first hurdle in parliament
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Draft bill hardening Iran’s nuclear stance clears first hurdle in parliament

DUBAI (Reuters) – A draft bill requiring Iran’s government to pursue uranium enrichment of 20 percent, and to disregard other…
US arms sales to UAE draw fire from 29 rights groups
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US arms sales to UAE draw fire from 29 rights groups

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-nine arms control and human rights organizations have signed a letter opposing the sale of $23 billion…
Yemen pushes polio immunization in bid to stem outbreak
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Yemen pushes polio immunization in bid to stem outbreak

SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni health worker Fairouz Sanad lugs a coolbox of polio vaccines from house to house, dripping the…
Afghan female artist breaks tattoo taboo in Kabul studio
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Afghan female artist breaks tattoo taboo in Kabul studio

KABUL (Reuters) – Soraya Shahidy carefully lays a stencil on Nargis Merzayi’s arm before inking the latest tattoo in her…
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