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Russia steps up support for private military contractor in Libya -U.N. report
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia has stepped up its logistic support for private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya with some 338 military cargo flights from Syria in the nine mo...
Sep 02, 2020
Syria shoots down ‘Israeli rockets’ aimed at Tiyas airport: state news agency
CAIRO - (Reuters) - Syria's air defense on Wednesday shot down most of a series of Israeli rockets launched in the direction of Tiyas airport in Homs governorate, the state news agency reported, citin...
Sep 02, 2020
Chilean truckers end to week-long strike on promise of beefed up security
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean truckers said on Wednesday they would lift a seven-day strike that has damaged supply chains and raised fears for food and commodities exports,...
Sep 02, 2020
Argentina’s wetlands under assault by worst fires in more than a decade
By Cassandra Garrison and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The worst fires in more than a decade are cutting through Argentina's vast wetlands, exacerbated by low water levels in the Parana R...
Sep 02, 2020
South Africa ready to help insurgency-hit Mozambique, if asked
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa is ready to help insurgency-hit Mozambique with support from its intelligence services or military, but its neighbour would first need to request that help, South...
Sep 02, 2020
ICC says U.S. sanctions are an attack on rule of law
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday said moves by the U.S. government to place sanctions on its prosecutor were an attack on international justice and the rule of...
Sep 02, 2020
Mexico’s environment minister resigns, president defends government’s green record
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's environment minister has resigned after clashing with colleagues over policy priorities, prompting President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to defend the government's gre...
Sep 02, 2020
Exclusive: Brazil Amazon fires likely worst in 10 years, August data incomplete, government researcher says
By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - The official August data on the number of fires in Brazil's Amazon needs to be corrected and will likely show an increase over last year, meaning that blazes surged...
Sep 02, 2020
Seven killed in suicide bomb attack in northern Cameroon village
DAKAR (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and 14 others wounded in suicide bomb attack in a village hosting internally displaced people in Cameroon's Far North region, the second of such att...
Sep 02, 2020
Elderly Guinea president confirms third term bid, vows to represent young people
CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea's octogenarian President Alpha Conde said on Wednesday he would be the candidate of young people and women in October's election, confirming his party's announcement that he...
Sep 02, 2020
