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Biden’s Vietnam ambassador nominee vows to press Hanoi on rights, trade
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Vietnam vowed at his Senate nomination hearing on Tuesday to boost security ties with Hanoi w...
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Jailed transgender women in Cameroon to be released pending appeal
DOUALA (Reuters) - Two transgender women in Cameroon convicted in May of "attempted homosexuality" were ordered released from prison on Tuesday until a court hears their appeal, their lawyer said. Sha...
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UAE’s flydubai cuts Boeing 737 MAX order by 65
DUBAI (Reuters) - United Arab Emirates airline flydubai said on Tuesday it had agreed with Boeing to cut the number of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft it will take delivery of by 65 to 172, a spokesperson sai...
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Searchers find another Florida condo collapse victim, raising toll to 95
(Reuters) - Searchers at a partially collapsed condominium near Miami found another victim, raising the number of confirmed deaths to 95 on Tuesday as heavy rain and the gruesome challenge of identify...
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Relatives of Beirut blast victims scuffle with police outside interior minister’s home
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas to try to disperse relatives of victims of last year's Beirut port blast protesting outside the home of the caretaker interior minister on Tuesday over his ref...
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UNICEF chief to step down after nearly four years in job
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. children's agency, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore, plans to step down to deal with a family health issue, a U.N. spokesperson said on Tuesday....
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Former Congo PM faces arrest warrant in graft case, sources say
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon over allegations he misappropriated $140 million, two go...
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Wes Anderson brings stars together at Cannes for ‘The French Dispatch’
By Hanna Rantala CANNES, France (Reuters) - Wes Anderson brings together a star-studded cast for his love letter to journalism "The French Dispatch", a series of vignettes set in the fictional French ...
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Golf-DeChambeau says length will help if he keeps out of Sandwich ‘hay’
SANDWICH, England (Reuters) - Big-hitting American Bryson DeChambeau hopes his length will be an advantage around the bumpy Sandwich links course at this week's 149th British Open but is prepared to r...
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Exclusive: Universal Hydrogen in zero-carbon plane deals with Icelandair, others
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - Universal Hydrogen, a U.S. firm that aims to do for clean fuel what Nespresso did for coffee, is poised to announce preliminary hydrogen deals with airlines including I...
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