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Australia's capital to join gun buyback in response to Bondi Beach attack, Albanese says
SYDNEY, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Australia's capital will join a gun buyback as part of a response to a shooting spree that killed 15 at a Jewish festival in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday.
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US judge strikes down policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 nations
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statutory authority.
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At least 13 Tunisians missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, group says
TUNIS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - At least 13 Tunisians are missing after a migrant boat sank off the Tunisian coast while they were sailing towards Italy, and two people were rescued, the head of a migrant rights group told Reuters on Saturday.
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West Nile virus reported in 12 European countries
STOCKHOLM: Twelve countries in Europe have reported locally-acquired cases of West Nile virus so far this year, the EU health agency said Friday, urging the continent to boost its control efforts
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Trump seeks to bolster Darline Graham's Senate bid at South Carolina rally
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned on Friday for political novice Darline Graham in the race for her late brother's Senate seat, a contest that could test the White House's political clout before November's midterm elections.
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Lula retains lead over Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of Brazil election, Datafolha shows
SAO PAULO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva continues to lead Senator Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of the October election, although the right-wing challenger has narrowed the gap by one percentage point, a change within the error margin, a Datafolha poll showed on Friday.
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Latvia issues red alert for torrential rain as cyclone raises flood risk
RIGA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Latvia issued its highest-level weather warning for parts of the country on Friday as a powerful cyclone was forecast to bring torrential rain and strong winds over the weekend, raising the risk of flooding, power outages and transport disruption.
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Migrants flown to Equatorial Guinea after resisting Liberia deportation under Trump deal, sources say
DAKAR, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Five people who the U.S. attempted to deport to Liberia this week resisted getting off the plane and were instead transported to Equatorial Guinea, another African country to which the Trump administration is removing migrants it cannot legally send home, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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U.S. stocks close higher but post weekly losses
NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher Friday as investors sought to regain their footing following a sharp sell-off earlier in the week driven by climbing Treasury yields.
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2nd LD Writethru: One killed in Swedish school sword attack
HELSINKI, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed, and three others were injured in a sword attack at a school in central Sweden on Friday, police and local officials said at a joint press conference.
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Mexican governor accused by US of cartel ties returns to office
MEXICO CITY, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The governor of Mexico's Sinaloa state, Ruben Rocha Moya, returned to office on Friday after taking leave for more than three months following U.S. drug trafficking charges, a move likely to deepen strains between Mexico and the United States.
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Uber fined 825 mln euros over automated driver deactivations
THE HAGUE, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Dutch privacy watchdog said on Friday it had fined Uber 825 million euros (about 963.45 million U.S. dollars) for using automated systems to deactivate drivers' accounts without properly informing them or providing adequate human review.
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First migrants buried in Spain's Ceuta after deadly border rush
CEUTA, Spain, Aug 21 (Reuters) - In front of a dozen reporters and a handful of local people, a crew of gravediggers in disposable protective overalls and facemasks on Friday started burying some of the scores of migrants who died in a mass crossing into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa three weeks ago.
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Interview: Cinema helps bridge China-Egypt cultural exchange: Egyptian actor
CAIRO, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian actor Sherif Sobhy said his experience acting in the Chinese film "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East" showed how cinema can serve as a bridge fostering closer Egypt-China cultural exchange.
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Armenia, South Sudan establish diplomatic relations
YEREVAN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Armenia and South Sudan have established diplomatic relations, Armenia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday.
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Colombia quake death toll rises to 321
BOGOTA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Colombia on Aug. 10 has risen to 321, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) said Friday.
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Tajikistan's foreign trade turnover rises 42.3 pct in Jan.-July
DUSHANBE, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Tajikistan's foreign trade turnover reached 7.94 billion U.S. dollars in the first seven months of 2026, up 42.3 percent year over year, the country's Agency on Statistics said Friday.
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10 killed, multiple injured in Chad intercommunal clashes
YAOUNDE, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed and over 10 others injured in intercommunal clashes in Chad's Batha Province, local media and witnesses said Friday.
