Argentina poverty rate soars over 50% as Milei austerity bites
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's poverty rate soared to almost 53% in the first half of the year, official data released…
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Haiti key port closed to land access after gang attacks
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -Land access to a vital supply port in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince is being closed off after…
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Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon ceasefire plan, hits Beirut again
By Timour Azhari and James Mackenzie BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel rejected global calls on Thursday for a ceasefire with the Hezbollah…
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Helene, now a major hurricane, menaces Florida with ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge
By Rich McKay, Brendan O'Brien and Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Driving rain flooded roadways and closed airports in Florida as an…
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Factbox-How many nuclear weapons does Russia have and who controls them?
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin has warned the West that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it…
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Kremlin says changes to Russia’s nuclear policy are a signal to the West
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that changes to Russia's nuclear weapons doctrine outlined by President Vladimir Putin…
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Japanese man acquitted of 1966 murders after 45 years on death row
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -A Japanese man said to have spent the world's longest time on death row was…
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New York Mayor Adams charged with bribery, illegal campaign contribution
By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with bribery…
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Hong Kong court jails former editor for sedition, releases another on health grounds
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -A Hong Kong court on Thursday night sentenced a former editor to jail for…
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Hurricane Helene barrels toward Florida; fierce winds, storm surge expected
By Rich McKay, Brendan O'Brien and Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Florida braced for the arrival of Hurricane Helene on Thursday, forecast…
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