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Myanmar's junta chief set for parliamentary vote on presidential bid
April 3 (Reuters) - Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing faces a parliamentary vote on Friday on his bid to become the country's president, as he seeks to formalise his grip on political power five years after his coup against an elected government.
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Cuba to free 2,010 prisoners from island jails in 'sovereign gesture'
HAVANA, April 2 (Reuters) - Cuba on Thursday said it would free more than 2,000 prisoners from the island's jails, according to state-run media, the second time this year its communist-run government has announced a prisoner amnesty amid talks with the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump.
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South Korea, France to upgrade ties to strategic partnership, Blue House says
SEOUL, April 3 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to upgrade relations between the countries to a "global strategic partnership," Korea's Blue House said in a statement on Friday.
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Trump sacks attorney general, replaces with ex-personal lawyer
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after months of strained relations and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department.
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UN-backed Haiti mission implicated in four cases of sexual abuse, report shows
PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 2 (Reuters) - United Nations investigations into four allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse involving members of a U.N.-backed security force in Haiti last year were "found to be substantiated," according to a U.N. report.
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Iran says attacks Oracle data center; Dubai authorities deny
TEHRAN/DUBAI, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that it had hit a data center of the U.S. Oracle tech corporation based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
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Roundup: Humanitarian crisis worsens in Lebanon, Gaza, West Bank as Mideast conflict continues: UN
UNITED NATIONS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- UN humanitarians said Thursday the situation across the Middle East is deteriorating rapidly, with spreading displacement, mounting civilian casualties and severe constraints on aid operations.
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Zelenskiy offers Ukraine's maritime expertise with Strait of Hormuz
April 2 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday offered to provide Ukraine's expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to countries considering how to keep the Strait of Hormuz open amid conflict in the Middle East.
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Russia's new car sales rise 4 pct in Q1
MOSCOW, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Sales of new vehicles in Russia rose 4 percent in the first quarter of 2026, reaching nearly 300,000 units, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade said Thursday.
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Azerbaijani, Iranian presidents discuss continued humanitarian aid
BAKU, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday called Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss ongoing humanitarian support and regional peace, said the Azerbaijani presidential press service.
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FMD-affected farms increased to 50 in Cyprus
NICOSIA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Cypriot authorities said on Thursday that a new case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed, bringing the total number of affected farms to 50.
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One dead as severe storms hit Greece
ATHENS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Severe storms battering Greece have left one man dead and caused extensive flooding, infrastructure damage, and widespread disruption across multiple regions, particularly in Attica and the Aegean islands, authorities said on Thursday.
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Urgent: U.S.-Israeli attack on B1 bridge in Iran kills 8, injures 95 -- media
TEHRAN, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-Israeli attack on the B1 bridge in the Iranian city of Karaj, west of Tehran, has left eight people dead and 95 injured, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Thursday.
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Burundi reports cholera resurgence as new cases rise: minister
BUJUMBURA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Burundian Minister of Public Health Lydwine Baradahana on Thursday announced a resurgence of cholera, with 18 new cases recorded on Wednesday alone, despite recent progress in combating the disease.
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Morocco adopts 180-mln-USD monthly subsidy plan to curb energy costs amid Mideast conflict
RABAT, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Morocco announced on Thursday a monthly subsidy package totaling 180 million U.S. dollars to cushion the impact of surging energy prices triggered by the ongoing Middle East conflict.
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Zambia issues 13 permits for Chinese enterprises to invest in multi-facility economic zone
LUSAKA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's investment agency has handed over 13 permits to Chinese enterprises to begin operations in one of the country's multi-facility economic zones, a government statement said Thursday.
