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Iranian president says in letter that Iran harbors no enmity towards ordinary Americans
April 1 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a letter addressed to the American people that his country harbors no enmity towards ordinary Americans, Press TV reported on Wednesday.
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Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University awarded highest civic honor by Liverpool
LONDON, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), a joint venture between China's Xi'an Jiaotong University and Britain's University of Liverpool, was granted the Freedom of the City by Liverpool on Wednesday, the highest civic honor of the major port city in northwest England.
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Feature: Chinese film carries Wuxia's enduring appeal to global screens
by Xinhua writers Zhao Jiasong, Guo Shuang
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China's zero-tariff policy boosts industrial growth in Ghana, Africa: experts
ACCRA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Participants at a dialogue in Ghana have hailed China's zero-tariff offer to Africa as a major pathway to advance both national and continental economic and industrialization initiatives.
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7 killed after ammunition depot explosion in Burundi's commercial capital
BUJUMBURA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people, including two inmates at Mpimba prison, were killed after projectiles exploded on Tuesday evening at an ammunition depot of a military camp in Bujumbura, Burundi's commercial capital.
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Zelenskiy, Rutte hold talks with US negotiators, source says
KYIV, April 1 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. negotiators are holding online talks on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter said, as Kyiv tries to keep President Donald Trump's administration focused on its fight against Russia amid the Iran war.
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Textile factory fire in Cairo kills 8, injures 17
CAIRO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people were killed and 17 others injured when a fire broke out at a textile factory in the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's state-run Dar-elhilal web portal said on Wednesday.
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News Analysis: Surging inflation puts mounting pressure on European growth outlook
BRUSSELS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in the eurozone jumped to 2.5 percent in March, above the European Central Bank's 2 percent target, while economists warned the bigger concern lies ahead, as surging energy prices risk triggering broader price pressures and weighing on economic growth.
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Tanzania raises fuel price caps amid global supply disruptions
DAR ES SALAAM, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's energy regulator on Wednesday announced new cap prices for petroleum products amid escalating global supply disruptions linked to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
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Feature: Benin's premium "Sugarloaf" pineapples make sweet voyage to China
COTONOU, April 1 (Xinhua) -- In Allada, a small town famed as the cradle of Benin's pineapple production, local workers bustle among piles of freshly harvested produce -- sorting, washing, and packing.
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Corruption probe against former Kyrgyz security chief widens with arrest of his brother
BISHKEK, April 1 (Reuters) - Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have arrested the brother of a powerful security chief who was abruptly dismissed in February, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
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Ukraine's military hits Russian missile components plant in Bryansk region
KYIV, April 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military struck a Russian missile components production plant in the Bryansk region, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Wednesday.
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In historic first, Trump attends Supreme Court arguments
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump made a historic visit to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to attend arguments over the legality of a policy he considers crucial to his hardline approach toward immigration - a directive he signed last year on his first day back in office that would limit birthright citizenship.
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Trump's ceasefire claims 'false and baseless', says Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman
TEHRAN (AFP): Iran on Wednesday (April 1) denied United States President Donald Trump's assertion that Tehran had asked for a ceasefire, state television reported, citing the foreign ministry.
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US VP Vance spoke to intermediaries about Iran conflict as recently as Tuesday, source says
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance communicated with intermediaries from Pakistan about the Iran conflict as recently as Tuesday, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters, a sign of his expanding role in efforts to broker an end to the conflict.
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Iran says Trump's statements on Tehran requesting ceasefire are false and baseless
April 1 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said U.S. President Donald Trump's statement on Iran requesting a ceasefire was false and baseless, Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday.
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Hungary's far-right party seen as potential kingmaker in April 12 election
BUDAPEST, April 1 (Reuters) - Hungary's far-right Our Homeland party could become kingmaker after an April 12 election, as two opinion polls on Wednesday showed it is the only small party likely to win enough votes to enter parliament alongside the two main parties.
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Trump says Iranian leader has asked for a ceasefire
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Iran's new leader has just asked the United States for a ceasefire, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday.
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Burundi ammunition store blasts kill four, residents say
BUJUMBURA, April 1 (Reuters) - Explosions at a military ammunition store in Burundi's commercial capital on Tuesday night killed four people, with the blasts lasting several hours, according to comments from residents on Wednesday.
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UK police arrest three more men over arson attack on Jewish community ambulances
LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they had arrested three more men in connection with an arson attack on Jewish community ambulances in north London last month.
