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Italy's service sector faces rising costs amid Mideast tensions: report
ROME, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Italy's service sector faces significant cost increases due to the impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict on global energy markets, a leading business association warned on Monday.
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Kyrgyzstan's tourism sector sees robust growth in 2025
BISHKEK, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan's revenue from the export of tourism services reached 1.098 billion U.S. dollars in 2025, up 8.1 percent year on year, according to data released by the country's National Statistical Committee on Monday.
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1 student killed in Argentina school shooting
BUENOS AIRES, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A 13-year-old student was killed and eight others were injured in a school shooting Monday in Argentina's Santa Fe province, said local authorities.
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Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - Thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division have started arriving in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, as President Donald Trump weighs his next steps in the war against Iran.
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Russia suspends forex, gold operations on domestic market until July
MOSCOW, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Russia has suspended its monthly operations to buy and sell foreign currency and gold on the domestic market until July 1, 2026, according to a statement published on the Russian Ministry of Finance website on Monday.
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UN says two peacekeepers killed in explosion in southern Lebanon
CAIRO, March 30 (Reuters) - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said two of its members were killed in southern Lebanon on Monday after an explosion of "unknown origin" destroyed their vehicle.
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UN agencies say reducing food waste viable pathway to ecological resilience
NAIROBI, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Humanity must take bold action to reduce food waste and promote ecological resilience and inclusive growth, two United Nations agencies said on Monday on the International Day for Zero Waste.
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At least 70 killed in Haiti massacre, rights group says, far exceeding official toll
PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 30 (Reuters) - At least 70 people were killed and 30 injured during an attack near Petite-Riviere in Haiti's breadbasket Artibonite region, a human rights group said on Monday, significantly higher than official estimates which put the death toll at around 16.
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Teen critically injured in Hamburg stabbing, 2 arrested
BERLIN, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A 13-year-old teenager was seriously injured in a knife stabbing near a school in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday, local authorities said, adding that police had detained two 15-year-old suspects.
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Feature: Chinese agricultural experts help improve agricultural productivity in Mozambique
MAPUTO, March 30 (Xinhua) -- At the Umbeluzi Agricultural Station in Maputo Province, Mozambique, vast rice fields have entered the harvest season. Golden rice panicles sway gently in the breeze as two small harvesters move across the fields, presenting a vivid scene of abundance.
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Ukraine hits back against Rheinmetall CEO's housewives' drones comments
KYIV, March 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainians have criticised German arms maker Rheinmetall after its CEO dismissed their country's drone-focused defence innovation as basic technology put together by housewives in kitchens.
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Mexican immigrant died in US immigration custody, ICE says, marking 14 deaths in 2026
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - A Mexican immigrant died in U.S. immigration custody in Los Angeles on March 25, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Monday, marking at least 14 deaths in ICE custody in 2026 and prompting criticism from the Mexican government.
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Somali national army takes control of part of biggest city in South West state
MOGADISHU, March 30 (Reuters) - Somalia's national army has taken control of part of the biggest city in South West state, two weeks after regional officials said they were severing ties with the federal government in the capital Mogadishu, local residents said.
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Turkey says NATO defences downed fourth inbound Iranian missile
ANKARA, March 30 (Reuters) - A ballistic missile launched from Iran entered Turkish airspace before being shot down by NATO air and missile defences deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey's defence ministry said on Monday.
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US-bound Delta flight returns to Sao Paulo airport after engine issue
SAO PAULO, March 30 (Reuters) - A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta returned to the airport in Sao Paulo shortly after takeoff on Sunday night due to a mechanical issue with the aircraft's left engine, the airline said in a statement released on Monday.
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France arrests two more suspects on Bank of America's foiled attack
PARIS, March 30 (Reuters) - French authorities have arrested two more suspects on Monday over a foiled attack on Bank of America's Paris offices, bringing the total number of detained to five, the country's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said.
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US resumes embassy operations in Venezuela
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The United States has restarted operations at its embassy in Caracas, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, citing "a new chapter" in diplomatic relations with Venezuela under the Trump administration.
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Trump once again threatens to destroy Iran energy sites, desalination plants if talks fail
WASHINGTON: United States (US) President Donald Trump on Monday (March 30) said negotiations with Iran to end joint US-Israeli strikes were progressing, but warned that the country's crucial energy infrastructure would be destroyed if talks do not soon bear fruit.
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Germany's Merz says Berlin will work with Syria to return refugees
BERLIN, March 30 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday Germany and Syria would work together to return hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, who he said had an important part to play in rebuilding their country.
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Germany plans talks with Chile over site tied to cult led by abusive German preacher
BERLIN, March 30 (Reuters) - Germany will talk to Chile's new right-wing government about reports that it is dropping plans to turn a settlement founded by a German cult leader and sex abuser into a memorial to victims of torture.
