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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.
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Armenia's sole nuclear power plant shuts down for maintenance
YEREVAN, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant has been taken offline for a scheduled five-month maintenance, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Davit Khudatyan said Thursday.
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Roundup: War with Iran could bring down U.S. retail sales, experts warn
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. retail sales in February saw an uptick, but that could change next month if the war with Iran drags on longer, experts warned.
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Libya announces failed towing of damaged Russian gas tanker
TRIPOLI, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Libya's Ports and Maritime Transport Authority announced on Thursday that an operation to tow a damaged Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker has failed.
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Ethiopia's export revenue hits record 6.7 bln USD in 8 months
ADDIS ABABA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has generated a record 6.76 billion U.S. dollars in export revenue over the past eight months, driven by strong performance across key export sectors, the government announced on Wednesday.
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Pakistan's economy grows 3.89 pct in Q2 of FY2025-26
ISLAMABAD, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's economy expanded by 3.89 percent in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, driven mainly by strong industrial performance, official data showed on Thursday.
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Russian court convicts German sculptor in absentia for depicting Putin and patriarch in sex act
April 2 (Reuters) - German sculptor Jacques Tilly, the creator of a carnival float showing Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill engaging in a sex act, was sentenced in absentia by a Moscow court on Thursday to eight years and six months in prison.
