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Fires on more than 250,000 acres of Washington state prompt evacuations

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Wildfires across ⁠more than a quarter of a million acres in Washington state have prompted widespread evacuations and ⁠power outages in the Spokane area, state officials said on Saturday evening.

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Three dead in Idaho shopping center shooting

Aug 1 (Reuters) - Three ⁠people died after a gunman opened fire in ⁠a shopping area in Twin Falls, Idaho, ‌on Saturday, according to a city spokesman.

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Thirteen die in tourist plane crash over Peru's Nazca Lines

LIMA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - ⁠A small tourist plane crashed on Saturday as it flew over the Nazca ⁠Lines archaeological site in southern Peru, killing 13 people, Peru's government said.

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Traditional Chinese music concert held in Jordan

AMMAN, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A concert showcasing traditional Chinese music was held Saturday in Amman, offering Jordanian audiences a glimpse into China's rich heritage.

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Iberia Airbus plane landing gear damaged at Croatia's Split Airport

ZAGREB, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- An Iberia Airbus A320 aircraft suffered nose landing gear damage while landing at Split Airport on Saturday afternoon, with no injuries reported among the 178 people on board, Croatian authorities said.

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Current Ebola outbreak largest ever recorded in DR Congo: WHO

KINSHASA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the largest ever recorded in the country, surpassing the 2018-2020 epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday.

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US Justice Department subpoenas New York Times freelancer over North Korea story, paper says

Aug 1 (Reuters) - The Justice ⁠Department has subpoenaed the records of a freelance journalist for ⁠the New York Times as part of a probe into ‌the sourcing of a 2025 story about a botched U.S. military operation in North Korea, the newspaper said on Saturday.

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Switzerland's national airline resumes flights to Israel

JERUSALEM, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), Switzerland's national airline, resumed service to Israel on Saturday, as a flight from Zurich arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv.

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Oman reports higher oil, natural gas production in H1

MUSCAT, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Oman's oil production increased 10.6 percent and natural gas production rose 6.7 percent in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, according to data released Saturday by the country's National Center for Statistics and Information.

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Students in Botswana discover China through Chinese zodiac film

GABORONE, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese film named CZ12: Chinese Zodiac on Saturday amused Chinese-studying students of the Confucius Institute at the University of Botswana (CIUB) especially through its depiction of zodiac culture and cultural relics protection.

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Bomb carried by woman kills three, injures 21 near Moscow restaurant, authorities say

MOSCOW, Aug 1 (Reuters) - ⁠A homemade bomb carried by a woman killed three people ⁠and injured at least 21 in an explosion near an upscale restaurant ‌in central Moscow on Saturday evening, the authorities said. 

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Kenya's forex reserves surge to historic high of 15.4 bln USD

NAIROBI, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's foreign exchange reserves rose by a record 1.55 billion U.S. dollars this week to reach an all-time high of 15.4 billion dollars, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) announced in its weekly financial markets update on Friday evening.

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Somalia, UN agencies sign new regulations to boost breastfeeding rates

MOGADISHU, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Somalia, alongside UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), officially signed and launched the national Breast-milk Substitutes (BMS) Regulations on Saturday to strictly regulate formula marketing and safeguard child health nationwide.

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Feature: A taste of Belgium: Belgian Fries Day shines spotlight on long-standing fry tradition

BRUSSELS, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Manneken Pis, Brussels' iconic bronze statue and one of Belgium's most recognizable symbols, donned a Belgian fry-shop operator's outfit on Saturday as part of celebrations marking the International Day of Belgian Fries.

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Roundup: EU to hold videoconference over Ceuta migrant crisis after calls from Spain, 22 European countries

ROME, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) will hold an extraordinary videoconference on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, according to Italy's ANSA news agency on Saturday.

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Feature: Türkiye's hot air balloon festival captivates Chinese tourists

NEVSEHIR, Türkiye, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Before sunrise, thousands of spectators gathered across the ridges and valleys of Cappadocia, in central Türkiye, waiting in near silence as giant balloons slowly came to life.

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Factory stabbing kills 3 in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A worker stabbed three co-workers to death Saturday at a Bombril factory in Sao Bernardo do Campo, in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, before dying by suicide in police custody, authorities said.

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Migrants say hunger and hostility drove them back from Spain's Ceuta to Morocco

FNIDEQ, Morocco/CEUTA, Spain, Aug 1 (Reuters) - ⁠Migrants who swam or jumped over fences to rush into Spain's African enclave of Ceuta this week were returning home on Saturday, with many ⁠saying hunger, exhaustion and hostility from locals had crushed their hopes of a new life in Europe.

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Romania expands bear cull, critics say enforcement gaps persist

TRANSFAGARASAN, Romania, Aug 1 (Reuters) - In just ⁠three hours on a sunny morning on Romania's scenic Transfagarasan mountain road, at least 20 brown ⁠bears emerged from the forest and approached motorists who had stopped to feed them and ‌take selfies.

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Crimean families queue for hot meals as Ukraine hits power supply

MASSANDRA, Crimea, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Under ⁠a blazing summer sun, a chef poured oil into huge ⁠pots set up on a street in the Crimean town of ‌Massandra, preparing to serve dozens of people queuing for a hot meal after Ukrainian attacks cut power to their own kitchens.