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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar advanced in late trading on Friday.
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Exclusive-Russian grain lobby says Kyiv's attacks threaten Black Sea exports, global food security
MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - Russia's main grain lobby group warned on Friday that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian ships and ports could shut down grain exports via the Black Sea in the near future, pushing up prices and causing hunger in Africa and the Middle East.
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BiH issues extreme heat warning amid multiple wildfires
SARAJEVO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is bracing for the peak of the ongoing heatwave by the middle of next week, with temperatures in the country's hottest areas expected to soar to 43 or 44 degrees Celsius, according to a weather bulletin released by the local meteorological agency on Friday.
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Trump says US has not agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles
CAMP DAVID, Maryland, July 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States has not agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles but that talks are ongoing, adding that the U.S. must be "very careful about letting somebody build them."
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Strong winds fuel wildfires across Greece, forcing evacuations
ATHENS, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Strong winds fueled multiple wildfires across Greece on Friday, forcing hundreds of people to be evacuated by sea while firefighters battled more than 70 wildfires nationwide.
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Founder of Russian retailer Wildberries calls Ukrainian attacks 'acts of terrorism'
MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian online retailer Wildberries amount to "acts of terrorism" against civilians, affecting millions of people in Russia and other countries, the company's founder and CEO, Tatyana Kim, said on Friday.
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Zimbabwean president hails Chinese investment in lithium beneficiation
HARARE, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday hailed Chinese investment in lithium processing as key to maximizing the value of the country's mineral resources.
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Italy suspends Schengen regime with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis
ROME, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Interior Ministry has ordered the closure of the country's air and maritime borders with Spain, following an assessment of the latest intelligence on immigration and border security, according to a report of Italy's ANSA news agency on Friday.
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Nigeria vows to strengthen power grid, attract investment through reforms
ABUJA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's ongoing power sector reforms will accelerate infrastructure development, strengthen the national grid, and restore investor confidence, Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe said on Friday, expressing confidence that the measures will improve electricity supply in Africa's most populous country.
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Finland removes 60,000 liters of oil from WWII shipwreck in Baltic Sea
HELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland has successfully removed about 60,000 litters of oil from the wreck of the World War II coastal defense ship Ilmarinen, announced the Ministry of the Environment in a press release published on Friday.
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Social media rumours, economic hardship fuel migrant surge into Ceuta
(Corrects paragraph 2 to say near border with Ceuta on Moroccan side)
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RMB cross-border payments system launched in Kenya to boost Sino-Africa trade
NAIROBI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Stanbic Bank Kenya, a subsidiary of Standard Bank Group, on Friday launched China's Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) to facilitate direct renminbi (RMB) transactions, a move expected to further promote trade and investment between Kenya and China.
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Moscow court orders arrest of slain Putin critic Boris Nemtsov's daughter
MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - A court in the Russian capital has ordered the arrest in absentia of the daughter of murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov over her role in an "undesirable organisation," Moscow's court service said on Friday.
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South Africa marks World Ranger Day with call for greater support for rangers
CAPE TOWN, July 31 (Xinhua) -- South Africa joined the global community in observing World Ranger Day on Friday, calling for greater support for rangers as the country recognizes their expanding role in protecting biodiversity, managing ecosystems, and strengthening conservation partnerships.
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Finland imposes restrictions after first ASF detection in wild boars
HELSINKI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Finland imposed restrictions in parts of its southeastern region on Friday after preliminary tests proved the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in three wild boar piglets, marking the country's first recorded outbreak of the disease.
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Chinese automaker BYD tops South Africa's most searched EV list: report
CAPE TOWN, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automaker BYD has topped South Africa's most searched electric vehicle (EV) list, local media reported Friday, citing data from price comparison firm MoneySuperMarket.
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Major Brazil conservative party to stay neutral in presidential race, hurting Bolsonaro bid
BRASILIA, July 31 (Reuters) - Brazil's Progressives Party, one of the country's largest right-wing parties, said on Friday it would stay neutral in October's presidential election, a significant setback for Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the strongest conservative contender in the polls, after he tried tapping one of its members as his running mate.
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Russian court confiscates 123 real estate assets belonging to Jehovah's Witnesses
MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - A court in the Russian capital has confiscated 123 real estate assets which belonged to the Jehovah's Witnesses and transferred them to the Russian state, Moscow's court service said on Friday.
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Greece fights fires near Athens as France, Spain improve
ATHENS/MADRID, July 31 (Reuters) - Greece battled wildfires on Friday on multiple fronts, from the outskirts of Athens to the central part of the country and on the island of Crete, while France and Spain won some respite after bringing major blazes under control.
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At least 25 killed after a passenger bus overturns in Algeria
TUNIS, July 31 (Reuters) - At least 25 people were killed and 44 injured on Friday, after a passenger bus overturned in Algeria's Boumerdès governorate, the Civil Protection agency said.
