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Costa Rica's Grynspan narrowly ahead in race to be next UN chief, sources say
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the frontrunner in the contest to become the 10th UN secretary-general, sources close to the process said.
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UAE vice president visits Saudi Arabia in first visit since rift
Sept 29 (Reuters) - UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and met with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the kingdom's defence minister, the first visit by a senior UAE official to the kingdom since a deep rift emerged between the two Gulf powers last year.
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News Analysis: Jobs, housing shape when young Europeans leave home
WARSAW, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Job prospects, housing affordability and family traditions help explain why young Europeans leave the parental home at widely varying ages, according to the latest Eurostat data.
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Argentina's Kirchner challenges fraud conviction at UN, seeking political return
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who is under house arrest, has asked the United Nations Human Rights Committee to review her corruption conviction and suspend the lifetime ban on holding public office that currently prevents her from running for election in 2027, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
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UN alarmed by reports that Myanmar air strike killed 50
Sept 29 (Reuters) - The United Nations expressed alarm on Tuesday at reports that an airstrike by the Myanmar military near the country's border with Bangladesh had killed 50 people and wounded dozens more, many of them critically.
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Supreme Court lets Trump resume third-country deportations
Sept 29 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the harms they may face, bolstering a tool his administration has used for rapid expulsions as part of his immigration crackdown.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Tuesday.
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Azerbaijan's gold exports up 28.7 pct in first 8 months
BAKU, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijan exported gold worth 271.2 million U.S. dollars in January-August period, up 28.7 percent year on year, according to data released Tuesday by the country's Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication.
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FAO chief calls for reducing food loss, waste to ease pressure on forests
ROME, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Reducing food loss and waste can help transform agrifood systems, conserve natural resources and ease pressure on forests, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Qu Dongyu said Tuesday.
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41 civilians killed, 274 wounded in Ukrainian attacks over past week: Russian FM
MOSCOW, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Over the past week, 41 civilians were killed and another 274 people wounded in attacks launched by Ukrainian forces against Russian regions, Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik told TASS news agency on Tuesday.
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Italy-China ties positive, AI cooperation important, says Italian deputy PM
ROME, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Relations between Italy and China are "very positive," and the bilateral relationship is "excellent, constructive and dynamic," Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini has said.
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Trapped in inferno after Russian strike, Ukrainian scientist climbed to safety
KYIV, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Ihor Malchevsky focused solely on his family as he peered over the edge of his third-floor office window, thick black smoke billowing behind him after a Russian drone smashed into the historic building setting it ablaze.
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South Africa welcomes market access for cherry exports to China
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's Cabinet on Tuesday welcomed a major milestone for the country's agricultural sector following the official grant of entry for South African cherries into the lucrative Chinese market.
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China's zero-tariff scheme boosts South African commodity exports via Port of Ngqura: official
GQEBERHA, South Africa, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's zero-tariff policy for qualifying South African exports has significantly driven demand for dry bulk commodities moving through South Africa's deep-water Port of Ngqura, including chrome, magnetite, iron ore, and corn, a port official said Tuesday.
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Africa's first World Academic Summit opens in Cape Town with focus on AI
CAPE TOWN, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The World Academic Summit 2026 opened in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, focusing on the future of higher education in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Zimbabwean president opens parliament session, pledges to strengthen macroeconomic stability
HARARE, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday delivered the State of the Nation Address, marking the official opening of the fourth session of the country's 10th Parliament.
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Thousands displaced by floodwaters in southeast Ghana
ACCRA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of residents in the Hohoe Municipality of Ghana's Volta Region, in the southeast of the country, have been displaced after River Dayi burst its banks, affecting more than 400 houses, local media reported on Monday.
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Pakistan confirms 5th polio case of 2026
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has confirmed its fifth polio case of 2026, with the latest case reported in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the country's polio eradication program said Tuesday.
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EV charging costs less than half of diesel fuel costs in Europe: analysis
BRUSSELS, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Electric vehicle (EV) drivers in Europe pay, on average, less than half as much per kilometer to charge as diesel drivers pay to refuel, according to the Brussels-based environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E).
