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Congolese President Tshisekedi sworn in for second term after disputed vote

By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second five-year term on Saturday after a landslide victory his opponents have refused to recognise due to widespread irregularities over the December general election. Authorities have acknowledged there were issues but dismissed allegations the vote was stolen. The …

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Siemens Energy chairman warns against far right amid German protests

By Andreas Rinke and Emma-Victoria Farr BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Siemens Energy supervisory board chairman Joe Kaeser has warned of a resurgence of right-wing extremism in Germany, as the country enters a second week of nationwide protests against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. “If everything is true as reported, then that is absolutely disgusting,” said Kaeser, …

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Thousands of New Zealand Maori meet to discuss response to government plans

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – More than 10,000 New Zealand Maori congregated in the central North Island on Saturday to discuss how to respond to government plans that are seen by many Indigenous groups as undermining their rights and status. Maori King Tuheitia, who hosted the event, told attendees their voices matter but it …

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Condemned Alabama prisoner asks US Supreme Court to stop rare second execution attempt

By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – An Alabama death row prisoner who survived a botched execution attempt by lethal injection asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to halt the state’s planned second attempt next week, this time by the novel method of asphyxiation with nitrogen gas. Lawyers for Kenneth Smith, convicted for a murder-for-hire committed …

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Ethnic killings in one Sudan city left up to 15,000 dead – UN report

By Michelle Nichols and Maggie Michael UNITED NATIONS/CAIRO (Reuters) -Between 10,000 and 15,000 people were killed in one city in Sudan’s West Darfur region last year in ethnic violence by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militia, according to a United Nations report seen by Reuters on Friday. In the report to …

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Trump to stay on Washington state ballot; third-party group asks DOJ to probe Democrats

(This Jan. 18 story has been corrected to rectify the name of Washington’s capital city from Columbia to Olympia in paragraph 7) By Joseph Ax and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – Donald Trump can remain on Washington state’s Republican presidential primary ballot, a judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting the latest effort to disqualify the former president …

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