OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -The bodies of 28 men killed by gunfire have been found in the northwestern Burkina Faso town of Nouna, prosecutors said on Monday. An investigation has been launched into the killings which were discovered on Dec. 30 and 31, prosecutors said in a statement that did not provide any details on the possible …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed loan agreements totalling $1.22 billion for developing infrastructure in various Indian states, a statement from the finance ministry said. The agreements would cover projects for improving the power sector and highways in the northeastern states of Tripura and Assam, …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand was flat on Tuesday, as investors awaited minutes from the last U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting in December for clues on its interest rate path for 2023. At 1538 GMT, the rand traded at 16.9850 against the dollar, little changed from its previous close of 16.9775. The minutes of the …
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By Akash Sriram and Baranjot Kaur (Reuters) -Tesla Inc said quarterly deliveries fell short of market estimates on Monday, held back by ongoing logistical issues and growing demand concerns that rounded off a tumultuous 2022 for the Elon Musk-led firm. The company is still the world’s most valuable automaker even after losing 65% of its …
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KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian missile attack destroyed an ice arena in the town of Druzhkivka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Monday, the Ukrainian ice hockey federation said, after earlier reports of a missile hitting the town and injuring two people. “So it is that since the start of the war, the Russian occupiers have destroyed …
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By Lais Morais and Eduardo Simões SANTOS, Brazil (Reuters) -The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a 24-hour wake. Mourners lined up to see Pele’s body in an open casket in …
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MAKIIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian nationalists and some lawmakers have demanded punishment for commanders they accused of ignoring dangers as anger grew over the killing of dozens of Russian soldiers in one of the deadliest strikes of the Ukraine conflict. In a rare disclosure, Russia’s defence ministry said 63 soldiers were killed in the Ukrainian strike …
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(This Jan. 2 story has been corrected to show India is a major, not top, crude importer in paragraph 4) (Reuters) – India has raised its windfall tax on petroleum, crude oil and aviation turbine fuel, according to a government order dated Jan. 2. It raised the windfall tax on crude oil to 2,100 rupees …
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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -A steady stream of tens of thousands of people filed into St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI, whose body was laying in state without any papal paraphernalia ahead of his funeral this week. Benedict, a hero to conservative Catholics who yearned …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – A court in Senegal sentenced two lawmakers on Monday to six months in jail for assaulting a pregnant colleague on Dec. 1 during an acrimonious parliamentary session that degenerated into a full-blown brawl. The men, Amadou Niang and Massata Samb of the opposition PUR party, were also ordered to pay a total …
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