Harris takes on Gaza war, tyranny in Democratic convention finale

CHICAGO, Aug 23 (Agencies): Vice President Kamala Harris sealed the Democratic presidential nomination with a muscular speech, laying down broad foreign policy principles and sharp contrasts with Republican rival Donald Trump with 11 weeks left in the race for the White House.On the final night of the four-day Democratic National...

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Indian PM Modi to advocate 'peace' on historic Ukraine visit

KYIV (Ukraine), Aug 23 (AFP/Reuters): KYIV, Aug 23 (Reuters): India's Narendra Modi met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in wartime Kyiv on Friday, weeks after the Ukrainian leader blasted the Indian prime minister over his trip to Moscow.For Modi, the visit is a chance to clear the air after he was shown...

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Protesters rally again in Indonesia as tempers flare over political manoeuvres

JAKARTA, Aug 23 (Reuters): Thousands of people rallied in several cities in Indonesia on Friday, pressuring its poll body to issue rules for regional elections amid outrage over an attempt by parliamentary allies of President Joko Widodo to change them in their favour.The protests followed a day of demonstrations in...

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World’s largest diamond found in Botswana

GABORONE, Botswana, Aug 23 (AFP): A massive 2,492-carat diamond- the second largest in the world-has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that found the stone announced Thursday.The diamond was discovered in the Karowe diamond mine in northeastern Botswana using X-ray detection technology, Lucara Diamond said in a statement....

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Tributes paid to Mike Lynch, daughter Hannah after bodies found

LONDON, Aug 23 (BBC): Tributes have been paid to 18-year-old Hannah Lynch, after divers recovered what is believed to be her body in the wreckage of a luxury yacht which sank off Sicily.Hannah was the last person unaccounted for after the luxury yacht Bayesian sank during a freak storm off...

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Partners can start talks to buy mpox vaccines before its approval: WHO

LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters): The World Health Organization said on Friday its partners such as Gavi and Unicef can start buying mpox vaccines before they are approved by the UN health agency, in a bid to get inoculations to Africa faster as the continent battles an escalating outbreak of the...

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21 dead as bus carrying Indian tourists plunges into Nepal river

KATHMANDU, Aug 23 (Reuters): Half of the passengers in a bus carrying 43 Indians died on Friday when the vehicle plunged into a rain-swollen river in neighbouring Nepal, a spokesperson for the Himalayan nation's armed police said.A total of 21 people died and 22 were injured, Shailendra Thapa, a spokesperson...

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Death toll rises to 12 in attack on Pakistani police

LAHORE, Aug 23 (AFP): The death toll in a rocket launcher attack on policemen whose vehicle broke down in central Pakistan rose to twelve on Friday, police said.Organised criminal gangs have been active in the riverine border areas of southern Sindh and central Punjab provinces for decades, often making money...

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