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In Spain, work starts to exhume bodies from Franco-era monument

SAN LORENZO DE ESCORIAL, Spain (Reuters) - Work started on Monday to exhume bodies of Spanish Civil War victims from a huge monument outside Madrid, built under the auspices of dictator Francisco Franco, following a six-year legal battle by relatives to give the men a dignified burial. Source: Reuters World News

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U.S. curbs embassy services, staff in Nicaragua

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States ordered relatives of government employees out of Nicaragua on Monday and curtailed services at its embassy, citing civil unrest including violent protests, rioting and looting. Source: Reuters World News

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Egypt's Sinai battle chokes food, medical supplies to thousands: report

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian military campaign to defeat Islamic State militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula is choking essential food and medical supplies to thousands of residents in the remote desert region, a report by Human Rights Watch said on Monday. Source: Reuters World News

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Zimbabwe sets up special courts for election violence

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has established special courts to deal with cases of political violence, the police said on Monday, part of the government's drive to curtail unrest and intimidation ahead of the first post-Robert Mugabe elections set for July. Source: Reuters World News

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Kabul blast highlights risk to long-delayed Afghan vote

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan officials pledged that Sunday's deadly suicide bombing of a voter center in Kabul will not derail preparations for this year's parliamentary elections but the attack has underlined the risks to an operation already clouded by doubt. Source: Reuters World News

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Angolan president sacks armed forces, spy bosses in latest purge

LUANDA (Reuters) - Angolan President Joao Lourenco sacked the chief of staff of the armed forces and the head of the foreign intelligence agency on Monday, his latest moves against officials tainted by graft allegations or links to his predecessor, Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Source: Reuters World News

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