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New home, but same worries, as NATO moves into glass and steel HQ

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Almost a year after U.S. President Donald Trump inaugurated NATO's new billion-dollar headquarters with fanfare at a special summit, alliance officials are now finally moving in, leaving their prefab 1960s base that leaked during rainstorms. Source: Reuters World News

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Soros body mulls future in Hungary as Orban vows migration fight

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The foundation of Budapest-born financier George Soros said on Friday it was considering its future in Hungary after enduring repeated attacks from Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who offered the liberal body an unfond farewell. Source: Reuters World News

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Person to person: North and South Korea get neighborly with direct hot line

SEOUL (Reuters) - Diplomatic foes North and South Korea installed a direct phone line between their leaders on Friday as they prepare for the first summit since 2007 - and the connection was great, the South's presidential office said. Source: Reuters World News

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Britain wants Zimbabwe back in the Commonwealth

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it would strongly support Zimbabwe's re-entry to the Commonwealth and praised President Emmerson Mnangagwa for impressive progress since Robert Mugabe was toppled in a military coup. Source: Reuters World News

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Facebook to roll out political ad feature in time for German state vote

BERLIN (Reuters) - Facebook said on Friday it would roll out a new feature designed to make political advertising more transparent in time for a key German regional election, as it seeks to restore trust after a massive data breach. Source: Reuters World News

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Liberia ex-warlord 'Jungle Jabbah' jailed for 30 years in US

A Liberian former warlord whose forces committed atrocities including murders and cannibalism during the country's civil war was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in US prison -- for immigration-related fraud and perjury. Nicknamed "Jungle Jabbah," 51-year-old Mohammed Jabateh commanded the "United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy" (ULIMO) and later ULIMO-K rebel groups, which engaged [...]

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La Buse treasure hunt organised as part of Heritage Week in Seychelles

Are you an adventurous person? Are you fascinated with stories of buried treasure? Are you physically fit?  Then why not join the La Buse treasure hunt this Sunday as part of this year’s Heritage Week. The senior project manager of the Seychelles Heritage Foundation, Cindy Moka, told SNA on Thursday that the event is to [...]

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S. Africa leader curtails Britain trip over unrest at home

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short his participation in the Commonwealth summit in Britain to tackle violent demonstrations at home, his office said, in one of the first major challenges of his new presidency. Ramaphosa, who took office in February with promises to jump-start the economy and stamp out graft, expressed "grave concern" [...]

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