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U.S. Rethinks Strategy to Battle Islamic State After Setback in Ramadi

YoopyaMay 20, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaMay 20, 2015July 8, 202306

White House could boost support for Sunni tribal fighters. WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama, under growing pressure after a setback in the war against Islamic State, is...

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Burundi police fire teargas, beat anti-president protesters

YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 2023012

By Edmund Blair and Goran Tomasevic BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi police fired teargas and beat protesters demanding President Pierre Nkurunziza end his bid for a...

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New Ebola cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone show huge effort still needed – WHO

YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 202301

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Guinea and Sierra Leone reported 35 new Ebola cases in the past week, four times as many as the...

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West African leaders to discuss presidential term limits

YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 202301

ACCRA (Reuters) – West African leaders are due to discuss a proposal aimed at limiting presidential mandates to two terms at a regional summit on...

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Burundi protesters gather in capital, defying threat of crackdown

YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 202302

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – More than 100 protesters chanted slogans against Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid for a third term in office on Tuesday...

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Burundi’s president urges end to protest, coup leader at large

YoopyaMay 16, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaMay 16, 2015July 3, 202302

By Goran Tomasevic BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s spokesman said he had returned to the capital on Friday after a failed coup but...

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Meningitis cases triple in two weeks in Niger, more than 400 dead -WHO

YoopyaMay 16, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 16, 2015July 1, 202305

By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – An outbreak of meningitis with unprecedented features is spreading rapidly in Niger, with a tripling of cases in the...

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Burundi says it arrests leader of failed coup

YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 1, 202300

By Goran Tomasevic BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundian forces arrested the leader of a failed coup on Friday, President Pierre Nkurunziza’s spokesman said, but anti-Nkurunziza protesters...

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Philadelphia train crash engineer lays low as scrutiny heats up

YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 1, 202302

By Jarrett Renshaw and Laila Kearney PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A portrait of the engineer at the helm of a speeding Amtrak train that derailed...

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Burundi says it arrests three generals behind coup bid

YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 1, 2023

by YoopyaMay 15, 2015July 1, 202300

By Goran Tomasevic BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s authorities have arrested three generals for their role in an attempted coup but the leader of the bid...