South African court rules against ex-president Zuma in parole release finding

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s top court on Thursday rejected an attempt to overturn a previous decision that found former president Jacob Zuma should go back to jail after being released early on medical parole. The Constitutional Court ruling could send Zuma back to prison, two years after his initial arrest sparked widespread protests…

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Factbox-Sudan’s RSF: from Arab militia to force battling the army for power

DUBAI (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights office said on Thursday at least 87 people including women and children had been buried in a mass grave in Sudan’s West Darfur, saying it had credible information they were killed by the country’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF). RSF officials denied any involvement, saying the paramilitary group was…

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Egypt president, Ethiopia PM aiming to finalize dam agreement within four months

DUBAI (Reuters) -Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday agreed on initiating urgent negotiations to finalize an agreement between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the rules of its operations, a joint statement said. The statement mentioned the two leaders…

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EM portfolios see $22 billion foreign inflow in June -IIF

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Foreigners funneled over $22 billion net into emerging market portfolios in June, the largest amount since January, and China posted its sixth consecutive month of outflows from debt securities, data from the Institute of International Finance showed on Thursday. Chinese portfolios did eke a net positive month with the $1.9 billion…

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Exclusive-Ivory Coast halts cocoa forward sales as rains hit production

By Ange Aboa ABOISSO, Ivory Coast (Reuters) – Ivory Coast has stopped selling contracts for cocoa exports for the 2023-2024 season after heavy rains battered and flooded farms in the world’s top cocoa-producing nation in recent weeks, the head of the country’s cocoa sector regulator told Reuters. With cocoa prices currently at record levels due…

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Analysis-Italy’s Meloni faces reality check as migrant flows rise relentlessly

By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Just as King Canute failed to hold back the seas, so Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has floundered in her efforts to stop the flow of migrants to Italy since she took office last October. Despite pledges before last year’s national election that she would cut immigration,…

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Egypt’s Sisi and Ethiopia’s PM discuss Sudan’s crisis and Ethiopian dam -presidency

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday discussed the Sudanese crisis, bilateral relations and Ethiopia’s giant dam on the Blue Nile, the Egyptian presidency said. Sisi welcomed Ahmed at the presidential palace in Cairo, the presidency added. Egypt hosts a summit of Sudan’s neighbours on Thursday…

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Russian hackers lured embassy workers in Ukraine with ad for a cheap BMW

By James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) -Hackers suspected of working for Russia’s foreign intelligence agency targeted dozens of diplomats at embassies in Ukraine with a fake used car advert in a bid to break into their computers, according to a cybersecurity firm report published on Wednesday. The wide-reaching espionage activity targeted diplomats working in at least…

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