Rights group urges Tunisia to halt collective expulsions of African migrants

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia should halt collective expulsions of sub-Saharan African migrants and urgently enable access to humanitarian services for those the government sent to a dangerous area of the Tunisia-Libya border, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. Tunisia has removed hundreds of the migrants to a desolate area along the…

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Exclusive: OPEC upbeat over 2024 oil demand outlook despite slowdown

By Alex Lawler and Dmitry Zhdannikov VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC will likely maintain an upbeat view on oil demand growth for next year when it publishes its first outlook later this month, predicting a slowdown from this year but still an above-average increase, sources close to OPEC said. OPEC’s forecast for 2024 will likely be…

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EMFX will hold gains into 2024 provided central banks hold rates: Reuters poll

By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Emerging market currencies will hold on to gains into next year provided their respective central banks hold or only moderately prune already-high interest rates that have boosted carry trades, a Reuters poll found on Thursday. The June 30-July 5 poll of 52 currency strategists found as long as most…

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Kenya to delay re-opening Somali border over “wave of attacks”

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya will delay re-opening its border with Somalia because of a “wave of attacks” it blames on al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants, interior minister Kithure Kindiki said on Wednesday. In May the two governments agreed to reopen within 90 days several border posts including Mandera, Liboi, and Kiunga, which have been closed…

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Tunisia removes hundreds of migrants to desert border region -rights group, lawmaker

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has removed hundreds of sub-Saharan African migrants to a desolate area along the border with Libya, a local rights group and a lawmaker said on Wednesday, with witnesses reporting dozens more put on outbound trains following days of violence. Disturbances between migrants and residents went on for a…

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Saudi Arabia says new oil cuts show teamwork with Russia is strong

By Ahmad Ghaddar, Alex Lawler and Shadia Nasralla VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia-Saudi oil cooperation is still going strong as part of the OPEC+ alliance, which will do “whatever necessary” to support the market, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told a conference on Wednesday. OPEC+, a group comprising the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…

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Inside Ukraine’s tech push to counter Russian ‘suicide’ drone threat

By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – In a basement in downtown Kyiv late last month, away from prying eyes, hundreds of engineers and innovators met senior military officials to brainstorm ways to better neutralise the cheap Russian suicide drones that still devastate Ukrainian cities. It was a rare, close-up glimpse into Ukraine’s technology arms race…

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