Zimbabwe police block opposition campaign launch

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean police have blocked the launch of the main opposition party’s election campaign set for Sunday in the latest clampdown on the president’s main rival ahead of presidential and parliamentary polls in August, citing problems with the venue.  Nelson Chamisa, leader of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has faced several hurdles on…

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Analysis-Peru copper miners say red tape snarling red metal production ramp-up

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – Copper miners in Peru, already battling political uncertainty and regular protests, say they have another hurdle to revving up stalled production of the red metal: too much red tape. The South American country, the world’s No. 2 copper producer, has seen output plateau in the last five years as…

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However war ends, Ukraine’s diminished population will hit economy for years

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) – With war dragging on, some of Ukraine’s millions of refugees are beginning to think about settling for good in the countries they find themselves in across Europe, posing a challenge to rebuilding the economy when the guns finally fall silent. Natalka Korzh, 52, a TV director and mother-of-two, left…

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NATO summit: Leaders to meet in Vilnius to talk Ukraine, Sweden and Russia

By Andrew Gray and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO leaders gather in Vilnius next week aiming to overcome divisions on Ukraine’s push for a path to membership and end Turkey’s block on Sweden joining the transatlantic military alliance. With the war in Ukraine still casting a dark shadow over Europe, the summit in the…

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AIIB says review finds Chinese Communist control charge unfounded

By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -Allegations that the Chinese Communist Party has undue influence within the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank “are without any foundation whatsoever,” Danny Alexander, a vice president, said on Friday, following the fiery resignation of a senior employee. Bob Pickard, the AIIB’s former chief of communications said in June that he had…

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Biden admin seeks emergency order halting ban on social media company contacts

(This July 6 story has been corrected to fix the court where filing was made in paragraphs 1-3) (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday asked a federal judge to put on hold his earlier order barring some government agencies and officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies about moderating their content. In…

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