'We are devastated' – Nigerian villagers bury bodies after overloaded boat capsizes
The overloaded boat was taking people, including many children, to farms to harvest rice.
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Mongolia hosts UN desertification summit as drought crisis deepens
Mongolia is hosting the UN Convention to Combat Desertification’s COP17 in Ulaanbaatar from 17 to 28 August, bringing together representatives from 196 countries and the European Union to tackle land degradation, drought and desertification.
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Morning Bid: Big, bad bond market – Reuters
Morning Bid: Big, bad bond market Reuters
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Russia conducts missile tests on disputed islands as Japan protests drills
The Pacific Fleet conducted a Bastion missile test just days after Putin’s visit to the islands prompted Tokyo to summon Russia’s ambassador to Japan and drew a US statement of support for Japanese sovereignty.
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US corporate AI debt surge tests investor limits as fatigue emerges – Reuters
US corporate AI debt surge tests investor limits as fatigue emerges Reuters
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Rupee dips on week as oil pangs linger, intervention prevents fall past 96/USD – Reuters
Rupee dips on week as oil pangs linger, intervention prevents fall past 96/USD Reuters
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Bodies of two hikers missing for decades found after Swiss glacier melts
Officials say the bodies of the two Belgians, who went missing in 1992, were discovered after the Trift Glacier receded.
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EXCLUSIVE: Tankers stack up as Venezuela sells oil faster than its ports can handle – Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: Tankers stack up as Venezuela sells oil faster than its ports can handle Reuters
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Euro zone business activity growing at fastest pace since November, PMIs show – Reuters
Euro zone business activity growing at fastest pace since November, PMIs show Reuters
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Eight killed in plane crash at remote Alaskan military site, air force says
It is unclear why the civilian-contracted plane was at the radar site on Alaska’s south-west coast.
