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US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's RSS during chief's US visit
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. panel on religious freedom has expressed concern about a visit to the U.S. by the chief of the Hindu nationalist group that is the ideological parent of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and urged sanctions on the group's members.
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U.S. stocks close lower on elevated inflation data
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed modestly lower on Wednesday as stubborn inflation data and caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium kept investors on edge.
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Russia's LNG and total gas production rebound in January-July 2026
MOSCOW, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russia posted year-on-year growth in both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and total gas production in January-July 2026, according to national statistics agency Rosstat on Wednesday.
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3 killed in wildfires in NE Algeria
ALGIERS, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed and two others injured Wednesday as wildfires continued to spread across northeastern Algeria, local authorities and media reported.
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UK energy price cap to rise 4 pct from October: Ofgem
LONDON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- British household energy price cap will rise 4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2026, the country's energy regulator Ofgem said on Wednesday.
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Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant returns to full capacity
BUDAPEST, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant has returned to full capacity after weeks of reduced output caused by record-low water levels on the Danube River, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Wednesday.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar advanced in late trading on Wednesday.
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Tunisia places most regions on high alert amid heatwave
TUNIS, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia's National Institute of Meteorology (INM) on Wednesday placed all regions except the western province of Kasserine on high alert for Wednesday and Thursday due to a heatwave accompanied by sirocco winds.
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French far-left leader Melenchon close to presidential runoff, poll shows
PARIS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is seen as the possible rival to far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in next year's presidential run-off, a second poll showed this week, stressing the electorate's growing polarisation as Emmanuel Macron's era ends.
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Jordan, FAO sign agreement to promote climate-smart agriculture through farmer field schools
AMMAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen farmers' capacity to adapt to climate change through training programs and water-efficient agricultural technologies.
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Nigerian gunmen raise over $5 million from mass kidnappings, study finds
LAGOS, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is crippling education and eroding public trust in the government, a security consultancy said on Wednesday.
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DR Congo health minister hails China as priority health partner
KINSHASA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China has long supported the development of the health sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and remains an important and priority partner, DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba said Wednesday.
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Demonstrations held in West Bank demanding return of Palestinian bodies held by Israel
RAMALLAH, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of Palestinians demonstrated across several West Bank cities on Wednesday, demanding the return of bodies held by Israel.
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Explainer-Haiti's conflict in numbers as gangs inflict another night of terror
Aug 26 (Reuters) - A night of terror in Haiti's hillside town of Kenscoff - which has faced more than a dozen attacks since last year - has shocked the nation even as Haiti prepares to hold its first election in a decade and foreign nations backed by the United Nations promise to lend more effective support.
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Pentagon official to brief NATO allies as review fuels questions
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Senior European diplomats will seek to reassure the Pentagon's policy chief on Thursday that they are stepping up on defence amid uncertainty about a U.S. review of forces in Europe and concern about Russia, officials told Reuters.
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S. Africa sees 12.5 pct rise in tourist arrivals in July
JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- South Africa received nearly 1 million foreign tourists in July, up 12.5 percent from a year earlier, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said Wednesday.
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Estonian defense company to invest 200 million euros in Latvia
RIGA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Estonian company Wolfram Europa on Wednesday presented a 200-million-euro (about 234 million U.S. dollars) investment program aimed at developing an ammunition production plant in the eastern Latvian municipality of Jekabpils, the company said.
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Armenian ex-president placed under travel ban in corruption case
YEREVAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee has imposed a travel ban on former President Serzh Sargsyan over a criminal investigation involving large-scale money laundering, abuse of official power and large-scale bribery, local media reported Wednesday.
