Palestinian Embassy seeks temporary status for Gazans who entered Egypt during war
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) - The Palestinian Embassy in Egypt is seeking temporary residency permit...
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Hungary's media-savvy newcomer aims to disrupt political status quo
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Peter Magyar was taking selfies with supporters in front of a busy Budapest market hall...
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Taiwan reports second Chinese 'combat patrol' in a week
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry on Thursday said that China had carried out a "joint combat readiness patro...
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Japan town blocks view of Mt Fuji at photo spot to stop crowds
By Akiko Okamoto FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Japan (Reuters) - Officials in a Japanese town are erecting a 2.5-meter (8.2 ft) high barr...
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Guerrilla pseudo-state complicates the search for peace in Colombia
By Luis Jaime Acosta YARI PLAINS, Colombia (Reuters) - A group of children holding red, yellow and blue balloons - the colors...
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China travel surges for May holiday but consumers remain wary
(This May 1 story has been refiled to say 'new cities' instead of 'lower-tier cities' in paragraph 13) By Sophie Yu and Aless...
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Rebuilding bombed Gaza homes may take 80 years, UN says
GENEVA (Reuters) - Rebuilding homes in the Gaza Strip could drag into the next century if the pace follows the trend of previ...
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Vietnam parliament approves speaker's resignation, state media says
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's legislature on Thursday approved the resignation of National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, st...
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Israeli war cabinet to meet on hostages, Rafah plan on Thursday
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SNP lawmaker Swinney enters race to become Scotland's new leader
LONDON (Reuters) -Scottish National Party (SNP) lawmaker John Swinney said on Thursday that he would run in the contest to su...
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