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Militants blow up NPDC oil pipeline in Niger Delta: youth leader
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Militants have blown up a crude oil pipeline operated by Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC in the Niger Delta, a youth leader said on Monday, the latest in a series of attacks on oil and gas facilities in the restive region.
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France says Libya needs compromise to avoid sliding backwards
PARIS (Reuters) - France warned on Monday that an offensive by forces loyal to eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on oil facilities risked plunging the country backwards and urged the national unity government to be more inclusive to break a political deadlock.
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UPDATE 1-EU to discuss Congo sanctions if Kabila avoids elections -France
NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - European nations will discuss the possibility of imposing sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo given the repeated postponement of elections, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Monday.
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Venezuela says global oil supply exceeds demand by 10 percent
CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Global oil supply of 94 million barrels per day needs to fall by about a tenth if it is to match consumption, Venezuela's Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino said on Monday.
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European nations to discuss possible Congo sanctions -Ayrault
NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) - European nations will discuss the possibility of imposing sanctions on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Monday.
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Cyber hackers publish medical data for Farah, Nadal and Rose
LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic champions Mo Farah, Rafael Nadal and Justin Rose were among athletes targeted on Monday in the latest leak of confidential medical documents that the world anti-doping agency (WADA) says were hacked by a Russian cyber espionage group.
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Tensions within Moroccan government heat up as election nears
RABAT (Reuters) - Tensions have erupted between Morocco's royal establishment and the Islamist ruling party, with the Islamist justice minister complaining of "weird" goings-on in the run-up to a parliamentary election next month.
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ICC judge refers Kenya govt to body overseeing court for non-cooperation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Kenya has failed to comply with its obligations to cooperate with the International Criminal Court in the case of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, a judge ruled, referring the country for non-compliance.
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Global buyers line up for Naspers' $2.2 bln Polish auction site sale -sources
LONDON/WARSAW, Sept 19 (Reuters) - South Africa's Naspers is set to receive at least four bids for Allegro in a deal that could value Eastern Europe's No.1 auction website at up to $2.2 billion, sources familiar with the talks said on Monday.
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Drug resistance in people and animals may push millions into poverty: World Bank
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - If drug-resistant infections in people and animals are allowed to spread unchecked, some 28 million people will fall into poverty by 2050, and a century of progress in health will be reversed, the World Bank said on Monday.
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