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South Africa's corruption watchdog interviews finance ministers in Zuma, Gupta inquiry: paper
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's anti-corruption watchdog has interviewed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas as part of an investigation into whether President Jacob Zuma was influenced by the wealthy Gupta family in making government appointments, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.
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EXPERT VIEWS-How should world leaders tackle the refugee and migrant crisis?
LONDON, Sept 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As world leaders head to New York for a major U.N. summit on the refugee and migrant crisis, aid chiefs called on rich countries to shoulder their fair share of responsibility.
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FACTBOX-Refugee crisis escalates as wars drive record numbers to flee
LONDON, Sept 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - World leaders are gathering in New York on Monday for a major U.N. summit on tackling the refugee and migrant crisis.
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Iran supports any move to stabilize oil market: Rouhani
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran supports any move to stabilize the global oil market and lift prices, the Iranian oil ministry news agency SHANA quoted him as saying on Sunday.
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Rugby-World record in sight for improving All Blacks
WELLINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The All Blacks' ability to seal the Rugby Championship with two rounds remaining highlighted the burgeoning gap between the world champions and the rest of the sides, though the team were not prepared to let their final games become footnotes.
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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Sept 18
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday (times GMT):
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Aid budgets under pressure as funds stretched to cope with refugees, say campaigners
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Governments are failing to meet the world's massive humanitarian challenges because aid budgets in many countries are being stretched to cover the refugee crisis, a leading anti-poverty group said on Sunday.
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Venezuela summit draws few leaders in blow to Maduro
MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela (Reuters) - Only a handful of leaders have traveled to a meeting of a large Cold War-era bloc in Venezuela this week, in an embarrassment for the crisis-hit socialist government.
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Global fund raises $12.9 billion to fight AIDS, TB and malaria
MONTREAL (Reuters) - A global fund has raised over $12.9 billion from international donors as part of a campaign aimed at effectively eradicating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis by 2030, conference organizers said on Saturday.
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Central African Republic rebels kill 26 villagers: presidential spokesman
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Rebels have killed 26 villagers in Central African Republic, a spokesman for the presidency said on Saturday, the worst bloodshed in recent months in a country trying to draw a line under years of religious violence and political turmoil.
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