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No plan to use Turkish infantry in Syria operations - defense minister
ANKARA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Turkey has no plans to use Turkish infantry in its military operations in northern Syria targeting Islamic State and Kurdish fighters, Defence Minister Fikri Isik told reporters on Wednesday.
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UPDATE 1-Libya exports first oil cargo from Ras Lanuf port since 2014 - port manager
BENGHAZI, Libya Sept 21 (Reuters) - An oil tanker left the Libyan port of Ras Lanuf for Italy early on Wednesday with the first crude export cargo from the terminal since at least late 2014, the port manager said.
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Coalition planes hit Yemen compound holding militant suspects: Houthis
DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi group said aircraft of an Arab coalition bombed a security compound in the capital Sanaa where suspected al Qaeda militants and foreigners accused of spying, including Americans, are held.
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Air raid kills several medical workers, insurgents near Aleppo: monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) - An air raid carried out overnight by Syrian or Russian warplanes killed four medical workers and at least nine rebel fighters near Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Wednesday.
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Turkey's Erdogan urges world to act against U.S.-based Gulen
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on world leaders at the United Nations to take measures against a U.S.-based cleric's "terrorist network" that he said threatened their security.
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Asia sentiment hits five-quarter high as China, Brexit worries ease: Thomson Reuters/INSEAD
SEOUL (Reuters) - Sentiment at Asian companies edged up to its highest level in five quarters in July-September, boosted by signs that China's economy is stabilizing and as concerns about Britain's move to exit the European Union recede, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed.
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U.S. says some 360,000 refugee spots pledged at United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A summit hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama garnered pledges from dozens of countries to resettle or allow the lawful admission of some 360,000 refugees, doubling the number of slots that were available last year, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said.
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Russian aircraft believed to hit Syria convoy, U.S. officials say
UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States believes two Russian aircraft attacked an aid convoy near Aleppo in a strike that shattered a one-week truce, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, but Russia denied involvement.
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Senate Republicans seek probe of Mylan EpiPen oversight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mylan NV
faced new scrutiny over price hikes for its anti-allergy EpiPen on Tuesday, with U.S. lawmakers calling for a probe of oversight of the company’s rebates to government healthcare plans, while West Virginia said it was investigating whether Mylan defrauded its Medicaid department. -
White House presses Congress on bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday it is trying to persuade Congress not to press ahead with a bill that would allow survivors and families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for damages, in an apparent effort to avoid having a presidential veto overridden.
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