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State of emergency called to quell Charlotte unrest over police shooting of black man
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept 22 (Reuters) - Residents of Charlotte, North Carolina, woke up to a state of emergency and the National Guard and State Highway Patrol deployed to their city on Thursday after a second night of unrest sparked by the fatal police shooting of a black man.
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Gabon braces for violence on eve of election ruling
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - The scars from earlier violence in Gabon's palm-lined capital warn of what may lie ahead: the parliament building gutted by fire; the opposition headquarters riddled with bullet holes; shops looted and their windows smashed.
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OPEC in new push to clinch first deal to curb output since 2008
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - As far as OPEC decision-making is concerned, Algeria, which plays host to oil ministers next week, has always been the land of surprises.
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Sweden plans wider police powers in clampdown on asylum seekers
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police will be able to raid companies to catch illegal migrant workers under new proposals announced on Thursday, part of the center-left government's clampdown on asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected.
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Charlotte police chief says no curfew after violent protests
Sept 22 (Reuters) - The police chief of Charlotte, North Carolina, said on Thursday there will be no curfew immediately ordered in the city after two nights of violent protests triggered by the fatal shooting of a black man by police.
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Turkish jets hit Islamic State targets after border town attacked again
ANKARA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Turkish fighter jets hit Islamic State targets in Syria following a second rocket attack on the border town of Kilis on Thursday, and many militants were "neutralized," security sources said.
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Exclusive: Regulators expect Monte dei Paschi to ask Italy for help - sources
LONDON (Reuters) - European regulators expect Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena will have to turn to the government for support, three euro zone officials with knowledge of the matter said, although Rome would strongly resist such a move if bondholders suffered losses.
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Russian election chiefs to investigate Reuters findings of irregularities
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's national election authority said it would look into evidence found by Reuters of inflated turnout figures and people voting more than once at three polling stations in two regions during a parliamentary election at the weekend.
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Charlotte shooting video to be released with 'compelling reason'
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Authorities in Charlotte, North Carolina, will release police video of the shooting of a black man that has triggered two days of violent protests "when there is a compelling reason" to do so, the police chief said on Thursday.
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REFILE-Local Yemeni al Qaeda leader killed in U.S. drone strike - official
DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A senior leader of Yemen's al Qaeda branch was killed on Thursday in a raid by a U.S. drone strike in central Yemen, an official of the exiled government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said.
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