Africa News Headlines
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Doctor, parents face trial in Egypt for girl's death after genital cutting
CAIRO, Feb 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A retired doctor and the parents of a 12-year-old girl who died after female genital mutilation (FGM) surgery are to stand trial in Egypt, with child rights campaigners calling for jail terms to deter others from the illegal practice.
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FACTBOX-Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
Feb 23 (Reuters) - International concern about the spread of coronavirus outside China grew on Sunday with sharp rises in infections in South Korea, Italy and Iran.
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Kuroda says BOJ will be 'fully prepared' to act on virus risk
RIYADH (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will be fully prepared to take necessary action to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the world's third-largest economy, its Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said.
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UPDATE 1-Kuroda says BOJ will be "fully prepared" to act on virus risk
RIYADH, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will be fully prepared to take necessary action to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the world's third-largest economy, its Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said.
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Armenia seals Iran border after coronavirus reports
YEREVAN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Armenia is closing its border with Iran for two weeks and suspending air traffic after reports of coronavirus cases there, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a Facebook post on Sunday.
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BOJ says monitoring coronavirus impact, fully prepared for necessary action
RIYADH, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will ensure it is fully prepared to take necessary policy action as it scrutinizes developments on the impact of coronavirus, its governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Sunday.
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Eastern Libya forces say 16 Turkish soldiers killed in fighting
BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said on Sunday they had killed 16 Turkish soldiers in recent weeks, a day after Turkey acknowledged it had lost several "martyrs" in combat in the north African country.
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Eastern Libya forces say 16 Turkish soldiers killed in fighting
BENGHAZI, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said on Sunday they had killed 16 Turkish soldiers in recent weeks, a day after Turkey acknowledged it had lost several "martyrs" in combat in the north African country.
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France stands by Greece over tensions in Aegean Sea: French defense minister
ATHENS (Reuters) - France will stand by Greece and Cyprus, supporting both in their disputes with Turkey over maritime zones in the Mediterranean, French Defence Minister Florence Parly was quoted saying in a Greek newspaper on Sunday.
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Pope appears to give thumbs down to Trump's Mideast peace plan
BARI, Italy (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday warned against "inequitable solutions" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying they would only be a prelude to new crises, in an apparent reference to U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace proposal.
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