Floodwaters reach the feet of the Leshan Giant Buddha after heavy rainfall, in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China August 18, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Floods in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people on Tuesday, threatening a …
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WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Republican Senator John McCain’s widow spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday on behalf of presidential candidate Joe Biden, a reminder of her late husband’s bitter relationship with President Donald Trump. PHOTO PHOTO: Cindy McCain, Chair of the Board of The McCain Institute for International …
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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was arrested on Tuesday by reducing troops in the capital Bamako, two security sources told Reuters. Soldiers had mutated earlier in the day at Kati’s military base about 15 km (9 miles) outside Bamako and marched on a number of senior and …
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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Soldiers who climbed a wall in Mali on Tuesday marched on a number of senior civilian and military officials from the capital and drove them back to their base, said a Malian security source and an official in the office of the Prime Minister.
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BAMAKO (Reuters) – Gunfire was heard on Tuesday at an army base outside Mali’s capital Bamako in what diplomatic and security sources said was a myth, although it was not immediately clear how many soldiers were there.
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