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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Sinan Abu Mayzer GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli police entered Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque in force on Wednesday to try to clear groups it said were barricaded inside, leading to clashes with worshippers and triggering an exchange of crossborder fire with Gaza. The incident, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of the Jewish Passover, came amid fears that tensions built up during a year […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Sinan Abu Mayzer GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli police entered Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque in force on Wednesday to try to clear groups it said were barricaded inside, leading to clashes with worshippers and triggering an exchange of crossborder fire with Gaza. The incident, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of the Jewish Passover, came amid fears that tensions built up during a year […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Sinan Abu Mayzer GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli police entered Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque in force on Wednesday to try to clear groups it said were barricaded inside, leading to clashes with worshippers and triggering an exchange of crossborder fire with Gaza. The incident, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of the Jewish Passover, came amid fears that tensions built up during a year […]

By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Argentina something of break by easing economic targets in its $44 billion loan deal, but some rosier-than-reality program forecasts may be setting the South American country up for more failure. The IMF this week cut the level of foreign currency reserves Argentina needs to build up by the end of this year […]

By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Argentina something of break by easing economic targets in its $44 billion loan deal, but some rosier-than-reality program forecasts may be setting the South American country up for more failure. The IMF this week cut the level of foreign currency reserves Argentina needs to build up by the end of this year […]

By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Argentina something of break by easing economic targets in its $44 billion loan deal, but some rosier-than-reality program forecasts may be setting the South American country up for more failure. The IMF this week cut the level of foreign currency reserves Argentina needs to build up by the end of this year […]

By Amanda Ferguson and Aiden Nulty BELFAST (Reuters) – The Good Friday Agreement largely ended three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland, but for many relatives of the more than 3,600 people killed the peace accord has offered little closure over the past 25 years. In a short section, the deal said it was essential to address the suffering of victims as a necessary element of reconciliation. The patchwork of […]

By Amanda Ferguson and Aiden Nulty BELFAST (Reuters) – The Good Friday Agreement largely ended three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland, but for many relatives of the more than 3,600 people killed the peace accord has offered little closure over the past 25 years. In a short section, the deal said it was essential to address the suffering of victims as a necessary element of reconciliation. The patchwork of […]

By Amanda Ferguson and Aiden Nulty BELFAST (Reuters) – The Good Friday Agreement largely ended three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland, but for many relatives of the more than 3,600 people killed the peace accord has offered little closure over the past 25 years. In a short section, the deal said it was essential to address the suffering of victims as a necessary element of reconciliation. The patchwork of […]