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Congo bans exports of copper, cobalt concentrates, official order says

FILE PHOTO: Excavators and drillers at work in an open pit at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine, northwest of Lubumbashi in Congo's copper-producing south, January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Jonny Hogg/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Excavators and drillers at work in an open pit at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine, northwest of Lubumbashi in Congo's copper-producing south, January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Jonny Hogg/File Photo

Chile Congress approves sweeping Kast reform to spur growth, rollout to face delays

Chile's Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz speaks during a session to vote on the last unresolved article of President Jose Antonio Kast's economic reform bill at the Senate in Valparaiso, Chile, August 4, 2026. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
Chile's Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz speaks during a session to vote on the last unresolved article of President Jose Antonio Kast's economic reform bill at the Senate in Valparaiso, Chile, August 4, 2026. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

With fields destroyed and hives lost, Gaza's beekeepers struggle to start over

A Palestinian beekeeper inspects a beehive in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
A Palestinian beekeeper inspects a beehive in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray, assault charges to be dropped

U.S. singer Chris Brown, who has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an "unprovoked attack" in a London nightclub in 2023, leaves Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, July 24, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville
U.S. singer Chris Brown, who has been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an "unprovoked attack" in a London nightclub in 2023, leaves Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, July 24, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Russia says it hit three Ukrainian ports overnight striking infrastructure and fuel

Danube water levels reach lowest in 30 years, hampering farming and shipping

Stationary barges on the Danube, near Oltenita, Romania, July 18, 2026. Inquam Photos/Ovidiu Micsik via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ROMANIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ROMANIA
Stationary barges on the Danube, near Oltenita, Romania, July 18, 2026. Inquam Photos/Ovidiu Micsik via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ROMANIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ROMANIA

New label and boy band keep former NewJeans producer Min Hee-jin going amid legal battles

South Korean music producer Min Hee-jin speaking to Seoul-based foreign media at a networking event on July 9 about her new label.
South Korean music producer Min Hee-jin speaking to Seoul-based foreign media at a networking event on July 9 about her new label.

Morocco’s football dreams fertilised by phosphate riches

Azzedine Ounahi (No. 8) celebrating with his Morocco teammates after his two-goal performance inspired the African side to a 3-0 World Cup last-16 win over co-hosts Canada on July 4.
Azzedine Ounahi (No. 8) celebrating with his Morocco teammates after his two-goal performance inspired the African side to a 3-0 World Cup last-16 win over co-hosts Canada on July 4.

Cossacks guard petrol stations in Russian resort as anger grows over fuel shortages

FILE PHOTO: Vehicles queue to refuel at a Rosneft petrol pump, as according to local officials some regional filling stations face gasoline shortages due to production cuts at major refineries, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Vehicles queue to refuel at a Rosneft petrol pump, as according to local officials some regional filling stations face gasoline shortages due to production cuts at major refineries, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov/File Photo

Iraq warns it might leave OPEC if oil quota not raised, sources say

A drone view shows the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq, June 8, 2026. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani
A drone view shows the Rumaila oil field in Basra, Iraq, June 8, 2026. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani

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