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US welcomes humanitarian truce in DR Congo

US welcomes humanitarian truce in DR Congo

Authorities in the United States welcomed a two-week humanitarian truce in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the White House said on Thursday, amid fierce fighting between government troops and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. The truce, beginning at midnight local time on Friday and to extend through July 19, covers areas …

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Albert Einstein’s letter warning of nuclear bomb put up for auction

Albert Einstein's letter warning of nuclear bomb put up for auction

A letter signed by physicist Albert Einstein, in which he urged US President Franklin Roosevelt to draw up a program to develop the nuclear bomb, will be auctioned next September, the BBC reported. In this letter dated August 2, 1939, a month before the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany …

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US authorities condemn violence between police and protesters in Kenya

US authorities condemn violence between police and protesters in Kenya

The US presidency condemned on Wednesday the reported violence in Kenya where at least 23 people had died this week after violent clashes between police and protesters. “The United States is deeply concerned about and we condemn the reported violence in all its forms,” White House national security spokesman John …

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