GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - The population of mountain gorillas, among the world's most threatened species, which makes it through on the forest-cloaked volcanoes of main Africa, has actually increased by a quarter to over 1,000 people since 2010, wildlife authorities said.

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MALE (Reuters) - The European Union and some Western countries on Friday urged the Maldives to hold a reliable and transparent presidential poll after police executing a court order interrupted an opposition effort to pick a candidate for the September election.MALE (Reuters)

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's anti-graft commission has called for a statement from the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak in its investigation into a former unit of state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), two sources at the commission said.

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MADRID (Reuters) - Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez took over as Spain's prime minister on Friday, after parliament toppled his predecessor Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence vote triggered by a corruption scandal involving members of his centre-right party.

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BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. military has held preliminary discussions about moving a powerful missile defence system to Germany to boost European defences, according to two sources familiar with the issue, a move that experts said could trigger fresh tensions with Moscow.

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WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - Talks between the United States and North Korea are headed in the right direction, a top U.S. envoy said on Friday, ahead of a rare visit to the White House by a senior North Korean official.

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