Tag: officials-say
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Burning sulfur near Mosul sends hundreds to hospital, U.S. troops don masks
By Babak Dehghanpisheh QAYYARA, Iraq (Reuters) – Up to 1,000 people have been treated for breathing problems linked to fumes from a sulfur plant set ablaze during fighting with Islamic State in northern Iraq and U.S. officials say U.S. forces at a nearby airfield are wearing protective masks. A cloud of white smoke blanketed the…
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Nearly 1,000 treated for breathing problems south of Mosul: hospital
Nearly 1,000 people have been treated for breathing problems linked to toxic gases from a sulfur plant which Islamic State militants are suspected to have set on fire near the city of Mosul, hospital sources said on Saturday. No deaths were reported in connection with the incident, said the sources at the hospital in Qayyara,…
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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe skirts retirement talk at burial of friend
By Cris Chinaka HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe's veteran President Robert Mugabe on Saturday avoided the controversial subject of his future as he buried a senior political colleague and friend who had been pressing him to retire. Mugabe, 92 and one of Africa's longest serving leaders, is eligible to seek re-election at the end of his…