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FILE PHOTO: The ground is seen cracked up by a drought at a lagoon in Katharagama August 21, 2014. Sri Lanka's annual inflation rate should not increase sharply due to an extended drought and the government is ready to mitigate any inflationary risks arising from the bad weather, top officials said. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
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FILE PHOTO: A delegate in an ethnic minority costume arrives before the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
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People gather to protest on the day of the opening of a new U.S. consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Tim Barsoe
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FILE PHOTO: Firefighters inspect the area in front of an industrial facility damaged during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Brovary, Kyiv region, Ukraine March 14, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
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An internally displaced Somali woman and her children sit in front of their makeshift shelter after fleeing from drought in the Lower Shabelle region to the camp in Mogadishu, Somalia February 20, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
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