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By Andrea Shalal and Jarrett Renshaw

(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House on Thursday for a state visit aimed at deepening relations with African nations, which have been sidelined by wars in Ukraine and Gaza, with a flurry of deal announcements.

Ruto, who arrived in the U.S. on Monday and visited Atlanta, Georgia, spoke with CEOs in the White House on Wednesday. On Thursday, he... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 0.4 points in May from the April number, figures released on Thursday showed.

The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone consumer morale improved to -14.3 this month from -14.7 in April.

Economists polled by Reuters had expected a rise to -14.2.

In the European Union as a whole, consumer sentiment rose by 0.5 points to -13.2.

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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Eleven people including three foreigners were killed in an accident on Thursday at a major sugar factory in Tanzania, police said.

The incident occurred in the pre-dawn hours as technical workers at the privately owned Mtibwa Sugar plant in the east of the country were preparing to restart production after a break, Alex Mkama, police commander of Morogoro Region, told Reuters.

He did not give any details, but... (continue reading...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats intensified calls on Thursday for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to step aside in two cases - one on Donald Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution and the other on a charge involving the Capitol attack - after a media report that another provocative flag flew outside a home of the jurist.

A flag bearing the phrase "Appeal to Heaven" that was carried by some Trump supporters during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol... (continue reading...)

By Mahamat Ramadane

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's newly elected President Mahamat Idriss Deby was sworn in to succeed his late father on Thursday, after three years as an interim leader under military rule in the central African country.

Deby seized power after rebels killed his father, long-standing President Idriss Deby, as he was visiting troops fighting militias in the north of the country in 2021.

The older Deby had... (continue reading...)