LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Monday that Britain would be weaker if the union that binds its four nations were broken - his latest rejection of a growing push for Scottish independence.

Disagreements between Britain’s constituent nations - Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England -

BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - A militia killed 16 people during a raid on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said on Monday, in more ethnic violence that the United Nations has warned may constitute crimes against humanity.

Attacks by various militia and armed groups, as well as counter-operations by the Congolese army (FARDC), forced over 400,000 people to flee their homes between March and June, according to the U.N. refugee agency

Aug 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares recorded their worst session in nearly a month on Monday, dragged down by financial and industrial stocks.

** The benchmark CSE All Share Index ended 0.5% lower at 5,150.75, marking its biggest drop since July 15.

** National Development Bank PLC slipped 2.6%, while Access Engineering PLC fell 3.3%.

** Cigarette maker Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC rose 1.3% and Asian Hotels

CHICAGO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The 1,250 acres of irrigated fields are the most valuable on Troy Schneider’s farm in eastern Colorado, as corn yields in his county typically come in more than three times higher on those fields than dryland ones.

But this year, with the economy contracting and demand for corn-based biofuel falling off, Schneider is not planting any cash crops under the sprinkler system on 125 of those irrigated acres. He calculated it would make more financial sense

(Reuters) - Canada’s main stock index opened higher on Monday, boosted by energy stocks which tracked higher oil prices and an improvement in China’s factory data.

* Data showed factory deflation in the world’s second largest economy eased in July, driven by a rise in global oil prices and as industrial activity climbed back towards pre-coronavirus levels.*

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to crack down on illegal immigration and reshape legal immigration was at the heart of the Republican’s winning 2016 campaign and has remained at the forefront of his White House agenda.

Former Vice

MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish national team will meet European champions Portugal in a friendly in October to prepare for their UEFA Nations League games later in the month, the team said in a statement on Monday.

Spain will visit Portugal on Oct. 7 for the friendly before continuing their Nations League campaign by hosting Switzerland on Oct. 10 and their away fixture to Ukraine on Oct. 14.

Luis Enrique’s side begin their Nations League

ALGIERS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - An Algerian court on Monday sentenced a journalist and activist to three years in prison on charges of harming national unity, a rights group that defends detainees said.

The court in the capital, Algiers, also handed a four-month jail sentence to two other activists for the same charges, according to the National Committee for the Release of Detainees. Justice Ministry officials could not be reached for comment.

The sentences against jounalist Khaled Drareni and activists Samir Benlarbi and Slimane Hamitouche are linked

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Soldiers from France and Niger combed a giraffe reserve and surrounding areas on Monday for signs of the gunmen who killed six French aid workers along with their local guide and driver, a French military source said.

Attackers on motorbikes ambushed the group on Sunday while driving through the reserve, a popular destination for expatriates 65 km (40 miles) from Niger’s capital Niamey in an area considered safe by the government.

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