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Chef Jose Andres mourns World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza at Washington Cathedral

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Celebrity Chef Jose Andres called seven aid workers killed by Israeli forces in Gaza "the best of humanity" on Thursday during a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral that was attended by ...

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Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur

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Argentine paleontologists Rodrigo Alvarez and Sebastian Rozadilla look at fossils of the 'Chakisaurus nekul', a newly-discovered herbivorous dinosaur that lived about 90 million years ago in the Patagonia region, at the Buenos Aires' Natural Science museum, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 24, 2024.

US FDA sends warning to Cardinal Health for marketing unapproved devices

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A view shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland August 14, 2012.

US VP Harris hosts Kim Kardashian to discuss criminal justice reform

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Reactions to court overturning Harvey Weinstein NY rape conviction

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US judge rejects Trump bid to throw out writer's $83.3 million defamation verdict

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Muslim demonstrators pray at a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 24, 2024.

Columbia University inspires national protest wave, swift response by authorities

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By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stalemate at Columbia University over removing a student encampment to protest Israel's war in Gaza has spawned a wave of similar demonstrations on college campuses across the U.S., but ...

The shadow of a child who fled from attacks of armed militants in the Sahel region, is seen at a camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kaya, Burkina Faso November 23, 2020. Picture taken November 23, 2020.

Burkina Faso army executed over 220 villagers in February, HRW says

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DAKAR (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said ...

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New UK sanctions target Iranian drone industry

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran's military drone industry, in response to Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel earlier this month. The measures, taken in co-ordination with the U.S. and Canada, ...

Spokeswoman of Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova attends the annual press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2024.

Russia says Polish discussion on hosting US nuclear weapons is dangerous

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that Poland was playing a "very dangerous game" by considering the possibility of hosting U.S. nuclear weapons. Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday he had invited Prime Minister Donald Tusk ...

The flags of Germany and China are seen in Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2023.

China summons German ambassador after spying arrests

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BERLIN (Reuters) - The German ambassador to China was summoned by Beijing on Thursday in response to several arrests in Germany on suspicion of Chinese espionage, a spokesperson for the German foreign ministry told Reuters. The spokesperson added ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a press conference in Beijing, China April 8, 2024.

Nothing off the table in US response to China overcapacity, Yellen says

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By Alessandra Galloni and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is not taking any options off the table to respond to China's excess industrial capacity, which is a top concern for the U.S. and its allies, U.S. Treasury ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow, Russia April 25, 2024.

Putin urges restraint in state seizure of assets

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has reminded prosecutors that seizing assets and turning them over to state ownership is only justified in cases where failing to act might jeopardise Russia's national security. Many assets in ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal speak to the press after a bilateral meeting at the U.S. Treasury Department Building in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 13, 2023.

Yellen says range of options to deal with frozen Russian assets

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday the outright seizure of Russian assets is justifiable but is only one possibility, with assets instead able to serve as collateral for borrowing in the market to help ...

Smoke rises from an airstrike in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from Israel, April 25, 2024.

Hamas insists Gaza war end for any hostage deal, says won't be swayed by U.S. pressure

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas reiterated on Thursday its demand Israel end the Gaza war as part of any deal to release hostages held there, with Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior official in the Palestinian militant group, telling Reuters that U.S. pressure on ...

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry takes part in the Canada-CARICOM Summit in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 18, 2023.

Haiti PM Henry out as transitional government takes power amid gang violence

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(Reuters) -Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, his office said on Thursday, as a transitional council took power with the aim of returning stability to a country where gang violence has caused chaos and misery. Henry's finance minister, ...