(Reuters) – General Electric on Tuesday completed its breakup into three companies, marking the end of an era for the industrial conglomerate pioneer that was once a symbol of American …
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By Matt McKnight TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) – Lying on her back, enormous paws in the air, Laerke the polar bear is being given her annual medical exam. It involves much …
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Egypt’s Sisi: Authoritarian leader with penchant for bridges
by Reutersby ReutersBy Aidan Lewis CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been criticised as a despot for crushing opposition lingering from a brief period of democracy, while winning praise …
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‘Hallmarks of genocide’ in Russian crimes across Ukraine, Ukrainian prosecutor says
by Reutersby ReutersBy Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top prosecutor said on Tuesday that Russian crimes across occupied Ukrainian territories, including the Bucha massacres, show a pattern of genocidal behaviour …
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US new vehicle sales likely rose in Q1, to extend recent streak
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – U.S. auto sales likely rose by a mid single-digit percentage in the first quarter, adding to gains made last year on sustained appetite for crossover SUVs, pickup trucks …
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Analysis-Trump-and-dump: Speculators bet on Truth Social ‘meme’ stock
by Reutersby ReutersBy Abigail Summerville (Reuters) – Mohammed Al Shalloudi, a 21-year-old graduate data analyst in the United Arab Emirates who invested in Donald Trump’s social media company, has little in common …
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Trump posts $175 million bond in civil fraud case, averting asset seizures
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jack Queen (Reuters) – Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case on Monday, averting asset seizures by state authorities that could have …
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Analysis-Forza Italia defies doom-mongers to outlive Berlusconi
by Reutersby ReutersBy Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – After Silvio Berlusconi’s death last June, senior figures in his Forza Italia party openly speculated that the group would not be able to survive …
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) – An explosion woke Luis Har in the middle of the night and he rolled off his mattress seeking cover. This was it, he thought, expecting the …
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North Korea fires suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday in a possible test of a new rocket using solid fuel, drawing …
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Putin ally Patrushev says NATO is helping attacks on Russia from Ukraine
by Reutersby ReutersBy Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -A powerful ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that NATO was basically fighting Russia in Ukraine and that the U.S.-led military alliance had …
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Spain to recognise Palestinian statehood by July, leader says -reports
by Reutersby ReutersMADRID (Reuters) – Spain will recognise Palestinian statehood by July, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told journalists during a Middle East tour, according to several reports published on Tuesday in Spanish …
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Factbox-What is World Central Kitchen, the NGO whose workers were killed in Gaza?
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -Citizens from Australia, Britain and Poland were among seven people working for World Central Kitchen who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Monday, the NGO …
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Trapped vessels start moving out of Baltimore after bridge collapse
by Reutersby ReutersBy Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -The Port of Baltimore opened a temporary channel on Monday, freeing some tugs and barges that had been trapped by last week’s bridge collapse, but officials …
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Explainer-What are solid-fuel missiles, and why is North Korea developing them?
by Reutersby ReutersBy Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea launched a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Tuesday, in what South Korean officials said could be related to its development of …
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Philippines says China’s ‘coercive, aggressive’ actions discussed with top U.S. security adviser
by Reutersby ReutersBy Karen Lema and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday said its national security adviser and his U.S. counterpart discussed “coercive, aggressive and deceptive actions” by Beijing …
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Ukrainian defence attorneys face moral dilemma in war crime trials
by Reutersby ReutersBy Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Sometimes Ukrainian lawyer Khrystyna Vrashchuk shudders when she thinks about the work she does. She is one of more than 200 attorneys who are …
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Iran says Israel bombs its embassy in Syria, kills commanders
by Reutersby ReutersDAMASCUS (Reuters) -Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran’s embassy in Syria on Monday in a strike that Iran said killed seven of its military advisers, including three senior commanders, marking a …
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Japan resumes funding to embattled Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA
by Reutersby ReutersBy John Geddie and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan on Tuesday said it will lift its suspension of funding to the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) as the relief body …
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US anti-Muslim incidents hit record high in 2023 due to Israel-Gaza war
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Reported discrimination and attacks against Muslims and Palestinians reached a record high in the U.S. in 2023, driven by rising Islamophobia and bias as …
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US tells Iran it ‘had no involvement’ in Israel strike, Axios reports
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – The U.S. told Iran that it “had no involvement” or advanced knowledge of an Israeli strike on a diplomatic compound in Syria, Axios reported on Monday citing a …
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Florida top court allows for near-total abortion ban; says voters can decide issue in November
by Reutersby ReutersBy Brendan Pierson and Tom Hals (Reuters) -Florida’s top court on Monday cleared the way for a Republican-backed law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect, but …
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France seeks UN Security Council resolution for Gaza truce monitoring
by Reutersby ReutersBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – France on Monday proposed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that seeks options for possible U.N. monitoring of a ceasefire in the …
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Last USS Arizona survivor of Pearl Harbor attack dies at 102
by Reutersby ReutersBy Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. Navy veteran Louis Conter, the last surviving crew member from the battleship USS Arizona, which was destroyed by Japanese warplanes in the …
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Record wildfires hit Venezuela during climate-driven Amazon drought
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jake Spring, Mircely Guanipa and Maria Ramirez SAO PAULO/MARACAY, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuela is battling a record number of wildfires, according to data released on Monday, as a climate …