By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Ali Sawafta and Haseeb Elwazeer
GAZA, April 22 (Reuters) – Palestinians in one of the only Gaza cities not overrun by Israeli ground forces during the war will vote this weekend in municipal elections that will feature some…
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US halts Iraq dollar cash shipment after militia strikes, sources say
By Ahmed Rasheed, Maha El Dahan and Timour Azhari
BAGHDAD/DUBAI April 21 (Reuters) – The United States has halted a shipment of about $500 million in cash bound for Iraq and suspended parts of its security cooperation with Baghdad, in a move aimed…
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US in talks to resettle 1,100 Afghans in Congo, group says
By Jessica Donati
DAKAR, April 22 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is in talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo to resettle 1,100 Afghans who have been stranded in Qatar awaiting U.S. visas, according to an advocacy organisation that…
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Three ships targeted in Hormuz, Iran seizes two: monitors, Guards
Iranian forces targeted three container ships on Wednesday, seizing two and firing on a third, global security monitors and the country’s Revolutionary Guards said, the latest incidents to threaten a crucial trade route in the Middle East…
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On Earth Day, remember the people defending the planet | Environment
On a January morning in 1969, an oil platform off the coast of Santa Barbara blew out. Over three million gallons of crude oil spread across swathes of California coastline, darkening beaches and killing marine life. It was the largest oil spill…
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Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80% in 2 decades
Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily and can make babies and young children very sick. This year, doctors have been seeing more cases earlier in the season than usual.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and…
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IRGC Navy Seizes 2 Vessels, Including Israeli-Linked Ship, in Strait of Hormuz
In a statement released today, the IRGC Navy announced the seizure of two ships operating in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The operation, conducted as part of enhanced monioring of the waterway, led to the seizure of the…
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Can Vaccine Development Weather Political Storms?
International training on mRNA vaccine production at the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institutes of Health, in 2023 (Photo by: NIH-NIAID/Image Point FR/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty…
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It’s not just gasoline. U.S.-Iran war could drive prices higher for many products derived from petroleum.
It might be hard to imagine the Iran war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, but even plush playthings aren’t immune when oil shipments from the Middle East are constrained.
Like many soft toys,…
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