CHISINAU (Reuters) -Moldova on Tuesday blocked access to more than 20 Russian media websites, saying they had been used as part of an information war against the country. The Russian Foreign Ministry branded the move a “hostile step” aimed at denying Moldovans access to alternative news sources. A decree published online by Moldova’s Intelligence and …
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By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium wants to temporarily ban the use of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic as a weight loss treatment amid a shortage of the medicine, the Belgian health minister said on Monday. “We have told doctors that they must reserve this drug for their patients who have type 2 diabetes …
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PARIS (Reuters) – A Paris judge has placed under formal investigation two men suspected of ties to the Islamist gunman who killed two Swedish soccer fans in Brussels this month, the office of France’s anti-terror prosecutor said. The assailant, who identified himself as a member of the Islamic State and claimed responsibility in a video …
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(Reuters) – Slovak nationalist party SNS will nominate a new candidate to become environment minister to unblock the path to a new government being formed, the party’s original nominee, Rudolf Huliak, said on Tuesday. President Zuzana Caputova’s had rejected Huliak’s nomination after it was presented by Robert Fico, whose leftist SMER-SSD party won a Sept. …
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ROME (Reuters) -Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City last week was not caused by a missile fired by Israel and also questioned the death toll reported by Palestinian officials. Tajani was commenting on the Oct. 17 explosion at Al Ahli hospital, among the most hotly …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s economy ministry has promised tax incentives and relief for industry and businesses worth around 50 billion euros ($53.24 billion) over the next four years, according to a new industrial strategy. Small and medium-sized businesses in particular would benefit from the relief, the ministry said in a paper seen by Reuters. The strategy …
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By Noemie Olive JERUSALEM (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Tuesday not to leave Israel isolated in its fight against Islamist militants, but warned against the risks of a regional conflict as he arrived in Israel. After meeting with families of French victims at Tel Aviv airport, Macron told President Isaac Herzog in …
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By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert (Reuters) -An off-duty pilot riding in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines jet tried to disable the aircraft’s engines on a flight from the Seattle area to San Francisco, but crew members subdued him, and the plane landed in Portland, Oregon, officials said on Monday. Joseph David Emerson was …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Matt Spetalnick GAZA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The armed wing of the Palestinian Hamas militant group said on Monday it had released two Israeli women on health grounds as sources said the United States had advised Israel to hold off on a ground assault in the Gaza Strip. “We decided to release them for …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States on Monday sought the forfeiture of a $300 million superyacht it says is controlled by billionaire Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, who is under U.S. sanctions. Authorities in Fiji seized the 348-foot (106-meter) Amadea yacht pursuant to a U.S. warrant in May 2022 as Washington ramped …
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