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LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he agreed the parameters of a mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant at talks on Thursday with the U.N. secretary-general and Turkey’s leader. Zelenskiy told a news conference after the talks in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv that Russia …

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Henriette Chacar GAZA (Reuters) – When Israeli missiles started landing in Gaza in early August, shattering glass and collapsing buildings, Jouman Abdu put on headphones, covered her eyes with a blindfold and stretched on the couch.     The 8-year-old Palestinian girl said she came up with this ritual to escape the …

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(Reuters) – Russian tourists took advantage of the heat and sun on Wednesday to enjoy a summer vacation in Crimea, saying they were not worried by blasts that rocked military bases earlier in the week. Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, has always been an important destination for holidaymakers. Russia on Tuesday blamed saboteurs for …

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By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities performed disaster response drills on Wednesday following repeated shelling at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest of its kind in Europe. Both sides accuse the other of attacks in the vicinity of the facility in recent days and engaging in what they call “nuclear …

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By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Americans are turning to cosmetics and fragrances to beat the inflation blues in a trend called “the lipstick effect” that could keep the beauty market’s post-pandemic rebound alive and help quarterly sales for Estee Lauder and Coty. The phenomenon, where consumers buy more beauty products instead of big-ticket items …

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(Reuters) -Having seen eight coaches come and go in less than 10 years, Manchester United fans know their false dawns. Wednesday shed a different light on strife at the giant football club: Elon Musk said he was buying it – and then said it was all a joke. Musk, the world’s richest person, said early …

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament will cooperate with Greek authorities to investigate “intolerable and inexcusable” state spying on a Greek EU lawmaker, the spokesman for the head of the chamber said of the bloc’s latest espionage scandal. The Greek president has called for an investigation into the tapping by the state intelligence of Nikos …

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By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Russia blamed saboteurs for explosions at one of its military bases in Moscow-annexed Crimea while Ukraine hinted it was responsible as its officials said their strategy was to destroy supply lines supporting Russia’s invasion. The blasts on Tuesday engulfed an ammunition depot at a military base in the north of …

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