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GAZA (Reuters) -Ibrahim al-Najjar said he lost his five-year-old son Naim to malnutrition that is ravaging Gaza. One year later, he is still grieving while scrambling to make sure his other children don’t suffer the same fate. “This child will follow him,” the Palestinian former taxi driver said, pointing to his 10-year-old son Farah. “For …

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By Patrick Wingrove and Maggie Fick NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Trump administration has been talking to drugmakers about ways to raise prices of medicines in Europe and elsewhere in order to cut drug costs in the United States, according to a White House official and three pharmaceutical industry sources. U.S. officials told drug companies it …

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By Juveria Tabassum and Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) -Lower-income U.S. households are cutting back on eating out, travel and pantry staples like diapers, soda and beer, as U.S. tariffs on imports are set to push prices even higher, said executives from Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Consumers are increasingly seeking bargains, according to earnings …

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By Monica Machicao and Lucinda Elliott LA PAZ (Reuters) -The rise in power and influence of the Indigenous Aymara in Bolivia has been the country’s biggest political shift of recent decades, driven by the success of former President Evo Morales and the leftist party he founded. But as Bolivia prepares for a general election on …

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By Benjamin Mejias (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on assets of four individuals whom it linked to Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste, including the popular hip-hop artist El Makabelico. Treasury said the sanctions target three “high-ranking members” of Cartel del Noreste (Northeast Cartel), which splintered off from Los Zetas, as well as …

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By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -Woes for U.S. healthcare stocks have worsened this year driven partly by Trump administration policies, although some investors are betting that the beaten-down shares are now becoming too much of a bargain to pass up. The S&P 500 healthcare sector — which includes pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, health insurers and …

Analysis-Struggling US healthcare stocks endure rough 2025 but draw some bargain hunters Read More »

KUWAIT (Reuters) -Kuwait’s oil minister Tariq Al-Roumi said on Thursday that OPEC is closely monitoring global oil supply, demand trends, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent remarks on Russian oil. “Through OPEC, we are monitoring the market in terms of supply and demand, and we are monitoring the U.S. President’s statements,” Al-Roumi told reporters, adding …

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(Refiles to correct typographical errors in last paragraph) By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appealed on Wednesday a house arrest order imposed against him earlier this week, a document sent to the Supreme Court and seen by Reuters showed. Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest on Monday after an …

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