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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it would extend by three years a program that allows Boeing <BA.N> to perform some tasks on the agency’s behalf like inspections, saying the planemaker had made improvements. Boeing’s quality and safety efforts have faced harsh criticism and intense scrutiny since …

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(Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told families of hostages held in Gaza that Israel has accepted a new ceasefire proposal presented by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Israeli media reported on Thursday. Channel 12, Kann, I24 and Haaretz were among the Israeli media outlets that reported the claim. Netanyahu’s …

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By Timour Azhari DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United States’ newly-appointed Syria envoy said he believed peace between Syria and Israel was achievable as he made his first trip to Damascus on Thursday, praising the Islamist-led government and saying it was ready for dialogue. Thomas Barrack raised the American flag over the ambassador’s residence for the first …

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By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -The Trump administration has canceled a contract awarded to Moderna for the late-stage development of its bird flu vaccine for humans, as well as the right to purchase shots, the drugmaker announced on Wednesday. Shares of Moderna were flat in after-market trading. Moderna in January was awarded $590 million by the …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The massive tax and spending bill that has passed the House of Representatives would also further another priority of President Donald Trump: higher tariffs. The bill would codify into law several key elements of the executive actions Trump has taken on tariffs, making it more difficult for a future administration to unwind them. …

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By Ceyda Caglayan ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish companies see big opportunities in neighbouring Syria as a lifting of U.S. sanctions clears the way for investment in post-war reconstruction, but they remain wary of challenges, from lingering insecurity to banking and tax headaches. President Donald Trump’s decision to end long-standing restrictions that severed Syria from the global …

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By Nyasha Nyaungwa WINDHOEK (Reuters) -Namibia honoured the victims of mass killings during German colonial rule with an inaugural memorial day on Wednesday, as politicians and affected communities voiced fresh calls for reparations from Berlin. German soldiers killed some 65,000 OvaHerero and 10,000 Nama people in 1904-1908 in what historians and the United Nations have …

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