BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s government said on Monday that it will review the use of fast-track authorizations for high cost drugs, as well as requiring future vaccine trials to include a placebo test group, as part of a broader revision of its healthcare policy. “The Ministry of Health will propose to discuss the use of …
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By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s electoral authority is investigating complaints that political groups, including ruling party Morena, are trying to sway voters in the upcoming judicial elections, an official at the body said on Monday. Mexicans will head to the polls on Sunday to choose among roughly 5,000 candidates vying for more than …
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LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s economy ministry said in a statement on Monday that the country will seek a high-level meeting with China and Brazil to advance a planned bi-oceanic railway project. Economy Minister Raul Perez Reyes met with China’s ambassador to Peru, who told him a meeting between the countries’ leaders would help define a …
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By Michael Holden and David Ljunggren LONDON/OTTAWA (Reuters) -King Charles landed in Canada’s capital Ottawa on Monday for a highly symbolic visit showing support for the nation that recognises him as its sovereign but is coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a 51st U.S. state. Travelling with his wife Queen Camilla, the king met …
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran would be able to survive if negotiations with the U.S. over its nuclear programme fail to secure a deal, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday, after President Donald Trump described weekend talks with Tehran as “very good”. The negotiations aim to resolve a decades-long dispute over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and Trump has …
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By Brad Brooks and Alexander Cornwell (Reuters) -The head of a U.S.-backed private humanitarian organization tasked with distributing aid in Gaza through an Israeli-initiated plan resigned on Sunday, saying he could not abandon principles of humanity, impartiality and independence. Jake Wood, executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation for the past two months, said he …
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By Jeff Mason MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed deep unhappiness at Russia’s weekend bombing of Ukraine, saying of Russian President Vladimir Putin, “I’m not happy with Putin.” “I don’t know what’s wrong with him. What the hell happened to him? Right? He’s killing a lot of people. I’m not …
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MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Sunday that U.S. negotiators had “very good” talks with an Iranian delegation over the weekend as he seeks a deal to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon. “I think we could have some good news on the Iran front,” Trump told reporters at the Morristown, …
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -The Archbishop of Buenos Aires used his pulpit on Sunday to voice criticism of Argentine President Javier Milei’s policies addressing poverty and support for pensioners. At the Te Deum religious ceremony for the anniversary of the May Revolution of 1810, where Milei, a libertarian, and his cabinet were present, Archbishop Jorge Garcia …
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By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s Chief of Defence, Carsten Breuer, has ordered the German military to be fully equipped with weapons and other material by 2029, a document seen by Reuters on Sunday shows. By 2029, Russia may have reconstituted its forces sufficiently to attack NATO territory, according to estimates by Breuer and other …
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