By Paul Mathiasen (Reuters) – The death toll at last week’s nightclub roof collapse in the capital of the Dominican Republic rose to 231, the Minister of Interior and Police said on Monday, as families of victims began filing lawsuits against the nightclub’s owners. Holy Week will be different this year in the Caribbean tourist …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Yomna Ehab, Jaidaa Taha CAIRO (Reuters) -Mediators Egypt and Qatar have presented a new Israeli proposal for a Gaza ceasefire to Hamas, Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on Monday, but a senior Hamas official said at least two elements of the proposal were nonstarters. Citing sources, Al Qahera said mediators …
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By Lisandra Paraguassu and Isabel Teles BRASILIA (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began a delicate recovery in intensive care on Monday after a tricky 12-hour surgery for recurring intestinal issues since he was stabbed while campaigning in 2018. The 70-year-old conservative was awake and showed good progress in his recovery at the intensive …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said the White House will start interviewing candidates this fall to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends in May 2026. Bessent, speaking with Bloomberg TV during a visit to Argentina, said that would give the Trump administration about six months lead time before …
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is set to begin restoration and reinforcement work on the dome of the Hagia Sophia, in one of the biggest repair projects carried out on the 1,486-year-old structure, experts said on Monday. Hagia Sophia was the largest cathedral in the world for 900 years until its capture by Ottoman Sultan Mehmet …
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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday said it had canceled a $3 billion program for climate-smart farming projects after a review found it did not align with the priorities of the Trump administration. President Donald Trump has attempted to slash other climate efforts approved during the administration of …
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LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvians mourned the death on Monday of lauded writer Mario Vargas Llosa, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature and a former presidential candidate. Peru’s government declared Monday a national day of mourning, calling Vargas Llosa a “figure of national acclaim,” while fans laid flowers outside his apartment in Lima’s Barranco residential …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleaded not guilty on Monday to an expanded federal indictment charging the hip-hop mogul with five criminal counts, including racketeering and sex trafficking. Combs, 55, entered his plea to the new charges at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan. He had previously pleaded …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Eitan PowerPack engines and related equipment to Israel for an estimated cost of $180 million, the Pentagon said on Monday. The principal contractor for the sale will be Rolls-Royce Solutions America, the Pentagon said in a statement. (Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa)
By Dave Sherwood SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (Reuters) – Jose Daniel Ferrer stepped onto his front porch in Santiago de Cuba on a recent morning, shaking hands and asking after people’s health as he greeted a small crowd of the ailing and elderly gathered at his doorstep. Inside, he, his wife Nelva Ismarays Ortega, and …
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