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By Danielle Broadway INDIO, California (Reuters) – Brazilian DJ Alok brought a beaming blend of electronic dance beats to the stage on Saturday at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival despite the growing fears of international artists about the future of performing in America. “For me as a Brazilian, it’s always been hard to …

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By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s ruling centre-left Labor party could retain power with a slim majority after a national election on May 3, a widely-watched poll said on Monday, marking a reversal of sentiment from February, when voters wanted it out of office. A Newspoll survey conducted for The Australian newspaper showed support …

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By Alexandra Valencia QUITO/GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) -Ecuador’s national electoral council on Sunday declared President Daniel Noboa the winner of the country’s presidential race, after he held a steady and unexpectedly wide 12-point lead over leftist Luisa Gonzalez throughout the count. Gonzalez told chanting supporters she did not accept the results and would demand a recount, calling …

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Two Israeli missiles hit a major Gaza hospital on Sunday, putting the emergency department out of action and damaging other structures, medics said, in a strike which Israel said was aimed at Hamas fighters exploiting the facility. Health officials at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital evacuated patients after a phone …

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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – A Palestinian Red Crescent staff member who went missing in late March when 15 humanitarian workers were killed by Israeli fire is being detained by Israeli authorities, the rescue service and the Red Cross said on Sunday. Hisham Mhana, the spokesperson for the ICRC in Gaza, confirmed to Reuters …

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By Yurii Kovalenko CHORNOBYL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine is seeking solutions to repair the damage caused by a Russian drone attack to the confinement vessel at the stricken Chornobyl nuclear power plant, a government minister said on Saturday. Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Hrynchuk was speaking outside the decommissioned station during the …

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