ROME (Reuters) – Elon Musk played no role in negotiations between Italy and Iran for the release of a journalist who was held in a Tehran prison, Italy’s foreign minister said on Friday, dismissing a media report that the U.S. billionaire had been involved. Italian journalist Cecilia Sala returned home last week after being detained …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The head of a Hungarian anti-corruption office tasked with stamping out fraud in the spending of European Union funds denied charges of misappropriation and abuse of power on Friday after authorities searched his office the previous day. The Integrity Authority was created under EU pressure in late 2022 in a country that …
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By Krisztina Fenyo and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – When Agnes Darvas was deported from Hungary to Auschwitz in 1944, she escaped being sent straight to the gas chambers with other children largely because her coat had been stolen in the ghetto and her mother had cut off her braids for fear of lice. The …
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EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) -Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney announced on Thursday that he was running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, saying he wanted to focus on the struggling economy. Carney, 59, launched his bid at an event in the western city of Edmonton, casting himself …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Outgoing Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has to find a way to accommodate the legitimate concerns” of Palestinians for the long term sustainability of Israel. “And the idea that Israel is going to be able to sustain itself for the …
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SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing resumed testing for its long-delayed 777X widebody jet on Thursday, with the first flight since the U.S. planemaker grounded the test fleet in August due to the failure of a key engine mounting structure. The grounding came just five weeks after it had started certification flights for the 777-9 with officials …
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By Isabel Teles SAO PAULO (Reuters) – In the tiny community of Ilha da Jussara, at the northern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, growing acai berries – a superfood known for its nutritional benefits – is a major source of income. Production has grown around 50% in the last decade, driven by a dozen or …
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(Reuters) -FBI leaders have warned that hackers who breached AT&T’s system last year likely stole months of agents’ call and text logs, prompting an urgent effort to safeguard confidential informants’ identities, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The breach, believed to have compromised all FBI devices using the bureau’s AT&T public safety service, included agents’ mobile …
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By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Thursday he would resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if it ratifies the ceasefire deal in Gaza, which he has strongly opposed. Israeli media outlets reported earlier that the cabinet was expected to vote to ratify the agreement on …
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By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuban dissident and human rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer told Reuters on Thursday he had been released from jail and was at home, part of a broader plan negotiated with the Vatican to gradually free upwards of 500 prisoners. The Cuban government began liberating a small number of prisoners on …
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