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At least 40 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon, Lebanese officials say

10 Nov 2024

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the last day have killed at least 40 people including several children, Lebanese authorities said on Saturday, after heavy Israeli bombardment pounded the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut overnight. At least seven people were killed in the coastal city of Tyre late on Friday, Lebanon’s health ministry …

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US, Mexico reach agreement on Rio Grande water deliveries amid drought, shortages

9 Nov 2024

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An agreement aimed at ensuring more regular water from Mexico to the United States has been reached, both governments said on Saturday, following a long period of tension over a decades-old treaty. A new measure of the International Boundary and Water Commission, which oversees the 1944 U.S.-Mexico water treaty, will provide …

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Ukrainian drones hit Russian weapons factory, Kyiv source says

9 Nov 2024

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian drones struck a munitions factory in central Russia in an overnight attack, a source in Ukraine’s SBU Security Service told Reuters on Saturday. The attack on the Aleksinsky chemical plant, which produces gunpowder, ammunition and weapons in the Tula region about 200 km (120 miles) south of Moscow, was part of …

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Bolivia’s Morales barred from running for political office

9 Nov 2024

LA PAZ (Reuters) – A constitutional court in Bolivia has barred former President Evo Morales from running again for office, ushering in a new phase in the country’s long-running political crisis. Morales, who led Bolivia from 2006 to 2019, had been vying for the candidacy of his MAS party, alongside his former mentee-turned-rival, President Luis …

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After Hamas rejection of hostage deal, US asked Qatar to expel the group

9 Nov 2024

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Andrew Mills and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON/DOHA (Reuters) -The U.S. has told Qatar that the presence of Hamas in Doha is no longer acceptable in the weeks since the Palestinian militant group rejected the latest proposal to achieve a ceasefire and a hostage deal, a senior administration official told Reuters on Friday. The …

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Florida Democrat Moskowitz says man arrested in potential assassination plot

9 Nov 2024

(Reuters) – U.S. congressman Jared Moskowitz said on Friday he was informed by police of a potential plot on his life and that a suspect was arrested not far from the Democrat’s Florida home with a rifle and a manifesto that included antisemitic rhetoric. Moskowitz, who won reelection on Tuesday in Florida’s 23rd congressional district, …

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Judge blocks Illinois law banning many semiautomatic weapons

9 Nov 2024

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday struck down an Illinois law banning many semi-automatic firearms, saying it ran afoul of the U.S. Constitution’s right to bear arms. U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn of the Southern District of Illinois ruled following a non-jury trial that the law was not “consistent with the …

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Man shot dead at Brazil’s Sao Paulo international airport

9 Nov 2024

By Patricia Vilas Boas SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A man was shot and killed on Friday afternoon at Sao Paulo’s international airport, Brazil’s busiest, authorities said, with local media reporting the murder was likely linked to organized crime. Sao Paulo state’s security secretary said in a statement the murder, and its cause, were still under …

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Biden’s Amazon visit comes as US climate policy to shift under Trump

8 Nov 2024

By Gabriel Araujo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Biden will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Brazilian Amazon when he travels to Manaus later this month, a symbolic trip given the United States is likely to see a dramatic change in climate policy under President-elect Donald Trump. The White House confirmed late on …

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Meta’s Zuckerberg not liable in lawsuits over social media harm to children

8 Nov 2024

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal judge said Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in 25 lawsuits accusing his company of addicting children to social media. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California rejected accusations on Thursday that Zuckerberg directed Meta’s efforts to conceal from children the serious mental …

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