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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland where he has been held since July while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, local police said on Wednesday. U.S.-Canadian Watson, 73, founder of the Sea Shepherd conservationist group and of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, was apprehended by police in …

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By Humeyra Pamuk TEL AVIV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Wednesday to use the opportunity to end the war in Gaza created by the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the destruction of much of the group’s capacity during more than a year of conflict. Blinken said Israel …

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By James Oliphant, Kanishka Singh GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would make interest on car loans fully tax deductible for cars built in the United States, in his latest economic incentive to woo voters just two weeks ahead of the Nov. 5 election. KEY QUOTES “I will …

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By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba made fast progress restoring power to swaths of the Caribbean island nation on Tuesday, both in Havana and outlying provinces, even as emergency and grid workers struggled to reach areas ravaged by Tropical Storm Oscar. Oscar, which first made landfall near Baracoa as a Category 1 hurricane, was …

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By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) – Just three or four city blocks in all of Central Havana remained without electricity on Monday evening – an island of darkness in the Cuban capital’s sea of flashing lights, pounding reggaeton and jammed bars and cafes. That is where an unusual protest broke out. Near the intersection of …

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By Mrinalika Roy and Sourasis Bose (Reuters) – Young women are consuming more pot than men for the first time in a historic shift in the $30 billion U.S. cannabis industry, prompting companies to revamp products and step up investments. Top cannabis retailers told Reuters they’ve started refocusing shelf space toward products that have proved …

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LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s government will monitor money transfers sent abroad from Venezuelans living in Peru, President Dina Boluarte announced on Tuesday, describing the measure as a response to rising crime that she linked to Venezuelan migrants. The president made the announcement ahead of a strike by transport companies scheduled for Wednesday to demand greater …

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