CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel’s military confirmed on Tuesday the killing of Hashem Safieddine, of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, who is the apparent heir to Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli attack. (Reporting by Muhammad Al Gebaly and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Leslie Adler)
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday finalized comprehensive training and pilot certification rules for flying air taxis, addressing a key hurdle to the deployment of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The FAA called the rule “the final piece in the puzzle for safely introducing these aircraft in the near term.” …
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By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. on Tuesday announced $428 million in grants to build or expand battery manufacturing and recycling plants and other clean energy manufacturing in communities that have been hit hard by recent closures of coal mines and power plants. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The administration of President Joe Biden and …
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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent new medical exams on Tuesday, which showed his condition is stable in comparison to previous assessments following a weekend head injury, his doctors said. According to doctors Roberto Kalil and Ana Helena Germoglio, a new control exam will be made in 72 hours. They …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli military forces besieged hospitals and shelters for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday as they stepped up their operations, preventing critical aid from reaching civilians, residents and medics said. Troops rounded up men and ordered women to leave the Jabalia historic refugee camp, they said. An …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that the U.S. will unveil strong new sanctions aimed at curbing Russia’s Ukraine war efforts, including “intermediaries in third countries that are supplying Russia with critical inputs for its military.” Yellen said in prepared remarks for a news conference at the start of International …
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(Reuters) – U.S. homebuilder NVR Inc missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter earnings per share on Tuesday as higher lot costs and closing costs assistance weighed on profit margins. While demand remains strong, with more skittish buyers returning to the housing market after some respite in the popular 30-year fixed mortgage rate, large homebuilders have …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement said on Tuesday there would be no negotiations while fighting continued with Israel and it claimed sole responsibility for a drone attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s holiday home. The group “takes full and sole responsibility” for targeting Netanyahu’s house, Mohammad Afif, head of the Iranian-backed militant group’s …
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By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. soybean export premiums are at their highest in 14 months, as grain merchants race to ship out a record-large U.S. harvest ahead of the U.S. presidential election and fears of renewed trade tensions with top importer China, traders and analysts said. Nearly 2.5 million metric tons of U.S. …
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By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni carefully courted Donald Trump when he was U.S. president and could be well-placed to serve as a bridge between Europe and Washington should he win back power in next month’s election. However, the relationship between the arch-conservative pair faces a problem: …
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