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Israeli strike kills at least 17 Palestinians in central Gaza, health officials say

18 Aug 2024 18 Aug 2024

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Ramadan Abed and Jaidaa Ahmad CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – At least 17 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike in the central Gaza town of Zawayda on Saturday, health officials said, as Israel issued new evacuation orders, citing Hamas rocket fire nearby. Israel also announced the names of two soldiers …

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Hurricane Ernesto knocks out power in Bermuda but major damage avoided

17 Aug 2024 17 Aug 2024

By Jasmine Patterson and Nicola Muirhead BERMUDA (Reuters) -Hurricane Ernesto knocked out power, downed trees and flooded parts of Bermuda on Saturday but the British island territory appeared to have escaped major injuries or property damage, officials said after an initial assessment. The Category 1 storm unleashed powerful winds and whipped up 35-foot (10-meter) seas, …

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Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills 10, injures 5, state news agency says

17 Aug 2024 17 Aug 2024

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Around 10 people were killed, including two children, and five were wounded by an Israeli strike on a residential building in the city of Nabatieh city in south Lebanon, state news agency NNA said on Saturday. The victims were all Syrian citizens, NNA said, adding that a final toll of the strike would …

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Biden says no one should undermine efforts to reach Gaza ceasefire deal

17 Aug 2024 17 Aug 2024

By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that no party in the Middle East should undermine efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that he claimed was now in sight, but he warned that it was “far from over.” KEY QUOTES “No one …

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Brazil ex-minister formally accused of blocking voters in 2022 election

17 Aug 2024 17 Aug 2024

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police formally accused the country’s former justice minister, who served under ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, of acting to block voters in an opposition stronghold from reaching polling stations in the 2022 presidential election, two sources told Reuters on Friday. The former minister, Anderson Torres, was accused of political violence alongside the …

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US CDC warns of Oropouche virus spread in Americas region

16 Aug 2024 16 Aug 2024

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert on Friday to notify clinicians and public health authorities of an increase in Oropouche virus disease in the Americas region, which has caused two deaths so far this year. Oropouche virus spreads through the bites of infected midges (small flies) and …

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Haiti prison break leaves 12 dead as inmates go hungry

16 Aug 2024 16 Aug 2024

By Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -A prison break in the Haitian city of Saint-Marc left 12 inmates dead on Friday, Mayor Myriam Fievre said, the third such incident in Haiti in recent months amid a protracted humanitarian crisis fueled by gang violence. State Prosecutor Venson Francois said the situation on Friday afternoon was under control …

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Explainer-Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?

16 Aug 2024 16 Aug 2024

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, represents a global health emergency for the second time in two years. Here’s what that means. WHAT IS A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY? A “public health emergency of international concern” or …

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Jordanian charged in US for threats against perceived Israel supporters

16 Aug 2024 16 Aug 2024

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Jordanian citizen residing in Orlando, Florida, was charged with threatening to use explosives and destruction of an energy facility after threats against businesses for their perceived support of Israel, the U.S. Justice Department said. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Incidents of hate against Jews, Muslims, Arabs, Palestinians and Israelis in …

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US, Brazil float new Venezuela election despite government, opposition rebuffs

15 Aug 2024 15 Aug 2024

SAO PAULO/WASHINGTON/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday seemingly backed a new election in Venezuela, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also floated the idea, despite rebuffs from Venezuela’s ruling party and its opposition which both claim victory in the July 28 contest. Biden spoke to reporters in the wake of …

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