By Marcela Ayres and Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -A young Brazilian fan of U.S. singer Taylor Swift died in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night after falling ill inside the superstar’s sweltering concert venue, leading the government to order drinking water is provided and made easily accessible at shows. Ana Clara Benevides, …
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By Jonathan Saul and Nidal al-Mughrabi LONDON/GAZA (Reuters) – An Israeli military push into the crowded south of the Gaza Strip, expected in the coming days, may prove more complicated than its ground offensive in the north, with higher casualties likely for civilians and soldiers, a senior Israeli security source and two former top officials …
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(Reuters) -The White House on Friday condemned Elon Musk’s endorsement of what it called a “hideous” antisemitic conspiracy theory on X, while major U.S. companies including Walt Disney Co, Warner Bros Discovery and NBCUniversal parent Comcast paused their advertisements on his social media site. Musk on Wednesday agreed with a post on X that falsely …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator’s advisers said on Friday that data on Merck’s chronic cough drug gefapixant does not provide sufficient evidence to prove its clinical benefit for patients. The FDA panel voted 12 to 1 against the data submitted by Merck, which showed a small reduction in cough frequency and side effects such …
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By Jeff Mason SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday expressed a shared desire to tackle migration and drug trafficking, finding common ground on issues in the bilateral relationship and the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Biden was concluding a four-day diplomatic push with China and …
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By Daphne Psaledakis and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday issued sanctions targeting Iran-aligned militia groups, accusing them of being involved in attacks against the United States and its partners in Iraq and Syria. The U.S. State Department designated Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada and its secretary general as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, while …
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By Troy Merida ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – Families of Mexican sailors missing since Hurricane Otis last month devastated the seaside resort of Acapulco are pleading for more help in the search for loved ones, frustrated by a lack of progress and government assistance. Hurricane Otis, which roared through Acapulco in the early hours of Oct. …
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By John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Francois Murphy PARIS/WASHINGTON/VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States and its allies have few routes left to rein in Iran’s nuclear work with prospects for talks long buried and tougher actions against Tehran running the risk of stoking tensions in a region already enflamed by the Gaza war. With a …
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By David Shepardson and Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) -General Motors’ tentative labor deal with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has clinched ratification, making its workers the first of those at the Detroit Three automakers to approve the agreement. Attention now shifts to ongoing voting at Ford and Chrysler parent Stellantis, where current margins in …
By Max A. Cherney and Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Dozens of the hundreds of police assembled moved car to car seeking and arresting anti-Israel protesters on Thursday as authorities slowly reopened the vital Bay Bridge heading into San Francisco as the city hosts the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. The demonstrators called for …
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