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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WOODSIDE, California (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he had made it clear to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a two-state solution was the only answer to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict and that occupying Gaza would be “a big mistake.” Biden told reporters he was doing …

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(This Nov. 14 story has been refiled to remove a superfluous word from paragraph 1) HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba wants to tap its fast-growing overseas population for fresh investment to lift its economy, a top foreign ministry official told Reuters this week, as the communist-run nation looks to overcome its worst downturn in decades. Food, …

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By Andrew Mills and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) – Qatari mediators on Wednesday sought to negotiate a deal between Hamas and Israel that included the release of around 50 civilian hostages from Gaza in exchange for a three-day ceasefire, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters. The deal, under discussion and coordinated with …

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By David Stanway and Valerie Volcovici SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and China will back a new global renewables target and work together on methane and plastic pollution, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday after a meeting to find common ground ahead of COP28 talks in Dubai later this month. Climate envoys John …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday said it had its own intelligence that Hamas was using Gaza’s largest hospital Al Shifa to run its military operations, and probably to store weapons, saying those actions constituted a war crime. “We have information that confirms that Hamas is using …

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By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Electric air taxis could be transporting passengers from JFK Airport to downtown Manhattan by 2025 – on quiet, emissions-free journeys that take around seven minutes. Manufacturer Joby Aviation carried out an exhibition flight at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York on Sunday, the city’s first-ever electric air …

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(Reuters) -A Ukrainian lawmaker who was formally notified this week that he was suspected of treason for allegedly cooperating with Russia’s military intelligence said on Wednesday a Kyiv court had ordered him detained for 60 days. Oleksandr Dubinsky, who is on a U.S. sanctions list, was told on Monday he was also suspected of spreading …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawsuit filed on Monday accuses the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and more than two dozen brokerages and companies of conspiring to artificially inflate commissions paid to agents who help sell residential real estate in Manhattan. The proposed class action against the REBNY trade group, …

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