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Israel hits Syria after rockets fired towards Golan Heights

9 Apr 2023 9 Apr 2023

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli jets hit Syrian military targets on Sunday in response to rockets launched towards Israeli controlled territory overnight, Israel’s military said, as violence flared again following cross-border exchanges of fire during the week. State media in Syria reported explosions in the vicinity of the capital Damascus as Israel said …

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Iraq calls on Turkey to apologize for attack on Sulaymaniyah airport

8 Apr 2023 8 Apr 2023

By Amina Ismail ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) -The Iraqi government called on Turkey on Saturday to apologize for what it said was an attack on Sulaymaniyah airport in northern Iraq, saying Ankara must cease hostilities on Iraqi soil. The Iraqi presidency said in a statement that Turkey had no legal justification to continue “intimidating civilians under …

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Who is Republican donor and Justice Clarence Thomas’ friend Harlan Crow?

7 Apr 2023 7 Apr 2023

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – Real estate magnate Harlan Crow has come under scrutiny after ProPublica reported on Thursday that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips over decades from the Republican donor despite a federal law requiring the disclosure of most gifts. The following are some key facts about Crow. WHO IS …

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Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rises in March

7 Apr 2023 7 Apr 2023

By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose 14% in March from the previous year, preliminary official data showed on Friday, highlighting the continued challenges for the new leftist government. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office on Jan. 1, pledging to end deforestation after years of surging deforestation …

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Israeli strikes target Hamas in Lebanon and Gaza after rocket attack

7 Apr 2023 7 Apr 2023

By Henriette Chacar and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) -Israel’s military hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on the Islamist group Hamas, as tensions following police raids this week on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem threatened to spiral out of control. Loud blasts rocked different areas …

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China holds the key to understanding COVID-19 origins: WHO chief

7 Apr 2023 7 Apr 2023

GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization chief pressed China on Thursday to share its information about the origins of COVID-19, saying that until that happened all hypotheses remained on the table, more than three years after the virus first emerged. “Without full access to the information that China has, you cannot say this or that,” …

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Young victim of Brazil daycare center attack is buried

6 Apr 2023 6 Apr 2023

BLUMENAU (Reuters) – Residents of Blumenau, a city in Southern Brazil, gathered on Thursday at a cemetery to attend the burial of one of the four children killed by a man armed with a small axe in a local daycare center. As the coffin was carried to the burial site, it was met by an …

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Mexican president criticizes Trump felony charges

5 Apr 2023 5 Apr 2023

By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday said he does not agree with the criminal charges brought against former U.S. President Donald Trump. “Supposedly legal issues should not be used for electoral, political purposes,” Lopez Obrador told a regular news conference. “That’s why I don’t agree with what …

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Finland joins NATO in historic shift, Russia threatens ‘counter-measures’

4 Apr 2023 4 Apr 2023

By Anne Kauranen and Andrew Gray HELSINKI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc’s Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that drew a threat from Moscow of “counter-measures.” Finland’s accession, ending seven decades of military non-alignment, roughly doubles the …

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Peru’s Congress votes against impeachment trial for president

4 Apr 2023 4 Apr 2023

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peru’s congress rejected a motion on Tuesday from leftist lawmakers to launch impeachment hearings against President Dina Boluarte on charges tied to the deaths of protesters, the latest chapter in the country’s political volatility. The final tally from Tuesday’s vote saw 37 mostly leftist lawmakers vote in support of a …

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