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By Anna Mehler Paperny and Ted Hesson CHAMPLAIN, New York and WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bookseller Zulema Diaz fled her native Peru after being kidnapped, beaten and robbed, hoping to find safety in the United States. Instead, she said she experienced homelessness and sexual harassment as she worked off-the-books on a hospital cleaning crew. So when …

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Five purported Mexican drug cartel members have been arrested over the recent kidnapping and killing of Americans in the border state of Tamaulipas, authorities said on Friday. Two Americans and a Mexican woman died after gunmen opened fire in broad daylight on a group of four U.S. citizens soon after they had …

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By Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Pfizer Inc’s nasal spray for migraine, giving patients access to a potentially fast-acting pain-relief option for headaches. The drug, Zavzpret, was approved for the treatment of acute migraine, the company said. Pfizer gained the drug as well as FDA-approved oral migraine pill …

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By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) – The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) held talks with Taiwan in February about switching diplomatic ties for $50 million in assistance after frustrations with China, the outgoing president of the Pacific island nation has said in a letter. Tensions between the United States and China for security influence in the …

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By Susana Vera and Ceyda Caglayan ANTAKYA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Mehmet Alkan, a shoe-sole manufacturer in Turkey’s earthquake-hit south, doesn’t know what will become of his company after some of his 220 employees died and half fled, reflecting the difficult transformation ahead for industry in the region. Forty of his workers and some families sheltered for …

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MATAMOROS, Mexico (Reuters) – Suspected drug cartel operatives on Thursday handed over five purported gang members as a would-be apology for the abduction of four Americans in the border city of Matamoros, according to local media and a source familiar with the investigation. Two of the Americans and a Mexican woman died after gunmen opened …

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By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia unleashed a new wave of air strikes across Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least six people and knocking out power, including to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station. Ukraine’s military said Russia fired 81 missiles and eight drones in attacks mainly targeting energy infrastructure, and that the weapons used …

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By Idrees Ali (Reuters) -The United States is concerned that escalating tensions in the West Bank could distract Israel and the United States’ attention from Iranian activities, a U.S. official said, a message Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin intends to deliver in Israel on Thursday. Austin delayed his arrival to Israel and the government insisted that …

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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Turkey cannot recover a 6,000-year-old marble idol from Christie’s and hedge fund billionaire Michael Steinhardt after waiting an unreasonably long time to claim it had been looted, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said Turkey “had reason to know” …

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