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Hurricane Rafael strengthens as winds and rain begin to lash Cuba. Fishermen have their boats relocated prior to the arrival of Tropical Storm Rafael in Havana, Cuba, November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini. 3:45 AM UTC. Over 200 people were confirmed to have died after heavy rains caused waterways to overflow.
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Israel and Hamas at war: The last three months of 2023 have been marked by a conflict in the Middle East that has cost thousands of lives, left families across Israel and Gaza and further afield anxious or grieving, and destroyed homes and livelihoods.See a selection of Reuters photographs that tell the grim story of the first weeks of the war.; In Ukraine, 22 months into the biggest conflict ...
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The US economy ended last year with the labor scars from the COVID-19 pandemic effectively healed and a quandary for Federal Reserve policymakers so far waiting in vain for wage and job growth to cool to a sustainable level.; China's securities regulator is allowing mutual fund managers to sell more shares than they buy each day, three sources said, removing a ban introduced late last year ...
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Israeli forces bombarded targets in the south, north and center of Gaza ahead of an expected announcement on the fate of three Israeli hostages by the Palestinian militant group. One hundred days into the war, are attitudes changing in Israel? Listen to Senior Correspondent Dan Williams on the Reuters World News daily podcast.; View a selection of Reuters photographs that tell the story of the ...
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Before I forget… People wanted someone to blame for the dam collapses that killed thousands in the city of Derna on Libya’s coast, and they found their men.. President Biden made a state visit to Vietnam that included a discussion on human rights. Days after he left, a Vietnamese court sentenced an environmental activist to three years in prison, saying she committed tax fraud.
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China's consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in more than two years in April, while factory gate deflation deepened, suggesting more stimulus may be needed to boost a patchy post-COVID economic recovery. The CPI rose 0.1% year-on-year, the lowest rate since February 2021, and cooling from the 0.7% annual gain seen in March.
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The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level pact with Pakistan on a $3 billion stand-by arrangement, the lender said, a decision long awaited by the South Asian nation which is teetering on the brink of default.The deal is subject to approval by the IMF board in July. The Dutch government announced new rules restricting exports of certain advanced semiconductor equipment, a move ...
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US President Joe Biden said he will seek a second White House term in 2024, a decision that will test whether Americans are ready to give the 80-year-old Democrat, already the oldest US president ever, another four years in office.; Donald Trump goes to trial in a civil lawsuit where the writer E. Jean Carroll is accusing him of raping her in …
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Russia launched a wave of drone, missile and air strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, officials said, as Moscow stepped up attacks while preparing for its cherished Victory Day holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. Read more of the latest news from Russia's war on Ukraine. The Sudan crisis is forcing South Sudanese …
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Police in Maine extended their search for a suspected mass shooter into the early hours of this morning, as the US Army reservist eluded a manhunt following the bar and bowling alley massacres that killed 18 people. Reuters' Richard Valdmanis talks to our daily podcast about the mood on the ground. Listen here. Striking Hollywood actors have passed a comprehensive counter-offer to the Alliance ...