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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he disembarks from his plane, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 18, 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he disembarks from his plane, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 18, 2024

Blinken arrives in Middle East seeking Gaza ceasefire

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday on another Middle East tour to push for a ceasefire in Gaza but Hamas raised doubts about the mission just hours after he landed by accusing Israel of undermining his efforts.

Russia denies report about indirect talks with Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday denied a report that Ukraine’s attack on the Kursk region had derailed indirect talks with Kyiv on halting strikes on energy and power targets, saying there had been no talks with Kyiv about civilian infrastructure facilities.

FILE PHOTO: A photo of the Hindu God Lord Ram is placed next to bags filled with Indian spices and dry fruits at a roadside make-shift shop in the old quarters of Delhi, India, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A photo of the Hindu God Lord Ram is placed next to bags filled with Indian spices and dry fruits at a roadside make-shift shop in the old quarters of Delhi, India, May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo

Near 12% of India’s tested spice samples fail quality, safety standards

HYDERABAD, (Reuters) – Nearly 12% of tested spice samples failed to meet quality and safety standards, according to data obtained by Reuters of tests by Indian authorities after several countries took steps over contamination risks in two popular brands.

EU public health body raises mpox risk alert level

(Reuters) – The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday raised its risk level for mpox, a day after global health officials confirmed the first infection with a new strain of the virus outside Africa, in Sweden.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected youngest Thai PM

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s parliament elected political neophyte Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its youngest prime minister on Friday, only a day after she was thrust into the spotlight amid an unrelenting power struggle between the country’s warring elites.

Biden, Harris hail Medicare drug price cuts that will save billions

LARGO, Maryland/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States has negotiated down the prices of 10 top-selling prescription drugs used by Medicare by as much as 79%, hoping to save $6 billion in the first year as part of a plan hailed yesterday by President Joe Biden with the aim to ease anger about high prices ahead of November elections.

Trump tackles Harris’ economic record at rambling press conference

BEDMINSTER, New Jersey,  (Reuters) – Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump sought to tie his Democratic rival Kamala Harris to the Biden administration’s economic record yesterday during a meandering, 80-minute press conference at his New Jersey golf club, his latest effort to blunt her momentum.

Government hospitals across India suspended services this week against a doctor's rape and murder. (AP PHOTO)

Protests sweep India over rape and murder of doctor

KOLKATA, India,  (Reuters) – Holding candles, hundreds of thousands of women marched through the night in cities across India, to protest the brutal rape and murder of a young female doctor in a hospital that has fueled anger over a lack of safety for women despite tough new laws.

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