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How Iran war has triggered soaring cost of medicines
Pharmacists in some countries have seen the cost of painkillers more than quadruple.
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In win for GOP, Virginia court blocks redistricting approved by voters
A Virginia court blocked a voter-approved congressional map on Wednesday that Democrats hoped could win them seats in midterm elections, with the state attorney general vowing to appeal. US President…
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EU approves massive loan to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto
The European Union on Thursday approved a massive loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for the next two years, the bloc’s Cypriot presidency said, after Hungary lifted its…
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Lebanon to seek ceasefire extension in US-hosted talks with Israel
The United States will host a second meeting between Lebanese and Israeli envoys on Thursday, with Beirut seeking the extension of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a day after Israeli strikes…
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Europe cancels thousands of flights amid Middle East fuel shock
Soaring fuel costs as a result of the conflict in the Middle East are sending the aviation industry into a tailspin, with European airlines being forced to cancel thousands of flights and hike ticket…
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President Macron inaugurates lithium mine as France, EU seek energy sovereignty
France is going back to the mines. President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday visited a facility in central France run by Imerys, the leading French producer of industrial minerals and which is spearheading…
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‘The world’s most impossible job’: Who will lead the United Nations next?
Candidates to become the next head of the United Nations vowed on Wednesday to revitalise the troubled organisation through reform, while upholding its core principles of peacekeeping and development.…
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NGOs file ‘human trafficking’ complaint against Deliveroo, Uber Eats
Associations that support food delivery workers here in France have filed a criminal complaint for "human trafficking" against the platforms Deliveroo and Uber Eats. One of the attorneys accused the…
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Mexico reopens famed pyramids under heavy police presence after deadly shooting
Mexico's ancient Teotihuacan archaeological site reopened on Wednesday under heavy security and with fewer tourists than usual, two days after a gunman killed a Canadian woman and wounded 13 others…
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Climate scrubbed from G7 meeting to appease US, host France says
Environment ministers from G7 nations launched a two-day meeting in Paris on Thursday with climate change kept off the agenda to avoid a row with the United States. The office of France's ecology minister…
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Photos, clothes, ashes: Hongkongers pick through fire-ravaged homes
As 41-year-old Annie Tse visited her flat in Hong Kong for the first time since a massive fire last year, a blackened staircase brought back memories of her lucky escape.
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The Take: How Trump’s Iran war is driving military dissent
From protests to quiet resistance, dissent is rising inside the United States military over the US-Israel war on Iran.
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