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Exclusive-Brazil government to defend bill cutting tax breaks by 10%, says sources
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's government is expected to back a bill proposing a 10% cut to federal…
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West Bank mayor urges action as illegal entries into Area A endanger lives
"Failure to enforce the law that prohibits Israelis from entering Area A could lead to the next attack, which I want to prevent," the…
News
Israel strikes southern Beirut on eve of religious holiday
Israel has carried out several air strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, saying it was targeting Hezbollah's drone production. The attack…
Politics
Netanyahu admits Israel backing ‘criminal’ groups, rivals of Hamas, in Gaza
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the country is using armed gangs in Gaza to help fight Hamas, his admission coming…
Politics
Levin: The people are demanding judicial reform - we will deliver
The comments come at the pinnacle of the tensions between the judiciary and the rest of the government. Justice Minister Yariv Levin said…
Business
Colombia reports 33% drop in deforestation in early 2025, with major progress in Amazon parks
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia saw a 33% drop in deforestation in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the…
Politics
A ship called Madleen: Gaza’s first fisherwoman inspires solidarity mission
Gaza City – As the Madleen sails towards Gaza to try to deliver life-saving aid to its people, little is known about the woman the boat…
Lifestyle
Cutting off rhinos' horns is a contentious last resort to stop poaching. A new study found it works
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Cutting off the horns of sedated rhinos with a chainsaw has been viewed by wildlife conservationists in…
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IDF recovers bodies of two Israeli-American hostages from 7 October attack
Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages who were killed and abducted in Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack. The…
Politics
NATO begins Baltic drills, Russian spy plane triggers jet scramble
NATO forces began conducting a two-week exercise on the Baltic Sea, with the first ships departing from the north-eastern German port of…
Business
UK sales of new Tesla cars slump by more than a third amid Musk backlash
Tesla has sold 15,002 cars in the UK so far this year, down by 7.8% in the same period last year.Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Sales…
Politics
Indigenous rights defender elected head of top Mexican court
Hugo Aguilar, an Indigenous rights defender and former advisor to Mexico's Zapatista guerrilla movement, won election to become the head…
Politics
Former Zambian President Lungu dies aged 68
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68, his party has said in a statement. He had "been receiving specialized…
Business
World Bank U-turn ends loan ban to Uganda over gay rights
The World Bank says it is lifting a ban on loans to Uganda that it had put in place two years ago when the country passed a draconian new…
Politics
NATO agrees on largest armament programme in decades
NATO has agreed on the largest rearmament programme since the Cold War, sources close to the talks told dpa on Thursday. It provides for a…
Business
Vinarchy sets out winemaking investment plans
Vinarchy has unveiled a plan to “realign and strengthen” its winemaking operations in Australia. The wine major said it will create two…
News
9 Injured, Including 2-Year-Old, After Plane Flies into Thunderstorm and Makes Emergency Landing: Reports
NEED TO KNOW Nine people have been injured after a Ryanair flight was hit by heavy turbulence, according to reports The Wednesday, June 4…
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Teacher, poet, and entrepreneur: Who was slain hostage Judith Weinstein Haggai?
Judy was volunteering on the kibbutz when she heard Gadi playing the flute and fell in love, the kibbutz said. The body of hostage Judith…
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Violent turbulence hits a Ryanair flight in Germany, forcing an emergency landing and injuring 9
BERLIN (AP) — Severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing late Wednesday after violent…
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Old Pakistan airport fire clip misrepresented as recent
Footage of a fire in Pakistan's busy Lahore airport in May 2024 has been falsely shared online as a recent incident allegedly caused by…
Politics
Israeli foreign minister expected in Berlin, with Gaza on the agenda
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
Politics
Gaza aid centres to reopen after security upgrades
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said it plans to reopen its aid distribution centres in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, though…
News
Thai network outage caused by power failure, not geomagnetic storm
Thai telecom company True Corp says a network outage that disrupted mobile and internet services to millions of subscribers on May 22,…
News
3 Unexploded Bombs from WWII Defused by Officials After Over 20,000 Ordered to Evacuate City
NEED TO KNOW The German city of Cologne said that three unexploded World War II bombs were found earlier this week Before the combs could…