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Trump allies drafting plans to erode Fed's independence, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The allies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are drafting proposals that would attempt to erode the Federal Reserve's independence if he wins, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with ...
UK police charge five men with national security offences linked to Russia
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Friday five men, including a British national, have been charged in relation to alleged hostile state activity intended to benefit Russia. Dylan Earl, 20, appeared in a London court on Saturday charged ...
Gaza baby saved from dead mother's womb dies
By Mohammad Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAFAH, Gaza (Reuters) - A baby girl who was delivered from her dying mother's womb in a Gaza hospital following an Israeli airstrike has herself died after just a few days of life, the doctor who was caring ...
US FDA approves Pfizer's gene therapy for rare bleeding disorder
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer's gene therapy for hemophilia B on Friday, the second such therapy for the rare bleeding disorder that typically requires regular infusions of a blood-clotting protein. People with ...
Turkish court convicts Syrian woman over Istanbul bombing, media says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A Turkish court sentenced Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian national, to life in prison on Friday over a 2022 bombing that killed six people in Istanbul's main shopping street, Demiroren news agency (DHA) and other media said. Six Turkish ...
UN official says it could take 14 years to clear debris in Gaza
GENEVA (Reuters) - The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel's devastating war in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a United Nations official said on Friday. Israel's military campaign against ...
Missile launched from Yemen's Houthi area, no injuries reported, CENTCOM says
(Reuters) - One anti-ship ballistic missile was launched from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen into the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, with no injuries or damage reported by U.S, coalition, or commercial ships, U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) said on ...
Students block Paris' Sciences Po university over Gaza war
By Lucien Libert PARIS (Reuters) - Students blocked access to Paris' prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza on Friday, demanding the institution condemn Israel's actions, in a protest that echoed similar demonstrations on U.S.
Analysis-Arrest of Russian defence minister's deputy may be strike by rival 'clan'
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Sergei Shoigu, Russia's defence minister, has tried to send a "business as usual" message since his deputy was arrested on a bribery charge. But the widening scandal looks bad for him too, and is seen as a push ...
COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan defends oil and gas investments
BERLIN (Reuters) - Azerbaijan, host of this year's U.N. climate summit, will defend the right of oil and gas producing nations to invest in the sector, the country's president said on Friday, noting that despite climate targets, fossil fuel ...