December 6, 2023
The Biden administration is preparing to impose travel bans on Israeli settlers accused of carrying out attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, according to reports. A report from The Associated Press cited a senior U.S. official saying Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war Cabinet on Thursday
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The Italian government is planning for a possible evacuation of more than 300,000 people due to a nearby dormant super volcano showing signs of an eruption – one month after American researchers found one rumbling in the US. Campo Flegrei, west of Naples, has experienced more than 2,500 earthquakes in the past three months, with the largest
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Centrist and progressive forces appeared capable of forming a new government in Poland after securing more seats in a critical general election on Sunday, despite the governing nationalist party, Law and Justice, winning the most votes for a single party. Exit polls showing a strong second place finish by the main opposition group, Civic Coalition,
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Already, scores of citizens from countries outside the Middle East have been killed in the conflict. Twenty-nine Americans died in the attacks by Hamas in Israel, U.S. officials said. France’s foreign ministry said Saturday that 17 French citizens were confirmed to have been killed. Twenty-four Thais have been killed and 13 have been wounded, Thailand’s
READ MOREAustralian voters look set to reject greater rights and recognition for Aboriginal citizens on Saturday, in a bitterly fought referendum that has rekindled the country’s long history of racial strife. Almost 18 million voters will be asked to decide on a government-backed proposal to recognize Indigenous Australians in the 122-year-old constitution for the first time.
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The high levels of burnout have exacerbated the staffing shortages, said Ethan Ruskin, a health educator at Kaiser Permanente in San Jose, Calif. Patients have to wait longer than usual for appointments, he said, only to face more delays in the waiting rooms. “If they see something on your mammogram and send you for a
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A sign is posted on the exterior of the Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center on September 08, 2023 in Vallejo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images More than 75,000 workers at the largest nonprofit private health-care provider in the United States are poised to strike Wednesday after negotiations failed to reach an agreement over the
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Amazon.com Inc. is hiring Microsoft Corp.’s product chief to run the division responsible for Alexa and the Echo smart speakers, according to people familiar with the situation. Panos Panay, who led Microsoft’s Windows team and was central to the company’s hardware push with its Surface computers, said he was leaving Microsoft earlier Monday. Elevate Your
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DETROIT: The United Auto Workers (UAW) union says it will go on strike at three vehicle assembly plants as it presses Detroit companies to come up with better wage and benefit offers. The factories include a General Motors (GM) assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan, near Detroit; and a Stellantis
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UK to rejoin £85bn EU science scheme Horizon as PM allows deal to be finalised Britain has been out the group for two years since Brexit a By David Churchill Chief Political Correspondent For The Daily Mail Updated: 22:45, 6 September 2023 Britain is poised to rejoin the EU’s Horizon science programme after Rishi Sunak
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