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Famine is "quite possibly" in some areas of northern Gaza, U.S. official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Famine is both a risk and "quite possibly" present in at least some areas in northern Gaza, a senior State Department official told Reuters on Friday, while adding that the scarcity of trucks was a key obstacle for more ...
Polish president halts law easing access to 'morning after' pill
By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's conservative President Andrzej Duda on Friday vetoed a bill to ease women's access to the "morning after" contraceptive pill, sparking outrage among left-wing and liberal ...
Biden threatens Russia with costs on Evan Gershkovich arrest anniversary
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. will impose costs for Russia's "appalling attempts" to use Americans as bargaining chips in a statement to mark the one-year anniversary of Wall Street Journal ...
Louis Gossett Jr., first black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies - source
(Reuters) - Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, has died aged 87, a source close to the actor confirmed on Friday without revealing the cause of death. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington)
Israel kills dozens in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel sustained its aerial and ground bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing dozens of Palestinians, as fighting raged around Gaza City's main Al Shifa hospital, Palestinian officials and the ...
What's open and closed in Metro Vancouver over the Easter long weekend?
Spring has arrived, and the Easter long weekend is just around the corner. This year, Easter comes at the tail end of spring break. Good Friday, March 29, and Easter Monday, April 1, are federal holidays, but only Good Friday is considered a ...
Cape Breton gas, diesel prices down days before carbon tax hike
After a few weeks of rising prices, the cost of both gas and diesel dipped on Friday in Cape Breton. Following the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board's (NSUARB) weekly price adjustment, regular self-serve fuel now costs $1.682 per litre across ...
US inflation increases moderately in February; consumer spending surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prices increased moderately in February and the cost of services outside housing slowed considerably, keeping a June interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve on the table. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) ...
Gaza fisherman braves Israeli navy fire to support his family
By Doaa Rouqa GAZA (Reuters) - Before the Gaza war, Palestinian fisherman Jalal Qaraan navigated his small boat for long distances in search of a good catch. These days he says merely casting his nets could be deadly if he draws the wrath of the ...
Russia mulls labelling Pugacheva, queen of Soviet pop, a 'foreign agent'
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian prosecutors have asked the justice ministry to consider labelling Alla Pugacheva, the queen of Soviet pop music, as a "foreign agent", a move that would officially designate Russia's most famous star a ...