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Latin America must brace as El Nino flips to La Nina, experts warn
By Juana Casas (Reuters) - Latin American nations must be on high alert as the weather phenomenon known as El Nino rapidly switches over to La Nina, experts said on Thursday, leaving populations and crops little time to recover. El Nino and its ...
North Korea, Belarus deputy foreign ministers agree to strengthen ties
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean officials met with a visiting Belarusian delegation and vowed deeper cooperation, as Pyongyang criticized the U.S. for trying to increase "lawless" sanctions pressure. Belarus' Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny ...
US FDA mandates label updates on CAR-T cancer therapies
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday cancer therapies that use CAR-T technology will require changes to the so-called "boxed warning" to highlight the serious risk of T-cell blood cancer in patients who use these ...
Papua New Guinea leader says China, Australia visits show 'robust' ties with major powers
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said on Friday he looked forward to visits by China's foreign minister and Australia's prime minister in the coming days that demonstrated strong ties with countries ...
Opposition calls for boycott of Moldova EU referendum
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - The leader of Moldova's leftist opposition urged voters on Thursday to boycott a referendum on backing the country's drive to join the European Union, saying pro-European President Maia Sandu was using the ...
BNP Paribas must face lawsuit over Sudanese genocide, US judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - BNP Paribas was ordered by a U.S. judge on Thursday to face a lawsuit accusing the French bank of helping Sudan's government commit genocide between 1997 and 2011 by providing banking services that ...
Solomon Islands election count underway, China critic Suidani regains seat
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - A prominent Solomon Islands critic of China, the ousted former governor of Malaita province Daniel Suidani, has been reelected, local media reported on Friday, as counting continues in an election being closely ...
EU's lending arm pledges to speed up Ukraine spending
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's lending arm, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a pledge to speed up the use of over 560 million euros ($595.90 million) it has ready to support Ukraine's rebuild effort this year. The EIB and ...
IAEA notes reported attack on Zaporizhzhia plant, Russia accuses Ukraine
(Reuters) - The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday that officials at Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had reported a new attempted drone attack on the facility's training centre -- less than two weeks after other ...
Medical device maker Intuitive beats estimates on strong demand for surgical robots
(Reuters) - Intuitive Surgical beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday, riding on higher demand for its robots used in minimally invasive procedures. Investor expectations around the performance of medical ...