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The Biden administration on Wednesday urged a federal judge to reject a legal challenge to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point's consideration of race in admissions, saying that Army diversity was "integral to ensuring national security ..read more
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GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -War raged on in Gaza on Thursday, as a proposed truce and release of hostages was delayed for at least another day ..read more
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CAIRO (Reuters) -On a recent evening in Cairo, a worker cleaned tables in an empty McDonald's restaurant. Branches of other Western fast-food chains in the Egyptian capital also appeared deserted ..read more
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As global temperatures and emissions climb, people are increasingly turning to courtrooms to challenge fossil fuel companies' activities, leading to wins on issues like "climate-washing" but also backlash as companies file countersuits ..read more
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World shares inched closer to their best month since the COVID vaccine breakthroughs of late 2020 on Thursday as Europe digested another far-right election shock and oil dipped after OPEC+ postponed its weekend meeting ..read more
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Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday with heightened security measures in place and tensions running high over the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, potentially casting a shadow over a normally joyous holiday ..read more
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Business heir and millionaire Daniel Noboa will become Ecuador's president on Thursday, where he faces the challenge of fixing economic woes and tackling spiraling violence attributed to drug trafficking gangs ..read more
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A South Korean appellate court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate a group of 16 women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels, overturning a lower court ruling that dismissed the case ..read more
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(Reuters) -As the world's nations enter another round of talks this week on creating a first-ever treaty to contain plastic pollution, officials are bracing for tough negotiations over whether to limit the amount of plastic being produced or just to focus on the management of waste ..read more