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Romanian prosecutors arrest doctors suspected of murder by withholding medication

Romanian prosecutors arrested two hospital doctors they suspect murdered a patient by reducing critical blood pressure medication, they said on Wednesday, in a wider case

Americas|News

Venezuela opposition beset by mounting legal challenges after disputed election

Venezuela's legal system mounted more challenges against the country's political opposition on Wednesday, as the candidate the alliance says won the July 28

Business|Technology

Boeing says it's ramping up seeker production as Patriot demand surges

Boeing on Wednesday said it has been ramping up its production of PAC-3 seekers - critical components used in Patriot interceptors - to meet the surge in demand for the missile defense

News|World

Israeli forces continue West Bank raids

Israeli forces raided the Balata refugee camp near the city of Nablus on Wednesday and destroyed the local headquarters of the Fatah faction, Palestinian authorities

Americas|News|Opinion|World

Chile's president rejects Maduro's claim to victory in Venezuela

Chile's President Gabriel Boric said on Wednesday he does not recognize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro "self-proclaimed" victory in the country's hotly contested election

Chile's president rejects Maduro's claim to victory in Venezuela
Health|News|World

WHO to convene emergency committee to assess international risk from mpox outbreak

The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday an emergency committee will be convened to discuss whether the current mpox outbreak in the

WHO to convene emergency committee to assess international risk from mpox outbreak
Business|Economy|World

Brazil facing fewer Chinese restrictions on poultry exports

China's commerce chamber CFNA said on Wednesday that starting Aug. 2 restrictions on Brazilian poultry sales only apply to products from Rio Grande do Sul state, which had an

Business|Europe

Siemens expands management board as focus shifts to AI

Siemens' supervisory board aims to speed up the transition to a technology-focused enterprise by expanding its management board to seven members from five, the

Economy|Finance|News

Egyptian inflation expected to fall for fifth month in July

Inflation is expected to have declined for a fifth month in July, despite higher higher food, tobacco and fuel prices, as IMF efforts to control monetary policy have started to take

Egyptian inflation expected to fall for fifth month in July
News|World

Iran's president tells Macron aggression will not be tolerated

Iran will not stay quiet over aggression, President Masoud Pezeshkian told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron according to state media on Wednesday, amid fears of more regional

Iran's president tells Macron aggression will not be tolerated
Economy

Canada's Ivey PMI shows activity expanding at a slower pace in July

Canadian economic activity expanded at a slower pace in July as a measure of inflation fell to a four-month low, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on Wednesday.

Canada's Ivey PMI shows activity expanding at a slower pace in July
News

Moscow court upholds arrest of Yulia Navalnaya in absentia

A court in Moscow has upheld the decision to arrest in absentia Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, state news agency RIA reported on

Moscow court upholds arrest of Yulia Navalnaya in absentia
Business|Finance

US consumer watchdog probes major US banks over Zelle scam, WSJ reports

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating major U.S. banks for their handling of customer funds on the peer-to-peer payments platform Zelle Network, the Wall Street Journal

US consumer watchdog probes major US banks over Zelle scam, WSJ reports
Business|News

Equity Residential to buy apartment portfolio from Blackstone for nearly $1 billion

Equity Residential has agreed to acquire 11 apartment properties located in its expansion markets such as Atlanta and Denver from Blackstone for about $964 million, the companies said on

Equity Residential to buy apartment portfolio from Blackstone for nearly $1 billion
News

Helicopter crashes in Nepali forest, killing all five on board

A helicopter crashed in a forest outside Nepal's capital Kathmandu shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, killing all five people on board, an official said, the latest of more than

Helicopter crashes in Nepali forest, killing all five on board
Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Rockwell cuts full-year adjusted profit forecast on slower automation demand

Rockwell Automation cut its full-year forecast for adjusted profit on Wednesday to reflect slower-than-anticipated demand from customers for automation products.

Business|Europe|Finance

Italy doubles billionaires' 'flat tax', decries tax havens

Italy's government approved a measure on Wednesday that doubles to 200,000 euros ($218,220) per year a "flat tax" applied on income earned

Italy doubles billionaires' 'flat tax', decries tax havens
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Japan's top currency diplomat says monitoring markets with sense of urgency

The Japanese government is closely monitoring stock and currency markets and cooperating with the central bank and other countries, Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said

Japan's top currency diplomat says monitoring markets with sense of urgency
Crime|News|World

U.S.-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina pleads guilty to treason, state media says

Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina has pleaded guilty in a Russian court to a charge of treason, state news agency RIA quoted her lawyer as saying on

Business|Health

US patients take Wegovy obesity drug for around six months, Novo Nordisk says

U.S. patients are on average staying on Novo Nordisk's Wegovy weight-loss medication for just six months, an executive said on Wednesday, attributing the short time to the low

US patients take Wegovy obesity drug for around six months, Novo Nordisk says
Asia|Business|Europe|Fashion and Beauty|Finance

Ralph Lauren beats profit estimates on stable demand in Europe, China

Ralph Lauren beat first-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday as steady demand for its pricey denims and polo shirts in Europe and China offset slower sales in the U.S.

Ralph Lauren beats profit estimates on stable demand in Europe, China
Crime|Europe|News|World

Why are there riots in the UK and who is behind them?

Riots have erupted at anti-immigration protests in towns and cities across Britain in the last week, with attacks by far-right groups on hotels housing asylum seekers and on mosques

Why are there riots in the UK and who is behind them?
Asia|News|World

Bangladesh court overturns Yunus' conviction in labour law case, lawyer says

A court in Bangladesh overturned on Wednesday the conviction of Muhammad Yunus, the head of the country's interim government, in a case relating to labour law violations, the lawyer

Bangladesh court overturns Yunus' conviction in labour law case, lawyer says
Business|Finance

Emerson's quarterly earnings rise on measurement instruments demand

Emerson Electric reported higher third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, aided by demand for its unit which makes valves, regulators and actuators.

Emerson's quarterly earnings rise on measurement instruments demand
Business|Economy|Finance

Global Payments beats Q2 profit estimates as consumers shrug off slowdown fears

Payment company Global Payments beat profit estimates for second quarter on Wednesday, as consumer spending remains resilient despite worries about a economic slowdown.

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