Rwanda’s Marburg cases decline but mpox spreading in Africa, health officials say

DAKAR (Reuters) – Rwanda’s outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus is easing after vaccinations of the most vulnerable people including healthcare workers, but mpox cases are still spreading to new African countries, Rwanda’s health minister and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s head said on Thursday. In early October, Rwanda began administering vaccine …

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Israel foreign minister says Hamas leader Sinwar is dead

(Reuters) – Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed. “Mass murderer Yahya Sinwar, who was responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7, was killed today by IDF soldiers,” Katz said in a statement. (Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)

Meta’s oversight board seeks public comments on hate speech moderation

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta’s Oversight Board on Thursday invited comments from the public on the posting of immigration-related content that may be harmful to immigrants, and shared two cases that Facebook moderators decided to keep on the platform. The board plans to assess whether Meta’s decision to only protect refugees, …

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UK’s Mothercare partners with Reliance to strengthen South Asia presence

(Reuters) – Mothercare formed a joint venture with Reliance Brands Holding UK, strengthening its presence in the South Asian region, and said it refinanced its existing debt facilities with Gordon Brothers. Reliance Brands, a unit of Reliance Industries Ltd, acquired a 51% stake in the JV that owns the Mothercare brand and related intellectual property …

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Nepal’s Sherpas deserve more, says teenager who scaled world’s 14 tallest peaks

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Nepali teenager, the youngest person ever to scale all 14 of the world’s tallest peaks, says he wants to use his skills to benefit the Himalayan nation’s Sherpa community and turn out world-class athletes. Sherpas, an ethnic group living mainly in the vicinity of the world’s highest peak, …

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Cheniere Energy moves closer to starting new Texas LNG export operation

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Cheniere Energy moved one step closer to producing first liquefied natural gas from a Corpus Christi, Texas, expansion project on Thursday after it received permission from federal regulators to put a supply line into operation. Cheniere is the largest U.S. LNG exporter and the world’s second largest producer of the superchilled gas. …

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Environment groups call on Holcim to cut carbon footprint ahead of US spinoff

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – U.S. environmental groups have stepped up a campaign to get cement maker Holcim to curb its carbon footprint, writing to its chairman and potential investors in its North American business before it is spun off next year. Swiss sustainability-focused proxy adviser Actares, which represents individual shareholders in Holcim, has …

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