Israeli air strike hits Gaza hospital, hundreds dead, health officials say (www.reuters.com)
'Kindness costs nothing', says Australian PM in final plea ahead of Indigenous referendum (www.reuters.com)
Australians have to vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to a question asking whether they agree to alter the 122-year-old constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, and create an Indigenous body, called the Voice to Parliament, that can provide advice to the government on Indigenous issues....
Consulting firm McKinsey to pay $230 million in latest US opioid settlements (www.reuters.com)
Sunak may ban cigarettes in UK for future generations (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: First Ugandan charged with 'aggravated homosexuality' punishable by death (www.reuters.com)
A 20-year-old man has become the first Ugandan to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality", an offence punishable by death under the country's recently enacted anti-gay law, prosecutors and his lawyer said.
Europe's carmakers fret over China's EV prowess at Munich car show (www.reuters.com)
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Microsoft to unbundle Teams from Office, seeks to avert EU antitrust fine (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on Thursday it would unbundle its chat and video app Teams from its Office product and make it easier for competing products to work with its software, but rivals said it may need to do more to stave off a possible EU antitrust fine....
Two-thirds of North America could face power shortages this winter -NERC (www.reuters.com)
Russia calls on World Court to throw out Ukraine genocide challenge (www.reuters.com)
Biden will push China to resume military ties with US, official says (www.reuters.com)
China tells Britain to stop efforts to 'enhance' ties with Taiwan (www.reuters.com)
China agrees to nuclear arms-control talks with US -WSJ (www.reuters.com)
Fourteen dead, 102 missing after Indian glacial lake bursts bank in heavy rain (www.reuters.com)
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Xi told Biden Taiwan is biggest, most dangerous issue in bilateral ties (www.reuters.com)
Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Joe Biden during their four-hour meeting on Wednesday that Taiwan was the biggest, most dangerous issue in U.S.-China ties, a senior U.S. official told reporters....
Interception of Canadian military plane by Chinese jets was unacceptable -Ottawa (www.reuters.com)
US restricts imports from three more Chinese companies tied to forced labor (www.reuters.com)
The United States restricted imports from three more Chinese companies on Tuesday as part of an effort to eliminate goods made with the forced labor of Uyghur minorities from the U.S. supply chain....
US FDA to seek public opinion before banning popular cough syrup ingredient (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it would seek public opinion before finalizing its decision to remove a decongestant widely used in cough syrups from the agency’s list of ingredients for over-the-counter (OTC) use....
London police apologise and pay compensation to women held at vigil (www.reuters.com)
Marketing executive Everard was abducted off a street in London as she walked home in March 2021 and her body was found in a woodland about 50 miles (80 km) away some days later....
Cough syrup killed scores of children. Why no one has been held to account (www.reuters.com)
US says 52 mln air bag inflators should be recalled over rupture threat (www.reuters.com)
Biden raised issue of Canadian Sikh's murder with Modi at G20 -FT (www.reuters.com)
French govt seeking to double list of groceries subject to price cuts-source (www.reuters.com)
Germany agrees 32 bln euro tax cuts to give economy 'big boost' (www.reuters.com)
Putin to visit China to deepen 'no limits' partnership with Xi (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United States’ two biggest strategic competitors....