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Reuters
Palestinian authorities seek probe into mass graves at Gaza hospitals
A Palestinian civil defence team on Thursday called on the United Nations to investigate what it said were war crimes at a Gaza hospital, saying nearly 400 bodies were recovered from mass graves after Israeli soldiers departed the complex. "There are cases of field execution of some patients while undergoing surgeries and wearing surgical gowns at the Nasser Medical Complex," the civil defence forces said at a press conference, without presenting any evidence. Palestinian authorities have this week reported finding hundreds of bodies in mass graves at Nasser hospital, the main medical facility in central Gaza, after Israeli troops pulled out of the city of Khan Younis.
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Reuters
IBM falls as enterprise-spending constraints choke consulting demand
Weakness in smaller discretionary projects affected the consulting segment, but analysts at J.P.Morgan said the backlog could help reaccelerate the business through 2024. "Although software acceleration is encouraging, this was offset by more significant-than-expected deterioration of Consulting, along with incremental FX headwinds expected for the rest of the year," analysts at J.P.Morgan said. IBM's software business grew 5.5% in the quarter and the company announced a $6.4 billion deal to buy cloud software company HashiCorp, aiming to make the most of an AI-led boom in demand for the data storage capabilities of the cloud.
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Associated Press
Hungary's Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event
Hungary's nationalist prime minister, addressing a conservative conference in Budapest on Thursday, said upcoming European and U.S. elections were a chance for right-wing forces to defeat the “progressive world spirit,” and encouraged former U.S. President Donald Trump to defend “his own truth” in his ongoing criminal trial. Viktor Orbán, a right-wing populist and the European Union's longest-serving leader, told supporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference Hungary that conservatives across the West, including himself and Trump, are under attack by a hegemonic liberal order.
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AFP
Car giants vie for EV crown at Beijing's Auto China show
Chinese car giants locked in a cut-throat price war descended on the capital for the start of the Auto China show Thursday, vying to draw consumers and headlines in the world's biggest electric vehicle market and abroad.Beijing's Auto China show, which lasts until May 4, sees dozens of firms square off in a bid to draw customers at one of the country's biggest car shows.
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NBC News
Surrogacy 'unicorn' is pregnant with baby No. 11 and would do it again 'in a heartbeat'
April 21-27 is National Infertility Awareness Week.
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Reuters
DR Congo presses Apple over minerals supply chain, lawyers say
Democratic Republic of Congo is pushing Apple Inc for information about its supply chain over concerns it may be tainted with conflict minerals sourced from the country, international lawyers engaged by Congo said on Thursday. Congo, particularly its eastern region, has been plagued by violence since the 1990s, killing millions as struggles over national identity, ethnicity, and resources saw neighbouring countries invade and a myriad of armed groups spring up. Conflict has arisen over the control of illicit trade in tin and gold as well as in coltan and tantalum - widely used in cell phones and computers - all mined in Congo before being smuggled out through neighbouring Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi.
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AFP
French police break up pro-Palestinian university protest
French police broke up a pro-Palestinian protest by dozens of university students in Paris, officials said Thursday, as Israel's bombardment of Gaza sparks a wave of anger across college campuses in the United States.The protesters demanded that Sciences Po "cut its ties with universities and companies that are complicit in the genocide in Gaza" and "end the repression of pro-Palestinian voices on campus," according to witnesses.
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Associated Press
The German parliament votes for an annual veterans' day to honor military service
The German parliament voted Thursday to introduce an annual national “veterans' day” to honor people who have served in the military, which often has struggled to gain recognition in the country. The proposal was drawn up by the parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party governing coalition together with the main opposition conservative bloc, and was approved by nearly all parties in the Bundestag, parliament's lower house. It says a “veterans' day” should be celebrated “publicly and visibly” every June 15.
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Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: US futures tumble after Meta's reality check, with GDP on deck
Meta's AI reality check has dented hopes for a Big Tech revival for stocks, with a GDP update waiting in the wings.
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Reuters
Lawyers seek UN help for release of American held by the Taliban
Lawyers for Ryan Corbett, an American held by the Taliban for nearly two years without charge, on Thursday sought U.N. help to secure his immediate release, contending that he has been tortured and is suffering physical and mental health problems. The lawyers filed urgent petitions with the Geneva-based U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Edwards and the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention arguing that Corbett's fundamental rights have been violated, justifying U.N. action on his case.
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Reuters
Lula's South American summit plan unlikely in tense region, diplomats say
A diplomatic crisis in Ecuador and uncertainty over Venezuela's political future have divided South American nations and killed enthusiasm for a summit that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is trying to convene, diplomats in the region say. Seeking to become a regional leader again, Lula gathered 11 presidents in Brazil's capital last May, but the forum called the Brasilia Consensus was struck by disagreement over the presence of Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro. Chilean President Gabriel Boric, a fellow leftist from a younger generation, criticized Lula for inviting Maduro to a meeting of democratic leaders, as did Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou.
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Time
What Happened to Paris' Moulin Rouge? Landmark Left Damaged
The sails of Paris' iconic Moulin Rouge windmill collapsed overnight. Here's what we know so far.
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Associated Press
Southwest will limit hiring and close 4 after a 1Q loss. American Airlines is also losing money
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both lost money in the first quarter, and Southwest said Thursday that it will limit hiring and close operations at four airports. Airlines are dealing with higher labor costs and delays in getting new planes from Boeing, which is limiting their ability to add more flights at a time of high demand for travel. American said it lost $312 million as labor costs rose 18%, or nearly $600 million.
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Associated Press
Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces
Ukraine worked Thursday to get much-needed new supplies of weapons and ammunition from a huge U.S. aid package to its eastern front line, where Russia was pressing forward with its efforts to take ground from outnumbered and outgunned troops. Ukraine is also seeking to reverse the drain of potential soldiers from the country, announcing that men of conscription age will no longer be able to renew their passports from outside the country. The Cabinet of Ministers said Wednesday that men between 18 and 60 who are deemed fit for miliary service will only be able to renew their passports inside Ukraine.
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Reuters
Regeneron to collaborate on gene editing therapies with Doudna-founded Mammoth
Mammoth's CRISPR-based gene editing platform and Regeneron's delivery technologies will be used to create disease-modifying medicines that can be delivered to tissues beyond the liver. CRISPR, discovered by Jennifer Doudna and CRISPR Therapeutics co-founder Emmanuelle Charpentier, uses molecular "scissors" to trim faulty parts of genes that can then be disabled or replaced with new strands of normal DNA.
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AFP
Five things we learned at the China Auto Show
One of China's largest auto shows kicked off in Beijing on Thursday, with electric vehicle makers keen to show off their latest designs and high-tech accessories to consumers in the fiercely competitive market.Here are the key developments from Auto China's first day of action: - Xiaomi - The consumer tech giant is the latest entrant to China's cut-throat EV market, with its new SU7 model the star of the show.
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AFP
Macron warns 'mortal' Europe needs credible defence
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned that Europe faced an existential threat from Russian aggression, calling on the continent to adopt a "credible" defence strategy less dependent on the United States."We need to build this strategic concept of a credible European defence for ourselves," Macron said, adding Europe could not be "a vassal" of the United States.
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Reuters
Myanmar warlord at centre of battle for key border town
The struggle for Myawaddy has highlighted the role played by Colonel Saw Chit Thu, his militia and sprawling business enterprise, underlining his outsized influence in the strategically vital territory. The Karen National Army (KNA) he leads has long had a presence in the region lying across from Thailand, which has become a key battleground in recent weeks as an anti-junta resistance gains momentum against the powerful military. Saw Chit Thu's ties to Myanmar's military rulers, evidenced by an honorary title for "outstanding performance" conferred on him by junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing in November 2022, have helped him build his position.
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Time
Bruce Gilley: American Professor Stirs Antisemitism Controversy in Malaysia
Bruce Gilley, a professor at Portland State University, drew anger across Malaysia after likening the country’s pro-Palestinian stance to advocating a “second Holocaust” during a visiting lecture.
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AFP
Labour pledges to renationalise UK railways
Britain's main Labour opposition on Thursday vowed to renationalise the UK's much-maligned rail services within five years if it wins a general election due later this year.Labour has been pretty light on policy detail as it tries not to blow a huge lead over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives in opinion polls, and return to power after 14 years in opposition.
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Palestinian authorities seek probe into mass graves at Gaza hospitals

IBM falls as enterprise-spending constraints choke consulting demand

Hungary's Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event

Car giants vie for EV crown at Beijing's Auto China show

Surrogacy 'unicorn' is pregnant with baby No. 11 and would do it again 'in a heartbeat'

DR Congo presses Apple over minerals supply chain, lawyers say

French police break up pro-Palestinian university protest

The German parliament votes for an annual veterans' day to honor military service

Stock market today: US futures tumble after Meta's reality check, with GDP on deck

Lawyers seek UN help for release of American held by the Taliban

Lula's South American summit plan unlikely in tense region, diplomats say

What Happened to Paris' Moulin Rouge? Landmark Left Damaged

Southwest will limit hiring and close 4 after a 1Q loss. American Airlines is also losing money

Ukraine is putting pressure on fighting-age men outside the country as it tries to replenish forces

Regeneron to collaborate on gene editing therapies with Doudna-founded Mammoth

Five things we learned at the China Auto Show

Macron warns 'mortal' Europe needs credible defence

Myanmar warlord at centre of battle for key border town

Bruce Gilley: American Professor Stirs Antisemitism Controversy in Malaysia

Labour pledges to renationalise UK railways