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Countries at odds over how to reignite pandemic agreement
Countries aired stark differences Tuesday on where to go next in trying to strike a global agreement for handling future pandemics, after missing a deadline to finalise a deal.But the negotiations ended last Friday without finalising a deal.
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Civil defence says 21 dead in new strike on Gaza camp that Israel denies
A civil defence official in Hamas-run Gaza said an Israeli strike on a displacement camp west of Rafah on Tuesday killed at least 21 people, after a similar strike that sparked global outrage.In the latest bloodshed, Gaza civil defence agency official Mohammad al-Mughayyir said 21 people were killed in an "occupation strike targeting the tents of displaced people" in west Rafah.
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US-Built Pier In Gaza To Be Removed, Repaired After Damage From Rough Seas
The pier was built to provide humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians amid the nearly 8-month-old war between Israel and Hamas.
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Missouri Mayor Resigns After Cop Shot Blind, Deaf Dog That He Was Called To Help
A Shih Tzu named Teddy was stumbling around in a woman’s backyard when body camera footage captured the officer shooting him twice.
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French lawmaker suspended for waving Palestinian flag
France's parliament on Tuesday suspended a left-wing lawmaker for two weeks after he held up a Palestinian flag during a heated debate over whether France should recognise Palestinian statehood, as President Emmanuel Macron said such a step should not be based on "emotion". Parliament speaker Yael Braun-Pivet denounced what she called unacceptable behaviour, and lawmakers voted to suspend Delogu for two weeks and cut his parliamentary allowance by half for two months.
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French delicatessen Fauchon bought by Breton biscuit firm
French gourmet food and delicatessen company Fauchon said Tuesday it has been bought out by Galapagos, a Brittany-based biscuit maker."Eucelia Investments SA, investment company of the Ducros family, has chosen to sell the company to the Tacquard family at the head of the Breton group Galapagos," according to a statement that did not give a value for the deal.
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Thousands rally in Georgia to protest adoption of 'foreign influence' law
Thousands of Georgians rallied Tuesday outside parliament after ruling party MPs adopted a divisive "foreign influence" law, overcoming a presidential veto on the bill despite Western warnings the move could jeopardise the country's path to the European Union.- 'Angry, frustrated' - Waving Georgian and EU flags, thousands of protesters gathered outside parliament on Tuesday evening with crowds swelling after the chamber voted to adopt the law.
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