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Netanyahu Pushes Back on Idea of Palestinian Authority Running Gaza
[ad_1] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said that his country must retain security control over the Gaza Strip “for as long as necessary” and hinted that he saw no future administrative role there for the Western-backed Palestinian Authority — at least in its current form. Speaking at a televised news conference on Saturday night, Mr. Netanyahu went further than…
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Texas Bishop Loudly Critical of the Pope Is Removed
[ad_1] Pope Francis fired on Saturday a bishop in Texas who was one of his loudest American critics within the Catholic Church, a highly rare dismissal that appeared to reflect the growing rift between the Vatican and a more conservative wing of the church. The Vatican did not cite a reason for the dismissal of the bishop, Joseph Strickland, saying…
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Why Vultures Might Just Be the Smartest Birds Above the Block
[ad_1] The two lappet-faced vultures had been together for just a few months, yet the massive birds, with their watchful, featherless gargoyle faces and their dark mottled body plumage so plush it looks like fur, had already mastered the avian version of monkey-see-monkey-do. Kenya, the female vulture, hopped onto a tree stump in the middle of their outdoor enclosure at…
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In Texas, Vietnamese American Shrimpers Must Forge a New Path Again
[ad_1] They overcame the trauma of war, language barriers and prejudice to become successful shrimpers. But the decline of the industry in America is forcing them to consider other options. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. Palacios, Texas, is a small town with a rich history of Vietnamese American shrimpers on the…
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Toxic Air Can’t Keep New Delhi’s Joggers and Yoga Fans Inside
[ad_1] A few steps into his early-morning run, Purushottam Sahu struggled to breathe. He started coughing. He felt as if he might vomit. Overhead, a thick brown-gray haze blanketed the sprawling forest park in New Delhi where he and other joggers, yoga enthusiasts and dog owners were keeping to their daily habits despite official warnings against exerting themselves in the…
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Inside the World’s Only Vegemite Factory
[ad_1] Just off Australia’s largest container port lies a sickle-shaped neighborhood with a scent so distinctive that passing taxi drivers will sometimes roll down their windows for a whiff of the rich and unmistakably beery aroma. That smell, officially recognized by the City of Melbourne last year for its “intangible cultural heritage,” emanates from a nondescript, brick factory on a…
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About 300,000 People Participate in Pro-Palestinian March in London
[ad_1] new video loaded: About 300,000 People Participate in Pro-Palestinian March in London transcript Back transcript About 300,000 People Participate in Pro-Palestinian March in London Demonstrators marched in support of Palestine and demanded a cease-fire in Gaza in one of Britain’s largest protests in recent years. [chant] Cease-fire now. “I think it’s important for any human to come down to…
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Right-Wing Counterprotesters Clash With Police in London
[ad_1] new video loaded: Right-Wing Counterprotesters Clash With Police in London transcript Back transcript Right-Wing Counterprotesters Clash With Police in London Dozens were arrested after skirmishes broke out between far-right demonstrators and the London police near a pro-Palestinian march that coincided with Armistice Day. England, England, England! You’re not English anymore! You’re not English anymore! [shouting] “Get on the floor…
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Gaza Hospitals Near Collapse as Fighting Rages Nearby
[ad_1] The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least five wounded patients died on Saturday at the hospital, including a premature baby in an incubator, as a result of the power outage. Without fuel to run generators, the hospital has been plunged into darkness, the Health Ministry and the hospital’s administrator said. “Surgeries have had to stop,” said the hospital’s…
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Town in Iceland Evacuated Amid Fears of Volcanic Eruption
[ad_1] Icelandic authorities declared a state of emergency and evacuated a town of about 4,000 people on Saturday after hundreds of earthquakes were detected overnight, signaling an increased likelihood of a volcano erupting in the country’s southwestern Reykjanes Peninsula. The Icelandic Meteorological Office, the country’s weather service, said it was not possible to say when and where magma would reach…
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