By Nandita Bose, Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to pause shipments of thousands of bombs to Israel over the U.S. ally's attacks on Rafah won praise from some critical Democrats, but won't stop protests about Gaza that have dogged his reelection effort, strategists and organizers say.
Biden's decision last week marks the first time he has withheld U.S. military aid from Israel... (continue reading...)
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - At least 60 people were injured on Friday when a seven-car passenger train collided with a locomotive and an empty train car in Buenos Aires, local authorities said, without giving details of how serious the injuries were.
Firefighters, police and ambulances were at the scene, helping evacuate people and take the injured to hospitals.
Television and drone footage showed the trains head-to-head on a road bridge... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Investor and philanthropist Jim Simons has died at the age of 86 in New York City, the Simons Foundation said in a statement on Friday.
(Reporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
By Leah Douglas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200 million to fight the spread of avian flu among dairy cows, in the government's latest bid to contain outbreaks that have fueled concerns about human infections with the H5N1 virus.
The virus has been detected among dairy cattle in nine states since late March. Scientists have said they believe the outbreak is more widespread based on U.S.... (continue reading...)
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Downside risks for the Pakistani economy remain exceptionally high, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday, in its staff report on the country, ahead of talks with the fund on a longer term progamme.
An International Monetary Fund mission is expected to visit Pakistan this month to discuss a new programme, ahead of Islamabad beginning its annual budget-making process for the next financial year.
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