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Lebanese students stage rare university protest against Israel Apr 30, 2024 09:38AM

By Emilie Madi and Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of students gathered at university campuses in Lebanon on Tuesday to protest against Israel, the country's first coordinated university protests over Gaza, which participants said were inspired by sit-ins in the United States.

Students, alumni and other Lebanese gathered at campuses in the capital Beirut and elsewhere on Tuesday, waving Palestinian flags and posters demanding... (continue reading...)


Wall St opens lower on labor costs data; Fed decision on tap Apr 30, 2024 09:36AM

(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected labor costs signaled persistent inflationary pressures, while caution prevailed ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 48.7 points, or 0.13%, at the open to 38,337.4. The S&P 500 fell 12.4 points, or 0.24%, at the open to 5,103.78​, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 62.2 points, or 0.39%, to 15,920.886 at... (continue reading...)


Trump does not rule out building detention camps for mass deportations Apr 30, 2024 09:31AM

By Tim Reid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump does not rule out building detention camps on U.S. soil for migrants in the country illegally if he wins a second White House term, he told Time magazine in an interview published on Tuesday.

Trump was asked whether he would build new detention camps as part of his campaign pledge to carry out the biggest deportation of migrants in the country illegally.

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Brazil's job creation outpaces expectations in March, signals stronger activity Apr 30, 2024 09:29AM

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's creation of formal jobs in March came in well above expectations, reinforcing the view of a stronger economic activity at the beginning of this year.

Latin America's largest economy created a net 244,315 formal jobs in March, Labor Ministry data showed on Tuesday, significantly more than the 188,000 expected in a Reuters poll of economists.

In the first quarter, 719,033 formal jobs were created according to... (continue reading...)


Ukraine’s trust in NATO allies dented by arms delivery failures, Stoltenberg says Apr 30, 2024 09:27AM

By Andrew Gray

RZESZOW, Poland (Reuters) - Ukraine's trust in its NATO allies has "taken a dent" because of delays and failures in the delivery of arms for the war against Russia’s invasion, NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg said.

Speaking to Reuters on Monday evening as he travelled out of Ukraine by train after a day-long visit, Stoltenberg said such failings showed it was time to revamp the coordination of international military aid to... (continue reading...)


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