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Netanyahu's biggest coalition partner backs prospective Gaza hostage deal Jun 4, 2024 07:56AM

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's biggest coalition partner said on Tuesday it would lend "full support" for a prospective deal to free hostages from Hamas captivity even if that would entails "far-reaching steps" in Gaza war strategy.

The statement by Shas, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party that wields 11 of parliament's 120 seats, followed open opposition to such a deal by two far-right coalition partners.

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Tesla's China-made EV sales extend decline in May amid output cut Jun 4, 2024 04:53AM

BEIJING (Reuters) -Sales of Tesla's China-made electric vehicles dropped 6.6% from a year earlier to 72,573 units in May, extending a year-on-year decline for a second month, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Tuesday.

The slide came after an 18% fall in April that reversed a 0.2% gain in March, as the U.S. automaker has slashed Model Y production by a double-digit percentage number at its Shanghai plant since March.

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Baby girl found in London related to two other abandoned siblings, police say Jun 4, 2024 07:50AM

LONDON (Reuters) - A baby girl found earlier this year in a shopping bag in east London is the third child to have been abandoned by the same parents in similar circumstances over the last seven years, British police said on Tuesday.

The baby girl, named Elsa, was discovered by a person walking their dog one night in January near a busy junction in the Newham district, police said.

Subsequent DNA tests revealed that Elsa was the full... (continue reading...)


Rare fossil of adolescent Tyrannosaurus - 'Teen Rex'- found by US kids Jun 4, 2024 07:40AM

By Will Dunham

(Reuters) - A rare fossil of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex has been excavated in North Dakota's badlands - a find noteworthy for the scientific insight it may offer into the life history of this famous dinosaur and for the tale of the kids who found it.

The discovery of the fossil, nicknamed "Teen Rex," was announced on Tuesday by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, where it will be studied and displayed.

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Spanish court summons PM Sanchez's wife over corruption allegations Jun 4, 2024 07:30AM

MADRID (Reuters) - A Madrid court has summoned Begona Gomez, wife of the Spanish prime minister, to appear before a judge on July 5 over allegations of corruption and influence peddling that spurred premier Pedro Sanchez to consider resigning in April.

The request was made as part of a preliminary inquiry into whether she had used her position to influence business dealings, the investigations court said on Tuesday.

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