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Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil isn't 'Made in USA,' lawsuit claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The maker of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil is being sued in a proposed class action claiming it misleads consumers by saying the foil is "Made in USA" though much of the raw material and manufacturing comes ...
Dozens of stalled Israeli visas seen hindering Gaza aid efforts
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Difficulties getting Israeli permission for foreign staff to work in Israel and the Palestinian territories are hampering efforts to get aid into war-shattered Gaza where civilians are facing imminent famine, ...
Canadian school boards sue social media giants for over $4 billion in damages
(Reuters) - Four Canadian school boards have sought more than $4 billion in damages from social media firms such as Meta Platforms and Snap in a lawsuit, alleging that their products harmed students. The products are "negligently designed for ...
Kuwait hands $2 million to UNRWA for 2024, state news agency says
CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait has handed its annual $2 million contribution to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), the Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA reported on Thursday. UNWRA said on Tuesday it had sufficient funds to ...
Russia blocks renewal of North Korea sanctions monitors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia vetoed on Thursday the annual renewal of a panel of experts monitoring enforcement of longstanding United Nations sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. The move comes ...
Caught up in concert shooting, a Russian woman said goodbye to the world
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian artist Alyona Kazinskaya likes to fill her social media feed with cheerful messages and vivid floral paintings. For 30 minutes last Friday night, it turned into a timeline of terror. Kazinskaya and a friend had bought ...
France to provide UNRWA funding ensuring right conditions are met - foreign ministry
PARIS (Reuters) - France will provide over 30 million euros ($32.41 million) to United Nations Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA this year to support its operations amid the devastating war in Gaza, said the foreign ministry in Paris. "We will ...
Pakistan to investigate army's meddling in judiciary, law minister says
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will set up an inquiry commission to investigate accusations by six High Court judges of interference and intimidation by the country's powerful intelligence agencies in judicial decisions, the law ...
UN rights panel concerned by extrajudicial killings in Indonesia's Papua
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Committee said on Thursday it was concerned by extrajudicial killings in Indonesia's Papua province, where separatists and Indonesian troops have been fighting for decades. "The Committee is concerned by ...
Coastguards rescue 124 migrants off Spain's Canary Islands
By Borja Suarez GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish coastguards rescued 124 migrants, including young children and a person needing a wheelchair, from two wooden boats in the seas off the Canary Islands on Thursday. One boat carrying 66 ...