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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday said it had suspended more than two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and CARE, from operating in the Gaza Strip for failing to comply with new registration rules.
Israel says the rules are aimed at preventing Hamas and other militant groups from...
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Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 20 to 176, state health department says
By Siddhi Mahatole
Dec 30 (Reuters) – The South Carolina health department reported 176 measles cases related to the ongoing outbreak in the state on Tuesday, 20 additional cases since its last update on Friday.
The widening outbreak has been reported in the northwest part...
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Weight-loss pill approval set to accelerate food industry product overhauls
By Jessica DiNapoli and Waylon Cunningham
NEW YORK, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Packaged food makers and fast-food restaurants may be forced to overhaul more of their products next year as newly approved, appetite-suppressing GLP-1 pills become available in January, analysts...
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