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Kenya ends unpopular arrangement to swap doctors with Cuba
AP
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya’s government announced Wednesday it would not be renewing a 6-year-old deal that saw Cuban doctors employed in Kenya while those from the East African country traveled to Cuba for specialized training.
Hurricane Lidia hits Mexico as 'extremely dangerous' storm
AP NEWS
MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Hurricane Lidia on Tuesday swept through Mexico's Pacific coast with winds gusting at 220 kph (140 mph). The hurricane made landfall as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm that is feared to bring heavy rainfall and lead to flooding and mudslides.
Israel has duty to respond to Hamas, says Biden
BBC NEWS
US President Joe Biden has said Israel has a right and a duty to respond to Hamas' attacks over the weekend, which he called an "act of sheer evil".
Israel formally declares war against Hamas
BBC NEWS
Israel has formally declared war on Hamas, setting the stage for a major military operation in Gaza as fighting continues to rage on Israeli soil.
US House ousts Kevin McCarthy as speaker in historic vote
BBC NEWS
The House of Representatives on Tuesday took the unprecedented step of ousting a speaker from office, nearly nine months after Kevin McCarthy won the powerful gavel in a dramatic 15-round floor fight.
Pope challenges world leaders to slow global warming before it’s 'too late'
AP
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.”
US healthcare workers strike over wages & staff shortages
AP
LOS ANGELES, California, USA - Picketing began Wednesday morning at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 healthcare workers go on strike in Virginia, California and three other states over wages and staffing shortages, marking the latest major labor unrest in the United States.
Drive-through worker draws gun on 'missing curly fries' customer
BBC
HUSTON, Texas, USA - CCTV footage of a fast food restaurant drive-through shows the moment a worker pulled a gun on a customer after an argument over missing fries.
JPMorgan pays $75M to settle lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein ties
REUTERS
NEW YORK, USA – JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to pay $75 million to settle claims by the U.S. Virgin Islands that the bank aided in the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking.
Gymnastics Ireland apologises after Black athlete is snubbed @medal ceremony
NBC NEWS
The governing body for gymnastics in Ireland has issued an apology after a video resurfaced appearing to show a judge ignoring the only Black girl at a medal ceremony last year.
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