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After 2 Plasma Donor Deaths, Company Pauses Clinics in Canada

Par : Vjosa Isai
Grifols, a Spanish company, said “unfounded attention” on its blood plasma business in Canada had led it to temporarily end collections at 17 clinics.

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Donating plasma for Grifols at a hospital in Barcelona in 2020. The company has suspended collecting plasma in Canada because of scrutiny over two deaths.
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Engine Blade Hit Window on Jet Before Man Was Partly Sucked Outside, Report Says

Par : Ishani Desai
The National Transportation Safety Board said it had found a bird’s remains and feathers on a broken engine.

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A Ryanair plane in Thessaloniki, Greece, last May. A full investigation into an incident last month will take at least a year, federal official said.
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Afghan Women Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule

Par : Ephrat Livni
Decrees restricting the rights of women and girls to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say.

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A market in Kabul, Afghanistan, last year. Most women say they have to get a male relative’s permission to leave the house.
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Israeli Settlers Resume West Bank Siege After Eviction

Par : Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim
The military’s failure to keep extremists away from two Palestinian families trapped in their West Bank homes made clear the chaos gripping the Israeli-occupied territory.

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Israeli soldiers patrolling a street Thursday during an operation in the village of Qusra, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Topos Azteca, a Mexican Volunteer Rescue Group, Helps With Rescue Efforts After Colombia Earthquake

Par : Genevieve Glatsky and Federico Rios
Topos Azteca, a Mexican volunteer rescue group that works worldwide and helped after the Sept. 11 attacks, arrived in Colombia after searching for survivors in Venezuela.

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A member of Topos Azteca working among the rubble on Wednesday in Cali, Colombia.
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Train Derails Near Town of Lewes in East Sussex, U.K.

Par : Michael D. Shear
Emergency services said they were working at the scene of a derailment near Lewes, in East Sussex, on Thursday. Eighteen other people were less badly hurt.

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Some cars of a passenger train flipped onto their sides on Thursday in southern England near Lewes. The accident’s cause had not yet been determined.
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The Man on a Mission to Build India’s Most Livable City

Par : Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has 25,000 workers building his dream capital with waterways, bike lanes and a “Quantum Valley” tech hub.

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The construction site for a tech hub labeled “Quantum Valley” in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes

Par : Apoorva Mandavilli and Alessandro Falco
The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities.

A health worker discarding water from a larvicide dissemination unit in Belém, Brazil, last month.
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How a Long-Shot U.S. Oil Drilling Project Is Shaking Up Greenland

Par : Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli
A U.S. oil company says it could be on the verge of a major discovery in Greenland. The proposal comes at a tricky time for the Arctic island, and locals are lining up against it.

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Ittoqqortoormiit, a settlement in eastern Greenland. The remote area has been targeted by a U.S.-British joint venture for potential oil exploration.
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Former Catholic Bishop Is Convicted of Sexual Abuse, Australian News Outlets Say

Par : Laura Chung
A court found Christopher Alan Saunders, the former bishop of Broome, guilty of sexually abusing two men, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

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Christopher Alan Saunders, the former bishop of Broome, at the District Court of Western Australia in Perth on Tuesday.
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Hundreds of Flights Canceled in Sicily as Mount Etna Erupts

Par : Josephine de La Bruyère
Etna erupts often, but it usually doesn’t release this much ash, an expert said. Tens of thousands of travelers’ plans have been disrupted in the past week.

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Volcanic ash and lava during an eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily on Wednesday.
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Putin Visits Islands Seized From Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo

Par : Javier C. Hernández and Paul Sonne
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has been a public critic of Mr. Putin, who has denounced her country’s sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war.

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How China Remembers Zhu Rongji, the Premier Who Spoke His Mind

Par : Chris Buckley
Tributes to the former premier recalled his spirited style and his efforts to integrate China into global commerce, in contrast with the rigidity of the Xi era.

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The official obituary of Zhu Rongji, at a newsstand in Beijing on Thursday.
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What to Know About the U.K. Special Election: Farage vs. Binface

Par : Michael D. Shear
Nigel Farage, the right-wing populist leader, won a by-election for his parliamentary seat in Clacton, which he initiated after coming under pressure over his financial declarations.

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform U.K., at a rally for the party in Wymondham, England, last month.
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Coming next summer: the ‘eclipse of the century.’

Par : Danielle Dowling
The sky will go dark for six minutes or more over landmarks like the Rock of Gibraltar, the casbah of Tangier and the temples of Luxor, Egypt.

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Watching the solar eclipse at Washington Square Park in New York in 2024.
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Russian Blockade of Major Ukrainian Ports Threatens Global Grain Supplies

Par : Marc Santora
The deadly strikes are part of a long-running maritime battle with Ukraine and echo battles over other key shipping routes around the world.

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A vessel struck off the coast of Odesa, Ukraine, last month. The Russian campaign has halted nearly all shipping in and out of the port.
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Arabian Sea Bird and Turtle Habitat Threatened by Oil From Grounded Tanker

Par : Pranav Baskar · Sanam Mahoozi and Somini Sengupta
The spill of Russian crude bound for India compounds the environmental damage from spills in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers and oil facilities have come under attack.

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A satellite image showing the damaged vessel Caroline Bezengi and oil slick off coast of Oman, on Aug. 5.
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Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos

Par : David M. Halbfinger · Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer
Two families have been trapped by settlers for days, casting a spotlight on the army’s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.

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Israeli soldiers gathered near Israeli settlers, forefront, near Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
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Trump’s Plane Switch Ruse Pales in Comparison With Putin’s Secrecy

Par : Anton Troianovski
President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge pales in comparison to the secrecy surrounding Russia’s president, whose fixation on security has reached new heights in recent years.

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A Russian state media photo of President Vladimir Putin in his office in the Kremlin last month. The secrecy around Mr. Putin’s movements means journalists have resorted to tracking his activity by assessing the wilting of the plants in his office.
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Driver Sets Record for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle at More Than 406 M.P.H.

Par : Claire Moses
Andy Green, a 64-year-old retired Royal Air Force pilot from Britain, was already the only person to break the sound barrier on land. “The ground comes at you very, very quickly,” he said.

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Andy Green after setting a new land speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle on Tuesday at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
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More Than 40 Dead After a Ferry Capsizes on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba

Par : Ephrat Livni and Jeffrey Moyo
The vessel was crowded far beyond capacity and was hit by strong waves, the police said. While dozens have been rescued, the search continues for an unknown number of missing people.

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A photo posted on social media showing passengers rescued after a ferry capsized in Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on Tuesday.
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