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  • US Federal Reserve holds rates steady, warns of higher unemployment | Business and Economy News

    US Federal Reserve holds rates steady, warns of higher unemployment | Business and Economy News

    The central bank will hold steady amid economic uncertainty driven by tariffs.

    The US Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged, brushing off President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen.

    The Central Bank kept its benchmark rate at 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent, where it has been since December, after cutting it three times in a row at the end of last year. Its vote to hold rates steady was…

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  • Spain to present UN resolution urging action on ‘urgent measures’ against Gaza crisis – Middle East Monitor

    Spain to present UN resolution urging action on ‘urgent measures’ against Gaza crisis – Middle East Monitor

    The Spanish prime minister announced Wednesday that his government will submit a resolution to the UN General Assembly calling for urgent measures to halt the killing of civilians in Gaza and to guarantee the delivery of humanitarian aid, Anadolu reports.

    Speaking before the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of parliament, Pedro Sanchez stressed that the international community must not remain passive amid the escalating violence and humanitarian crisis in…

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  • Ford to raise prices on three cars produced in Mexico: Report | Trade War

    Ford to raise prices on three cars produced in Mexico: Report | Trade War

    The increased price tag is a result of Trump’s tariffs on auto imports which car companies ultimately will pass on to consumers for cars that will hit dealer lots in June.

    Ford Motor Company has raised prices for three of its vehicles produced in Mexico, becoming one of the first major carmakers to adjust sticker prices following US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

    The new prices took effect on vehicles produced on May 2 or later, according to the news agency Reuters, which first…

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  • Chancellor Friedrich Merz calls for renewed Franco-German cooperation | Politics News

    Chancellor Friedrich Merz calls for renewed Franco-German cooperation | Politics News

    Friedrich Merz says a reset in relations is vital to help Europe overcome its security and economic ‘challenges’.

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a renewed partnership with France to help Europe confront its “enormous” security and economic challenges.

    At a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday, Merz outlined a joint vision for deeper European integration, calling for a “new push for Europe” grounded in closer…

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  • Syria’s Sharaa confirms indirect talks with Israel

    Syria’s Sharaa confirms indirect talks with Israel

    Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa confirmed Wednesday that Syria has engaged in indirect talks with Israel aimed at easing tensions between the two countries.

    At a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Sharaa said that the negotiations are meant to “calm the situation and prevent it from spiraling out of control.” 

    Reuters first reported the indirect talks between Israel and Syria on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, the…

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  • ‘Ant Gang’ smugglers sentenced in Kenya wildlife trafficking case

    ‘Ant Gang’ smugglers sentenced in Kenya wildlife trafficking case

    Two Belgian teens caught with 5,000 rare ants in Kenya were sentenced to 12 months in prison or a fine of $7,700.

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  • A faster route to eliminating parasitic infection endemic to Africa

    A recent clinical trial finds the anti-parasitic drug moxidectin — currently approved to treat river blindness, another tropical disease caused by parasitic worms — is also more effective for lymphatic filariasis than the current gold standard, ivermectin.

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  • Warming climate making fine particulate matter from wildfires more deadly and expensive

    Warming climate making fine particulate matter from wildfires more deadly and expensive

    Scientists say human-caused climate change led to 15,000 additional deaths from wildfire air pollution in the continental United States during the 15-year period ending in 2020.

    About 35% of the additional deaths attributed to climate change occurred in 2020, the year of the historic Labor Day fires in the Pacific Northwest as well as major blazes in California, Colorado and Arizona.

    The study, led by an Oregon State University researcher and published in Nature Communications Earth &…

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  • Dual-action approach targeting inflammation shows potential as Type 1 diabetes treatment

    Dual-action approach targeting inflammation shows potential as Type 1 diabetes treatment

    A study co-led by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers presents a potential new strategy to prevent or slow the progression of Type 1 diabetes by targeting an inflammation-related protein known to drive the disease. The findings, recently published in eBioMedicine, may help inform clinical trials of a drug that is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for psoriasis as a treatment for Type 1 diabetes.

    Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong condition in which the immune…

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  • Insights on preventing organ transplant rejection

    Insights on preventing organ transplant rejection

    Current treatments to prevent organ transplant rejection focus mainly on suppressing T cells, part of the adaptive immune system. However, the innate immune system — the body’s first line of defense that triggers early inflammation after transplantation — has largely remained untargeted by modern therapies.

    In a new study, researchers from Mass General Brigham identified a natural “brake” within the innate immune system: the inhibitory receptor Siglec-E (SigE) and its human counterparts,…

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