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  CAMBRIDGE | PRNewswire | The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) has announced the appointment of Patrice Matchaba, MD, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), starting June 10, 2024. He succeeds the current CEO, Emilio Emini, PhD, who recently announced his retirement, effective on June 30, 2024. …

UNITED NATIONS | TASS | The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on the IDF missile strike at a tent camp in Rafah, which killed dozens of Palestinians, on May 28, a Security Council diplomatic source told TASS. “On Tuesday evening, closed-door consultations will take place under Algeria’s …

LOS ANGELES, California| Xinhua | SpaceX plans to have the fourth flight test of its giant Starship rocket as soon as June 5, pending regulatory approval, according to the company. SpaceX had Starship’s third flight test in March, but the company lost communication with the vehicle before it made it to …

MADRID | Xinhua | Spain will recognize a Palestinian state including the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, unified under the Palestinian National Authority and with East Jerusalem as its capital, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed a “shooting incident” occurred …

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (AL) Ahmed Aboul-Gheit on Monday criticized Israel for bombing tents for the displaced Palestinians in the southern Gazan city of Rafah. In a post published on social media platform X, Aboul-Gheit called the bombing, which took on Sunday, …

Helicopters are more dangerous than planes ANALYSIS | SCOTT NEUMAN | The crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other top officials on May 19 was the latest high-profile deadly helicopter accident in recent years. For most people, the death of retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter …

JERUSALEM, Israel | Xinhua | Israel has agreed to renew talks with Hamas on a hostage deal next week, with the mediation of Egypt, Qatar and the United States, Israel’s state-owned Kan TV reported on Saturday. According to the report, at a meeting in Paris on Friday, David Barnea, the …

WASHINGTON | TASS | US President Joe Biden again gave himself permission to offensive speech against Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Washington continues supplying arms to Kiev and train the Ukrainian military, Biden noted when speaking in front of graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point. “There are no …

BRASILIA | Xinhua | Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday hailed the decision of Spain, Ireland and Norway to recognize Palestinian statehood, a measure he said will have “a positive impact on peace and stability in the region.” “The joint decision of Spain, Norway and Ireland to …

THE HAGUE | Xinhua |  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ordered Israel to halt its military offensive in southern Gaza city of Rafah. The court stated that “The State of Israel shall, in conformity with its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the …