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Israeli prime minister says he will fight any sanctions targeting Israeli military units for alleged rights violations., Israeli prime minister says he will fight any sanctions targeting Israeli military units for alleged rights violations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he would fight against any sanctions being imposed onContinue Reading

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Remember when Apple filed a lawsuit against chip startup Rivos (saying that in one year Rivos hired more than 40 former Apple employees to work on competing system-on-a-chip technology)? Apple settled that suit in February. And now Tuesday Rivos announced that it raised $250 million, according to Reuters, “in aContinue Reading

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Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir and Alexander Mutiso Munyao won on a poignant day at the London marathon., Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir and Alexander Mutiso Munyao won the women’s and men’s elite races on a poignant day at the London marathon. Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the London marathon in a women’s-only worldContinue Reading

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The majority of 11 questions posed to voters on Sunday focus on tightening security measures., The majority of 11 questions posed to voters on Sunday focus on tightening security measures. Ecuadorians have begun voting in a referendum on proposed tougher measures to fight gang-related crime as the country faces risingContinue Reading

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Image source, Getty Images There is, it seems, an epidemic of illness among the working-age population. This week the Office for National Statistics once again warned about the number of people being driven out of the jobs market because of ill-health. And on Friday the government in England said itContinue Reading