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April 17 (Reuters) – As U.S. Vice President JD Vance returned to Washington last weekend after unsuccessful peace talks in Pakistan over the crisis in the Gulf, China’s Foreign Ministry was preparing for a bumper slate of visitors including Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the leaders of Spain, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates. …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The overdose-reversing drug naloxone has been rightly hailed as a lifesaving breakthrough, saving countless lives from opioid ODs. But a new study warns that the wonder drug has its limits, especially when confronted with overdoses involving the powerful new wave of synthetic opioids like …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, April 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Bad dreams can affect your morning mood, but not if a little joy is sprinkled into your slumber, a new study says. People who had dreams filled with fear were more likely to be in a rotten mood the following morning, researchers recently reported …
Thousands of survivors of the 2025 Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, have elected to accept an upfront settlement from the utility accused of causing it, forgoing future litigation for a faster payment that could help them rebuild or relocate. But unless a bill moving through Congress becomes law, that money could be taxed as income, …
PRAGUE, April 20 (Reuters) – The Czech government will not make a government plane available for the Senate chief’s planned trip to Taiwan and wants a more pragmatic foreign policy that does not damage business ties with China, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said. The Czech Republic, like most countries, only formally recognises Beijing and not …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The cherry blossoms draw more than a million visitors to Washington’s Tidal Basin annually. This year was no different, except some strolling the area between the Lincoln Memorial and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial were dressed in camouflage — and armed. Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the …
An overturned ship found near the U.S. territory of Saipan after a typhoon hit is the vessel that went missing with six people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Monday. The Coast Guard said it was still searching for the six. It said the overturned boat was first spotted Saturday. An HC-130 Hercules airplane …
April 20 (Reuters) – Shares of psychedelic drug developers rose in premarket trading on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing health regulators to speed up reviews of psychedelic drugs and boosted federal research funding. Shares of Atai Life Sciences jumped 21% before the bell, while Definium Therapeutics rose 15% and …
LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) – Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained at a virtual standstill on Monday with just three crossings in the space of 12 hours, according to shipping data. The oil products tanker Nero, which is under British sanctions for Russian oil activities, left the Gulf and was sailing through the …
By Maayan Lubell and Maya Gebeily JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, April 20 (Reuters) – Israel’s foreign minister and military on Monday condemned the desecration of a crucifix smashed by an Israeli soldier in a southern Lebanese village home to Christians. A photo that emerged online over the weekend shows a soldier taking the blunt side of an axe …