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Egypt police detain more Islamists, thwart protests

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police detained dozens of people including prominent members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood movement on Monday to prevent them demonstrating against Israel’s ground attack in the Gaza Strip. Riot police reached Tahrir Square in central Cairo early in the day to thwart the Brotherhood’s plans for …

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Tears, bitterness, despair as Gaza “bleeds rivers”

GAZA (Reuters) – The three little children lying on the floor of the overcrowded morgue looked like sleeping dolls. “Get up, boy, get up” cried the weeping father, who lost a total of 13 close relatives when an Israeli shell hit his house east of Gaza City. “Please get up. …

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Russia PM orders cut to gas going through Ukraine

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told Gazprom on Monday to cut gas supplies through Ukraine by the same amount that Moscow alleges Kiev is diverting from Europe.

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