Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo have spent hundreds of millions of dollars for decades to increase demand for their soft drinks in Muslim-majority countries from Egypt to Pakistan. Now both brands are facing competition from local soft drinks in those countries, due to boycotts by consumers. These brands are seen as symbols of America, and by extension Israel, during the war …
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel had accepted a proposal to bridge differences that are blocking a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza. He called on Hamas to do the same, but did not say whether the move would address the militant group’s concerns. Blinken spoke after holding a 2½-hour meeting with Israeli Prime …
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A poliovirus variant has been discovered in six wastewater samples in Khan Younis and Deir Al Balah, two cities in southern and central Gaza. Gaza’s Health Ministry called it a “health disaster” in a Facebook post on Friday. The tests, conducted in collaboration with UNICEF, detected the presence of poliovirus type 2, which causes the disease polio. Gaza officials said …
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About 1,300 people died during this year’s hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as worshipers faced extremely high temperatures at Muslim holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities said on Sunday. Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jaljel said 83 percent of the 1,301 fatalities were unauthorized pilgrims walking long distances in high temperatures to perform hajj rituals in and …
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