Alex Edwards

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Business

Dispute over what killed Palestinian official

Ramallah, AP—Israeli and Palestinian pathologists disagreed Thursday on whether a blow to the body or a bad heart was the main cause of death of a Palestinian Cabinet minister who collapsed shortly after scuffling with Israeli troops during a West Bank protest. Palestinian doctors said Ziad Abu Ain

Brazil’s Rousseff in tight runoff against pro-business Neves

Rio den Janeiro, Reuters—Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff faces a tough election runoff against her pro-business rival, Aecio Neves, after he rode a dramatic late surge and won strong support in the first round of voting on Sunday. Neves, a former two-term state governor and senator who had b