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China’s Xi calls for more robust, dynamic ties with Arab world

BEIJING, April 14 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday ​called for a more robust ‌and dynamic partnership between China and the Arab world ​as the world undergoes ​unprecedented changes. Greater coordination and ⁠cooperation are needed as ​human society faces the choices ​of peace and war, as well as unity and confrontation, Xi ​told the visiting ​crown prince of Abu Dhabi, according ‌to ⁠a media pool report. The visit by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al ​Nahyan ​comes at ⁠a time of acute tension in ​the Gulf after weekend ​talks ⁠between Washington and Tehran failed to reach a

Iran war has some US water utilities facing a fluoride shortage

It’s not just gas prices: Some U.S. water utilities are reporting the Middle East war is disrupting their ability to maintain recommended fluoride levels in the drinking water. Over the past few weeks, a few water utilities have said their supply had been disrupted, according to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. Fluoride is used in water systems as a public health measure to prevent tooth decay. WHAT’S DRIVING THE FLUORIDE SHORTAGE? Israel is one of the world’s top exporters of fluorosilicic acid, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA data also shows the U.S. is among the world’s

US, Iran leave door open to dialogue after tense Islamabad talks

ISLAMABAD/DUBAI/WASHINGTON April 14 (Reuters) – After a sleepless and at times tense night in Islamabad, Iranian and U.S. officials ended their highest-level talks in decades without a breakthrough, but 11 sources familiar with the negotiations said dialogue was still alive. The weekend meeting to resolve the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, held four days after last Tuesday’s ceasefire announcement, was the first direct encounter between U.S. and Iranian officials ​in more than a decade and the most senior engagement since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. Inside Islamabad’s luxury Serena Hotel, the talks unfolded across two separate wings and one common

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