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The Japanese biochemist found in the 1970s that cholesterol-lowering drugs lowered the LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, level in the blood.

The Iran-backed militia has launched dozens of attacks on shipping vessels in the vital sea route in support of Palestinians in Gaza.

President Biden made two back-to-back round trips to Europe, separated by about 60 hours on the ground at home.

As the leader and spokesman for Reporters Without Borders, he rescued some, sought refuge for others and lobbied for pluralism in the press.

Experts called the naval exercises routine but also a show of strength as Washington maintains military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.

The four hostages rescued in Gaza were described as malnourished and traumatized.

A commission produced the United Nations’ most detailed examination yet of the Oct. 7 attacks and the subsequent war in Gaza.

Also, an E.U. blow to China’s electric-vehicle ambitions.

The blaze struck a building that was home to scores of low-paid migrant workers, many of them from India.

Around 215 rockets were launched from Lebanon into northern Israel in an apparent response to the strike, Israeli army radio said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.