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Italy approves booster COVID-19 shots for vulnerable groups
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's medicines agency AIFA on Thursday approved the use of a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines for vulnerable groups of the population, a source close to the matter told Reuters. Th...
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Amazon to fully fund college tuition for frontline employees
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc will fully fund college tuition for over 750,000 of its frontline employees, the e-commerce giant said on Thursday, stepping up its efforts to attract and retain workers in ...
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EU boosts Pfizer vaccine supply with German site approvals
(Reuters) - The European Union's drugs regulator on Thursday approved an increase in manufacturing capacity for the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech, which would help produce up to 50 million add...
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U.S. lawmaker urges mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, tests for air, train travel
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. lawmaker wants Congress to mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccines or recent negative tests for all domestic air and train travelers. Representativ...
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Pekin Marigold Festival “shines on”
PEKIN, Ill. — The Pekin Marigold Festival is back in full force this weekend. Festival Chairman Josh Hafliger told WMBD’s “The Greg and Dan Show”, a new event Thursday afternoo...
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U.S. Senator Klobuchar says she had breast cancer but has recovered
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, a key ally of President Joe Biden, said on Thursday she was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year but after months...
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Nestle sees higher input cost inflation next year
ZURICH (Reuters) - Nestle expects even higher input cost inflation in 2022 than this year, its chief financial offer said on Thursday. "If we talk of 2022, it is likely that input cost inflation will ...
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Nigeria says it seizes 14 tonnes of fertiliser meant for Boko Haram bombs
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian troops have seized 14 tonnes of fertiliser that the insurgent Islamist group Boko Haram had planned to turn into roadside bombs, the army said on Thursday. Boko...
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Singapore reports 450 new local COVID-19 cases, most in more than a year
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 450 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the most since early August 2020. (Reporting by Chen Lin in Singapore)
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Romania’s ruling Liberals delay no-confidence vote
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's ruling Liberal Party put off a no-confidence vote against its government on Thursday, prolonging a political crisis that threatens economic recovery and efforts to curb...
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