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Vietnam reports first H5N8 avian flu outbreak in poultry
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam on Friday confirmed its first outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza at a chicken farm in the northern province of Quang Ninh. Samples from the farm in the province's Ha Long City ...
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GSK, Alector to develop Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s drugs in $2.2 billion deal
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc and U.S. firm Alector Inc will together develop antibody-based treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other similar diseases in a deal worth up to $2.2 billion, th...
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Malaysian palm giant IOI to conduct audit after report alleging labour abuse
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian palm oil giant IOI Corp will undergo an audit to assess the compliance of its labour policies and working conditions at its plantations, the firm said on Friday, fol...
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EU working to allow travel for AstraZeneca’s India vaccine jab, Commission says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it is looking at ways to agree a coordinated approach to accepting the Indian version of AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) shot, Covishield, across the ...
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Bring in the army: Food group’s call to relieve UK lorry driver crisis
LONDON (Reuters) - Premier Foods, one of Britain's biggest food companies, has called on the government to consider using the army to distribute goods to help relieve a severe shortage of truck driver...
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Statues of Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II toppled in Canada
WINNIPEG, Canada (Reuters) - Protesters have toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II in the Canadian city of Winnipeg as anger grows over the discovery of the remains of hundreds of c...
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Science, industry team up in Italy to zap virus with laser
By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) - A United Nations-backed scientific research centre has teamed up with an Italian tech firm to explore whether laser light can be used to kill coronavirus particles ...
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Alleged Asian drug kingpin can be handed to Australia – Dutch court
ROTTERDAM (Reuters) -A Dutch court on Friday approved an Australian request to hand over the alleged leader of an Asian drug syndicate who has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guz...
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English COVID-19 prevalence rises to 1 in 260, ONS says
LONDON (Reuters) - The prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England is estimated to have risen to 1 in 260 people in the week to June 26, Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday,...
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S&P futures at record high ahead of nonfarm payrolls data
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 hovered at record highs on Friday as investors marked time ahead of closely watched employment data for more clarity on the U.S. jobs market and ...
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