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FAA issues safety directive for some Boeing 777-200 engines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday issued directives requiring inspections and strengthening a key engine part on Boeing 777-200 planes equipped with Pratt &...
Dec 22, 2021
Exclusive: Peru protesters to clear Las Bambas road after mining shutdown – legal adviser
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian community protesters that have blocked a key transport road used by MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine will clear the route until at least Dec. 30 following talks with the gove...
Dec 22, 2021
Soccer-Seven stalwarts bring winning experience back for Cameroon
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Hosts Cameroon on Wednesday named seven players from the squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations finals in 2017 for next month's tournament where they will seek to replicate that ...
Dec 22, 2021
Common health issues raise risk for severe COVID-19; sudden food aversion in toddlers may be due to COVID
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified...
Dec 22, 2021
Factbox: Countries rush to purchase experimental antiviral COVID-19 pills
(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc has signed deals to sell about 9 million courses of its experimental COVID-19 pill molnupiravir to governments around the world as nations try to tame the pandemic. The trea...
Dec 22, 2021
As Omicron looms, Amazon caps how many COVID-19 tests shoppers can buy
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is limiting sales of its own at-home COVID-19 test kits to ten units per customer following actions taken by retailers including Walmart Inc and CVS Health Corp, as more peo...
Dec 22, 2021
Biden says he was tested for COVID-19, no results yet
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said he received another COVID-19 test on Wednesday, five days after exposure to the virus from a member of his staff, but has not r...
Dec 22, 2021
EU approves further COVID aid for Portuguese airline TAP
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission approved on Wednesday a further, smaller aid measure from Portugal's government for the country's ailing flag carrier TAP, having also signed off on a 2.55...
Dec 22, 2021
Omicron severity question answered in 3-4 weeks, WHO official says
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Omicron will become the dominant coronavirus variant in Europe by the start of 2022 and three to four weeks is needed to determine the severity of the COVID-1...
Dec 22, 2021
Spain’s top court annuls 2.1 million euro fine on Barcelona’s Pique
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's top court has annulled a 2.1 million euro ($2.37 million) fine imposed on 34-year-old FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique in 2016 as part of a dispute over his tax returns in...
Dec 22, 2021
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