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Haiti needs logistical support, medical teams and equipment now – PAHO director
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Medical personnel and equipment and logistical support is urgently needed from the international community to help the people of Haiti deal with multiple health e...
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French medical couple resist COVID-19 jab despite threat to jobs
By Michaela Cabrera VILLEJUIF, France (Reuters) - They could lose their jobs, might jeopardise their mortgage and have experienced a rift with some colleagues, but a couple of French health workers ar...
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Ryder will manage Waymo autonomous truck fleets
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Truck fleet operator Ryder System Inc will manage and maintain autonomous trucks for Waymo Via, the autonomous truck unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, the compani...
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French patients in ICUs for COVID-19 above 2,000 for first time since June 14
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported on Wednesday that the number of patients being treated in intensive care units (ICUs) for COVID-19 has risen above 2,000 for the first time since J...
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Aurora releases tool to gauge safety of self-driving systems
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Aurora, the Silicon Valley self-driving startup founded by former Tesla, Uber and Google executives, has released what it says is the industry's first tool for evaluating w...
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U.S. Justice Department says Missouri state gun law is unconstitutional
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's Justice Department is stepping up its fight against a new state law in Missouri that aims to invalidate many federal gun regulations, say...
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Cigna requires employees returning to office to be fully vaccinated
(Reuters) - Cigna Corp said on Wednesday it requires its employees working remotely to be fully vaccinated before entering any U.S. worksite from Sept. 7, as infections from the Delta variant of the c...
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Bulgaria reports African swine fever outbreak at industrial farm
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian veterinary authorities on Wednesday reported an outbreak of African swine fever at an industrial farm with 13,000 pigs in the central village of Apriltsi. Bulgaria's Food S...
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Court rejects ‘shockingly low’ 4-year sentence for NY woman who aided Islamic State
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out what it called a "shockingly low" four-year prison term for a Brooklyn woman who admitted to supporting Isl...
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Athletics-Olympic medallist Seidel to run New York City Marathon
(Reuters) - Olympic bronze medallist Molly Seidel will make her New York City Marathon debut in November as part of a field that includes former Boston Marathon champion Des Linden, organisers said on...
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