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Fisher-herder conflict in northern Cameroon kills at least 12
By Josiane Kouagheu DOUALA (Reuters) - Clashes between herders and fishers in northern Cameroon have killed at least 12 people this week in the area's worst ethnic violence in recent memory, local off...
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Sony delays ‘Venom’ movie sequel release amid new COVID-19 wave
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp's movie studio on Thursday delayed the release of superhero sequel "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" by nearly a month to mid-October as the United States grapples with a...
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A little goes a long way: Backpacks with essentials go to New York’s homeless
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a storage facility in New York City, volunteers loaded up 300 colorful backpacks with first aid kits, water, socks, sunblock, toothpaste and snacks that will so...
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New York’s pension fund to review oil holdings, axes more coal investments
By Liz Hampton (Reuters) - The third-largest U.S. public pension fund on Thursday said it is launching reviews over climate concerns on $640 million invested in 42 shale oil and gas firms, including C...
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U.N. warns any fighting in Kabul would be ‘catastrophic’ for civilians
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it is particularly concerned about a shift in fighting in Afghanistan to urban areas, warning that if a Taliban offensive r...
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U.S. FDA has not seen possible side-effects of COVID shots being studied in EU
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it has not seen evidence yet to suggest that the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech and Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccines are causing addi...
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Earthquake of magnitude 7.5 strikes South Sandwich Islands region – USGS
(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck the South Sandwich Islands region in the South Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday, adding the quake had a depth of 63 kms (39 ...
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Israel says it downed Hezbollah drone that crossed from Lebanon
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Thursday it downed a drone belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah group that crossed into Israeli airspace from Lebanon. In a brief statement, it said th...
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Britain sends troops to Afghanistan to help evacuate staff and citizens
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will deploy hundreds of military personnel to Afghanistan to help British nationals and local translators get out of the country, defence secretary Ben Wallace said on Thurs...
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U.S. FDA approves expanded use of Jazz Pharma’s sleep disorder drug Xywav
By Bhanvi Satija and Manojna Maddipatla (Reuters) -Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC said on Thursday its sleep disorder drug Xywav received U.S. regulatory approval for the expanded use in patients suffering ...
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