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Temptation everywhere: Mexican children struggle with obesity
By Stefanie Eschenbacher and Carlos Jasso TEXCOCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Daniela was 11 years old when a doctor told her she would not live more than another six or seven years. Weighing 75 kilos (165 lb...
Syndicated Content Jun 16, 2021
California urges consumers to prepare to save energy amid impending heatwave
(Reuters) - The California power grid operator urged consumers to prepare to conserve energy this week to prevent the possibility of rotating or controlled outages as homes and businesses crank up the...
Syndicated Content Jun 16, 2021
Germany set to offer vaccine to all willing by August
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany is on track to have given at least a first COVID-19 vaccine to more than half of the population this week and will be able to offer a vaccine to everybody who wants one by th...
Syndicated Content Jun 16, 2021
Exclusive: Uber investor Lead Edge Capital raises $150 million for public equity fund
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - Lead Edge Capital, which has backed Uber Technologies Inc and Alibaba Group, has raised $150 million through a new fund to invest in publicly listed software and int...
Syndicated Content Jun 16, 2021
GCC foreign ministers: Iran missile programme should be addressed in nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf Arab foreign ministers said on Wednesday U.S.-Iranian talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal should take into consideration Tehran's ballistic missile programme and stress...
Syndicated Content Jun 16, 2021
Ryanair set to receive first Boeing 737 MAX – Flightradar24 data
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair's first Boeing 737 MAX jet was en route to Dublin from the U.S. planemaker's base in Seattle on Wednesday, flight tracking website Flightradar24 showed. A 737 Max jet with t...
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Hungary to scrap Schengen border crossing restrictions next week: minister
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will scrap border crossing restrictions on its internal Schengen borders from June 24 and open all of its border crossings within the European Union's Schengen zone, Forei...
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Soccer: ‘Drink water!’-Ronaldo removes Coca-Cola bottles at Euro press conference
(Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo does not appear to be a fan of carbonated soft drinks after the Portugal captain removed two bottles of Coca-Cola kept in front of him at Monday's Euro 2020 press confere...
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Pekin Police announce passing of retired K-9
PEKIN, Ill. — An important member of the Pekin Police Department family has died. Pekin Public Information Officer Billie Ingles said Retired K-9 Ahen passed away May 24 at the Pekin Animal Hosp...
Julia Bradley Jun 16, 2021
UK extends COVID ban on business evictions until 2022
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government will extend a ban on evictions for businesses unable to pay their rent due to the coronavirus crisis until March 2022 from a previous expiry date of the end of ...
Syndicated Content Jun 16, 2021
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