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Soccer-Venezia return to Serie A after 20-year absence
(Reuters) - Venezia will play in Serie A for the first time in 20 years next season after a stoppage-time equaliser earned them a 1-1 draw with Cittadella in the Serie B playoff final on Thursday to s...
May 27, 2021
Explainer: What we know about the origins of COVID-19
By Deborah J. Nelson (Reuters) - Scientists are revisiting a central mystery of COVID-19: Where, when and how did the virus that causes the disease originate? The two prevailing competing theories are...
May 27, 2021
U.S. FDA approves Bristol Myers’ bowel disease treatment
Bristol Myers Squibb said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its oral drug Zeposia to treat adults with ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Bristol Myers ...
May 27, 2021
Three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged in 2020 death of Black man
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - Two Tacoma, Washington, policemen were charged with murder and a third with manslaughter on Thursday in the death of a Black man who was shot with a stun-gun, beaten and re...
May 27, 2021
BOJ eyes extension to pandemic-aid scheme as COVID curbs persist
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's expected extension of state of emergency curbs to combat COVID-19 heightens the chance the central bank will push back the current September deadline for a pa...
May 27, 2021
UK’s Johnson mulls carbon tax on imports from polluting industries -The Telegraph
(Corrects headline to say 'mulls' not 'calls for') (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering plans for a carbon tax on imports from polluting industries to protect British farmer...
May 27, 2021
Consumer Reports drops ‘top pick’ for Tesla Model 3
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tesla's decision to remove radar sensors from two of its U.S. vehicles has cost it top safety ratings from a widely-followed insurance industry group and the influential Consume...
May 27, 2021
Tech trade groups sue Florida over social media law
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Two tech trade groups filed a lawsuit against Florida on Thursday over a new law that would fine social media companies that ban political candidates, which they sai...
May 27, 2021
Google nears settlement of French antitrust case – Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is nearing a settlement of an antitrust case in France that alleges it abused its power in online advertising and will likely pay a fine and institute oper...
May 27, 2021
Get vaccinated, win cash as California offers $116.5 million in prizes
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California will offer $116.5 million in cash and gift cards to residents who get COVID-19 vaccinations before June 15, the latest - and most lucrativ...
May 27, 2021
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