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Mass grave reopens wounds among indigenous survivors of colonial Canadian school system
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Nia Williams TORONTO (Reuters) - The discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in Canada has reopened wounds for survivors of the system, they ...
Jun 02, 2021
Senate Finance Committee launches probe into AbbVie’s tax practices
(Reuters) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden has launched an investigation into AbbVie's international tax practices, saying the drugmaker has avoided paying taxes on U.S. prescription drug...
Jun 02, 2021
Tennis-Serena through to French Open third round after second-set blip
PARIS (Reuters) - Former world number one Serena Williams, chasing a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, overcame a second-set blip to reach the French Open third round with a 6-3 5-7 6-1 win ...
Jun 02, 2021
Local COVID roundup 6/2: ICU hospitalizations nearly cut in half
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported ICU hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the area dropped from 15 to eight in the last 24 hours. In addition, just 13 ne...
Jun 02, 2021
Half of U.S. states to end Biden-backed pandemic unemployment early
By Howard Schneider and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Half of U.S. states, all of them led by Republican governors, are cutting off billions of dollars in unemployment benefits for residents...
Jun 02, 2021
Nigerian state government confirms 136 children abducted in Niger state
MINNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted 136 students from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday, a state official said on Wednesday, lower than the estimate of 20...
Jun 02, 2021
Homecoming to Israel for ‘lost’ Jews in India delayed by COVID-19
By Adnan Abidi NEW DELHI (Reuters) - More than 100 Jews from India's northeastern Manipur state have had to delay plans to emigrate to Israel as family members fell ill with COVID-19 and were placed i...
Jun 02, 2021
Spain permit limited nightlife in regions with COVID-19 under control
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish regions with a low coronavirus infection rate will be allowed to reopen nightlife before herd immunity is achieved, which is expected by mid-August, the health minister said...
Jun 02, 2021
Virus does not threaten U.S. blood supply; high vitamin D levels do not protect against COVID-19
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Jun 02, 2021
U.S. administers 296.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 296,912,892 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed 366,977,535 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Jun 02, 2021
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