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Gold miners attack indigenous village in Amazon, clash with police
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Wildcat gold miners illegally prospecting on protected indigenous lands in the Amazon fired on a Munduruku village and burned down the house of one of its leader...
May 26, 2021
Oscar body slows growth of new members but reaffirms diversity goals
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The drive to expand the number of film professionals who vote on the annual Oscar winners will slow down in 2021 after several years of rapid growth aimed at increasing diversi...
May 26, 2021
Investors, court deliver ‘stark warning for Big Oil’ on climate
By Gary McWilliams (Reuters) - Shareholders rebuked the top two U.S. oil companies on Wednesday for dragging their feet on fighting climate change, while a Dutch court ruled that Royal Dutch Shell nee...
May 26, 2021
U.S. FDA gives emergency use approval to GSK-Vir COVID-19 antibody drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug administration on Wednesday gave an emergency use authorization to the COVID-19 antibody treatment developed by Vir Biotechnology Inc and GlaxoSmithKline. (https://b...
May 26, 2021
“Now or never” for WTO reform, Britain to tell G7 allies
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will tell G7 allies that it is "now or never" for the World Trade Organization to reform and strengthen its rulebook to stop global trade fragmenting. Trade minister Liz Tru...
May 26, 2021
Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue to block Arkansas ban on most abortions
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Women's health provider Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' ban on all abortions except in medi...
May 26, 2021
Athletics-Nigeria to host last chance for African athletes to qualify for Olympics
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Nigeria has agreed to host next month's African Athletics Championship as a replacement for Algeria, keeping alive an opportunity for many athletes to achieve Olympic qualificati...
May 26, 2021
Britain’s former trade secretary calls for carbon border tax
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's former trade minister Liam Fox has called for a carbon border tax to help protect businesses against cheaper imports from countries with less strict cli...
May 26, 2021
U.S. says looking at Quad meeting in fall focused on infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is looking to convene an in-person meeting of its partners the Quad group of countries - Australia, India and Japan - in the fall with a focus on infrastructur...
May 26, 2021
Stephen Hawking's office and archive to get UK homes
LONDON (Reuters) - The work of the late British scientist Stephen Hawking - from seminal papers on theoretical physics to scripts for "The Simpsons" - and objects such as his personalised wheelchairs ...
May 26, 2021
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