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Construction worker rescued near OSF St. Francis
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters and paramedics were called just after 2 p.m. Monday to the 619 NE Glen Oak Avenue for an industrial/machinery accident. When crews arrived, they found several ...
Jul 20, 2021
Shell confirms plan to appeal landmark Dutch climate ruling
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday confirmed it will appeal a Dutch court ruling ordering the energy company to accelerate its carbon emission reduction target. Shell had previously said ...
Jul 20, 2021
India’s excess deaths during pandemic up to 4.9 million, study shows
By Ankur Banerjee and Neha Arora (Reuters) - India's excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic could be as high as 4.9 million, according to a new study that provides further evidence that millions m...
Jul 20, 2021
Barcelona helps disabled beachgoers frolic in waves
By By Nacho Doce BARCELONA (Reuters) - Seven-year-old Max Segui has a huge smile on his face as his father carries him ashore at Barcelona's Nova Icaria beach after a splash in the sea. Segui has cere...
Jul 20, 2021
Allied Irish Banks to trim branch network in major cities
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Allied Irish Banks will close 15 branches in the Irish Republic by the end of the year, it said on Tuesday, citing an "unrelenting" shift to digital banking, competition from non-tr...
Jul 20, 2021
Global quest underway to speed COVID-19 vaccine trials
By Julie Steenhuysen and Ludwig Burger CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists are working on a benchmark for COVID-19 vaccine efficacy that would allow drugmakers to conduct smaller, speedier human trials to ...
Jul 20, 2021
‘We lost’: Some U.S. veterans say blood spilled in Afghanistan was wasted
By Tim Reid GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (Reuters) - Jason Lilley was a special operations forces Marine Raider who fought in multiple battles in Iraq and Afghanistan during America's longest war. As Lilley, ...
Jul 20, 2021
Elevator maker Kone beats profit forecast, warns of chip shortage impact
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish elevator and escalator maker Kone on Wednesday reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter operating profit and sales thanks to continued growth in China. Kone's shares...
Jul 20, 2021
U.S. lawmakers want more congressional review before war action taken
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. senators who have campaigned to clamp down on foreign weapons sales and pare back military action without congressional approval will introduce t...
Jul 20, 2021
Takeda agrees to supply additional 50 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Tuesday it agreed to supply an additional 50 million doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine to Japan. The drugmaker will supply the extra doses from...
Jul 20, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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