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Pfizer, U.S. health officials to discuss COVID boosters on Monday -company
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – COVID-19 vaccine maker Pfizer Inc will meet with federal health officials as soon as Monday to discuss the need for a booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine as it prepare...
Julia Bradley Jul 12, 2021
Column-New Alzheimer’s drug clouds outlook for Medicare premiums next year
By Mark Miller CHICAGO (Reuters) - The decision by U.S. drug regulators last month to approve a controversial treatment for Alzheimer's disease could fuel an unusually large increase in Medicare premi...
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At least 18 people killed in lightning strikes in India
(Fixes number in headline) (Reuters) - At least 18 people, including seven children, were killed and 16 others injured by lightning strikes in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan late on Sunday...
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Illinois law loosens team uniform rules
CHICAGO — A new state law gives student athletes a little more flexibility with their team uniform. The law lets school and college athletes modify their uniform in accordance with their persona...
Julia Bradley Jul 12, 2021
German lab Eluthia says suspends use of BGI prenatal tests for privacy probe
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German laboratory operator Eluthia GmbH said on Monday it would suspend the use of Chinese gene company BGI Group's prenatal blood test for pregnant women while it looks into pot...
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Next round of “All In For The Win” drawings Monday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The next drawing for the state’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery will be held Monday. Three prizes of $100,000 will be awarded from a statewide pool of adults. Drawings will t...
Julia Bradley Jul 12, 2021
Factbox-Jordan security trial sheds light on palace intrigue
AMMAN (Reuters) - A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a former royal confidant, Bassem Awadallah, and a minor royal to 15 years in jail on charges of attempting to destabilise the monarchy. The cour...
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Pope Francis to stay in hospital a few more days, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has completed his post-surgery treatment but will remain in hospital a few more days in order to fine-tune his course of medication and rehabilitation, the Vatica...
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EU regulators may revise rules defining companies’ market power
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union antitrust regulators may revamp decades-old rules covering the market power of companies to take into account cases such as when tech giants offer p...
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Indonesia reports highest daily rise in COVID-19 infections
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported a record daily high in coronavirus infections with 40,427 cases on Monday, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed. It also reported 891 additional CO...
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