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Exclusive: WTO chief says vaccine answer close, but facing effort to block it

16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2021

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization is close to resolving a dispute over how to spread COVID-19 vaccines more widely and fairly, but facing an “orchestrated effort” to block a deal, the body’s chief said on Thursday. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told Reuters she had held talks this month with trade …

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Analysis: Jabs for jobs – U.S. vaccine mandates offer bargaining chip for worker rights

16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2021

By David Sherfinski WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – U.S. vaccine mandates are giving workers greater negotiating power, experts say, as the threat of strikes and collective action wins concessions for workers pummeled by the pandemic. They say that labor unions, already enjoying a resurgence of interest under a broader push for workers’ rights, can use …

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France rebukes U.S. AI company for privacy breaches

16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2021

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -French data privacy watchdog CNIL has ordered U.S.-based Clearview AI, a facial recognition company that has collected 10 billion images worldwide, to stop amassing and using data from people based in France. In a formal demand disclosed on Thursday, the CNIL stressed that Clearview’s collection of publicly-available facial images on …

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France halts British visitors, EU nations tighten borders as Omicron rises

16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2021

By Dominique Vidalon and Aislinn Laing PARIS (Reuters) – France imposed travel restrictions on travellers from Britain on Thursday due to surging COVID-19 cases there, and several European countries also strengthened border controls on visitors from other EU states. Plans for Christmas celebrations in Europe and many countries across the globe have been thrown into …

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EDF shares plunge after faults found at French nuclear power reactor

16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2021

By Benjamin Mallet and Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) – Shares in EDF plunged on Thursday after the French power giant found faults at a nuclear power station and shut down another plant using the same kind of reactors, leading it to cut its core profit goal for this year. France’s Nuclear Safety Authority said EDF …

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Four children die as wind lifts jumping castle into air at Australia school

16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2021

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Four children were killed and several more badly injured in Australia after strong winds lifted an inflated jumping castle into the air during end-of-year school celebrations, causing them to fall 10 metres (33 feet), authorities said on Thursday, prompting an outpouring of grief. Two boys and two girls in their final year …

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EU leaders struggle to find common ground on COVID travel rules

16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2021

By Philip Blenkinsop and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Divisions within the European Union have deepened over travel rules to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, after Italy and Greece followed Portugal and Ireland in announcing additional curbs on travellers from other EU states. The EU’s 27 member states have been debating for …

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France hardens travel curbs with Britain over Omicron concerns

16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2021

By Dominique Vidalon and Christian Lowe PARIS (Reuters) – France announced on Thursday that because of surging COVID-19 cases in Britain only designated categories of people would be allowed to travel between the two countries, and anyone arriving from Britain would have to self-isolate. Truck drivers will though be exempt from the new rules, the …

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Omicron thrives in airways, not lungs; new data on asymptomatic cases

16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2021

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Omicron multiplies faster in airways, slower in lungs Major differences in how efficiently Omicron and other variants of …

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Hong Kong’s jailed, exiled democrats lament Sunday election

16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2021

By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – For scores of Hong Kong democrats, this year’s legislative elections were supposed to be a landmark moment for the movement in the face of what they saw as increasing encroachment on Hong Kong’s way of life by China. Democrats had thought they would win a majority that would …

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