DUBAI (Reuters) -Houthi security forces have detained 11 United Nations personnel in Yemen over the past three days and the U.N. is seeking their safe and unconditional release as soon as possible, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday. He said the U.N. was very concerned about the developments and was seeking clarification from the …
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By Michael Erman (Reuters) – A 15-day course of Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid did not relieve symptoms of long COVID, according a study by Stanford University researchers. Currently, there are no proven treatments specifically for long COVID in which a host of symptoms can last for many months after initial coronavirus infection. Scientists and …
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By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands have surged nearly tenfold so far this year to the highest levels since 2020, when the biome suffered its worst blazes on record. Satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) showed a 980% increase in the number of fires in the …
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By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a deal that clears the way for potential antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry, according to a source familiar with the matter. The agreement between the two agencies …
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By Jeff Mason PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris on Friday with a package of $225 million in weapons on the sidelines of D-Day anniversary events. It will be their first face-to-face talks since Zelenskiy visited Washington in December, when the two wrestled with Republican opposition …
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By Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely maintained its moderate pace in May and wage gains were expected to hold steady, which would keep the Federal Reserve in wait-and-see mode on interest rates but likely encourage bets the central bank will lower borrowing costs at least once this year. The Labor Department’s closely …
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By Arathy Somasekhar and Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) – Element Fuels Holdings, a Dallas-area startup proposing to build the first all-new U.S. oil refinery in nearly 50 years, on Thursday said it was relaunching efforts to build a large plant in South Texas. The Brownsville, Texas, project has been proposed by entrepreneur John Calce at …
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By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s electric grid will face supply shortfalls if the rate of retiring old fossil fired power plants continues to quickly outpace the addition of clean new energy supply at the same time demand rises, the state’s grid operator said on Thursday. New York has set a goal …
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HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba said on Thursday that Russian warships would arrive in Havana next week, but that the four navy ships carried no nuclear weapons and did not present a threat to the region. “This visit corresponds to the historical friendly relations between Cuba and the Russian Federation and strictly adheres to the international …
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By Simon Lewis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Committee to Protect Journalists and the U.S. government on Thursday condemned the harassment and assault of journalists during the Jerusalem Day flag march, urging Israel to protect reporters. During the march, which commemorates the June 5 capture of East Jerusalem by Israeli forces in a …
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