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SAN JOSE (Reuters) – More than 656 people have been killed so far in Costa Rica’s deadliest year on record, official homicide data showed on Friday, though the government expects this figure to soar past 900 by the end of this year. Costa Rica’s homicides hit a record 654 last year according to the historically …

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By Michael Erman (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday recommended Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for women in the middle of the third trimester of pregnancy to protect their babies from severe illness. That Pfizer shot and one developed by GSK in May became the first two RSV …

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KYIV (Reuters) -The first big ship carrying grain from a Ukrainian Black Sea port has set sail since Moscow quit a deal in July to allow exports, a Ukrainian deputy prime minister said on Friday, part of Kyiv’s campaign to break Russia’s de facto blockade. The Aroyat “left the port Chornomorsk after loading 17,600 (metric …

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By Daina Beth Solomon and Ted Hesson MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. border authorities encountered more than 142,000 migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in the first half of September, according to data shared by Mexico’s president, a tally on pace to match or even surpass previous monthly highs. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador shared …

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(Reuters) – Iran on Friday paraded its military hardware on the anniversary of its 1980s war with Iraq, including “the longest-range drone in the world” along with ballistic and hypersonic missiles, Iranian state media said. They said the drone “was unveiled” in the parade, which was broadcast live, and that drones displayed in the event …

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By Burcu Karakas ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Anti-migrant sentiment, economic woes and political pressures are leading some of the 3.3 millions Syrians living in Turkey to plan a return to Syria or seek shelter in Europe, according to migrants interviewed by Reuters. They are concerned that rhetoric against migrants may rear up in campaigning for March …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. environmental regulator said Thursday soil sampling for lead in two Pennsylvania towns near telecommunications cables indicate “no threats to the health of people nearby that would warrant” an immediate government response, despite some findings of the pollutant. The Environmental Protection Agency testing was prompted by an investigation …

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By Catarina Demony and Lisandra Paraguassu LISBON (Reuters) – Brazil hopes to attract some 180 billion reais ($36.6 billion) of private investments in new rail and highway projects over the next three years, its Transport Minister Renan Filho told Reuters on Thursday. The minister travelled to Lisbon to present plans for the projects to European …

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By Maiya Keidan TORONTO (Reuters) – Residents of the Canadian province of Alberta could save more than C$5 billion ($3.71 billion) in the first year if they transfer money out of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) into a new scheme, a study commissioned by the Alberta government found. The report by consultant LifeWorks, published on …

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