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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday sanctioned individuals and companies for allegedly providing financial services to and facilitating weapons procurement for Hezbollah, the U.S. Treasury Department said. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against two individuals and two companies based in Lebanon for providing financial services …

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By Rachael Levy (Reuters) -Elon Musk said on Wednesday he expects a wireless brain chip developed by his company Neuralink to begin human clinical trials in six months, after the company missed earlier timelines set by him. The company is developing brain chip interfaces that it says could help disabled patients to move and communicate …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – At a vast warehouse in the southern Dutch city of Roosendaal, automated cranes and driverless vehicles silently stack clothes for the French and Italian stores of retailer Primark, reducing the need for hard-to-come-by labour. With goods packed more densely up to its roof, the new warehouse, which spans the …

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(Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday the German parliament’s move to recognise the 1932-33 famine in Ukraine as a Soviet-imposed genocide was an anti-Russian provocation and an attempt by Germany to whitewash its Nazi past. In a decision welcomed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, German lawmakers passed a resolution on Wednesday declaring the death by …

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(Reuters) -Eli Lilly and Co’s COVID-19 drug bebtelovimab is not currently authorized for emergency use in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration said, citing it is not expected to neutralize the dominant BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 subvariants of Omicron. Wednesday’s announcement takes away authorization from the last COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment, leaving Pfizer Inc’s …

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By Deena Beasley and Julie Steenhuysen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Japan’s Eisai Co plans to seek full approval of its experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab in the United States, Europe and Japan armed with data showing it can slow the brain-wasting disease for people with early symptoms, potentially getting the treatment to patients next year. It …

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By Andrew Mills and Charlotte Bruneau DOHA (Reuters) -The United States triumphed on the pitch over longtime adversary Iran on Tuesday in a World Cup showdown overshadowed by protests raging in Iran and laced with decades of political tension between the two countries. The contest between the two nations, who severed ties more than 40 …

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By Hritika Sharma DOHA (Reuters) – Christian Pulisic bundled the ball home at a cacophonous Al Thumama Stadium as the United States stormed into the World Cup last 16 on Tuesday by beating Iran 1-0 in a Group B contest shrouded by decades of enmity between the two nations. Pulisic’s 38th minute goal proved enough …

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(Reuters) – List of FIFA World Cup champions since the tournament began in 1930: URUGUAY 1930 – URUGUAY * Uruguay won the inaugural FIFA World Cup after beating Argentina 4-2 in the final in Montevideo. * The first tournament included 13 teams, with only four from Europe. The trip to South America was challenging for …

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