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Mexico sees 32% jump in screwworm cases in September as cases move north

1 Oct 2025 1 Oct 2025

By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico saw a nearly 32% increase in confirmed cases of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite in September, according to government data, as a concentration of cases moves north. Mexico recorded 6,703 cases of animals infested with New World screwworm between August 17 and September 13, compared to 5,086 confirmed cases …

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Ford’s third-quarter US auto sales rise 8.2%

1 Oct 2025 1 Oct 2025

(Reuters) -Ford Motor Co reported an 8.2% rise in its third-quarter U.S. auto sales on Wednesday, aided by steady SUV and pickup truck demand. The Detroit automaker reported sales of 545,522 units during the quarter compared with 504,039 units a year earlier. (Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

Pentagon says Iraq mission being scaled back

1 Oct 2025 1 Oct 2025

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon recommitted itself in a statement on Tuesday to scaling back its military mission in Iraq, a process that a U.S. official said will see Baghdad command efforts to combat remnants of Islamic State inside its own country. Under the plan, the U.S. and its coalition allies would instead …

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USDA migrates data archive to new website, dropping Cornell’s Mann Library

1 Oct 2025 1 Oct 2025

By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO (Reuters) -Archived crop and livestock reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were set to transfer to a new government website on Wednesday with the agency’s existing online archive, hosted by Cornell University’s Mann Library, decommissioned, the USDA and a Cornell official said on Tuesday. The USDA’s online Economics, Statistics and …

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Kremlin says it hopes Trump’s Gaza peace plan is implemented

1 Oct 2025 1 Oct 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it hoped that U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan was implemented and a Russian diplomat offered further support in a call with a senior official of the Palestinian Authority. Trump secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s backing on Monday for a U.S.-sponsored peace proposal to end the …

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Romania plans defensive drone production with Ukraine to protect NATO’s east

30 Sep 2025 1 Oct 2025

By Tom Balmforth UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Romania hopes to quickly set up production on its territory of defensive drones with Ukraine for domestic use as well as by European Union and NATO allies, Foreign Minister Oana Toiu said in an interview. Toiu told Reuters talks with Ukraine began before a spate of airspace incursions that …

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Trump executive order aims to use AI to boost childhood cancer research

30 Sep 2025 1 Oct 2025

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to bolster the use of artificial intelligence and provide an additional $50 million in research grants aimed at finding cures for childhood cancers, according to a White House official. The order builds on the National Cancer Institute’s Childhood Cancer Data …

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UN Security Council approves bigger force in Haiti to tackle gangs

30 Sep 2025 30 Sep 2025

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday agreed to a U.S. proposal to more than double the size of an 15-month-old underfunded and understaffed international security mission combating armed gangs in Haiti, sparking criticism of Washington by China and Russia. Armed gangs have taken control of almost all of …

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Glencore’s Lomas Bayas mine in Chile working to control fire at waste yard

30 Sep 2025 30 Sep 2025

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Glencore’s Lomas Bayas copper mine in Chile is working to control a fire that broke out at a waste yard at midday on Tuesday, sending up a tall column of smoke, the company said in a statement. No injuries were reported, and the fire is still contained in the area where it began, …

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White House restores board overseeing claims for sick nuclear workers

30 Sep 2025 30 Sep 2025

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Tuesday announced it has restored an advisory board that plays a key role in approving medical claims by nuclear weapons workers who have had high radiation exposure, after it was suspended by the Department of Health and Human Services in January. Eligible workers at U.S. Department …

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