FILE PHOTO: A woman and a child hold oxygen tanks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Moacyr do Carmo hospital in Duque de Caxias near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares(Reuters) – Brazil registered 2,507…
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U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs J&J appeal over $2 billion baby powder judgment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Johnson & Johnson’s bid to overturn a $2.12 billion damages award to women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in the company’s baby powder and other talc…
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China reports 23 new coronavirus cases on May 31 vs 27 previous day
FILE PHOTO: A medical worker collects a swab from a resident during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a makeshift testing site in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China May 30, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS BEIJING (Reuters) – China…
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France's daily average COVID cases fall to lowest since Sept
FILE PHOTO: People walk past a closed restaurant in Paris amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File PhotoPARIS (Reuters) – France’s average daily number of new COVID-19 cases fell to its lowest level since…
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White House partners Tinder parent in hopes users swipe right on vaccinations
FILE PHOTO: The dating app Tinder is shown on an Apple iPhone in this photo illustration taken February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Illustration/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD SEARCH GLOBAL BUSINESS 31 JUL FOR ALL IMAGES/File Photo(Reuters) – Match Group Inc…
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US allows Pfizer vaccine in fridge for a month
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine can be kept in a refrigerator for up to a MONTH before it spoils instead of just five days, FDA says FDA on Wednesday authorized a new label for Pfizer’s vaccine allowing it to be stored at…
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U.N. bodies set up 'One Health' panel to advise on animal disease risks
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PhotoSHANGHAI (Reuters) – The…
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Judge raises doubts ahead of hearing on Bayer's $2 billion Roundup settlement deal
FILE PHOTO: Bayer unit Monsanto Co’s Roundup is shown for sale in Encinitas, California, U.S., June 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday questioned why he should approve a $2 billion proposal by Bayer AG that…
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Exclusive: Italy audit court rejects public funding for ReiThera COVID-19 vaccine – sources
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s hopes of producing its own COVID-19 vaccine have been thrown into doubt after the state audit court rejected a plan to pump public funds into local biotech company ReiThera, two sources close to the matter told…
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US coronavirus deaths hit lowest level in 10 months
NIH director: ‘Let’s not fuss’ over misleading CDC COVID statistic Dr. Francis Collins reacts to the CDC’s overblown coronavirus outdoor transmission rate on ‘The Story’ COVID-19 deaths in the United States have tumbled to an average of around 600 per…
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