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Palestinian-American student shot in Vermont is paralyzed
(Reuters) - One of the three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot in Vermont last month is paralyzed from the chest down after a bullet lodged in his spine, the student's family said....
Dec 03, 2023
PFD: Two homes demolished after one arson
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Firefighters are investigating what officials might consider a double-arson. Crews found that a fire from one one-and-a-half story home near Kettelle and Western had spread...
Dec 03, 2023
Explainer-How will the Supreme Court reshape US opioid epidemic relief?
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Monday to hear arguments over the legality of a roughly $6 billion bankruptcy settlement involving Purdue Pharma, maker of the po...
Dec 03, 2023
Scientists launch research effort at COP28 for Congo rainforest
By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Hundreds of scientists at the United Nations COP28 climate summit on Sunday launched a research coalition aimed at correcting a historic lack of information about ...
Dec 03, 2023
Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts, spewing ash
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Marapi volcano in West Sumatra province erupted on Sunday, spewing volcanic ash as high as 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) into the air, according to country's disaster managem...
Dec 03, 2023
Snow grounds dozens of flights at Amsterdam airport
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dozens of flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol airport were cancelled on Sunday due to snowfall expected to reach the Netherlands in the afternoon. Schiphol's website around mi...
Dec 03, 2023
COP28 delegates urge greater action on climate-linked health risks
By Gloria Dickie, Elizabeth Piper and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Physicians, activists and country representatives at this year's COP28 U.N. climate summit in Dubai have called for greater g...
Dec 03, 2023
Hillary Clinton at COP28 climate talks calls for insurance reform
By Elizabeth Piper and Valerie Volcovici DUBAI (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Sunday for reform of the insurance sector, where companies are increasingly withdraw...
Dec 03, 2023
UBS to expand presence in U.S. market – Swiss paper
(Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS plans to expand its presence in the U.S. market as part of its strategy to hit $150 billion in net new money, or inflow of new funds, per year, an executive told Swiss newsp...
Dec 03, 2023
‘Way too early’ to declare victory over inflation, says ECB’s Nagel
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation will carry on declining in the months ahead but at a slower pace, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel was quoted as telling Cypriot newspaper Kathimerini on Sund...
Dec 03, 2023
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