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ICC Prosecutor: Team Leaves To Investigate War Crimes In Ukraine

THE HAGUE, March 3 (Reuters) - Investigators from the International Criminal Court set off on Thursday to start looking into possible war…

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‘Delay Means Death’ – UN Climate Report Urges Immediate, Drastic Action

Feb 28 (Reuters) - Climate change is already disrupting billions of lives and humanity is not doing enough to limit the suffering,…

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Airbnb To House Up To 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees

Home rental company Airbnb Inc ABNB.O said on Monday its non-profit arm Airbnb.org would offer free, temporary housing for up to 100,000…

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World’s First Octopus Farm Stirs Ethical Debate

MADRID, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Spurred on by soaring demand for seafood, a Spanish company plans to open the first commercial octopus…

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‘Kids Are Broken’ With Online Teaching As Hong Kong Upsets Parents With Early School Break

HONG KONG, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Insurance agent Emily Kwong, 30, is struggling to home-school her five-year-old daughter and is worried she…

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‘Catastrophic’ Wildfire Risk Is Growing. Here’s How To Cut It

LONDON, Feb 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The risk of catastrophic wildfires is growing around the world as climate change fuels sizzling,…

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S.Africa Changes COVID Vaccination Rules To Try To Boost Uptake

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - South Africa's health department said on Monday that it was changing COVID-19 vaccination rules to try to…

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Queen’s COVID Diagnosis Caps Shocking Week For British Royals

WINDSOR, England, Feb 21 (Reuters) - After the shame of Prince Andrew's U.S. sex abuse lawsuit and Prince Charles embroilment in a…

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UK Health Agency Says Long COVID Less Common In The Vaccinated

LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Long COVID is less likely to affect vaccinated people than unvaccinated people, a new review of 15…

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Canada’s Emergencies Act: How Would It Help Quell Protests Against Pandemic Measures?

Feb 14 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to invoke rarely used special measures to end protests that have shut…

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