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Inside an African lab that helped crack the hantavirus outbreak

By Jessica Donati DAKAR, May 22 (Reuters) - The call for help came in early May: a cruise ship off Cape Verde was stranded, with passengers suspected of infection by a deadly strain of hantavirus that kills about one in ...
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North Carolina sues Vietnam’s VinFast over delayed EV project

HANOI, May 22 (Reuters) - The State of North Carolina has sued Vietnamese EV maker VinFast for its alleged failure to meet its commitments to build an electric vehicle and battery factory in the state, Attorney General Jeff Jackson ...
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Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El Nino

A developing El Nino that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't make the potentially deadly storms disappear, federal and outside meteorologists predict. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on ...
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UN sends emergency funds and staff to tackle Congo Ebola crisis

GENEVA, May 22 (Reuters) - The United Nations is releasing around $60 million from an emergency fund to help contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and deploying more staff, its aid chief said on Friday. "We ...
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China adds chemicals to narcotics precursor list after Trump visit

BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - China added three chemicals on Friday to its list of controlled precursor chemicals curbing their export to Canada, Mexico and the United States, a week after U.S. and Chinese leaders held a summit in ...
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Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘Late Show’

By Alicia Powell and Lisa Richwine NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Comedian Stephen Colbert signed off from his late-night talk show on Thursday after 11 seasons with a sentimental chat with Beatles musician Paul McCartney and pointed jokes about ...
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NATO allies bewildered by Trump’s about face on US troop moves in Europe

HELSINGBORG, Sweden (AP) - NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment on Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after he had ordered 5,000 troops to be pulled out of ...
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Artificial intelligence could potentially eliminate thousands of jobs in New York City, city official says

(NEW YORK) -- The top financial officer in New York City on Thursday warned that artificial intelligence could put thousands of workers in the nation's largest metropolis out of a job as soon as this year, while acknowledging that ...
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Rubio embarks on another mission to ease tensions with allies during NATO meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his latest mission to assuage nervous U.S. allies in Europe about the Trump administration's intentions with NATO or at least put a friendlier face on whipsawing changes and uncertainty ...
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Trump heads to a competitive New York district to sell his tax law as voters sour on the economy

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is heading to a toss-up congressional district in New York on Friday to test his midterm message on the economy, even as voters largely disapprove of his stewardship of it. Trump will travel to ...
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US HHS launches AI initiative to detect fraud and waste in health programs

May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday it has launched a new AI-led initiative to review annual audits to strengthen oversight across federally funded health programs amid concerns around widespread fraud. The ...
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Acting head of US NIH infectious disease institute has left, senators say

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The acting director of the U.S. NIH's infectious disease institute has stepped down, two Democratic senators said on Thursday during a Senate hearing, even as the United States scrambles ...
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