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By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – U.S. women may be more likely to report that they belong to a sexual minority if they live in states that recognize same-sex relationships, according to a new study. The finding is drawn from data on 69,790 participants in the Nurses’ Health Study II, which started in 1989…

Canada plans new fuel rules, aims 30-megatonne emissions cut by 2030

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Canada will require reduced carbon footprints for all fuels so that the country can achieve a 30-megatonne cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the country’s environment department said on Friday. Precise steps are to be determined after consultations, including with Canada’s provinces and relevant industries, and the government will release a discussion paper in…

China plans skiing, skating drive for 2022 Winter Games

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China wants to get 300 million citizens involved in winter sports by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and plans to encourage them by building more than 500 ice skating rinks and 240 ski slopes over the next six years, the government said. The country's top economic planner said on Friday that the number and scale…

China plans skiing, skating drive for 2022 Winter Games

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China wants to get 300 million citizens involved in winter sports by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and plans to encourage them by building more than 500 ice skating rinks and 240 ski slopes over the next six years, the government said. The country's top economic planner said on Friday that the number and scale…

Olympics-China plans skiing, skating drive for 2022 Winter Games

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China wants to get 300 million citizens involved in winter sports by the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and plans to encourage them by building more than 500 ice skating rinks and 240 ski slopes over the next six years, the government said. The country’s top economic planner said on Friday that the number and scale…

AbbVie’s hepatitis C treatment shows promise

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(Reuters) – Drugmaker AbbVie Inc said on Friday its experimental fixed-dose combination to treat certain hepatitis C virus patients achieved high sustained viral response (SVR) rates after eight weeks of treatment. The once-daily fixed-dose combination, glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (G/P), was given to HCV patients without cirrhosis and who were new to treatment in three different studies. About…

Mosul families squat in squalor between frontline and camps

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By John Davison SHAHREZAD, Iraq (Reuters) – At the small mosque in Shahrezad village, piles of human faeces dot the toilets and rubbish is strewn around the garden. Fifty people are crammed into an abandoned and bombed-out home nearby, screening off its rooms with sheets for privacy, two days after fleeing fighting in Mosul for…

Expert Views: What will be the impact of Trump presidency on immigration, refugees?

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By Ellen Wulfhorst and Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The election of Republican Donald Trump to be the next U.S. president raises questions about the impact his administration could have upon immigrants in the United States and the nation's immigration and refugee policies. During his campaign Trump took a hardline position, proposing…

Audi CEO to face renewed VW emissions inquiry: sources

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