Tag: world
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Former sex slave helps women reclaim their branded bodies with new tattoos
By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – After escaping years of sexual slavery, Jennifer Kempton could not look in the mirror without being taken back to her dark, traumatic past. It’s happening all over the world,” said Kempton who suffered horrific brutality during six years working on the streets of Columbus, Ohio. Two years…
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Baker Hughes shares set to rise on GE deal: Barron’s
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc could rise significantly if it completes its merger with General Electric Co's oil and gas division, according to a report in Barron's. The companies announced the deal last month, just as competition in the sector started to heat up after several years of…
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Baker Hughes shares set to rise on GE deal: Barron’s
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc could rise significantly if it completes its merger with General Electric Co's oil and gas division, according to a report in Barron's. The companies announced the deal last month, just as competition in the sector started to heat up after several years of…
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New HIV vaccine trial to start in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new vaccine against HIV, to be tested in a trial to be launched in South Africa Wednesday, could be “the final nail in the coffin” for the disease if it is successful, scientists say.
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New HIV vaccine trial to start in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new vaccine against HIV, to be tested in a trial to be launched in South Africa Wednesday, could be “the final nail in the coffin” for the disease if it is successful, scientists say.
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Pioneering U.S. heart surgeon, Denton Cooley, dies at 96
Cooley, who also performed the first successful human heart transplant in the United States, founded the Texas Heart Institute and was one of the most celebrated heart surgeons in the world. The Texas native was also known however for a long-running dispute with another world-renowned innovative surgeon in Houston, Dr. Michael DeBakey, over the implant…
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WHO declares end of Zika emergency but says virus remains a threat
By Stephanie Nebehay and Julie Steenhuysen GENEVA/CHICAGO (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Friday declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency, but it stressed a need for a long-term effort to address the virus, which has been linked to birth defects and neurological complications. Officials on WHO's Emergency Committee made clear the…
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UPS air maintenance workers vote 98 percent to authorize strike
Air maintenance workers at United Parcel Service Inc have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against the world's largest package delivery company as contract talks remained deadlocked over health-care benefits, the workers' union said on Monday. Teamsters Local 2727 said 98 percent of those who took part in a mail-in ballot voted to authorize strike…
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UPS air maintenance workers vote 98 percent to authorize strike
Air maintenance workers at United Parcel Service Inc have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against the world's largest package delivery company as contract talks remained deadlocked over health-care benefits, the workers' union said on Monday. Teamsters Local 2727 said 98 percent of those who took part in a mail-in ballot voted to authorize strike…
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Brain Implant Helps ‘Locked In’ ALS Patient Communicate
ALS results in loss of ability to communicate.