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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees.
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - With the climate set to get warmer from greenhouse gases, Chinese scientists predicted on Thursday that freshwater for agriculture will shrink further in China, reducing crop yields in the years ahead.
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SARATOV, Russia (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev ordered law enforcement agencies on Thursday to prevent speculators driving up food prices after the worst harvest in years and pledged help to ensure affordable food staples.
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A collaboration between design and geoscience has led to a groundbreaking discovery of what may be the earliest known form of animal life.
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The company, which had committed to setting aside $20 billion for damage claims and penalties, says proposed legislation could disrupt those efforts.
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AP - One of two known survivors of a drug gang's massacre in northern Mexico of 72 undocumented Central and South American migrants said in an interview broadcast Thursday that they were killed because they refused to work for the traffickers.
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The Christian Science Monitor - When Israeli-Palestinian peace talks move beyond today's summit in Washington, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will face a tough balancing act as even his allies at home push back against US and Israeli pressures.
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A mountain lion wandered into the uniquely tolerant town of Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, and was ultimately shot by police. Heated debate has ensued.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who start menstruating early may be at increased risk of asthma and poor lung function, new research shows.
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Golden Lion winner denied the right to leave Iran to attend this year's festival despite being released from jailThe Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has been denied the right to attend this year's Venice international film festival. Due to open the short film section of the festival...(more)
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AP - Police say a 17-year-old teen was detained after he shot arrows with cell phones attached over the walls of a prison in southern Brazil to inmates waiting on the other side.
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The Foreign Office said it would oppose any proposal to single out Britons of Pakistani origin. Well, it's no longer just a proposalI recently drew attention to India's new "David Headley visa rule", which discriminates against British citizens of Pakistani origin on the sole ground of...(more)
