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BRIEF-Canadian PM: all schools, children safe after bomb threats
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Brazil's raging forest fires threaten indigenous land, uncontacted tribes
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Forest fires raging in northeast Brazil are forcing indigenous people out of their traditional territories and threatening uncontacted tribes, an indigenous leader said on Wednesday.
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Still little evidence for removal of symptom-free wisdom teeth
(Reuters Health) – Although removal of wisdom teeth is very common, there are no studies that show a benefit to taking them out when they are not causing pain or other problems, according to a new review of existing research.
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Girls with ADHD often struggle with defiance, conduct issues
(Reuters Health) - For girls, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more likely to amplify issues with defiance and acting out than problems with depression or anxiety, a research review suggests.
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Rescued Yazidi sex slaves will face no stigma, leader says
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Yazidi women who have been raped, enslaved or married off to Islamic State militants in Iraq will be welcomed back into the community, the leader of the minority group said on Wednesday, in a gesture to help remove the stigma of rape.
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Viacom to look internally and externally for new CEO: source
(Reuters) - Viacom Inc
's board plans to look both internally and externally for a new chief executive to replace interim CEO Tom Dooley, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday. -
Satellite tracking could prevent airliner disappearances, developers say
BERLIN (Reuters) - Two U.S. companies have developed an airline tracking system that they say would prevent planes disappearing in the manner of the Malaysia Airlines MH370.
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U.S. automated trading proposal out of date: CFTC commissioner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Resistance to the chief U.S. derivatives regulator's proposal on automated trading is coming from within the leadership of the agency, with a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday saying it does not fit the current digital world.
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Oil up 2 percent after third surprise weekly U.S. crude draw
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices were up as much as 2 percent on Wednesday after a surprise drop in crude stockpiles reported by the U.S. government for a third week in a row.
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Canada police says schools closed in province after bomb threat
TORONTO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Canadian police said they closed all schools in the eastern province of Prince Edward Island after getting a threat that a bomb would detonate in a school there on Wednesday.
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