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Pistols given to Bolivar by Lafayette to go up for auction

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) - An important set of pistols that was gifted to Simón Bolívar…

FDA staff raises no major concerns over Intercept’s liver drug

BY AMRUTHA PENUMUDI The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's staff reviewers did not raise any major red flags over Intercept…

Insulin cost in U.S. more than doubles between 2002-2013

BY ANDREW M. SEAMAN (Reuters Health) - The cost of the hormone insulin, one of the most important treatments for…

Zika mystery deepens with evidence of nerve cell infections

CHICAGO | BY JULIE STEENHUYSEN (Reuters) -- Top Zika investigators now believe that the birth defect microcephaly and the paralyzing…

WhatsApp strengthens encryption in wake of iPhone case

WASHINGTON | BY DUSTIN VOLZ (Reuters) -- Facebook on Tuesday announced it had bolstered the default encryption settings for the…

New Twitter feature to make it easier to share tweets privately

(Reuters) -- Twitter Inc is offering a new feature that would make it easier for users to share tweets privately…

Small Australian software firm helps join the dots on Panama Papers

SYDNEY | BY BYRON KAYE (Reuters) -- Software produced by a little-known Australian developer has helped journalists piece together news…

Industry threatens nearly half of natural heritage sites: WWF

by Mariëtte Le Roux Mining, oil exploration, illegal logging and other industries threaten almost half the natural World Heritage Sites…

As Apple plots India push, Samsung stakes turf with revamped phones

MUMBAI/SEOUL | BY HIMANK SHARMA AND SE YOUNG LEE (Reuters) -- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd  is regaining smartphone share in…

Largest oval blue diamond ever sold at auction fetches record-breaking price in Hong Kong

  HONG KONG, China (Reuters) - The largest oval fancy vivid blue diamond ever to appear at an auction shattered…

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