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Five US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to home states
June 2 (Reuters) - Five U.S. residents, who were on the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship, have returned to their home states for continued monitoring after spending three weeks at the National Quarantine Unit, the University of Nebraska Medical Center said on Tuesday.
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Poland to ban phones in schools, restrict access to pornography
WARSAW, June 2 (Reuters) - Poland wants to ban under-16s from using mobile phones in schools from September 1 and plans to introduce stricter age verification rules to access pornography, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday.
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Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers
(Removes repetiton of date of parliamentary vote in paragraph 19)
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'Some kind of apocalypse': A Kyiv resident recalls terror of Russian attack
KYIV, June 2 (Reuters) - When a large explosion shook Olha Mudra's apartment block in Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, it felt like the end of the world.
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Air traffic control strikes in Belgium halt air traffic, airport says
June 2 (Reuters) - Air traffic in Belgium will be halted on Tuesday from 1200 to 1900 GMT due to an unannounced strike among air traffic controllers, Brussels airport said.
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WHO says suspected Ebola cases drop to 116 after hundreds ruled out
GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said there have been 321 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak and 116 suspected cases, marking a large drop in the number of suspected cases as hundreds were ruled out after investigation.
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Pope Leo names EWTN executive as first woman to lead Vatican communications
VATICAN CITY, June 2 (Reuters) - Pope Leo named an executive with U.S. Catholic media conglomerate EWTN as the new head of the Vatican's communications department on Tuesday, in the first appointment of a woman to the senior Church role.
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UK police under pressure after dying student was handcuffed
LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - British police faced a backlash on Tuesday over the case of an 18-year-old student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack.
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Czech police charge four in OnlyFans human trafficking case
PRAGUE, June 2 (Reuters) - Czech police said on Tuesday they had charged four people and an unnamed legal entity for coercing young women to provide erotic content for accounts on OnlyFans and other social networks.
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Czech castle's cache of precious wine goes on display in new-old bottles
BECOV NAD TEPLOU, Czech Republic, June 2 (Reuters) - A collection of late 19th-century wine that for years was hidden away under a chapel floor in the Czech Republic's Becov castle has been painstakingly restored by prestigious French winery Château d'Yquem and is on public display.
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Russia says its overnight Ukraine strike was a response to Kyiv's 'terrorist acts'
MOSCOW, June 2 (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its massive overnight strike on Ukraine was a response to what it called "terrorist acts" against targets inside Russia and said it had struck a range of Ukrainian military targets.
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Analysis-A strong El Nino may be imminent. Climate change will make its effects worse
BRUSSELS, June 2 (Reuters) - The El Nino weather pattern is forming, and is expected to cause extreme weather around the world this year, the WMO said on Tuesday. Scientists say climate change will make its impact especially severe.
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Congo re-opens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak
KINSHASA, June 2 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has re-opened the airport in the capital city of the province hit hardest by the ongoing Ebola outbreak, a government statement said, reversing a move that some residents said had cut them off from critical supplies.
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UN urges the world to ready for extreme heat risk from El Nino
GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations weather agency forecast on Tuesday a moderate or possibly a strong El Nino that could drive up global temperatures and increase the risk of extreme weather over the coming months.
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South African politician seeks US refuge on fears of future persecution
CAPE TOWN, June 2 (Reuters) - For SJ Du Venage, a provincial council member for a right-wing party in South Africa's governing coalition, the decision to leave his homeland under a U.S. refugee programme created by President Donald Trump was shaped by longstanding fears.
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Gunman kills six family members, then himself, in eastern Iowa, police say
June 1 (Reuters) - A gunman killed six members of his family, then took his own life, during a spate of shootings on Monday in the eastern Iowa city of Muscatine, a waterfront town situated across the Mississippi River from Illinois, police said.
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Protests over US Ebola site in Kenya kill two, court keeps block
NAIROBI, June 2 (Reuters) - A Kenyan court blocked on Tuesday for another three weeks a proposed U.S. Ebola quarantine facility that has triggered protests killing two people and ordered the government to disclose its agreement with Washington.
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Health officials oppose US plan to treat Ebola-exposed Americans overseas
June 1 (Reuters) - Healthcare officials in the U.S., including former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials, on Monday warned Congress against adopting a proposed policy to treat Americans exposed to Ebola in Kenya or countries in the European Union.
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Cambodia launches UN-backed process to settle maritime dispute with Thailand
BANGKOK, June 2 (Reuters) - Cambodia said on Tuesday it had launched a compulsory conciliation process under international law aimed at resolving a long-running maritime boundary dispute with Thailand and had informed the United Nations and Bangkok.
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Trump's 'weaponization' fund put on hold after fierce opposition from Congress
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of alleged government "weaponization" has been put on hold after the White House faced fierce opposition from Republicans in Congress, three sources familiar with the plan said on Monday.
