Ancient Roman slaves often ate better than ordinary people, new discoveries show
ROME, Dec 5 (Reuters) - While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food than ordinary people, Italy's culture ministry said on Friday, citing evidence from recent excavations. A...
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Kennedy advisers to vote on dropping hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for most US children
By Christy Santhosh and Kamal Choudhury Dec 5 (Reuters) - A group of vaccine advisers to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will meet on Friday to vote on whether to scrap a long-standing recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine for most U.S. children, a move t...
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Trump attends pageantry-filled World Cup final draw designed with him in mind
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will preside over the soccer World Cup draw on Friday in a ceremony filled with pomp, pageantry and lavish performances fit for a showman. The event is being held in Washington at ...
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Supreme Court to weigh Trump's firing of FTC member in test of presidential power
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court next week weighs the legality of Donald Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commission member in a major test of presidential power over agencies set up by Congress to be insulated from ...
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US man accused of planting pipe bombs ahead of Capitol riot to appear in court
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The man suspected of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack is due to make his first court appearance on Friday after the Justice Department touted a...
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'We're not trash' Minnesota Somalis fearful but defiant after Trump insults
(This story contains language some readers may find offensive) By Heather Schlitz MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Crowds usually press shoulder-to-shoulder at Karmel Mall, a sprawling Somali shopping center in Minneapolis, where people often greet each ...
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Indonesian military steps up relief for flood-hit Sumatra; death toll above 860
By Ajeng Ulfiana ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Indonesia's military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island devastated by deadly floods and landslides, with many residents still stranded without access to governm...
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Deadly cyclone dents Sri Lanka's peak tourism season
By Uditha Jayasinghe KANDY, Sri Lanka, Dec 5 (Reuters) - November to January are usually the busiest season for Herath Gedara Rohan Anil Kumara's three-bedroom homestay in Sri Lanka's hill country, famed for its tea plantations, historic sites and quai...
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Deadly Sumatra flooding triggers memories of Indian Ocean tsunami
NORTH ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 5 (Reuters) - For fisherman Effendi Basyaruddin, the deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Aceh province over the past week have triggered traumatic memories of the day 21 years ago when he ran for his life as the ocean...
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Harvard professor arrested by US immigration agents after firing pellet gun near synagogue
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. immigration authorities arrested a visiting professor at Harvard Law School this week after he pleaded guilty to discharging a pellet gun outside a Massachusetts synagogue the day before Yom Kippur, the U....
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