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Swiss reject ban on animal testing in referendum

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Pharmaceutical industry opposed testing ban Tobacco advertising more restricted to protect youngsters Proposals on equity tax and media funding rejected ZURICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Swiss voters rejected a proposal by animal rights activists to make Switzerland the first country to ban medical and scientific experiments on animals, but approved tougher restrictions on cigarette advertising … Read more

Quad ministers address Indo-Pacific ‘coercion’, climate, COVID

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MELBOURNE, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The United States, Australia, Japan and India on Friday pledged to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from “coercion”, a thinly-veiled swipe at China’s growing economic and military expansion, as their top diplomats convened to also tackle climate change, COVID and other threats. Foreign ministers of the … Read more

Discovery of Omicron in New York deer raises concern over possible new variants

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A white-tailed deer stands in Fort Lee Historic Park in frigid temperatures, in front of the George Washington Bridge at Fort Lee, New Jersey January 8, 2015. REUTERS / Mike Segar Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) – The discovery of the Omicron variant in white-tailed deer … Read more