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REFILE-CORRECTED-Most type 2 diabetes apps lack real-time advice on blood sugar management
(Reuters Health) - Hundreds of smartphone apps promise to make managing type 2 diabetes easier, but very few offer real-time guidance on what to do for dangerously high or low blood sugar, a study from Singapore suggests.
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In campaign against gun violence, Columbine students aim to shock with final photos
LITTLETON, Colo. (Reuters) - Last month, Kaylee Tyner and other students at Columbine High School launched a campaign dubbed #MyLastShot, asking students across the country to pledge to publicize images of their deaths if they became victims of a mass shooting.
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UPDATE 1-Several thousand foreign children languish in Syria camp - UN
GENEVA, April 18 (Reuters) - Around 2,500 foreign children are stuck in a guarded section of a Syrian camp after fleeing Islamic State's last stronghold, a senior United Nations official said on Thursday, urging governments not to abandon them.
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Abraaj founder's extradition case adjourned, another former executive arrested: court official
LONDON (Reuters) - A case in a London court to extradite Arif Naqvi, the founder of collapsed private equity firm Abraaj, to the United States on fraud charges, was adjourned until April 26, a court official said on Thursday.
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'Change the men', say U.S. fighters against sex trafficking
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - S chools where trafficking survivors teach men who buy illegal sex to "feel my pain" are growing and succeeding as a way to cut U.S. demand for prostitution, experts say.
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U.N. urges resolving fate of 2,500 foreign children at Syria camp
GENEVA (Reuters) - A senior United Nations relief official called on governments on Thursday to help resolve the fate of 2,500 foreign children being held among 75,000 people at al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria after fleeing Islamic State's last stronghold.
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U.N. urges resolving fate of 2,500 foreign children at Syria camp
GENEVA, April 18 (Reuters) - A senior United Nations relief official called on governments on Thursday to help resolve the fate of 2,500 foreign children being held among 75,000 people at al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria after fleeing Islamic State's last stronghold.
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Death toll exceeds 200 in Tripoli fighting: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Some 205 people have been killed, including 18 civilians, and 913 wounded in two weeks of fighting near the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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Banks, pharma drag FTSE 100 but Unilever cheery on strong quarter
April 18 (Reuters) - Oil majors and Asia-focused banks weighed on Britain's main index on Thursday ahead of Easter weekend, while a strong first quarter took Unilever to its highest level in eight months.
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European shares cautious ahead of PMI data
April 18 (Reuters) - European shares ticked lower in early deals on Thursday, as investors cautiously awaited manufacturing data to gauge the health of euro zone economies ahead of the Easter holiday.
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