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Eighteen former NBA players charged with defrauding league's health plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eighteen former National Basketball Association players were charged on Thursday with defrauding the league's health and welfare benefit plan out of approximately $3.9 million.
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FACTBOX-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
Oct 7 (Reuters) - Pfizer and BioNTech have asked U.S. regulators to approve emergency use of their vaccine for children aged five to 11, Pfizer said.
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UPDATE 2-U.N. chief appeals for $8 bln to equitably vaccinate 40% of world in 2021
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Thursday for $8 billion to help equitably vaccinate 40% of people in all countries by the end of the year, as the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a plan that aims to inoculate 70% of the world by mid-2022.
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UPDATE 3-Future of Austria's Kurz in doubt as graft probe damages coalition
VIENNA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz battled on Thursday to save his job as his junior coalition partner, the Greens, cast doubt on his ability to stay on now that he has been placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption offenses.
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UN rights body agrees to establish investigator on Afghanistan
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to appoint a special rapporteur on Afghanistan to probe violations carried out by the Taliban and other parties to the conflict there.
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WRAPUP 3-U.S. labor market regaining footing as weekly jobless claims fall sharply
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped by the most in three months last week, suggesting the labor market recovery was regaining momentum after a recent slowdown, as the wave of COVID-19 infections began to subside.
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UPDATE 1-Polish Constitutional Tribunal: some articles of EU treaties unconstitutional
WARSAW, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Poland's Constitutional Tribunal ruled on Thursday that some articles of the European Union treaties are unconstitutional in the country, challenging a key tenet of European integration.
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UPDATE 1-United States to stay in Syria, top Kurdish politician says
LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A leading Syrian Kurdish politician said on Thursday the United States will stay on in Syria to destroy Islamic State, build infrastructure and remain a player in the search for a political settlement after more than 10 years of civil war.
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UN rights body agrees to establish investigator on Afghanistan
GENEVA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to appoint a special rapporteur on Afghanistan to probe violations carried out by the Taliban and other parties to the conflict there.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rise as stagflation fears and energy prices ease
NEW YORK/LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - World equity markets rebounded more than 1% on Thursday as hopes grew that Washington would resolve squabbling over the U.S. debt ceiling, while a global easing in energy prices tempered deepening fears of "stagflation."
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