Family of girl who died in US Border Patrol custody denied ambulance, investigation finds

(Reuters) -An investigation into the death of an 8-year-old Panamanian girl while in custody of the U.S. Border Patrol in Harlingen, Texas, showed that the family was repeatedly denied an ambulance, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Thursday. The child died on May 17 after experiencing a medical emergency at the agency’s…

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American Airlines Aviators Reject Merger With World’s Largest Pilots’ Union

(Reuters) – American Airlines Group’s pilot leaders have rejected efforts to join the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), union spokesman for the U.S. carrier’s aviators, Dennis Tajer, said on Friday. Support from the Allied Pilots Association (APA) board fell short of the two-thirds needed to start merger talks with fast-growing ALPA, the world’s largest pilots’…

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American Airlines aviators reject merger with world’s largest pilots’ union

(Reuters) – American Airlines Group’s pilot leaders have rejected efforts to join the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), union spokesman for the U.S. carrier’s aviators, Dennis Tajer, said on Friday. Support from the Allied Pilots Association (APA) board fell short of the two-thirds needed to start merger talks with fast-growing ALPA, the world’s largest pilots’…

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BRICS meet with ‘friends’ seeking closer ties amid push to expand bloc

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Senior officials from more than a dozen countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iran, were in talks on forging closer links with the BRICS bloc of major emerging economies on Friday as it met to deepen ties and position itself as a counterweight to the West. BRICS, which now…

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In challenge to Meta, Apple expected to unveil mixed-reality headset

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference next week. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Meta Platforms Inc’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, are jockeying to define how consumers will…

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Harry to become first British royal in 130 years to give evidence in court

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry will become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court for 130 years when he testifies next week in his lawsuit against a newspaper group he accuses of unlawful behaviour. Harry, King Charles’ younger son, will appear in the witness box at London’s High Court…

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US, UN criticize Vietnam’s detention of climate activist

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and United Nations on Friday criticized Vietnam’s detention of members of an environmental group including its founder, saying such actions were part of a broader trend toward curbing free speech. “The United States is concerned by the detention of leaders and staff of CHANGE, including the ongoing detention of…

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Novartis drug cuts recurrence risk by 25% in early-stage breast cancer

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Novartis breast cancer drug Kisqali cut the risk of recurrence by more than 25% in a pivotal trial on women diagnosed at an early stage, positioning the Swiss drugmaker to win new patients and but facing strong competition from Eli Lilly. The company on Friday said the relative risk…

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