New home sales fell 5.6% to 679,000 units The median home price fell 17.6% to $409,300 from a year ago WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Sales of new single-family homes in the U.S. fell more than expected in October as higher mortgage rates pushed out buyers even as builders cut prices, but the setback is …
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[1/3]Relatives of trapped workers look at their mobile phones as they wait outside the collapsed tunnel in Uttarkashi in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Shankar Prasad Nautiyal Acquires License Rights SILKYARA, India, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Rescuing 41 workers trapped in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for two weeks …
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A new article in Science Advances details how scientists have been able to map a central part of the immune system — HLA class II molecules — while accurately predicting how they display fragments of pathogens on the surface of cells. When we are sick, our immune system – in order to heal us – …
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[1/5]People walk at a tourist site on Qianmen Street, Beijing, China, March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo License Rights Acquired BEIJING, Nov 24 (Reuters) – China will temporarily exempt citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from needing visas to visit the world’s second-largest economy in a bid to boost tourism after …
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In a recent review published in nutrientsresearchers reviewed existing data on the biomodulatory effects of pomegranate (Punica granatum l., PG) polyphenols on metabolic disorders. Study: Modulating bioeffects of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) polyphenols on metabolic disorders: understanding their preventive role against metabolic syndrome. Image credit: azeraijan _stockers/Shutterstock.com Background Pomegranate, a natural nutrient, has long been …
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A Volkswagen ID electric car is seen during a construction completion event at the SAIC Volkswagen MEB Electric Vehicle Plant in Shanghai, China, November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song Acquire License Rights HEFEI, China/BERLIN, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Volkswagen ( VOWG_p.DE ) said on Friday it will develop a new base electric vehicle platform in China …
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People wearing masks to prevent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk on a street in Beijing, China, February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Leading scientists urged caution on Thursday about fears of a new pandemic after the World Health Organization asked for more information from China on a rise …
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Small figurines are seen in front of the World Health Organization logo shown in this illustration taken on February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Ilustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 23 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked China for details on a rise in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, in …
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street for the House of Commons to deliver his Autumn Statement in London, Britain, November 22, 2023. Stephan Russo/Poole via REUTERS License Rights Acquisition UK business investment lags after Brexit “Biggest business tax cut” in modern history – Hunt Tax breaks cost 11 billion stg per …
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Students who walked out of schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, protest gun violence outside the White House in Washington, U.S., February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarck/File Photo License Rights Acquired Nov 21 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Maryland’s licensing requirements for people who want to buy handguns are unconstitutional, citing a …
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