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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – Taking a fresh look at data involving a specific type of stellar explosion, a team of researchers says it has confirmed the long-accepted notion that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate – the very observation that led to the identification in the 1990s of an enigmatic cosmic force called dark energy. The study’s results rebut research published last year that […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ebrahim Hajjaj CAIRO/GAZA, June 16 (Reuters) – An Israeli strike killed at least two Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, as residents of an area in the north of the enclave fled their homes after Israeli forces expanded their control in the territory. Medics said an Israeli strike near a residential building in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, killed […]

By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, June 16 (Reuters) – Nigeria has put hundreds more suspected Islamist militants on trial in its latest round of mass prosecutions, as authorities step up efforts to tackle a long-running insurgency, Attorney-General Lateef Fagbemi said on Tuesday. Africa’s top oil producer is grappling with a 17-year insurgency led by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the country’s northeast. The conflict has killed […]

BEIJING, June 16 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday issued a revised prevention and control plan for the Ebola epidemic, requiring close contacts of Ebola cases to undergo tracking and quarantined medical observation and laying out more stringent monitoring protocols for medical institutions and customs.  • The National Disease Control and Prevention Administration revised the plan after recent Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, the administration […]

PARIS, June 16 (Reuters) – G7 leaders called on Tuesday for a strong and coordinated response to the Ebola outbreak in Congo, urging other nations to dedicate resources in a bid to ensure the virus remains contained to as small an area as possible. “We continue to closely monitor the situation as it evolves, along with our partners, to ensure that this dangerous virus does not spread, including across borders,” […]

BEIJING, June 16 (Reuters) – The Chinese embassy in Britain said on Tuesday it had lodged a protest with British authorities after London announced sanctions on several entities, including four from China, for allegedly supplying key military equipment to Russia. It urged Britain to correct what it called a “mistake” and withdraw the sanctions, saying China would take necessary measures to safeguard the rights and interests of its companies, according […]

June 16 (Reuters) – Scottie Scheffler will launch his bid to complete a career Grand Slam alongside defending U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun and amateur Mason Howell at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. World number one Scheffler was given an early tee time to start the year’s third major. His group will head out in the opening round on Thursday from the par-four 394-yard first hole starting […]

Few things feel better than a long hike in the woods, exhausting yourself as you soak in the fresh air and tranquility. Then, back to camp, where you chip away at those health benefits with packaged hot dogs slapped into a white-bread bun with a slice of plasticky processed cheese food. It doesn’t have to be that way, said Aaron Owens Mayhew, a dietitian and long-haul trekker in Orcutt, California. […]

The struggling Pizza Hut restaurant chain will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands. Yum Brands said in February that it was considering selling Pizza Hut and the chain looked to close 250 U.S. restaurants. The pizza chain has struggled with outdated stores and growing competition. Pizza Hut was founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas. PepsiCo acquired the chain in 1977 but spun off its restaurant division […]