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Hawaii volcano spews 6 mile-high plume of ash, could blow again
6:45am, 18th May, 2018

Hawaii volcano spews 6 mile-high plume of ash, could blow again

PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spewed ash nearly six miles (9 km) into the sky on Thursday and scientists warned this could be the first in a string of more violent explosive eruptions with the next possibly occurring within...
In Congo outbreak, Ebola vaccine faces reality tests
5:30am, 18th May, 2018

In Congo outbreak, Ebola vaccine faces reality tests

LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental Ebola vaccine to be deployed in an outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has conquered some major scientific hurdles in giving high protection, but it now faces extreme real-world tests including heat, humidity,...
U.S. Senate confirms Haspel to be first woman CIA director
3:30pm, 17th May, 2018

U.S. Senate confirms Haspel to be first woman CIA director

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed Gina Haspel on Thursday to be director of the CIA, ending a bruising confirmation fight centered on her ties to the spy agency's past use of waterboarding and other brutal interrogation techniques...
Syria's Assad flies to Russia for talks with Putin: Kremlin
3:15pm, 17th May, 2018

Syria's Assad flies to Russia for talks with Putin: Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Russian leader Vladimir Putin's summer residence on the Black Sea for talks on Thursday about the Syrian conflict, the Kremlin said, a visit that underscored Moscow's status as Ass...