COVID led to sharp rise in vaccine compensation schemes, but gaps remain -Oxford

By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic led to a nearly six-fold increase in the number of non-fault compensation schemes for vaccine injuries globally, said Oxford University researchers who on Friday made public an online database tracking the schemes. Regulators globally have shown that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and adverse events are extremely …

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Gobierno de Ecuador eleva a 17 número de muertos en deslave, aún hay 72 desaparecidos

QUITO, 30 mar (Reuters) – El Gobierno de Ecuador elevó el jueves a 17 el número de fallecidos tras un deslizamiento de tierra ocurrido el fin de semana en la ciudad andina de Alausí y dijo que decenas de personas aún seguían desaparecidas. Una gran cantidad de tierra arrasó la noche del domingo un sector …

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Tesla 2022 solar roof installations only 2% of last target – report; company denies

By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Elon Musk-led Tesla Inc has denied a Wood Mackenzie report that said it missed big on solar-roof installation targets due to stiff competition from GAF Energy and other rivals. According to the industry analysis firm’s report, Tesla’s average installations per week were 21 in 2022, far lower than the company’s 1,000-per-week …

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Walmart faces second U.S. lawsuit this week over treatment of workers

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Walmart Inc was sued on Thursday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency’s second lawsuit this week accusing the largest U.S. retailer of discrimination against workers with disabilities. The EEOC said Walmart illegally demoted Calvin Hagan for missing too much work at a Raleigh, North Carolina store …

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Death toll from Ecuador landslide deaths rises to 17, over 70 remain missing

QUITO (Reuters) – At least 17 people have died from a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ecuador’s Andean region, sweeping down over parts of the city of Alausi, authorities said on Thursday, as the death toll increased and 72 people remained missing. The landslide struck Sunday night, and on Tuesday, the official death toll …

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