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DIARY-Today in Washington - April 15
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Venezuela's seeking of specific vaccines will slow inoculation, Guaido says
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela is risking further delays to an already stalled COVID-19 vaccination campaign by seeking to use specific brands of vaccines while shunning readily available ones, opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Wednesday.
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UPDATE 6-Cop who shot Black man after traffic stop arrested, charged with manslaughter
MINNEAPOLIS, April 14 (Reuters) - The white police officer whose fatal shooting of a young Black motorist during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb ignited three nights of protests and civil unrest was arrested on Wednesday and charged with second-degree manslaughter.
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UPDATE 3-NATO allies to leave Afghanistan along with U.S.
BRUSSELS/BERLIN, April 14 (Reuters) - Foreign troops under NATO command will withdraw from Afghanistan in coordination with a U.S. pull-out by Sept. 11, NATO allies agreed on Wednesday, pledging to mirror American plans to start removing troops on May 1 after two decades of war.
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Germany, United States call on Russia to pull back troops from Ukrainian border
BERLIN, April 14 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Joe Biden called on Russia to pull back troops from the Ukrainian border to de-escalate the situation in the region, a German government spokesman said on Wednesday.
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UPDATE 2-Ford outlines further production cuts due to global chip shortage
DETROIT, April 14 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Wednesday outlined another series of plant shutdowns due to the global semiconductor chip shortage, with five facilities in the United States and one in Turkey affected.
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UPDATE 4-Coinbase valued at $83 bln in choppy Nasdaq debut
April 14 (Reuters) - Shares in Coinbase Global Inc had a choppy Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, with the cryptocurrency exchange's valuation swinging from as high as $112 billion to as low as $83 billion.
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UPDATE 3-U.S. advisory panel reviews rare clot risk with J&J COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. health advisory panel on Wednesday began a review of six reported cases of rare blood clots in women who received Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, a day after federal regulators paused its use to assess the issue.
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U.S. committed to assisting Ukraine with self defense needs- Austin
April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday that the United States would look to continue providing material support to Ukraine.
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Moderna discusses COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing with Nexus Pharmaceuticals: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moderna Inc, looking to boost production of its COVID-19 vaccine, met with Nexus Pharmaceuticals to discuss manufacturing the shot at the company's new plant in Wisconsin, which has the capacity to process and fill 30 million doses a month, sources with knowledge of the matter said.
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