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National
Israel in spotlight at Eurovision semi-final as pro-Palestinian protests loom
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - The second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest will take p...
1h ago
Exclusive: Corporate climate watchdog document deems carbon offsets largely ineffective
By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to...
2h ago
Australia backs long-term gas drilling despite 2050 climate goals
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Labor government on Thursday laid out a strategy to boost natural gas developme...
4h ago
Meet the British wrestling collective with 'queer joy' at its core
LONDON (Reuters) - Think fishnet tights, silver hot pants and long false eyelashes, then add in bodies bouncing off ropes and...
5h ago
Japan to start hunting fin whales after five years of commercial whaling
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimas...
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National Sports
Olympics-WADA must repair trust, says U.S. athletes' commission head
By Iain Axon (Reuters) - Some athletes have lost trust in world anti-doping agency WADA after the body's handling of failed d...
1h ago
Tennis-Nadal happy to be playing third straight event after injury return
(Reuters) - Rafa Nadal said he is encouraged by his steady progress after returning from injury last month, as the 14-times F...
6h ago
MLB roundup: Chris Sale, Braves blank Red Sox
Chris Sale threw six shutout innings and Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 win over the vis...
6h ago
Fever add 11 TV markets for Caitlin Clark's rookie season
Former Iowa standout Caitlin Clark is getting the Indiana Fever some more screen time. Twelve television markets will aid in ...
11h ago
Confidence boosted, Rory McIlroy targets fourth win at Wells Fargo
Three-time tournament champion Rory McIlroy headlines a field of just 69 players at this week's Wells Fargo Championship at Q...
12h ago
World
UK system of arms exports to Israel not the same as U.S., Cameron says
LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign Secretary David Cameron described Britain's system and scale of arms exports to Israel as complete...
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Putin agrees to withdraw Russian forces from various Armenian regions, says Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has agreed to withdraw Russian forces and border guards from various parts of Arm...
1h ago
China's Xi Jinping to talk Ukraine, investment on last European stop Hungary
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian soldiers on horseback joined President Tamas Sulyok to give Chinese President...
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Virginia school board considers restoring Confederate names to schools
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - A U.S. school board in Shenandoah County, Virginia, will vote on Thursday on whether to restore pr...
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Hope fades for 44 trapped in collapsed South Africa building
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Relatives of 44 construction workers trapped under a collapsed building in the South African city of...
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Business
China's BYD will consider second Europe plant in 2025, executive says
LONDON (Reuters) -Chinese automaker BYD will consider building a second assembly plant in Europe in 2025, its European managi...
54m ago
Sony Group, others eyeing buyout of Infocom, Bloomberg News reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sony Group and other parties are considering buying online comic store operator Infocom Corp in a deal worth...
1h ago
Morning bid: China trade heats up, UK rates in view
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As Wall Street stalls its recent rally, world markets swit...
1h ago
Too many tractors: As boom times fade, farm equipment piles up
By Bianca Flowers and Renee Hickman DEKALB, Illinois (Reuters) - Falling crop prices are leaving agriculture equipment seller...
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Chinese megacity Hangzhou, home to Alibaba, lifts all home purchase curbs
By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China's eastern metropolis of Hangzhou, among the country's most thriving c...
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Politics
US House Speaker Johnson survives ouster attempt, but future uncertain
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson wakes up on Thursday having survive...
1h ago
House quickly defeats Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson
By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday quickly defeated an eff...
14h ago
US Republicans target noncitizen voting, as Trump keeps up false voter fraud claims
By David Morgan and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a bill to ban noncitizen...
18h ago
Presidential candidate RFK Jr said he had a brain worm in 2012, New York Times reports
(Reuters) - Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a brain abnormality that he said doctors attrib...
19h ago
Legislative roadmap for AI is coming in weeks, Schumer says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday he would provide a roadmap for artificial intel...
20h ago
Health
Merck treatment for a type of uterus cancer fails trial
(Reuters) - Merck said on Thursday its treatment for a type of uterus cancer did not meet the main goal of disease-free survi...
1h ago
Takeda profit slumps by half as Japanese drugmaker rebuilds pipeline
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical said full-year earnings slumped by more than half as the company focused on r...
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UK refuses to sign global vaccine treaty, The Telegraph reports
(Reuters) - Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organization's pandemic accord because the country says it would hav...
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Ascension warns of suspected cyberattack; clinical operations disrupted
(Reuters) - Hospital operator Ascension reported disruptions to its clinical operations on Wednesday due to a suspected cyber...
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US FDA recommends healthcare providers switch from Getinge's heart devices
(Reuters) - The U.S Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday recommended healthcare facilities transition away from using Ge...
18h ago
Science
Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an a...
20h ago
SpaceX's unit Starlink secures Indonesia operating permit
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The satellite unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, has secured a permit to operate in Indonesia, its com...
22h ago
Russia starts developing nuclear power unit for joint lunar station with China, RIA says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started developing a nuclear power plant for its planned joint lunar station with China, the RI...
May 08, 2024
First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner capsule targeted for May 17
(Reuters) - The target launch date for the long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing Co's new Starliner Space capsule h...
May 08, 2024
Timeline: Boeing's new Starliner set for first crewed flight to space station
(Reuters) - Two years after its initial unmanned journey to the International Space Station (ISS), Boeing's new Starliner ast...
May 07, 2024
Technology
Robinhood jumps as retail trading rebound powers record quarter
(Reuters) - Robinhood Markets jumped in premarket trading on Thursday after reporting record first-quarter revenue and profit...
1h ago
Explainer-How dependent is China on US artificial intelligence technology?
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to put guardrails on U.S.-developed artificial intelligence (...
1h ago
Exclusive-Huawei's new phone uses more China-made parts, memory chip
By David Kirton and Brenda Goh SHENZHEN/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Huawei's latest high-end phone features more Chinese suppliers, ...
8h ago
Factbox: What is in Huawei's new Pura 70 smartphones
(Reuters) - Huawei's new high-end Pura 70 smartphone series quickly sold out after it was launched last month with analysts t...
9h ago
Disney, Warner Bros to offer streaming bundle of Disney+, Hulu and Max
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Walt Disney and Warner Bros Discovery will offer a bundle of the Disney+, Hulu and Max streaming servi...
12h ago
Entertainment
Israel in spotlight at Eurovision semi-final as pro-Palestinian protests loom
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - The second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest will take p...
1h ago
'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' cast harnessed their inner apes
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Freya Allan arrived on set for the first day of filming "Kingdom of th...
1h ago
Blackstone likely winner for Hipgnosis Songs as Concord maintains lower bid
(Reuters) - Apollo-backed Concord said on Thursday it will stick with its offer of $1.25 apiece for Hipgnosis Songs Fund, day...
4h ago
Olympics-French rapper Jul lights Paris 2024 cauldron in Marseille
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Marseille-born French rapper Jul lit the Paris 2024 Olympic cauldron as the flame reached Frenc...
18h ago
Warner Bros Discovery plans new cost cuts, hike in Max price, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery is looking at additional opportunities for cost-cutting and raising prices for its Max strea...
19h ago