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Three men to plead guilty in the killing of Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger
(Reuters) - Three men accused in the beating death of one of Boston's most notorious mobsters, James "Whitey" Bulge...
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Inaugural Africa clean cooking summit sees $2.2 billion pledged
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - A push to provide clean cooking options for the more than 1 billion people in Africa who c...
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As pollution kills, Africa needs billions for climate-ready stoves
By Bukola Adebayo LAGOS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Despite her well-honed sales pitch, Aanu Ajayi is often met by sceptic...
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Trump's former fixer Cohen to resume testifying about hush money deal with porn star
By Jack Queen, Luc Cohen and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen will resume testifying ...
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The water tanker drivers who keep 'India's Silicon Valley' Bengaluru going
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Basavaraj, a water tanker driver in India's tech hub Bengaluru, has to leave home by 6:30 a.m. each day...
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National Sports
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers take aim at Giants' Keaton Winn
One day after he had to share the stage with countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the spotlight will shine directly on Shohei Ohtan...
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Tennis-Gauff says tweaked serve needs time to take off
(Reuters) - American Coco Gauff has accumulated 35 double faults in three matches at the Italian Open, but the world number t...
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MLB roundup: Guardians blank slumping Rangers
Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and five Cleveland pitchers combined for a four-hitter as the Guardians handed the s...
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Basketball-Griner out indefinitely with toe fracture
(Reuters) - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner has sustained a toe fracture on her left foot and will be out indefinitely...
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Doping-American downhiller Johnson banned 14 months for whereabouts failures
(Reuters) - Olympic alpine skiing downhiller Breezy Johnson was hit with a 14-month ban by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA...
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World
South Africa's health insurance law set to face legal challenges
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's main opposition party, joined by some labour and business groups, s...
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G7 to discuss global trade risks after US tariffs on China
ROME (Reuters) - The Group of Seven (G7) major democracies meeting in Italy next week will discuss the risk of fragmentation ...
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Russia says U.S. ban on Russian nuclear fuel will harm global market
By Anastasia Lyrchikova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Tuesday that a U.S. ban on Russ...
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Palestinian truckers fear for safety after aid convoy for Gaza wrecked
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian hauliers said on Tuesday they feared for the security of aid convoys to Gaza, a day...
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Roman Polanski acquitted by French court in defamation trial
By Louise Dalmasso and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - A French court on Tuesday acquitted film director Roman Polanski o...
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Business
BHP chief urges Anglo investors to consider takeover benefits
JOHANNESBURG/ LONDON (Reuters) - BHP Chief Executive Mike Henry said that Anglo American investors need to consider the merit...
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G7 to discuss global trade risks after US tariffs on China
ROME (Reuters) - The Group of Seven (G7) major democracies meeting in Italy next week will discuss the risk of fragmentation ...
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Amazon's cloud unit CEO Adam Selipsky to step down, Matt Garman to take his place
(Reuters) -The chief executive of Amazon.com's cloud unit Amazon Web Services, Adam Selipsky, is stepping down, the company s...
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Brazil airline Gol swings to net loss in first quarter
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian airline Gol reported on Tuesday a first-quarter recurring net loss of 130.2 million reais ($2...
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Trump says US China tariffs needed on other vehicles, products
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump said the Biden administration's new tariffs on Chinese electric vehic...
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Politics
US lawmaker seeks information from oil companies on report of Trump's 'quid pro quo' offer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democratic lawmaker on a U.S. House oversight panel has sought information from nine oil compa...
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US House Speaker Johnson to join Republican parade at Trump hush money trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson will join former President Donald Trump ...
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Jury selection to resume in US Senator Menendez's corruption trial
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury selection is expected to resume on Tuesday in U.S. Senator Robert Menendez's co...
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Trump's former fixer Cohen to resume testifying about hush money deal with porn star
By Jack Queen, Luc Cohen and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen will resume testifying ...
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US Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial to get underway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, a...
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Health
US FDA declines to approve expanded use of Dynavax's hepatitis B vaccine
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve the expanded use of Dynavax Technologies' hepatitis...
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Bayer's Q1 adjusted profit beats analyst consensus
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer on Tuesday reported a 1.3% decline in adjusted earnings in the first quarter, beating analysts' f...
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Wegovy weight loss sustained for four years in trial, Novo Nordisk says
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) - Patients taking Novo Nordisk's popular Wegovy obesity treatment maintained an average of 10...
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US reclassification could drive fresh research funding into pot sector
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - The U.S. pot sector could see an influx of medical research funding from healthcare investors am...
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Denmark faces Wegovy shortage due to rising demand, medicines agency says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The Danish medicines agency on Monday warned of a supply shortage for two separate doses of Novo Nordis...
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Science
For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag,&q...
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New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on M...
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Musk sees fourth flight of SpaceX's Starship in 3-5 weeks
(Reuters) -SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, wil...
May 11, 2024
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...
May 08, 2024
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...
May 08, 2024
Technology
Amazon's cloud unit CEO Adam Selipsky to step down, Matt Garman to take his place
(Reuters) -The chief executive of Amazon.com's cloud unit Amazon Web Services, Adam Selipsky, is stepping down, the company s...
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Glass Lewis backs two dissident candidates in board fight with Crown Castle
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis on Tuesday recommended Crown Castle investors ele...
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Shopee-owner Sea tops quarterly revenue estimates on e-commerce strength
(Reuters) - Southeast Asian technology firm Sea Ltd beat estimates for first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, driven by strong per...
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TSMC says it could design its A16 chip-making technology without ASML's new machine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC does not necessarily need to use ASML's next generation "High NA EUV"...
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China's Alibaba beats quarterly revenue estimates, profit drops
(Reuters) -China's Alibaba Group Holding beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as a focus on low-co...
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Entertainment
Factbox-Cannes 2024: Who are the jury members presided by Greta Gerwig?
CANNES (Reuters) - Almost as prestigious as winning the Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, is being on the jur...
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Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premiere
CANNES (Reuters) - Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festiva...
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Cannes festival director laments focus on controversies rather than cinema
CANNES (Reuters) - Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux lamented on Monday an increased focus in recent years on pol...
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'Downton Abbey' to return with a third movie
LONDON (Reuters) - The fictitious Crawley family and their servants running a sprawling English country estate in the early 2...
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Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' guitar up for sale, cigarette burns included
LONDON (Reuters) - For sale, vintage guitar with proven heritage. At least one not-so careful owner. The acoustic guitar that...
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