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Columbia University president faces vote of confidence as protests spread
By Julia Harte and Kia Johnson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Columbia's embattled president came under renewed pressure on Friday as a...
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Taiwan rattled by 6.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck just off Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's we...
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Biden administration to drop plan to ban menthol cigarettes, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is reversing course on its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal repor...
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Turkey's Erdogan postpones tentative White House visit, sources say
By Steve Holland and Jonathan Spicer WASHINGTON/ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan postponed a White House me...
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Taylor Swift beats Beatles in race to 12th UK number one album
LONDON (Reuters) - Taylor Swift topped the British music charts on Friday with "The Tortured Poets Department", out...
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National Sports
J.D. Martinez expected to debut Friday for Mets
J.D. Martinez is expected to make his long-awaited New York Mets debut on Friday when the team opens a seven-game homestand a...
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Home and 'hungry,' Pacers seeking series lead over Giannis-less Bucks
Pascal Siakam's blistering start to the postseason has enabled the upstart Indiana Pacers to wrest home-court advantage from ...
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Olympics-Paris organisers receive flame in Athens ahead of relay
ATHENS (Reuters) - Paris 2024 Olympics organisers on Friday received the Games' flame in a handover ceremony in Athens ahead ...
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Back in comfort zone, Magic look to even series with Cavs
The Orlando Magic hope for more home-court dominance in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series when they host th...
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Athletics-American Coleman believes Bolt's 100m record could fall soon
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -American sprinter Christian Coleman believes that Usain Bolt's 100-metres record of 9.58 seconds that has...
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World
Columbia University president faces vote of confidence as protests spread
By Julia Harte and Kia Johnson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Columbia's embattled president came under renewed pressure on Friday as a...
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China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks
By Laurie Chen and Nidal al-Mughrabi BEIJING/CAIRO (Reuters) - China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist milit...
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Taiwan rattled by 6.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck just off Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's we...
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US, South Korea outline visions for cost-sharing on troops, US negotiator says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean officials outlined respective visions for a new agreement on sharing the cost of...
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Thousands in Budapest protest to demand child-protection reform
By Boldizsar Gyori BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Thousands took to the streets in downtown Budapest on Friday to demand child-protecti...
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Business
Boeing, GKN Aerospace close deal for St. Louis site
(Reuters) - Boeing said on Friday that it has closed a deal with aero supplier GKN Aerospace and its parent company Melrose I...
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How Trump could influence the makeup of the Fed
(Reuters) - Donald Trump's allies are reported to be drafting proposals to erode the Federal Reserve's independence if the pr...
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CVS Omnicare staff in Las Vegas vote to join new union
(Reuters) - Staff at CVS Health's unit Omnicare in Las Vegas voted to join the Pharmacy Guild, becoming the first location at...
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U.S. Treasury refunding set to offer relief from supply rises
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to offer markets some relief next week when i...
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Exclusive-General Mills explores sale of $2 billion-plus yogurt business in North America, sources say
By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Mills, the maker of Cocoa Puffs and Cheerios breakfast cereals, is explor...
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Politics
Biden appears in live interview with Howard Stern
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Joe Biden appeared on a live radio broadcast with interviewer Howard Stern on Friday, telling ...
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Biden says he plans to debate Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would participate in a debate with Donald Trump, his Rep...
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Trump allies drafting plans to erode Fed's independence, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The allies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are drafting proposals that would attempt to erode th...
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Former tabloid publisher to face more questions in Trump hush-money trial
By Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker will answer ...
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Analysis-Trump election subversion case bogs down as allies' legal woes grow
By Andrew Goudsward, Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump got another break when the U.S. Supreme...
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Health
CVS Omnicare staff in Las Vegas vote to join new union
(Reuters) - Staff at CVS Health's unit Omnicare in Las Vegas voted to join the Pharmacy Guild, becoming the first location at...
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WHO says bird flu risk currently low, asks countries to remain vigilant
(Reuters) -The current overall public health risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu virus is low, the World Health Organization said...
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Bayer CEO wins first AGM shareholder vote
(Reuters) - Bayer CEO Bill Anderson on Friday won a vote of confidence at his first annual general meeting (AGM) at the helm ...
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PE firm Advent to invest $297 million in India's Apollo Hospitals unit
BENGALURU (Reuters) -PE firm Advent International will invest 24.75 billion rupees (nearly $297 million) in Apollo Hospitals'...
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US FDA says about 1 in 5 commercial milk samples tested positive for bird flu traces
(Reuters) -About one in five samples of commercial milk in the U.S. tested positive for traces of bird flu in a national surv...
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Science
Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Paleontologists from Argentina announced the discovery of a new medium-sized her...
Apr 25, 2024
China sends astronauts to Chinese space station for six-month stay
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station for a six-month stay, ...
Apr 25, 2024
Scottish spaceport moves closer to satellite launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's SaxaVord Spaceport moved a step closer to being able to send satellites into orbit after regulat...
Apr 25, 2024
Russia, US clash at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resol...
Apr 25, 2024
Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stella...
Apr 24, 2024
Technology
Televisa to merge Sky, cable 'as soon as possible'
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican broadcaster Televisa plans to merge its satellite TV unit Sky with its cable TV and internet ...
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EU's Vestager meets French tech firm Mistral AI amid competition concerns
By Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, who has been looking into Big Tech...
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Pope will attend G7 summit to discuss AI, Italy says
ROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis will attend this year's Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit to discuss the challenges posed by A...
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Renault talks to China's Li Auto and Xiaomi on tech collaboration
PARIS (Reuters) - Renault held talks this week with China's Li Auto and Xiaomi on electric and intelligent vehicle technologi...
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India's HCLTech misses Q4 revenue estimates on weak services vertical
BENGALURU (Reuters) -HCLTech, India's No.3 IT services player, reported a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue on Fri...
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Entertainment
K-pop giant HYBE shares take another hit as dispute with NewJeans label drags on
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean music executive credited with creating popular K-pop group NewJeans denied all...
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Streaming device maker Roku beats quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) -Roku beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and forecast second-quarter sales above estimates on Thursda...
Apr 25, 2024
Amazon Prime Video to exclusively stream two NHL seasons in Canada
(Reuters) - National Hockey League (NHL) and its digital broadcast rights owner Rogers Communications on Thursday signed a de...
Apr 25, 2024
K-Pop group ITZY showcases individuality on second world tour
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Members of the K-pop supergroup ITZY are looking to show a new side of themselves as the band takes its ...
Apr 25, 2024
Pet Shop Boys say new album Nonetheless 'one of our most melodic'
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - British electro-pop duo Pet Shop Boys say their new album "Nonetheless"...
Apr 25, 2024