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After battle with Republicans, Biden to sign Ukraine aid package
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign a bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dol...
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Trump 2.0: how U.S. allies are working to iron out the bugs
By Alexander Ratz, Diego Oré and Gram Slattery BERLIN/MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Germany is waging a charm off...
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Victims' families to urge US prosecute Boeing over fatal crashes
By Mike Spector and David Shepardson NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Families of the victims of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX cras...
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US seeks 36 months' jail for Binance founder Zhao
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, should serve 36 mon...
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NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change
By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - NASA is hoping that nations will work together more closely in the future on...
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National Sports
Olympics-Canoe queen Carrington looks to add to New Zealand record haul in Paris
(Reuters) - Canoe sprint champion Lisa Carrington became New Zealand's most decorated Olympian at the Tokyo Games and is not ...
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Golf-LIV open-minded about moving to 72-hole format, Norman says
(Reuters) - LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman said he is open-minded about the idea of moving to a traditional 72-hole format, though ...
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Tennis-Sinner not heaping pressure on himself with top ranking in sight
MADRID (Reuters) - World number two Jannik Sinner can close in on Novak Djokovic at the top of the world rankings by lifting ...
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NBA roundup: Mavs grab road win over Clippers
Luka Doncic had 32 points and nine assists and Kyrie Irving added 23 points as the Dallas Mavericks got the best of the Los A...
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MLB roundup: Julio Rodriguez homers as M's drop Rangers
Julio Rodriguez hit his first home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariner...
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World
Australian counter terrorism force arrests seven teenagers after Sydney bishop stabbing
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian counter terrorism team arrested seven teenagers on Wednesday linked to a bo...
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Portugal must 'pay costs' of slavery and colonial crimes, president says
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late on Tuesday that Portugal was responsible fo...
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Ukrainian drones struck two Rosneft oil depots in attack, Kyiv source says
KYIV (Reuters) - Drones sent by Ukraine's SBU security service struck two Rosneft-owned oil depots in Russia's Smolensk regio...
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Iran, Pakistan call on U.N security council to take action against Israel
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council to take action against Israel, saying i...
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German far-right politician vows not to quit after aide accused of spying for China
By Matthias Williams and Alexander Ratz BERLIN (Reuters) - A member of the European Parliament for Germany's far-right Altern...
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Business
Turkey central bank to leave rates unchanged until Q4
By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank will not trim its policy rate from the current 50% until the fourth ...
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UBS flags serious concern about new Swiss capital requirements
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) -UBS executives on Wednesday told shareholders that the bank has major concerns about the Swiss ...
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Russian court orders seizure of JPMorgan Chase funds in VTB lawsuit
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered the seizure of funds in JPMorgan Chase bank accounts in Russia, court filings ...
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Indonesia's central bank delivers surprise rate rise to support rupiah
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank delivered a surprise rate hike on Wednesday, stepping up efforts to support the ...
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Kering shares slump after luxury company warns of H1 operating profit drop
PARIS (Reuters) - Kering's shares slumped on Wednesday, after the French luxury goods company warned it expected a 40% to 45%...
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Politics
After battle with Republicans, Biden to sign Ukraine aid package
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign a bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dol...
1h ago
Trump 2.0: how U.S. allies are working to iron out the bugs
By Alexander Ratz, Diego Oré and Gram Slattery BERLIN/MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Germany is waging a charm off...
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Senators hope TikTok will remain in business in US under new owner
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators said they hope TikTok will remain in business in the U.S. under ...
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Biden rule grants overtime pay to 4 million US workers
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a rule extending mandatory o...
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California, 21 other states back EPA vehicle emissions rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 22 states led by California and five cities are backing the U.S. Environmental Protection A...
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Health
Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five depa...
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About 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries could be eligible for Wegovy coverage, study shows
(Reuters) - About 3.6 million overweight or obese patients with heart conditions insured under the U.S. Medicare program coul...
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EU opens investigation into Chinese medical device market
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union launched an investigation on Wednesday into Chinese public procurement of medical dev...
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Roche Q1 sales down 6% on forex effect, loss of COVID revenue
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Roche said on Wednesday its first-quarter sales slipped 6% as the loss on COVID-19 related revenue was ...
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US FDA says commercial milk safe despite bird flu virus presence
By Manas Mishra and Jasper Ward (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it had found bird flu v...
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Science
Factbox-Shenzhou-18 caps over two decades of Chinese human spaceflight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Thursday in the country's 13th crewed mission to...
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US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols and Joey Roulette UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are set to face off ...
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Three Russians parachute from stratosphere to North Pole
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russians set a world record for parachuting from the Earth's stratosphere to the North Pole last wee...
Apr 19, 2024
Fossils of colossal snake Vasuki unearthed in India mine
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a lignite mine are the remains of one of the largest snak...
Apr 18, 2024
Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to...
Apr 17, 2024
Technology
Factbox-EU probes on Chinese subsidies and imports
(Reuters) - The European Union launched an investigation into China's procurement of medical devices on Wednesday in a latest...
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Tesla jumps as Musk's promise of 'more affordable' cars eases growth fears
(Reuters) - Tesla shares surged 10% on Wednesday after the electric-car maker eased some worries about growth with a predicti...
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Taiwan chipmaker UMC warns of muted auto, industrial demand
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker UMC said on Wednesday it expected a rise in wafer shipments in the second quarter as i...
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SK Hynix to invest $3.86 billion in DRAM chip production base in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix said on Wednesday it plans to invest 5.3 trillion won ($3.86 billion...
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Italy fines Amazon 10 million euros for alleged unfair commercial practices
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust authority has fined two subsidiaries of Amazon 10 million euros ($10.70 million) for alle...
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Entertainment
John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction
By Lisa Keddie and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) - A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John...
14h ago
Germany's RTL acquires Nickelodeon rights for children's TV network
BERLIN (Reuters) - Super RTL, a children's television network belonging to Bertelsmann's RTL Group, has struck a deal to acqu...
19h ago
Brazilian DJ Alok infuses his dance music with indigenous songs
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brazilian DJ and producer Alok is setting aside his traditional modern electronic dance...
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Silicon Valley and Hollywood worlds collide as David Ellison bids for Paramount
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - David Ellison, 41, would not be the first rich guy to arrive in Hollywood with a fat bank acc...
22h ago
Ryan Gosling's 'The Fall Guy' is a love letter to stunt performers
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - After serving "Kenergy" with "Barbie", actor Ryan Gosling turns the s...
Apr 22, 2024