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Yellen calls Republican delays in approving Ukraine aid inexcusable
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday underscored the Bi...
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Scotland to ditch 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target, says BBC report
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's devolved government will abandon its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030, the...
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Columbia University president takes heat at congressional antisemitism hearing
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday accused Columbia University's president of failin...
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Russian villagers build homemade dam to keep out floods
PEROVSKY, Russia (Reuters) - As floods engulfed large parts of central Russia, residents of one village defied advice to flee...
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Exclusive-Donald Trump mulls middle-class tax cut as he eyes return to office
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has indicated to advisers he is k...
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National Sports
Bill Belichick joining Pat McAfee for NFL draft-day coverage
Bill Belichick, known as a man of few words while the head coach of the New England Patriots, apparently is ready to share hi...
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NBA-Toronto Raptors' Porter banned for life from NBA for gambling
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter was given a lifetime ban from the National Basketball Ass...
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Tennis-Nadal's Barcelona return ended by De Minaur
(Reuters) -Rafa Nadal's hopes of winning the Barcelona Open for a 13th time were dashed on Wednesday following a 7-5 6-1 seco...
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US sports broadcaster Diamond begins vote on bankruptcy restructuring
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Regional sports broadcaster Diamond Sports Group received U.S. court approval on Wedn...
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Caitlin Clark hailed as savior in hero's welcome to Indianapolis
Caitlin Clark received a hero's welcome to Gainbridge Coliseum on Wednesday morning as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA dra...
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World
Gunmen kill three in Benin border attack
COTONOU (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen attacked a border crossing in northern Benin and killed three people and wounded one ...
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Israeli air force says fighter jets struck Hezbollah infrastructure in Eastern Lebanon's Baalbek
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Air Force said on Wednesday its fighter jets struck Hezbollah infrastructure north of Baalbek ...
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Germany sending more anti-air missiles to Ukraine helps, but EU must do more, Zelenskiy says
PARIS (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday said Germany's recent push to send more Patriot air de...
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Belgium, Czech Republic want sanctions for Russian interference in EU elections
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium and the Czech Republic are calling for new European Union sanctions to counter Ru...
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UK's Rwanda asylum scheme hits fresh parliamentary hurdle
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's upper house of parliament rejected for a fourth time a piece of legislation needed to enable Pri...
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Business
Stock correlations tick up as Wall Street extends declines
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - A stock market correlation index hit a near four-month high on Wednesday, signaling...
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US watchdog to look into FAA's oversight of Boeing 737, 787 manufacturing, Semafor reports
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation's watchdog is looking into the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight ...
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Kinder Morgan meets profit estimates on strength in natural gas pipeline segment
(Reuters) - Pipeline and terminal operator Kinder Morgan on Wednesday reaffirmed its annual profit outlook and said it expect...
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Biden promises U.S. Steel will remain an American company
By Steve Holland PITTSBURGH (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged that U.S. Steel would remain a "totally ...
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Rivian cuts 1% of workforce in second round of layoffs this year
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Electric vehicle maker Rivian said on Wednesday it cut about 1% of its workforce - the second round ...
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Politics
Yellen calls Republican delays in approving Ukraine aid inexcusable
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday underscored the Bi...
40m ago
Columbia University president takes heat at congressional antisemitism hearing
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday accused Columbia University's president of failin...
1h ago
Microsoft finds Russian influence operations targeting U.S. election have slowly begun
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Wednesday it found Russian online campaigns aimed at influencing the outcome of t...
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US Senate expected to swiftly end Mayorkas impeachment
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday is expected to make...
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Arizona Democrats seek to repeal 1864 abortion ban, but need Republican help
By Liliana Salgado and Daniel Trotta PHOENIX (Reuters) - Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday will ...
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Health
FDA classifies recall of Boston Scientific device as 'most serious'
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified a recall of Boston Scientific's device used to block...
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Italy's ruling coalition accused of attacking abortion rights
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's right-wing ruling coalition faces opposition accusations of trying to limit abortion rights with a p...
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Vanda Pharmaceuticals rejects takeover proposal from Future Pak
(Reuters) - Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc on Wednesday said it is rejecting a takeover proposal from Future Pak, a privately-held...
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Most doses of Lilly's Mounjaro and Zepbound in limited availability, US FDA says
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration website showed that most doses of Eli Lilly's diabetes drug Mounjaro and we...
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Sage Therapeutics scraps plans for Parkinson's drug after mid-stage failure
(Reuters) -Sage Therapeutics said on Wednesday it will stop development of its experimental drug to treat Parkinson's disease...
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Science
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...
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Head of Russian space agency says work under way on modernised Angara rocket
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on a modernised Angara-A5M rocket capable of launching manned spacecraft, and plans to l...
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Astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that o...
Apr 16, 2024
Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jolt. Coffee un...
Apr 16, 2024
Australia's Juukan Gorge yields up rare Tasmanian Devil tooth
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Archaeologists surveying the Juukan Gorge rock shelter in Western Australia that was destroyed by Rio T...
Apr 16, 2024
Technology
Google lays off employees, shifts some roles abroad amid cost cuts
(Reuters) - Alphabet-owned Google is laying off an unspecified number of employees, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday,...
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Exclusive-Billing software firm Zuora explores sale after takeover interest, sources say
By Milana Vinn NEW YORK (Reuters) -Zuora, which makes subscription management software for businesses, is exploring options t...
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Microsoft-OpenAI deal set to dodge formal EU merger probe, sources say
(Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have concluded that Microsoft's $13 billion investment into OpenAI is not an acquisition,...
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Fintech Revolut eyes more than $100 million in Mexico investments in 2024
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - London-based financial technology company Revolut aims to invest more than $100 million in Mexico thi...
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US, Italy agree to work together to counter spread of misinformation
By Angelo Amante CAPRI, Italy (Reuters) - The United States and Italy agreed on Wednesday to coordinate efforts to counter th...
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Entertainment
British actor Hugh Grant settles privacy lawsuit against publisher of the Sun - court documents
LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of The Sun tabloid newspaper over cla...
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Statue to Tony Blair honours "Tonibler" cult in Kosovo
By Fatos Bytyci FERIZAJ, Kosovo (Reuters) - As sculptor Agon Qosa put some of the finishing touches to a statue of Tony Blair...
Apr 16, 2024
Russia adds director and playwright to 'terrorists and extremists' list
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian theatre director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk have been added to an officia...
Apr 15, 2024
Ritchie's tale of ungentlemanly warfare aims to be fun
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - With his latest movie "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare", which is inspire...
Apr 15, 2024
'Rust' armorer faces sentencing for fatal shooting on Alec Baldwin film set
By Andrew Hay SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Hannah Gutierrez, chief weapons handler on "Rust," will be sentenced...
Apr 15, 2024