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EU Parliament backs clampdown on single-use plastic packaging
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament approved a proposed law on Wednesday that would ban certain singl...
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EU Parliament approves plan to quit energy charter treaty
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament gave its consent on Wednesday for the EU to exit the energy chart...
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EU Parliament adopts new rules to improve air quality by 2030
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament adopted stricter legally-binding air pollution limits on Wednesday that must be ...
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World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism fund over abuse allegations
By Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The World Bank has suspended new disbursements from a $150 million fund to expan...
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US mandates new airline fee disclosure, refund rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department is finalizing on Tuesday new rules that require...
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National Sports
Olympics-Salt Lake City poised for 2034 Olympics award
By Rory Carroll NEW YORK (Reuters) - Salt Lake City is all but guaranteed to be awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics later this y...
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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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World
Analysis-China spy charges up scrutiny of Germany's far-right ahead of EU polls
By Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) - Leaked discussions about a mass deportation plan. A trial for using N...
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Ukraine receives new EU funds, sees three more tranches in 2024
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine received a new 1.5-billion-euro ($1.6 billion) tranche of financial support from the European Union ...
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Fuel tax blocks aid to hunger-ravaged South Sudan, UN says
By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese authorities are holding up United Nations fuel tankers over a tax disput...
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Explainer-How the West might use Russia's frozen reserves to help Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) - The G7 group of nations are looking to use nearly $300 billion worth of Russian financial assets frozen by...
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Northern Ireland's Donaldson charged with rape, other sexual offences
NEWRY, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - The former leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Jeffrey Donaldson...
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Business
German government nudges up 2024 GDP forecast to 0.3%
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government on Wednesday raised its economic growth forecast for this year to 0.3%, from 0.2% pr...
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Japan's yen hits 155 per dollar, weakest since 1990
(Reuters) -The yen fell on Wednesday to its weakest levels against the dollar since 1990, with markets alert to any signs of ...
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Polish central bank reports loss of $5 billion dollars in 2023
WARSAW (Reuters) - The National Bank of Poland (NBP) made a loss of 20.8 billion zlotys ($5.2 billion) in 2023 compared to a ...
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Mexico's consumer prices up 0.09% in early April
(Reuters) - Mexico's consumer prices unexpectedly rose in the first half of April, national statistics agency INEGI said on W...
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GM CEO Barra compensation fell 4% in 2023 to $27.8 million
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - General Motors CEO Mary Barra's total compensation in 2023 fell 4% to $27.8 million, the larg...
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Politics
US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wades back into the battle over ab...
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Trump lawyer Todd Blanche draws judge's ire as historic trial gets underway
By Luc Cohen and Andrew Goudsward NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche took a risk giving up a plush car...
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Trump hush money trial: what we've learned so far
By Andy Sullivan, Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York on crim...
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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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Health
Boston Scientific raises annual profit forecast on strong demand for heart devices
(Reuters) -Medical device maker Boston Scientific raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday as the company banks on resi...
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Biogen beats quarterly profit estimates, Alzheimer's drug sales jump
(Reuters) - Biogen beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by a series of cost-cutting measu...
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Humana beats first-quarter profit estimates on strength in Medicare business
(Reuters) -Humana beat first-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday, helped by strength in its government-backed insurance ...
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US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wades back into the battle over ab...
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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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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
Microsoft's AI lead puts Amazon cloud dominance on watch
By Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni (Reuters) - Upcoming quarterly reports from U.S. tech giants may show Microsoft is closing th...
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Exclusive-Google rival Tuta complains to EU tech regulators about de-ranking
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German email service Tuta Mail has complained to European Union tech regulators about wh...
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TE Connectivity beats quarterly profit estimates on sensor demand
(Reuters) - TE Connectivity beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by strong demand for it...
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Texas Instruments' upbeat Q2 forecast pushes chip stocks higher
(Reuters) - Texas Instruments jumped 7% in premarket trade on Wednesday, sparking a rally in chip stocks as its strong second...
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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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Entertainment
Eurovision euphoria boosts travel to Sweden's Malmo, eDreams says
(Reuters) - Eurovision fever boosted travel searches for the Swedish coastal city of Malmo by 176% between September 2023 and...
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Record giant HYBE audits 'NewJeans' label as infighting returns to K-pop
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's largest music company is auditing the management of one of its labels as it susp...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Apr 23, 2024