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Biden's tariff warnings signal sharp anti-China election battle
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - The Biden administration's threat to impose more tariffs on China is the latest election-year ...
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Indonesia extends closure of airport in Manado due to volcanic ash
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has extended the closure of the main international airport in North Sulawesi due to volcanic as...
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Finance firms urge ambitious action on plastic pollution
By Virginia Furness and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - A group of 160 financial companies on Friday urged governments to agr...
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Gun makers urge US Supreme Court to hear appeal in Mexico's lawsuit
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. gun manufacturers on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court hear their challenge to Mexico's ...
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Over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested from New York's Columbia campus
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Wednesday on the campus of Columbia U...
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National Sports
NHL roundup: Kings KO Blackhawks 6 seconds into OT
Adrian Kempe scored six seconds into overtime -- tied for the fastest OT goal in NHL history -- to lift the Los Angeles Kings...
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MLB roundup: Rangers hit three HRs, outslug Tigers
Jonah Heim hit a two-run home run, Marcus Semien and Adolis Garcia delivered solo shots and the visiting Texas Rangers topped...
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NFL draft hopeful AJ Simon of Albany dead at 25
AJ Simon, a defensive lineman from the University at Albany who was hoping to be drafted into the NFL next week, died at age ...
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NHL-League approves Coyotes sale and relocation to Utah
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The National Hockey League's Board of Governors have approved the relocation of the Arizona Coyot...
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Bills, quarterback Josh Allen search for answers without wide receiver Stefon Diggs
With no true No. 1 wide receiver on the roster, some might have anticipated a more abrasive posture from quarterback Josh All...
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World
Ambrey: Ships transiting the Gulf, Western Indian Ocean should stay alert
DUBAI (Reuters) - British security firm Ambrey said on Friday merchant vessels transiting the Gulf and Western Indian Ocean w...
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Ukraine's growing arms sector thwarted by cash shortages and attacks
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) - Hundreds of Ukrainian businesses making weapons and military equipment have sprung up since Ru...
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Emirates suspends flights transiting through Dubai after storm
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's flagship airline Emirates is suspending check-in for all customers with onward connections through ...
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Ukraine says Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk region kill at least 8
(Reuters) - A major Russian missile attack on the central Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least eight people, injured 21 and ...
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Pakistan police kill bomber, militant to thwart attack on Japanese nationals
KARACHI (Reuters) -Police in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi shot down a suicide bomber and a militant on Friday as they ...
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Business
L'Oreal shares shine after sales beat expectations
PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in L'Oreal rose more than 4% in early Friday trading after the French cosmetics giant beat expectatio...
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China set to keep lending benchmark LPRs unchanged in April
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is widely expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged on Monday, a Reuters survey showed, ...
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Pakistan aims to agree outline of new IMF loan in May - Finance Minister
By Karin Strohecker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan hopes to agree the contours of a new International Monetary Fund loan in ...
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UK retail sales stagnated in March, ONS says
LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales volumes stagnated in March, representing the first time that sales have not grown in ...
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Column-Plunging solar capture rates to test nerve of Europe's policymakers: Maguire
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) - Wholesale power prices coming under pressure from surging solar output is no...
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Politics
US aid to Ukraine moves closer to possible passage
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress moved closer on Thursday to ending a months-long stalemate and ...
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Republican-led states sue to block US rules curbing tailpipe emissions in cars, light trucks
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Twenty-five Republican-led states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to b...
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US lawmakers introduce bill to support nuclear fusion development
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators from both parties introduced legislation on Thursday to accelerate de...
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Biden to win Kennedy family endorsement in Philadelphia
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 15 members of the storied Kennedy political family will endorse U.S. Pre...
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Abortion, border dominate US Senate race in battleground Arizona
By Ted Hesson GOLDEN VALLEY, Arizona (Reuters) - A restrictive abortion ban revived in Arizona is providing a new opening for...
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Health
Blackstone nears deal to sell S.Korean pharma wholesaler to MBK Partners, sources say
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Inc is nearing a deal to sell its controlling stake in South ...
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China's drugmakers can't sell mRNA shots but haven't quit yet
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI/SUZHOU, China (Reuters) - China's vaccine developers stuck with unused mRNA COVID shots and idle ma...
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US FDA mandates label updates on CAR-T cancer therapies
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday cancer therapies that use CAR-T technology will require ch...
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J&J wins trial over Florida woman who claimed its baby powder caused her cancer
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Florida jury on Thursday concluded that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder talc pr...
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World Bank sets goal of expanding healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank Group on Thursday unveiled a new goal to help countries deliver afforda...
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Science
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...
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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
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...
Apr 17, 2024
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
Technology
Crypto fans count down to bitcoin's 'halving'
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin enthusiasts were eagerly waiting for bitcoin's 'halving' on Friday - a chang...
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UK regulator says Google's ad-privacy changes fall short, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The UK privacy regulator said Google's proposed replacements for cookies need to do more to protect consumer priva...
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India's Infosys falls as annual revenue outlook disappoints
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Shares of Infosys fell as much as 2.9% on Friday, a day after India's No.2 software services exporter f...
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Bitcoin slides below $60,000 on reports Israel strikes Iran
(Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies fell heavily and bitcoin broke below $60,000 on Friday in a rush out of risky assets following r...
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Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on government order
(Reuters) -Apple removed Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China on Friday after the iPhone maker wa...
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Entertainment
Sony, Apollo discuss joint bid for Paramount, says source
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid fo...
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Netflix handily beats subscriber targets but misses on revenue forecast
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix blew past Wall Street expectations on new customers for ...
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NBA's exclusive TV rights talks with Disney, Warner likely to end without deal, CNBC reports
(Reuters) -The National Basketball Association's exclusive media rights negotiating period with current partners Walt Disney ...
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Alec Baldwin's criminal case hinges on a Wild West revolver
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - A Colt .45 "Peacemaker" revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, is...
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Concord Chorus to buy music investor Hipgnosis Songs Fund for $1.4 billion
(Reuters) - Concord Chorus, a music and theatrical rights firm, has agreed to acquire British music investor Hipgnosis Songs ...
Apr 18, 2024