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Prince William and wife Kate thank public for birthday messages for son Louis
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate thanked the public for their messages which had been sent to ma...
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Exclusive-Ecuador examining new Amazon and Ocean linked debt-for-nature swaps, sources say
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Ecuador is scoping out new debt-for-nature swaps, one to funnel funds into the Amazon rainfo...
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US Supreme Court examines firings of pro-union Starbucks workers
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday steps into the contentious unionizat...
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As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever
By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - Countries are under pressure to make progress on a first-ever global plastics treaty this we...
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Zijin cooperating with Congo probe after cobalt with radiation recalled
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Chinese mining giant Zijin Mining said on Tuesday that it would cooperate with authorities in Democr...
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National Sports
MLB roundup: Cards prevail on Nolan Gorman's walk-off HR
Nolan Gorman hit a walk-off two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the visit...
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NHL roundup: Hurricanes storm back, stun Isles
Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook scored the tying and go-ahead goals nine seconds apart with just over two minutes left as ...
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NBA roundup: Nuggets rally, shock Lakers at buzzer
Jamal Murray hit a step-back jumper as time expired and the host Denver Nuggets rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat the L...
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Olympics-Teen skater Trew eyeing Paris after rolling off with Laureus award
MADRID (Reuters) - Resplendent in a pink dress with matching sneakers, 14-year-old Arisa Trew performed a kickflip on her ska...
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Olympics-USADA wants investigation into China swimming, welcomes WADA lawsuit
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency demanded on Monday an investigation into the Wo...
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World
Spain sets up fund for victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain is to set up a fund, to be financed largely by the Catholic Church, to compensate an estimated 440,00...
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Unstable nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland
MAILUU-SUU, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Dams holding vast amounts of uranium mine tailings above the fertile Fergana valley in Cen...
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Sudan military downs drones targeting its HQ in Shendi, say army sources
(Reuters) - Sudan's army used anti-aircraft missiles on Tuesday to shoot down drones targeting its headquarters in the city o...
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Palestinian NGO's legal case over UK arms to Israel to be heard in October
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - A Palestinian rights group's legal challenge to try to stop British arms exports to Israel ov...
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Russia will strike in unexpected places this summer, Ukraine says
(Reuters) - Russian troops will strike in unexpected parts of the front when they conduct their summer offensive in Ukraine a...
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Business
Saudi Arabia's 2024 economic growth forecast cut; UAE leads GCC
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's economy will grow at a slower pace this year than previously predicted ...
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Coca-Cola signs $1.1 billion deal to use Microsoft cloud, AI services
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Tuesday that Coca-Cola had signed a $1.1 billion five-year deal to use its cl...
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Canadian competition bureau has major concerns about proposed Bunge-Viterra merger
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's Competition Bureau on Tuesday said it had identified major competition concerns around the propose...
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US oil and gas M&A hits quarterly record after blockbuster 2023
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas deals hit a record $51 billion in the first quarter, a continuation of last year's fierc...
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US business activity cools in April; inflation measures mixed
(Reuters) - U.S. business activity cooled in April to a four-month low due to weaker demand, while rates of inflation eased s...
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Politics
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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Long-awaited aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan poised to pass US Congress
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiw...
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Trump poised to clinch $1.3 billion social media company stock award
By Echo Wang (Reuters) - Donald Trump is set to secure on Tuesday a stock bonus worth $1.3 billion from the company that oper...
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Judge to consider gag order violations in Trump hush money trial
By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial...
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Trump says Biden would be 'responsible' for any TikTok ban
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that President Joe B...
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Health
Quest Diagnostics raises 2024 profit and revenue forecast on strong demand
(Reuters) - Laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics raised its 2024 profit and revenue forecast on Tuesday after beating first-...
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Pfizer vs Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in UK
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer and BioNTech asked a London court to revoke rival Moderna's patents over technology ke...
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US Supreme Court faces fight over emergency abortions after toppling Roe
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The idea of a doctor in the United States having to consider the risk of imprisonment b...
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Buy now, pay later lender Affirm pushes into elective medical procedures
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Fintech lender Affirm has started quietly offering "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) loans for...
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Alzheimer's drug adoption in US slowed by doctors' skepticism
(Repeats to additional subscribers with no changes to text ) By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -Nine months into the U.S...
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Science
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
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
Technology
Google invests $640 million in new data centre in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Alphabet-owned Google is investing 600 million euros ($640.62 million) in a new data centre in the Dutc...
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NatWest CEO sees 'material opportunities' in AI
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's NatWest has identified more than 100 priority areas where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be us...
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Telegram founder says China downloads have not fallen since Apple move
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, said Apple's move last week to remove ...
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Apple's Q1 phone sales in China fall 19.1%, Huawei's up 70%
By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple's smartphone sales declined by 19.1% in the first quarter of 2024, while ...
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Nidec posts quarterly loss, hit by restructuring costs
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electric motor maker Nidec on Tuesday posted an operating loss for the January to March quarter, h...
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Entertainment
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...
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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...
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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...
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Taylor Swift fans descend on London pub name-checked on album
By Natasha Montague LONDON (Reuters) - Taylor Swift fans are flocking to The Black Dog, a pub in southwest London, after it w...
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