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National
Parched Texas growing season looms as US, Mexico spar over water treaty
By Leah Douglas, Cassandra Garrison and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) - Texas farm groups warn of a disastrous season ahead for ...
2h ago
Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come, says report
By Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou NIAMEY (Reuters) - On a hospital bed in Niger, a 96-year-old woman lay motionless at...
6h ago
Exclusive-JDE Peet's sees coffee industry struggling to meet EU deforestation law
By Maytaal Angel and Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - JDE Peet's, one of the world's largest coffee companies, said the global ...
6h ago
Analysis-Carbon price fall deprives Europe's green funds of billions
By Kate Abnett, Riham Alkousaa and Susanna Twidale FLORENCE/BERLIN (Reuters) - A drop in the European Union's carbon price th...
7h ago
Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volca...
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National Sports
Olympics-Indian long jumper Sreeshankar's Paris dreams dashed by knee injury
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Asian Games silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar will miss the Paris Olympics with a knee injury...
2h ago
MLB roundup: Red Sox's Tanner Houck blanks Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the ...
5h ago
NHL roundup: Nikita Kucherov's 100th assist lifts Lightning
NHL point leader Nikita Kucherov made history by recording his 100th assist of the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning topped t...
6h ago
Trevor Lawrence not distracted by looming deal with Jaguars
As he enters his fourth NFL season, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is eligible for a contract extension for the first ti...
12h ago
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff downs another American in Stuttgart
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff outlasted Sachia Vickery for a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win on Wednesday in an all-American, second-round match at...
12h ago
World
In any air war, Israel's defences would trump Iran's, but at a high cost
By Andrew MacAskill JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Ageing air defences have left Iran vulnerable to an Israeli attack if Prime Ministe...
21m ago
ASEAN foreign ministers urge cessation of Myanmar border violence
(Reuters) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Thursday urged an immediate cessation of violence in border areas of Myanmar...
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Chinese spies target Dutch industries to strengthen military, intelligence agency says
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Chinese spies have targeted the Dutch semiconductor, aerospace and maritime industries to try to streng...
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Philippines, New Zealand to elevate relations to 'comprehensive partnership'
(Removes Hold in headline) MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines and New Zealand will elevate relations to a "comprehensive...
1h ago
Two killed in explosion at chemical plant in China's Ningxia
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two people were killed and four injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in northwest China's Ningxia ...
1h ago
Business
Snap-On misses quarterly sales estimates on weak demand for power tools
(Reuters) - Snap-On missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter sales on Thursday, as vehicle service and repair technicia...
42m ago
Battle for development cash heats up at IMF/World Bank meetings
By Libby George and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Development agencies gathering in Washington this week face one of th...
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D.R. Horton raises annual revenue forecast on tight housing supply
(Reuters) -U.S. homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc raised its forecast for full-year revenue on Thursday, as tight housing supply in...
1h ago
Dollar's dominant reserve currency status to endure, says Morgan Stanley
LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar's dominant reserve currency status is likely to endure partly because credible challengers...
1h ago
Blackstone reports 1% rise in first-quarter earnings
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Inc, the world's largest private equity firm, said on Thursday that its firs...
1h ago
Politics
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...
2h ago
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...
16h 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...
17h 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...
20h ago
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...
Apr 17, 2024
Health
Elevance beats profit estimates as higher premiums keep costs in check
(Reuters) -Elevance Health on Thursday reported quarterly profit above Wall Street estimates and slightly raised its annual e...
1h ago
Cerevel Therapeutics' Parkinson's disease drug meets main goal in late-stage study
(Reuters) -Cerevel Therapeutics said on Thursday its Parkinson's disease drug met the main goal of a late-stage trial. The tr...
1h ago
UK drug shortages swell amid Brexit supply woes, think-tank data shows
(Reuters) - Drug shortages in the UK more than doubled between 2020 and 2023 with Brexit likely to "significantly weaken...
1h ago
Indian food regulator begins enquiry into Nestle over alleged sugar use in baby foods, ET reports
BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Indian food regulator has started an enquiry into Nestle India over the alleged use of sugar in bab...
1h ago
Weight-loss drug developer Metsera raises $290 million in funding
By Pratik Jain (Reuters) - Weight-loss drug developer Metsera has raised $290 million in funding, led by biotech investor ARC...
1h ago
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...
18h ago
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...
20h ago
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 terminates 28 employees for protest of Israeli cloud contract
(Reuters) - Google said on Thursday it had terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in protests against the comp...
1h ago
Critics of India's Modi migrate online as mainstream media stays deferential
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - There's scarcely any critical evaluation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India's main...
2h ago
Binance obtains Dubai licence to target retail clients
DUBAI (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Thursday it had secured a licence from Dubai's regulator VARA that ...
2h ago
Bosch flags further cost cuts after giving 'subdued' outlook for 2024
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bosch, the world's largest automotive supplier, on Thursday warned of further cost cuts and staff reduc...
4h ago
TSMC Q1 profit rises 9%, beats market expectations
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC posted a 9% rise in first-quarter net profit on Thursday that beat market expecta...
7h ago
Entertainment
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...
2h ago
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 ...
5h ago
Bon Jovi docuseries allows peek at band's private history
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Rockers Bon Jovi open up about their 40-year career in the new docuseries "Thank You...
15h ago
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...
Apr 17, 2024
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