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The water tanker drivers who keep 'India's Silicon Valley' Bengaluru going
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Basavaraj, a water tanker driver in India's tech hub Bengaluru, has to leave home by 6:30 a.m. each day...
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Countries make late bid to salvage EU's nature law
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of 11 countries, led by Ireland, has made a last-ditch attempt to approve the EU'...
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EU finalises investment fund labels to combat greenwashing
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's securities watchdog confirmed on Tuesday final guidelines on when invest...
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Australian weather bureau sees 50% chance of La Nina this year
CANBERRA (Reuters) - There are early signs that a La Nina weather event may form in the Pacific Ocean later this year, Austra...
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Lidar maker Hesai sues US government, denies alleged link to China's military
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - China-based Hesai Group sued the U.S. government on Monday for adding the maker of lidar light sens...
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National Sports
Tennis-Gauff says tweaked serve needs time to take off
(Reuters) - American Coco Gauff has accumulated 35 double faults in three matches at the Italian Open, but the world number t...
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MLB roundup: Guardians blank slumping Rangers
Jose Ramirez went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and five Cleveland pitchers combined for a four-hitter as the Guardians handed the s...
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Basketball-Griner out indefinitely with toe fracture
(Reuters) - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner has sustained a toe fracture on her left foot and will be out indefinitely...
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Doping-American downhiller Johnson banned 14 months for whereabouts failures
(Reuters) - Olympic alpine skiing downhiller Breezy Johnson was hit with a 14-month ban by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA...
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Caitlin Clark era gets underway as Fever visit Sun
Caitlin Clark's WNBA career officially begins on the road Tuesday with the Indiana Fever's regular-season opener against the ...
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World
Britain summons Chinese ambassador over Hong Kong spying charges -Telegraph
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese ambassador after three men were charged with spying fo...
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Rescuers search for three miners after tremor in Polish coal mine
WARSAW (Reuters) - Rescuers are searching for three miners missing after an overnight tremor caused a partial collapse in a s...
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Trump's former fixer Cohen to resume testifying about hush money deal with porn star
By Jack Queen, Luc Cohen and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen will resume testifying ...
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Israeli forces back in old Gaza battlegrounds as doubts over war aims grow
By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) - Seven months into the war, Israeli troops are back fight...
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Talks over Gaza ceasefire at stalemate after Rafah operation, Qatar PM says
DOHA (Reuters) - Talks over a ceasefire in Gaza have reached a stalemate due to Israel's operations in Rafah, Qatar's Prime M...
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Business
GameStop and AMC surge evokes 2021 meme stocks saga
(Reuters) - Shares of GameStop and AMC jumped nearly 40% each in premarket trading on Tuesday, and are on track to extend gai...
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Factbox-US companies with highest exposure to China
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports in...
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South Africa's unemployment rate rises weeks before election
PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2024 from 32.1% in the fourth quar...
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BoE's Pill says UK labour market remains tight
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's labour market remains tight by historical standards despite some signs of a rise in unemployment...
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China's Tencent posts strong revenue growth as ad sales, business services shine
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's Tencent Holdings posted a 6% rise in first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, beating analys...
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Politics
US Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial to get underway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, a...
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Aggrieved former lawyer Michael Cohen to testify against Trump at hush money trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's estranged former fixer Michael Cohen is expected to begin giving testimony o...
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Nikki Haley under active consideration by Trump campaign to be running mate, Axios reports
(Reuters) - Nikki Haley is under active consideration by Donald Trump's campaign to be his running mate, Axios reported on Sa...
May 11, 2024
Senator Warren chides US Treasury for slow progress in tackling racial discrimination
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren this week called on the Treasury Department to more swi...
May 10, 2024
Biden's Israel weapons pause won't dent Gaza protests, organizers say
By Nandita Bose, Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to pause shipment...
May 10, 2024
Health
Bayer's Q1 adjusted profit beats analyst consensus
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer on Tuesday reported a 1.3% decline in adjusted earnings in the first quarter, beating analysts' f...
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Wegovy weight loss sustained for four years in trial, Novo Nordisk says
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) - Patients taking Novo Nordisk's popular Wegovy obesity treatment maintained an average of 10...
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US reclassification could drive fresh research funding into pot sector
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - The U.S. pot sector could see an influx of medical research funding from healthcare investors am...
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Denmark faces Wegovy shortage due to rising demand, medicines agency says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The Danish medicines agency on Monday warned of a supply shortage for two separate doses of Novo Nordis...
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Edwards Lifesciences hit with Meril's EU antitrust complaint
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. heart valve maker Edwards Lifesciences has been hit with an EU antitrust complaint ...
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Science
For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag,&q...
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New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on M...
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Musk sees fourth flight of SpaceX's Starship in 3-5 weeks
(Reuters) -SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, wil...
May 11, 2024
Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an a...
May 08, 2024
SpaceX's unit Starlink secures Indonesia operating permit
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The satellite unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, has secured a permit to operate in Indonesia, its com...
May 08, 2024
Technology
US opens probe into Alphabet's Waymo over performance of self-driving vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into the performance of Alp...
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China's Tencent posts strong revenue growth as ad sales, business services shine
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's Tencent Holdings posted a 6% rise in first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, beating analys...
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TSMC says work on European plant on track to start in fourth quarter
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC is planning to start construction of its European facility in the fourth quart...
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Rakuten logs $213 million quarterly loss as mobile losses negate fintech growth
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Rakuten Group on Tuesday logged an operating loss of 33.3 billion yen ($213 million) in the January...
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Apple supplier Foxconn's first-quarter profit jumps 72% but misses forecasts
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Apple supplier Foxconn reported a 72% rise in first-quarter profit, boosted by strong demand for AI servers...
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Entertainment
Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premiere
CANNES (Reuters) - Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festiva...
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Cannes festival director laments focus on controversies rather than cinema
CANNES (Reuters) - Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux lamented on Monday an increased focus in recent years on pol...
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'Downton Abbey' to return with a third movie
LONDON (Reuters) - The fictitious Crawley family and their servants running a sprawling English country estate in the early 2...
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Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' guitar up for sale, cigarette burns included
LONDON (Reuters) - For sale, vintage guitar with proven heritage. At least one not-so careful owner. The acoustic guitar that...
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Big movies, strange mood as Cannes Film Festival prepares for opening night
By Hanna Rantala CANNES (Reuters) - The excitement that usually builds to a crescendo ahead of the Cannes Film Festival's ope...
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