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Mona Lisa's mysterious background decrypted by art-loving geologist
By Alex Fraser LECCO, Italy (Reuters) - Over 500 years after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, an academic believes sh...
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More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet says
By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) - More than half of Zimbabwe's population will need food aid this year following a devast...
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China calls for stepped-up energy-efficiency plans to meet targets
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) - China's state planner has ordered provinces to develop energy-efficiency plans for entiti...
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Algeria to produce 3.7 million cubic meters of desalinated water per day by end of 2024
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria will produce 3.7 million cubic meters per day of desalinated water by the end of 2024, which will...
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Taiwan drag queens bring their glamour to presidential office celebrating RuPaul win
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind celebrated last month's win on RuPaul's Drag Race by st...
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National Sports
MLB roundup: Phillies' Aaron Nola blanks Mets
Aaron Nola retired the first 15 batters he faced on his way to a dominant four-hitter, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a...
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Basketball-Clark ready to shake off disappointing debut defeat
By Amy Tennery UNCASVILLE, Connecticut (Reuters) - Caitlin Clark is ready to put her WNBA debut in the rear view mirror, afte...
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Boxing-Ring announcer quits after backlash to wrong winner call
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The American ring announcer who called out the wrong winner after a women's WBA title fight in Australia l...
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Basketball-Sun cool Fever in Clark's WNBA debut
By Amy Tennery UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Reuters) - The Connecticut Sun dimmed the spotlight on Caitlin Clark in her Women's Nationa...
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Thunder set to push Mavericks to brink of elimination
Top-seeded and playing like it again, the Oklahoma City Thunder have stacked the odds in their favor as they head into Game 5...
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World
UN launches probe into first international staff killed by unidentified strike in Rafah
(Corrects advisory line to flag changes in paragraph 3, not 11) NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The United Nations has launched an inves...
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Japan visitors exceed 3 million for 2nd straight month, tourism agency says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan welcomed more than 3 million visitors for a second straight month in April, official data showed on W...
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Malaysia to ask Meta to explain removal of Facebook posts on PM's Hamas meeting
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will ask Meta Platforms to explain the removal of posts from Facebook related to media repo...
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Philippines says to ensure safety of civilian mission in South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has sent three coast guard vessels to ensure the safety of a civilian flotilla sailing to ...
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Georgia's pro-EU Generation Z spearheads 'foreign agent' protests
By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) - For 20-year-old Georgian student Irakli, the almost nightly trip to protest outside parlia...
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Business
Japan's top bank MUFG posts narrower-than-expected Q4 decline
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) posted a narrower-than-expected decline in fourth-quarter profit on W...
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Industrials lift European shares to record high ahead of US inflation data
(Reuters) - Europe's benchmark index climbed to a record high on Wednesday, as upbeat earnings boosted industrials and health...
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Analysis-BHP's options for Anglo American deal narrow as deadline looms
By Melanie Burton and Scott Murdoch MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Group's options for its pursuit of rival miner Anglo American i...
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Exclusive-U.S. warned Raiffeisen access to dollar system could be curbed over Russia, source says
By John O'Donnell and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich FRANKFURT/VIENNA (Reuters) - Raiffeisen Bank International was warned by the...
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Japan's Mizuho posts big jump in Q4 profit, forecasts growth ahead
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mizuho Financial Group reported a big jump in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday that beat expectations, he...
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Politics
US Capitol riot's shadow looms over Maryland, West Virginia primaries
By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than three years have passed since former President Donald Trum...
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US House Republican Carol Miller defeats primary challenger, Edison projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican Carol Miller in a Tuesday primary defeated a challenger who had pleaded guilty t...
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US State Dept moves $1 billion weapons aid for Israel to congressional review, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has moved a $1 billion package of weapons aid for Israel into the congressio...
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US lawmaker seeks information from oil companies on report of Trump's 'quid pro quo' offer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democratic lawmaker on a U.S. House oversight panel has sought information from nine oil compa...
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US House Speaker Johnson to join Republican parade at Trump hush money trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson will join former President Donald Trump ...
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Health
Imperial Brands CEO: U.S. menthol cigarette ban likely years away
LONDON (Reuters) - The outcome of moves to ban menthol cigarettes in the United States remains uncertain but implementation w...
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Getinge limits sale of heart devices in the US after FDA warning
(Reuters) - Sweden's Getinge will limit sales of some of its heart products in the U.S., the medical equipment maker said lat...
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Roche says FDA approves HPV self-test in US
BERLIN (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche on Wednesday said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its human p...
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Taiwan says WHO should let it attend all its meetings
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu called on the World Health Organization on Wednesday to allow the island...
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Eisai starts rolling submission for injectable version of Alzheimer's drug with US FDA
(Reuters) - Eisai and partner Biogen said on Tuesday that the Japanese drugmaker has begun submitting data on a rolling basis...
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Science
Blue Origin to resume space tourist flights after near 2-year pause
(Reuters) - Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin will resume flights to space on Sunday, ending a near two-year pause of crewed oper...
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Boeing Starliner's crew debut delayed again over spacecraft issue
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing's first Starliner mission carrying humans to space was delayed to May 21 over ...
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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...
May 13, 2024
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...
May 13, 2024
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
Technology
Amazon Web Services plans $8.4 billion cloud investment in Germany
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Amazon Web Services (AWS) said on Wednesday it plans to invest 7.8 billion euros ($8.44 billion) in Ger...
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Sony shares leap 12% on buyback and dividend plans, higher profit outlook
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Sony Group jumped 12% in early Tokyo trading on Wednesday after the company pledged...
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Australia's Iress says client data at OneVue platform compromised
(Reuters) - Australia's Iress Ltd said on Wednesday a stolen credential from its third-party user space was used to gain acce...
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Tesla to lay off an additional 601 employees in California - government notice
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla plans to lay off an additional 601 employees in California, according to its notice to govern...
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YouTube to block Hong Kong protest anthem videos after court order
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) -Alphabet's YouTube on Tuesday said it will comply with a Hong Kong court decision and bl...
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Entertainment
Gayle King, Kate Upton model for 60th Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Journalist Gayle King, plus-sized model Hunter McGrady and returning stars Chrissy Teigen and Kate Up...
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Sony rethinking its bid for Paramount, CNBC reports
(Reuters) - Sony Pictures is rethinking its bid for Paramount Global, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing sources, sending the s...
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Factbox-Cannes 2024: Who are the jury members presided by Greta Gerwig?
CANNES (Reuters) - Almost as prestigious as winning the Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, is being on the jur...
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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...
May 13, 2024
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...
May 13, 2024