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National
Inaugural Africa clean cooking summit sees $2.2 billion pledged
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - A push to provide clean cooking options for the more than 1 billion people in Africa who c...
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As pollution kills, Africa needs billions for climate-ready stoves
By Bukola Adebayo LAGOS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Despite her well-honed sales pitch, Aanu Ajayi is often met by sceptic...
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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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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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National Sports
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers take aim at Giants' Keaton Winn
One day after he had to share the stage with countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the spotlight will shine directly on Shohei Ohtan...
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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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World
Roman Polanski acquitted by French court in defamation trial
By Louise Dalmasso and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - A French court on Tuesday acquitted film director Roman Polanski o...
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Explainer-Gaza death toll: how many Palestinians has Israel's campaign killed
(Reuters) - Palestinian health authorities say Israel's ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 35,000 people, m...
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Taiwan-China tensions ratchet up week before presidential inauguration
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reported Chinese forces were carrying out another "combat patrol" near t...
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Poland to boost intelligence spending due to Russian threat, says PM
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will allocate an additional 100 million zlotys ($25.30 million) to boost its intelligence services,...
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Two French prison guards killed, inmate escapes in ambush; manhunt launched
PARIS (Reuters) - At least two French prison guards were shot dead and three others seriously injured on Tuesday after heavil...
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Business
Exclusive-Anglo American explores De Beers IPO as part of break-up, sources say
LONDON (Reuters) - Anglo American is exploring an initial public offering of its diamond business De Beers, two people famili...
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Delayed Fed cuts could also slow ECB, Wunsch says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's first two interest rate cuts are a "no brainer" but slower than e...
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US producer prices increase more than expected in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in April amid strong gains in the costs of services ...
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P&G plans to downplay its corporate name in ads during Paris Olympics
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - What is missing from the Paris 2024 Olympics? A tear-jerking corporate advertising c...
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Chevron tops Tesla as most-shorted stock in April, says Hazeltree
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Oil company Chevron was the most shorted U.S. stock in April, overtaking long-standing t...
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Politics
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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Jury selection to resume in US Senator Menendez's corruption trial
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury selection is expected to resume on Tuesday in U.S. Senator Robert Menendez's co...
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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...
May 13, 2024
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
Health
US FDA declines to approve expanded use of Dynavax's hepatitis B vaccine
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve the expanded use of Dynavax Technologies' hepatitis...
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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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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
Shopee-owner Sea tops quarterly revenue estimates on e-commerce strength
(Reuters) - Southeast Asian technology firm Sea Ltd beat estimates for first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, driven by strong per...
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TSMC says it could design its A16 chip-making technology without ASML's new machine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC does not necessarily need to use ASML's next generation "High NA EUV"...
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China's Alibaba beats quarterly revenue estimates, profit drops
(Reuters) -China's Alibaba Group Holding beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as a focus on low-co...
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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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Entertainment
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...
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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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