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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Cuba, EMSC says
March 17 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Cuba on Tuesday, European Mediterranean ...
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Tennessee minors sue Musk's xAI, alleging Grok generated sexual images of them
By Mrinmay Dey March 16 (Reuters) - Three Tennessee plaintiffs, including two minors, sued Elon Musk's xAI on Monday, allegin...
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US says 10% of airport security officers did not work Sunday amid shutdown
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said just over 10% of Transportation Security A...
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Trump administration cannot implement 'sweeping' funding freeze, US court rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday largely upheld a ruling that blocked a "s...
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Palestinian protester Leqaa Kordia released from US immigration detention
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A Palestinian woman was released on bond from a U.S. immigration detention...
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National Sports
NBA roundup: Hawks win 10th straight, halt Magic's winning streak
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a career-high 41 points and the Atlanta Hawks won their 10th consecutive game, a 124-112 vict...
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Soccer-Iran negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup games to Mexico from US
March 17 (Reuters) - Iran's football federation is in discussions with FIFA about moving their World Cup matches to Mexico fr...
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NHL roundup: Mammoth score 4 in 3rd to end Stars' 15-game point streak
Kailer Yamamoto scored the eventual game-winning goal as the visiting Utah Mammoth doubled up the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Monday ...
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Baseball-Venezuela ready for US challenge in World Baseball Classic final
By Rory Carroll March 16 (Reuters) - A battle-tested Venezuela squad said they respect the star-studded U.S. team but have no...
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Padres to have say in closer Mason Miller's WBC availability
San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller recorded the final three outs for Team USA in a World Baseball Classic semifinal thrille...
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World
Iraq in talks with Iran to safeguard oil tanker traffic through Hormuz
DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Iraq's oil minister said Baghdad is talking to Iran about allowing some of the country's oil tank...
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Israeli media say strike targeted Iran's Larijani, fate unclear
DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Israeli media said on Tuesday that the military has targeted Iran's secur...
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Russian attack damages energy, port infrastructure in Ukraine's south, governor says
March 17 (Reuters) - A Russian attack damaged industrial, port and energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine's Odesa reg...
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Analysis-Trump's summit delay casts pall over US-China trade truce
By Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's request to delay the planned summit in Beiji...
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy to meet Starmer in London, to boost drone partnership
March 17 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Tuesd...
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Business
Honeywell expects hit to Q1 from Middle East conflict; maintains 2026 forecast
March 17 (Reuters) - The conflict in the Middle East could impact Honeywell International's first-quarter revenue by...
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Citigroup cuts 12-month bitcoin, ether targets as US crypto legislation stalls
March 17 (Reuters) - Citigroup cut its 12-month forecast for bitcoin and ethereum, citing slow U.S. legislative progress that...
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European shares open steady as Middle East conflict drags on
March 17 (Reuters) - European shares were little changed on Tuesday as investors assessed the economic damage from a prolo...
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Australia central bank hikes rates to 10-month high as Iran war stokes inflation risk
By Stella Qiu and Wayne Cole SYDNEY, March 17 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank raised rates for a second straight month i...
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German infrastructure fund failed to spur extra investment, institutes say
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - Germany's special fund for infrastructure has largely failed to generate addit...
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Politics
Trump says presidents should not have learning disabilities, criticizes Newsom
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said presidents should not have learnin...
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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has early-stage breast cancer, will continue working
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Susie Wiles, the first woman to serve as White House chief of staff, has been diagnosed with...
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BBC says Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit should be dismissed
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - The BBC has asked a U.S. judge to throw out President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over...
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US Postal Service to ask Congress for urgent reforms to survive 'beyond next year'
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service will tell Congress on Tuesday it faces a serious...
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Trump launches anti-fraud task force to be led by Vance
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday launching a n...
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Health
India's Zydus, Lupin sign deal to co‑market Semaglutide injections
March 17 (Reuters) - Indian drugmakers Zydus Lifesciences and Lupin have signed a licensing and supply deal on Tuesday to ...
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Cannabis shows little benefit for most mental disorders, data review finds
By Sriparna Roy March 16 (Reuters) - Cannabis-based medicines have shown little evidence of effectiveness for treating most m...
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Instant View: US court order blocking vaccine policy changes a win for public health, experts say
March 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s effort to reshap...
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RFK Jr's vaccine agenda stymied by Boston judge who has handed Trump setbacks
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston who blocked major parts of Health and Human Services S...
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Roche ramps up AI computing capacity with Nvidia chip expansion
BERLIN, March 16 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Monday it had expanded its artificial intelligence computing capac...
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Science
Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the ...
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Dinosaur fossils in Brazil reveal new giant species
By Sergio Queiroz SAO PAULO, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur with t...
Mar 13, 2026
Ancient vial in Turkey shows Romans used human excrement in medicine
By Ali Kucukgocmen BERGAMA, Turkey, March 13 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement i...
Mar 13, 2026
Are bonobos truly the peaceful counterparts to chimps? New study says no
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - Bonobos for years have had the reputation of being the cool hippies of the si...
Mar 13, 2026
Large shinbone found in New Mexico belongs to close kin of T. rex
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - A new analysis of a large shinbone unearthed in a remote spot in northwestern New Mexico in ...
Mar 12, 2026
Technology
Britain sets rules for final phase of fibre broadband roll-out
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would regulate BT Openreach's national broadband network for anoth...
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Vietnam firms vie for crypto licences as Hanoi plans ban on overseas trading
By Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen HANOI, March 17 (Reuters) - Vietnamese companies are competing to launch the country's first li...
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Google in talks with China's Envicool, others to buy data centre cooling systems, sources say
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, March 17 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google is in talks with Envicool and other Chinese firms about buying liqu...
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Tennessee minors sue Musk's xAI, alleging Grok generated sexual images of them
By Mrinmay Dey March 16 (Reuters) - Three Tennessee plaintiffs, including two minors, sued Elon Musk's xAI on Monday, allegin...
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Alibaba launches AI platform for enterprises as agent craze sweeps China
BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - Alibaba Group on Tuesday launched an artificial intelligence platform for enterprises targeting...
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Entertainment
Disney names ABC News Group's Debra OConnell as chairman of entertainment TV
(Corrects headline to clarify OConnell is named chairman of entertainment TV, not the entertainment arm; corrects paragraph 4...
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Oscar-winner Sean Penn skips ceremony, takes train to Ukraine
(Fixes spelling in paragraph 10) KYIV, March 16 (Reuters) - Film star Sean Penn stepped out of a train carriage in central Ky...
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Irish town of Killarney celebrates Jessie Buckley's Oscar win
DUBLIN, March 16 (Reuters) - Born and raised in southwest Ireland's County Kerry, Oscar-winner Jessie Buckley's journey from ...
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Warner Bros' Oscar triumph a bittersweet moment as Paramount deal looms
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, March 15 (Reuters) - Warner Bros emerged as the biggest winner at the Academy Awards on Sund...
Mar 16, 2026
Oscars 2026 winners list: 'Sinners' and 'One Battle After Another' sweep
(Fixes typographical error in best editing category) By Jenna Zucker NEW YORK, March 15 (Reuters) - The full list of Oscar wi...
Mar 16, 2026






