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More than 100 pilot whales stranded in Western Australia, experts say
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Marine wildlife experts were frantically trying to rescue some 140 pilot whales stranded on Thursday in th...
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US births retreat after pandemic-era growth
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of births in the United States fell by 2% in 2023 from the previous year, dri...
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'Stop arming Israel' Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder
By Aurora Ellis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gathered around a banner emblazoned with the words "stop arming Israel," thous...
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Overcrowded Venice introduces first payment charge for tourists
VENICE (Reuters) - Venice becomes the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for tourists in an ef...
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Battling climate change, Japan looks to seagrass for carbon capture
By Tom Bateman and Kiyoshi Takenaka YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - On a recent Saturday, some 100 volunteers gathered on a popul...
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National Sports
Tennis-Osaka doing her homework on clay ahead of French Open
(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka picked up her first win on clay in two years on Wednesday and while the former world number one is ad...
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Golf-Woods, McIlroy to receive loyalty payouts from PGA Tour, report says
(Reuters) -Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are among the golfers expected to be given equity in PGA Tour Enterprises as a thank ...
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Cardinals send struggling outfielder Jordan Walker to minors
The St. Louis Cardinals sent struggling outfielder Jordan Walker back to the minors on Wednesday. Walker, 21, was optioned to...
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Steelers rework linebacker Alex Highsmith's deal, clear $7M
The Pittsburgh Steelers restructured linebacker Alex Highsmith's contract to clear more than $7 million in salary cap space, ...
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Report: Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown gets $120M extension
The Detroit Lions have agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension with All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, NFL Networ...
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World
China stands by economic data, says defence spending 'transparent'
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) - China defended the veracity of its economic numbers and asserted its military spending was &qu...
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Taiwan's president-elect appoints new team, says island's security difficult
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan faces a difficult national security situation, with China pressing closer all the time, President-e...
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Blinken to meet businesses in Shanghai as he kicks off a tough China trip
By Simon Lewis SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet business leaders in Shanghai on Thursday...
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Explainer-Why Spain's Prime Minister Sanchez is taking a break from public duties
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday said he will suspend public duties until next week to de...
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North Korean official lambasts US over sanctions, state media says
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will take more action to maintain its military power despite U.S. sanctions pressure that has o...
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Business
Factbox-Anglo American, BHP mining operations around the world
(Reuters) - British multinational miner Anglo American on Thursday said it had received an all-share takeover proposal from t...
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Axiata, Sinar Mas closer to $3.5 billion telco merger in Indonesia, Bloomberg says
(Reuters) - Malaysian conglomerate Axiata Group and Indonesian group PT Sinar Mas are going ahead with plans to merge their t...
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Toyota hits record output, sales in FY2023/24
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor said on Thursday its global sales and production hit record highs in the year ended March 31, ...
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BASF post slight Q1 earnings drop but beats forecast
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's BASF said first-quarter adjusted earnings fell 5.3% compared with the same quarter last year, to...
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BHP to reshape copper market with Anglo bid
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - London-listed miner Anglo American said on Thursday it had received an all-share buyout proposal from B...
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Politics
Grand jury indicts 18 in alleged Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect Trump
(Reuters) -A grand jury has indicted 18 people on charges that they took part in an Arizona fake elector scheme to re-elect t...
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Arizona Democrats say they will try again to repeal 1864 abortion ban
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Democrats in Arizona's House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would try once more to repe...
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US House Democrat Donald Payne Jr. dead at 65
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives who represented a northern New Jerse...
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Biden's re-election campaign won't stop using TikTok
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden's reelection campaign plans to continue using TikTok, a campaign official sa...
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TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday that the company expects to win a legal ...
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Health
Clinical lab operator Labcorp to buy bankrupt genetic test maker Invitae for $239 million
(Reuters) - Laboratory service provider Labcorp said on Wednesday it will acquire Softbank-backed Invitae Corp's assets aucti...
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Molina Healthcare beats profit estimates aided by higher premiums
(Reuters) - Molina Healthcare beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, aided by higher premiums in...
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McKinsey faces US criminal probe over opioids work, sources say
By Mike Spector, Nate Raymond and Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) - McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in th...
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Universal Health Services quarterly results beat on higher hospital admissions
(Reuters) - Universal Health Services on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit aided by higher patien...
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Arizona Democrats say they will try again to repeal 1864 abortion ban
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Democrats in Arizona's House of Representatives said on Wednesday they would try once more to repe...
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Science
Scottish spaceport moves closer to satellite launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's SaxaVord Spaceport moved a step closer to being able to send satellites into orbit after regulat...
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Russia, US clash at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resol...
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Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stella...
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Factbox-Shenzhou-18 caps over two decades of Chinese human spaceflight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Thursday in the country's 13th crewed mission to...
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US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols and Joey Roulette UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are set to face off ...
Apr 23, 2024
Technology
Apple loses top spot in China market with shipments down 6.6% in Q1, data shows
(Reuters) - Apple lost its crown as China's biggest smartphone seller in the first quarter of 2024 as its smartphone shipment...
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Battery firm LG Energy Solution Q1 profit plunges on weak EV sales
By Heekyong Yang and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean battery firm LG Energy Solution (LGES) posted on Thursday a 7...
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Cisco says hackers subverted its security devices to spy on governments
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Technology firm Cisco Systems said that hackers have subverted some of its digital s...
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Teradyne sees strong Q2 results on steady chip-testing equipment demand
(Reuters) - Semiconductor-testing equipment maker Teradyne forecast second-quarter profit and revenue above Wall Street estim...
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SK Hynix expects full chip recovery after Q1 earnings surprise on AI boom
By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's SK Hynix Inc said it expected a full recovery in memory chips o...
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Entertainment
Ambani's JioCinema cuts subscription prices as India's streaming war heats up
By Aditya Kalra and Kanjyik Ghosh (Reuters) - JioCinema, the streaming platform run by India's Reliance Industries, on Thursd...
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Young Russians dance to K-pop and watch anime amid Asian culture boom
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A few years ago, Karina Marakshina had to explain what K-pop was when asked to describe the musical style ...
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Eurovision euphoria boosts travel to Sweden's Malmo, eDreams says
(Reuters) - Eurovision fever boosted travel searches for the Swedish coastal city of Malmo by 176% between September 2023 and...
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Record giant HYBE audits 'NewJeans' label as infighting returns to K-pop
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's largest music company is auditing the management of one of its labels as it susp...
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John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction
By Lisa Keddie and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) - A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John...
Apr 23, 2024