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Biden's tariff warnings signal sharp anti-China election battle
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - The Biden administration's threat to impose more tariffs on China is the latest election-year ...
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Indonesia extends closure of airport in Manado due to volcanic ash
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has extended the closure of the main international airport in North Sulawesi due to volcanic as...
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Finance firms urge ambitious action on plastic pollution
By Virginia Furness and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - A group of 160 financial companies on Friday urged governments to agr...
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Gun makers urge US Supreme Court to hear appeal in Mexico's lawsuit
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. gun manufacturers on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court hear their challenge to Mexico's ...
4h ago
Over 100 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested from New York's Columbia campus
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Wednesday on the campus of Columbia U...
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National Sports
NHL roundup: Kings KO Blackhawks 6 seconds into OT
Adrian Kempe scored six seconds into overtime -- tied for the fastest OT goal in NHL history -- to lift the Los Angeles Kings...
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MLB roundup: Rangers hit three HRs, outslug Tigers
Jonah Heim hit a two-run home run, Marcus Semien and Adolis Garcia delivered solo shots and the visiting Texas Rangers topped...
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NFL draft hopeful AJ Simon of Albany dead at 25
AJ Simon, a defensive lineman from the University at Albany who was hoping to be drafted into the NFL next week, died at age ...
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NHL-League approves Coyotes sale and relocation to Utah
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The National Hockey League's Board of Governors have approved the relocation of the Arizona Coyot...
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Bills, quarterback Josh Allen search for answers without wide receiver Stefon Diggs
With no true No. 1 wide receiver on the roster, some might have anticipated a more abrasive posture from quarterback Josh All...
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World
Ambrey: Ships transiting the Gulf, Western Indian Ocean should stay alert
DUBAI (Reuters) - British security firm Ambrey said on Friday merchant vessels transiting the Gulf and Western Indian Ocean w...
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Ukraine's growing arms sector thwarted by cash shortages and attacks
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) - Hundreds of Ukrainian businesses making weapons and military equipment have sprung up since Ru...
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Emirates suspends flights transiting through Dubai after storm
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's flagship airline Emirates is suspending check-in for all customers with onward connections through ...
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Ukraine says Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk region kill at least 8
(Reuters) - A major Russian missile attack on the central Dnipropetrovsk region killed at least eight people, injured 21 and ...
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Pakistan police kill bomber, militant to thwart attack on Japanese nationals
KARACHI (Reuters) -Police in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi shot down a suicide bomber and a militant on Friday as they ...
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Business
Pakistan aims to agree outline of new IMF loan in May - Finance Minister
By Karin Strohecker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan hopes to agree the contours of a new International Monetary Fund loan in ...
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UK retail sales stagnated in March, ONS says
LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales volumes stagnated in March, representing the first time that sales have not grown in ...
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Column-Plunging solar capture rates to test nerve of Europe's policymakers: Maguire
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) - Wholesale power prices coming under pressure from surging solar output is no...
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German producer prices fall 2.9% y/y in March
(Reuters) - German producer prices fell less than expected in March, decreasing by 2.9% on the year, the federal statistics o...
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Nissan cuts annual operating profit estimate by 14.5% on lower sales
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor slashed its annual operating profit estimate by 14.5% on Friday citing lower-than-expected veh...
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Politics
US aid to Ukraine moves closer to possible passage
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress moved closer on Thursday to ending a months-long stalemate and ...
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Republican-led states sue to block US rules curbing tailpipe emissions in cars, light trucks
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Twenty-five Republican-led states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to b...
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US lawmakers introduce bill to support nuclear fusion development
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators from both parties introduced legislation on Thursday to accelerate de...
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Biden to win Kennedy family endorsement in Philadelphia
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 15 members of the storied Kennedy political family will endorse U.S. Pre...
20h ago
Abortion, border dominate US Senate race in battleground Arizona
By Ted Hesson GOLDEN VALLEY, Arizona (Reuters) - A restrictive abortion ban revived in Arizona is providing a new opening for...
20h ago
Health
China's drugmakers can't sell mRNA shots but haven't quit yet
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI/SUZHOU, China (Reuters) - China's vaccine developers stuck with unused mRNA COVID shots and idle ma...
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US FDA mandates label updates on CAR-T cancer therapies
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday cancer therapies that use CAR-T technology will require ch...
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J&J wins trial over Florida woman who claimed its baby powder caused her cancer
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Florida jury on Thursday concluded that Johnson & Johnson's baby powder talc pr...
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World Bank sets goal of expanding healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank Group on Thursday unveiled a new goal to help countries deliver afforda...
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India's Biocon developing its own version of Wegovy, clinical trial likely next year
By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Biocon, looking to grab a piece of the exploding weight-loss drug mar...
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Science
Fossils of colossal snake Vasuki unearthed in India mine
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a lignite mine are the remains of one of the largest snak...
15h ago
Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to...
Apr 17, 2024
Head of Russian space agency says work under way on modernised Angara rocket
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on a modernised Angara-A5M rocket capable of launching manned spacecraft, and plans to l...
Apr 17, 2024
Astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that o...
Apr 16, 2024
Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jolt. Coffee un...
Apr 16, 2024
Technology
UK regulator says Google's ad-privacy changes fall short, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The UK privacy regulator said Google's proposed replacements for cookies need to do more to protect consumer priva...
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India's Infosys falls as annual revenue outlook disappoints
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Shares of Infosys fell as much as 2.9% on Friday, a day after India's No.2 software services exporter f...
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Bitcoin slides below $60,000 on reports Israel strikes Iran
(Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies fell heavily and bitcoin broke below $60,000 on Friday in a rush out of risky assets following r...
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Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on government order
(Reuters) -Apple removed Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China on Friday after the iPhone maker wa...
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TSMC's Taipei-listed shares drop 4% after Q1 results
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The Taipei-listed shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) dropped more than 4% after openin...
6h ago
Entertainment
Sony, Apollo discuss joint bid for Paramount, says source
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid fo...
6h ago
Netflix handily beats subscriber targets but misses on revenue forecast
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix blew past Wall Street expectations on new customers for ...
10h ago
NBA's exclusive TV rights talks with Disney, Warner likely to end without deal, CNBC reports
(Reuters) -The National Basketball Association's exclusive media rights negotiating period with current partners Walt Disney ...
11h ago
Alec Baldwin's criminal case hinges on a Wild West revolver
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - A Colt .45 "Peacemaker" revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, is...
20h ago
Concord Chorus to buy music investor Hipgnosis Songs Fund for $1.4 billion
(Reuters) - Concord Chorus, a music and theatrical rights firm, has agreed to acquire British music investor Hipgnosis Songs ...
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