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Oil-rich regions in Kazakhstan brace for floods, Siberian rivers burst in Russia
YANVARTSEVO, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Kazakhstan braced on Friday for levels on the Ural River to rise sharply, something that ...
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Trump uses hush money trial to squeeze small donors, court big spenders
By Alexandra Ulmer and Jason Lange (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is using his hush money trial t...
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Thai divers seek to take on 'ghost gear' threatening marine life
By Napat Wesshasartar PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - Beneath the surface of the turquoise waters off a beach on Thailand's holi...
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US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday took steps to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in A...
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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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National Sports
Olympics-Australian swimmer Titmus in 'hibernation from life' before Paris
(Reuters) - Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus is in "hibernation from life" outside of swimming as she readies to def...
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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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World
Oil-rich regions in Kazakhstan brace for floods, Siberian rivers burst in Russia
YANVARTSEVO, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Kazakhstan braced on Friday for levels on the Ural River to rise sharply, something that ...
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Trump uses hush money trial to squeeze small donors, court big spenders
By Alexandra Ulmer and Jason Lange (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is using his hush money trial t...
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Trump's Stormy Daniels payoff trial hinges on his intent
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - At Donald Trump's criminal trial, there is no dispute about a central underlying fact: the ...
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Western states sought to send de-escalation messages to Iran via Turkey, Western diplomat says
ANKARA (Reuters) - Western states have sought to send Iran messages via Turkey in recent days to reiterate appeals for de-esc...
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Lawyers aim to wrap up jury selection in Trump criminal trial
By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers in Donald Trump's criminal trial are expected on Frid...
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Business
Exclusive-German government slightly raises 2024 GDP forecast to 0.3%, source says
By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government will raise its economic growth forecast for this year to 0.3%, from ...
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Lufthansa seeks to persuade EU regulators over ITA stake buy
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lufthansa executives and lawyers will attend a day-long hearing in Brussels on Friday to...
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Wall Street's "fear gauge" at over 5-month high on rate cut, Mideast worries
(Reuters) - Wall Street's "fear gauge" hit its highest in more than five months on Friday due to a sharp pullback i...
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Explainer-Bitcoin's 'halving': what is it and does it matter?
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin's long-anticipated 'halving' is, depending on where you sit, a vital event that will burnish the c...
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Take Five: Dancing to the dollar's beat
(Reuters) - Just when it looked like rate cuts were coming any minute now, inflation has reared its head and the strength of ...
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Politics
US House Speaker Johnson risks fellow Republicans' wrath with Ukraine vote
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson looks set to push forward this weekend on a $95 billio...
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Trump uses hush money trial to squeeze small donors, court big spenders
By Alexandra Ulmer and Jason Lange (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is using his hush money trial t...
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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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Health
EU Commission seeks feedback on Vifor's commitments in rival's disparagement case
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union antitrust regulator said on Friday it was seeking feedback on the commitments offered...
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Blackstone nears deal to sell S.Korean pharma wholesaler to MBK Partners, sources say
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Inc is nearing a deal to sell its controlling stake in South ...
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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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Science
Three Russians parachute from stratosphere to North Pole
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russians set a world record for parachuting from the Earth's stratosphere to the North Pole last wee...
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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...
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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
Technology
Crypto fans count down to bitcoin's 'halving'
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin enthusiasts were eagerly waiting for bitcoin's 'halving' on Friday - a chang...
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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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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
Apr 18, 2024