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US reaches $138.7 million civil settlement with victims of Larry Nassar
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has reached a $138.7 million civil settlement with hundreds of victims of former USA ...
2h ago
Exclusive-US preparing $1 billion weapons package for Ukraine, officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is preparing a $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine, the first to be sourced ...
4h ago
US new home sales rebound in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded in March from February's downwardly revised level, dra...
5h ago
Prince William and wife Kate thank public for birthday messages for son Louis
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate thanked the public for their messages which had been sent to ma...
5h ago
Exclusive-Ecuador examining new Amazon and Ocean linked debt-for-nature swaps, sources say
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Ecuador is scoping out new debt-for-nature swaps, one to funnel funds into the Amazon rainfo...
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National Sports
Olympics-Canadian Olympic Committee joins Centre for Sport and Human Rights
(Reuters) - The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has become the first national Olympic committee to join the Swiss-based Cent...
3h ago
Fever feed Caitlin Clark demand, boost local TV exposure
Indianapolis fans with a case of Caitlin Clark fever can catch 17 Indiana Fever games for free on local television channels t...
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Report: Mediation session scheduled in Wolves' sale dispute
The Minnesota Timberwolves' ownership dispute will advance to a mediation session on May 1 in Minneapolis, ESPN reported on W...
3h ago
Doping-USADA calls for WADA overhaul amid Chinese swimming scandal
(Reuters) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said on Tuesday that the World Anti-Doping Agency must be overhauled to restore confi...
3h ago
MLB roundup: Cards prevail on Nolan Gorman's walk-off HR
Nolan Gorman hit a walk-off two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the visit...
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World
Greece conducts quake drill on tourist island of Crete
By By Stelios Misinas CRETE, Greece (Reuters) - "Exercise, exercise, exercise", read an emergency text message whic...
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Norway calls on donors to resume funding to Palestinian UNRWA agency
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway called on international donors on Tuesday to resume payments to the UN agency for Palestinians refuge...
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Widowed Palestinian doesn't expect much from US action against Israel
By Ali Sawafta JILJILYA, West Bank (Reuters) - Omar Assad's 81-year-old widow still hopes to see justice served against the I...
1h ago
Britain's increased defence spending commitment: how will it work?
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he would increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP to reach 87 b...
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German climate activists sentenced for spraying paint on Brandenburg Gate
By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court on Tuesday handed down suspended eight-month prison sentences to three cl...
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Business
IBM nearing a buyout deal for HashiCorp, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - International Business Machines is nearing a deal to buy cloud software provider HashiCorp, the Wall Street Journ...
1h ago
AI boom to fuel natural gas demand in coming years, report says
(Reuters) - A spike in power usage from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers could significantly boost natural gas deman...
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Tesla launches performance variant of Model 3 compact sedan
(Reuters) - Tesla launched a performance variant of its Model 3 compact sedan in the United States at $52,990, the electric v...
1h ago
JPMorgan CEO Dimon says US economy is booming
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the U.S. economy was booming and consumer spending continued to be resilient....
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Scholz and Lindner sceptical about reforming German debt brake
By Maria Martinez and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Finance Minister Christian Lindner b...
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Politics
Biden rule grants overtime pay to 4 million US workers
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a rule extending mandatory o...
1h ago
California, 21 other states back EPA vehicle emissions rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 22 states led by California and five cities are backing the U.S. Environmental Protection A...
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Long-awaited aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan poised to pass US Congress
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billions of dollars in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiw...
7h ago
Trump poised to clinch $1.3 billion social media company stock award
By Echo Wang (Reuters) - Donald Trump is set to secure on Tuesday a stock bonus worth $1.3 billion from the company that oper...
7h ago
Biden and Trump face enthusiasm test in battleground Pennsylvania
By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump go before voters ...
7h ago
Health
US CDC warns of harmful reactions to fake Botox injections
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday alerted clinicians about risks of counterfeit...
1h ago
Quest Diagnostics raises 2024 profit and revenue forecast on strong demand
(Reuters) - Laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics raised its 2024 profit and revenue forecast on Tuesday after beating first-...
5h ago
Pfizer vs Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in UK
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer and BioNTech asked a London court to revoke rival Moderna's patents over technology ke...
5h ago
US Supreme Court faces fight over emergency abortions after toppling Roe
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The idea of a doctor in the United States having to consider the risk of imprisonment b...
7h ago
Buy now, pay later lender Affirm pushes into elective medical procedures
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Fintech lender Affirm has started quietly offering "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) loans for...
7h ago
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...
Apr 19, 2024
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...
Apr 18, 2024
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
TikTok has submitted risk assessment report on TikTok Lite to EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - TikTok has submitted a risk assessment report on its new app TikTok Lite to the European Commission, the...
1h ago
ASMI raises Q2 revenue forecast, Chinese bookings stronger than expected
(Reuters) - Wafer processing equipment supplier ASM International (ASMI) on Tuesday raised its revenue forecast for the secon...
1h ago
Walmart-backed fintech One launches 'buy now, pay later' loans, CNBC reports
(Reuters) - Walmart's majority-owned fintech startup One has started offering buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans for big-ticket ...
5h ago
Apple says it will hold event on May 7
(Reuters) - Apple will hold an event on May 7, the company said on Tuesday, amid reports that it would roll out the long-anti...
5h ago
Google invests $640 million in new data centre in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Alphabet-owned Google is investing 600 million euros ($640.62 million) in a new data centre in the Dutc...
5h ago
Entertainment
Germany's RTL acquires Nickelodeon rights for children's TV network
BERLIN (Reuters) - Super RTL, a children's television network belonging to Bertelsmann's RTL Group, has struck a deal to acqu...
5h ago
Brazilian DJ Alok infuses his dance music with indigenous songs
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brazilian DJ and producer Alok is setting aside his traditional modern electronic dance...
7h ago
Silicon Valley and Hollywood worlds collide as David Ellison bids for Paramount
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - David Ellison, 41, would not be the first rich guy to arrive in Hollywood with a fat bank acc...
7h ago
Ryan Gosling's 'The Fall Guy' is a love letter to stunt performers
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - After serving "Kenergy" with "Barbie", actor Ryan Gosling turns the s...
20h ago
Taylor Swift fans descend on London pub name-checked on album
By Natasha Montague LONDON (Reuters) - Taylor Swift fans are flocking to The Black Dog, a pub in southwest London, after it w...
Apr 22, 2024