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National
Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come, says report
By Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou NIAMEY (Reuters) - On a hospital bed in Niger, a 96-year-old woman lay motionless at...
1h ago
Exclusive-JDE Peet's sees coffee industry struggling to meet EU deforestation law
By Maytaal Angel and Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - JDE Peet's, one of the world's largest coffee companies, said the global ...
1h ago
Analysis-Carbon price fall deprives Europe's green funds of billions
By Kate Abnett, Riham Alkousaa and Susanna Twidale FLORENCE/BERLIN (Reuters) - A drop in the European Union's carbon price th...
2h ago
Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volca...
3h ago
Australian regulator sues Clorox over false claims on 'ocean plastic' bags
(Reuters) -The Australian competition regulator has taken legal action against U.S. bleach maker Clorox's local unit for fals...
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National Sports
MLB roundup: Red Sox's Tanner Houck blanks Guardians
Tanner Houck pitched a three-hit shutout to help the Boston Red Sox end a two-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the ...
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NHL roundup: Nikita Kucherov's 100th assist lifts Lightning
NHL point leader Nikita Kucherov made history by recording his 100th assist of the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning topped t...
1h ago
Trevor Lawrence not distracted by looming deal with Jaguars
As he enters his fourth NFL season, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is eligible for a contract extension for the first ti...
7h ago
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff downs another American in Stuttgart
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff outlasted Sachia Vickery for a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win on Wednesday in an all-American, second-round match at...
7h ago
Olympics-U.S. athletes praise Paris Games prize money plan
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - World Athletics' (WA) plan to offer prize money to Olympic gold medallists is a much need...
9h ago
World
German far-right lawmaker goes on trial charged with using Nazi slogan
HALLE, Germany (Reuters) - A leading member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party appeared in court on Thursda...
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Flames still flare at Denmark's historic stock exchange
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Fire fighters worked through a second night to quell remaining flames that destroyed Denmark's Old Sto...
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Ukraine shot down all 13 drones used in overnight Russian attack, air force says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's air force said it shot down all 13 drones used in Russia's overnight attack on seven regions on Th...
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Counting underway in Solomon Islands national election watched by US, China
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Counting was underway on Thursday in the Solomon Islands after a national election a day earlie...
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Nord Stream insurers say policies did not cover war risks, Kommersant reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Insurance policies for the Nord Stream gas pipelines damaged by blasts in 2022 did not provide for coverag...
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Business
German home building permits tumble 18% in February, extending rout
By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Building permits for apartments in Germany fell 18.3% in February from a year earlier, gove...
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Norway wealth fund backs NatWest plan to buy more state-owned stock
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Norway's $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's largest investors, said on Thursday it ...
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Industrials drive STOXX 600 higher as earnings season gathers steam
(Reuters) - European shares edged higher on Thursday, with the industrials lifting the benchmark index following ABB's upbeat...
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Japan banks have sufficient capital to withstand various stresses, BOJ report says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese banks have sufficient capital and stable funding bases to withstand various types of stress, the B...
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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 ...
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Politics
Yellen calls Republican delays in approving Ukraine aid inexcusable
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday underscored the Bi...
11h ago
Columbia University president takes heat at congressional antisemitism hearing
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday accused Columbia University's president of failin...
12h ago
Microsoft finds Russian influence operations targeting U.S. election have slowly begun
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Wednesday it found Russian online campaigns aimed at influencing the outcome of t...
15h ago
US Senate expected to swiftly end Mayorkas impeachment
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday is expected to make...
21h ago
Arizona Democrats seek to repeal 1864 abortion ban, but need Republican help
By Liliana Salgado and Daniel Trotta PHOENIX (Reuters) - Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday will ...
21h ago
Health
23andMe CEO Wojcicki considering taking firm private, filing shows
(Reuters) - 23andMe co-founder and chief executive Anne Wojcicki is considering making an offer to buy the genetics testing c...
4h ago
FDA classifies recall of Boston Scientific device as 'most serious'
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified a recall of Boston Scientific's device used to block...
12h ago
Italy's ruling coalition accused of attacking abortion rights
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's right-wing ruling coalition faces opposition accusations of trying to limit abortion rights with a p...
15h ago
Vanda Pharmaceuticals rejects takeover proposal from Future Pak
(Reuters) - Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc on Wednesday said it is rejecting a takeover proposal from Future Pak, a privately-held...
17h ago
Most doses of Lilly's Mounjaro and Zepbound in limited availability, US FDA says
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration website showed that most doses of Eli Lilly's diabetes drug Mounjaro and we...
18h ago
Science
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...
13h ago
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...
15h ago
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
Australia's Juukan Gorge yields up rare Tasmanian Devil tooth
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Archaeologists surveying the Juukan Gorge rock shelter in Western Australia that was destroyed by Rio T...
Apr 16, 2024
Technology
TSMC Q1 profit rises 9%, beats market expectations
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC posted a 9% rise in first-quarter net profit on Thursday that beat market expecta...
2h ago
Apple plans to invest more than $250 million to expand Singapore campus
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to invest more than $250 million to expand its regional campus or op...
2h ago
Nokia's Q1 comparable operating profit grows less than expected
(Reuters) -Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia reported on Thursday a first-quarter comparable operating profit that missed mark...
2h ago
China's Huawei to start selling Pura 70 smartphones
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese technology conglomerate Huawei said it would start selling Pura 70 ultra and Pura 70 Pro smartpho...
5h ago
South Korea's LG Electronics plans to raise up to $1 billion with dollar bonds, sources say
By Scott Murdoch and Joyce Lee SYDNEY (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics is aiming to raise up to $1 billion in a dolla...
5h ago
Entertainment
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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Bon Jovi docuseries allows peek at band's private history
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Rockers Bon Jovi open up about their 40-year career in the new docuseries "Thank You...
9h ago
British actor Hugh Grant settles privacy lawsuit against publisher of the Sun - court documents
LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of The Sun tabloid newspaper over cla...
21h ago
Statue to Tony Blair honours "Tonibler" cult in Kosovo
By Fatos Bytyci FERIZAJ, Kosovo (Reuters) - As sculptor Agon Qosa put some of the finishing touches to a statue of Tony Blair...
Apr 16, 2024
Russia adds director and playwright to 'terrorists and extremists' list
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian theatre director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk have been added to an officia...
Apr 15, 2024