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National
Ghana cocoa farmers warn bumper harvest threatened by payment delays
By Emmanuel Bruce ACCRA, April 22 (Reuters) - Cocoa farmers in Ghana say payment delays of up to six months are preventing th...
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US Labor Department unveils proposal on contract, franchise worker pay
By Daniel Wiessner April 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday moved to make it more difficult ...
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Delay in Medicare pilot for obesity drugs may not hurt near-term demand, analysts say
By Mariam Sunny April 22 (Reuters) - A delay in a Medicare pilot to cover obesity drugs due to health insurers' hesitation to...
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Tables turn as Republicans face gas-price attacks they once used on Democrats
By Nathan Layne BRIGHTON, Michigan, April 22 (Reuters) - Tom Barrett tapped into voter frustration over high gas prices as pa...
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Trump's deportation push could cost Republicans in midterm elections, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange, Ted Hesson and M.B. Pell WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's aggressive campaign to dep...
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National Sports
Soccer-World Cup last-minute ticket sales phase re-opens 50 days from kick-off
April 22 (Reuters) - With 50 days remaining until the start of the 2026 World Cup, FIFA's last-minute sales phase re-opens on...
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Soccer-US women's soccer league joins global project to cut ACL injuries
By Lori Ewing April 22 (Reuters) - The National Women's Soccer League and its players' union have joined Project ACL, a globa...
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NFL-Mendoza could anchor Raiders rebuild, Steinberg says
By Rory Carroll April 22 (Reuters) - Famed sports agent Leigh Steinberg said quarterback Fernando Mendoza has the leadership,...
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Basketball-Japan selected to host 2030 women's World Cup, France for 2031 men's tournament
April 22 (Reuters) - Japan will host the women's basketball World Cup in 2030 and France will host the men's tournament in...
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Tennis-Sinner's mastery mindset makes him man to beat as clay swing intensifies
By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU, April 22 (Reuters) - Jannik Sinner was once viewed as an explosive talent custom-built for h...
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World
Peru defense minister resigns amid postponement of F-16 aircraft purchase
By Marco Aquino LIMA, April 22 (Reuters) - Peruvian Defense Minister Carlos Diaz resigned from his post on Wednesday, amid in...
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South Korea, Vietnam agree to boost nuclear energy, high-tech cooperation
By Khanh Vu and Kyu-seok Shim HANOI/SEOUL, April 22 (Reuters) - Vietnam and South Korea's leaders agreed to boost cooperation...
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Second Nepali minister leaves month-old government
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, April 22 (Reuters) - Nepal's Minister of Home Affairs, Sudan Gurung, resigned on Wednesday saying ...
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US halts Iraq dollar cash shipment after militia strikes, sources say
By Ahmed Rasheed, Maha El Dahan and Timour Azhari BAGHDAD/DUBAI April 21 (Reuters) - The United States has halted a shipment ...
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Czech public broadcaster unions issue strike warning over government's funding revamp
PRAGUE, April 22 (Reuters) - Unions at Czech Television and Czech Radio warned they were preparing to strike on Wednesday ove...
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Business
Private credit funds' shares trade at steep discounts as concerns grow
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy April 22 (Reuters) - Shares of private credit funds are trading at their deepest discounts to net...
1h ago
US Labor Department unveils proposal on contract, franchise worker pay
By Daniel Wiessner April 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday moved to make it more difficult ...
2h ago
USDA and Palantir sign $300 million software purchase agreement
April 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture and software company Palantir Technologies on Wednesday announced ...
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Wall Street opens higher on ceasefire extension relief
April 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump extende...
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Waiting for 'safe and sustainable' strait crossings, top shipping execs say
By Florence Tan and Siyi Liu SINGAPORE, April 22 (Reuters) - Safe and sustainable passage through the Strait of Hormuz is wha...
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Politics
Tables turn as Republicans face gas-price attacks they once used on Democrats
By Nathan Layne BRIGHTON, Michigan, April 22 (Reuters) - Tom Barrett tapped into voter frustration over high gas prices as pa...
5h ago
Trump's deportation push could cost Republicans in midterm elections, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange, Ted Hesson and M.B. Pell WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's aggressive campaign to dep...
5h ago
California governor hopefuls debate as Swalwell exit reshapes race
By Daniel Trotta April 22 (Reuters) - California's crowded race for governor will get its first marquee moment since one-time...
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Micron pushes US Congress to crack down on chip tool sales to Chinese rivals, sources say
By Karen Freifeld April 22(Reuters) - Micron Technology, the largest U.S. memory chipmaker, is a driving force pushing the U....
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Virginia voters approve new Democratic-backed congressional map, NBC News projects
April 21 (Reuters) - Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a new congressional map drawn by Democrats who ...
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Health
Delay in Medicare pilot for obesity drugs may not hurt near-term demand, analysts say
By Mariam Sunny April 22 (Reuters) - A delay in a Medicare pilot to cover obesity drugs due to health insurers' hesitation to...
2h ago
South Africa gets more foot-and-mouth vaccine doses as it battles to contain outbreak
JOHANNESBURG, April 22 (Reuters) - South Africa's government said on Wednesday that it had received 2 million doses of foot-a...
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Uzbekistan announces cattle hygiene measures, citing foot-and-mouth outbreaks abroad
ALMATY, April 22 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan on Wednesday listed measures amounting to the partial quarantine of cattle, linking t...
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Boston Scientific cuts 2026 profit forecast, trims revenue growth view
April 22 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Boston Scientific cut its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, overshadowing a firs...
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Actuate Therapeutics drug improves survival odds in pancreatic cancer trial
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By N...
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Science
Exclusive-SpaceX says unproven AI space data centers may not be commercially viable, filing shows
By Echo Wang NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - SpaceX warned investors that its ambitions to build space-based artificial intell...
18h ago
NASA rover adds to the list of organic compounds detected on Mars
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Performing a type of experiment never before tried beyond Earth, NASA's Curio...
Apr 21, 2026
Bezos' Blue Origin space company ordered to probe upper-stage rocket failure
By David Shepardson and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - Federal aviation regulators on Monday ordered billionai...
Apr 20, 2026
As coal chokes Johannesburg, South African scientists launch pollution warning app
By Lulah Mapiye JOHANNESBURG, April 20 (Reuters) - Scientists at the University of Witwatersrand have designed South Africa's...
Apr 20, 2026
Blue Origin rocket reusable booster lands but satellite misses orbit
By Chandni Shah April 19 (Reuters) - The reusable booster of the New Glenn rocket launched from Florida on Sunday by Jeff Bez...
Apr 19, 2026
Technology
Italy is euro zone laggard on AI usage, official data shows
ROME, April 22 (Reuters) - Italy has one of the lowest rates of artificial intelligence use in Europe, data showed o...
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USDA and Palantir sign $300 million software purchase agreement
April 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture and software company Palantir Technologies on Wednesday announced ...
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Honeywell's Quantinuum confidentially files for US IPO
April 22 (Reuters) - Industrial giant Honeywell said on Wednesday its quantum computing company, Quantinuum, has confidential...
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Gaming industry could unlock $22 billion in profits on AI-driven cost cuts, says Morgan Stanley
By Rashika Singh April 22 (Reuters) - Advanced artificial intelligence tools could help cut down video game developing costs ...
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ServiceNow draws hedge fund shorts as AI concerns dent sentiment, J.P. Morgan says
April 22 (Reuters) - Software firm ServiceNow has become a popular short among hedge funds, analysts at J.P. Morgan said o...
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Entertainment
McKellen and Coel spar in Soderbergh's 'The Christophers'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - British actors Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel clash and conspire in Steven Sode...
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Paramount remakes app to capitalize on popularity of short videos
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, California, April 21 (Reuters) - In the battle for viewers, Paramount Skydance is targeting ...
Apr 21, 2026
Prosecutor tells jury Harvey Weinstein used clout to prey on women, defense attacks rape accuser's credibility
By Jack Queen NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein used his Hollywood influence to prey upon and sexually abuse wo...
Apr 21, 2026
Musician D4vd pleads not guilty to murder of 14-year-old girl
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, April 20 (Reuters) - David Burke, a 21‑year‑old musician known professionally as D4vd, plea...
Apr 20, 2026
Actor Rebel Wilson faces defamation case in Australian court over social media posts
SYDNEY, April 20 (Reuters) - Australian actor Rebel Wilson appeared in a Sydney court on Monday at the start of a defamation ...
Apr 20, 2026






