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NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change
By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - NASA is hoping that nations will work together more closely in the future on...
2h ago
US Senate has enough votes to pass Ukraine, Israel aid bill, voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed a $95 billion foreign aid package on Tuesday providing security assistance for ...
2h ago
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the state's teachers to carry concea...
5h ago
Factbox-Biden administration races to safeguard environmental rules from congressional axe
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is racing to finalize a slew of major environmental regulations to help safeguard them f...
6h ago
Senators hope TikTok will remain in business in US under new owner
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators said they hope TikTok will remain in business in the U.S. under ...
6h ago
National Sports
Reports: Caitlin Clark to sign 8-year, $28 million Nike deal
Caitlin Clark is far from done setting records. Her latest will come off the court. The Iowa star-turned-No. 1 pick in the WN...
2h ago
Report: Purdue star Zach Edey declares for NBA draft
Purdue center Zach Edey, the two-time national player of the year, has officially entered the 2024 NBA Draft. The 7-foot-4 be...
5h ago
From Rice to Harrison, bloodlines run deep in 2024 NFL Draft
As payback for an elbow to the Adam's apple in a game that season, John Lynch nearly threw hands with Terrell Owens poolside ...
6h ago
Cowboys commit to Dak Prescott, 'all in' on youth movement
Dak Prescott and the Cowboys are committed to staying together in Dallas, but owner Jerry Jones warned the cost is likely a d...
6h ago
Report: NBA looking into alleged actions of Nikola Jokic's brother
The NBA is investigating a brother of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, who was shown on video appearing to punch someone fol...
6h ago
World
Fire, evacuation after Ukraine drone attacks on Russia's Smolensk, Lipetsk
(Reuters) -Fire broke out at energy facilities in Russia's Smolensk region after a Ukraine-launched drone attack and people w...
28m ago
Musk targets Australian senator, gun laws in deepening dispute over X stabbing content
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elon Musk said an Australian senator should be jailed and suggested the country's gun laws w...
45m ago
Solomon Islands' Sogavare says he runs security amid tense wait for new government
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare said he narrowly won his seat and still exerci...
2h ago
Venezuela's Maduro says he is open to receiving UN rights envoy
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he is willing to receive an envoy from the United Nat...
3h ago
Haiti police bolster security around palace ahead of transition
By Steven Aristil and Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian police deployed tear gas to move people back from a sec...
3h ago
Business
Asahi Kasai to build EV battery component plant in Canada to supply Honda, Nikkei reports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asahi Kasei plans to spend about 200 billion yen ($1.3 billion) to build a battery component factory in Can...
31m ago
China's Huawei launches new brand for intelligent driving
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled a new brand for intelligent driving on Wednesday. The new brand Qianku...
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Capital A chief Fernandes defers retirement, renews contract for 5 years
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Capital A's Tony Fernandes said on Wednesday he has agreed to put aside retirement plans and has sig...
34m ago
Asian shares rise on tech boost; yen on intervention watch
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street, as an after-hours surge in shar...
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Standard Chartered lowers Vietnam 2024 growth forecast to 6.0%
HANOI (Reuters) - Standard Chartered has cut its forecast for Vietnam's economic growth this year to 6.0% from 6.7%, the bank...
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Politics
Senators hope TikTok will remain in business in US under new owner
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators said they hope TikTok will remain in business in the U.S. under ...
6h ago
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...
10h 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...
13h ago
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...
15h 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...
15h ago
Health
US FDA says commercial milk safe despite bird flu virus presence
By Manas Mishra and Jasper Ward (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it had found bird flu v...
5h ago
Italy passes contested plan to 'support motherhood' in abortion clinics
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a contested government plan to allow groups who "suppo...
8h ago
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...
10h 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-...
13h 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...
13h ago
Science
Factbox-Shenzhou-18 caps over two decades of Chinese human spaceflight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Thursday in the country's 13th crewed mission to...
2h ago
US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols and Joey Roulette UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are set to face off ...
5h ago
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
Technology
Tesla offers zero down payments on Model 3, Model Y in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tesla Inc has offered zero down payments on its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in China, a notice on its so...
38m ago
Explainer-What happens now that US TikTok bill has been passed?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed legislation giving TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, about nine mon...
39m ago
Musk targets Australian senator, gun laws in deepening dispute over X stabbing content
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elon Musk said an Australian senator should be jailed and suggested the country's gun laws w...
45m ago
Tesla could start selling Optimus robots by the end of next year, Musk says
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) - Tesla's humanoid robot is still in the lab, but it may be ready to sell as soon as the end of nex...
3h ago
LG Energy Solution to license out battery patents to block tech infringement, exec says
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Energy Solution said on Wednesday it would launch a new business model of licensing out...
3h ago
Entertainment
John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction
By Lisa Keddie and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) - A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John...
8h ago
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...
13h 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...
16h 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...
16h 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...
Apr 22, 2024