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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...
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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 ...
23m 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...
1h 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...
2h 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...
2h ago
National Sports
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...
9m 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...
6h 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...
6h 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...
8h ago
Bill Belichick joining Pat McAfee for NFL draft-day coverage
Bill Belichick, known as a man of few words while the head coach of the New England Patriots, apparently is ready to share hi...
10h ago
World
UAE and Costa Rica sign trade deal, UAE president says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates and Costa Rica have signed an agreement that will help improve bilateral trade and...
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Russian drone attack in Ivano-Frankivsk region targeted critical infrastructure, governor says
(Reuters) - A Russian drone attack on Ukraine's western Ivano-Frankivsk region targeted critical infrastructure on Thursday, ...
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Papua New Guinea to host China, Australia high level visits
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - China's foreign minister is expected to sign an economic cooperation deal on a visit to Papua N...
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Japan 'two-faced' for seeking closer ties while warning of China threat, Chinese state media says
BEIJING (Reuters) - An editorial in a Chinese state-controlled newspaper on Thursday admonished "two-faced" Japan f...
1h ago
Philippines says decision to strengthen ties with Japan, US a 'sovereign choice'
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' decision to ramp up ties with Japan and the United States is a "sovereign choice&quo...
2h ago
Business
UK airline easyJet cuts winter losses, says demand builds for summer
LONDON (Reuters) - British airline easyJet said it had reduced its winter losses by more than 50 million pounds ($62.34 milli...
10m ago
Greek economy surges after decade of pain
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) - A decade ago, Greece was in the throes of a devastating debt crisis marked by years ...
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Early Easter causes EU new car sales to drop 5.2% in March, says ACEA
By Alessandro Parodi and Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) - New car sales in the European Union fell by 5.2% year-on-year in Mar...
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Reuters poll: Short bets on Asian currencies mount as firm dollar dents confidence
By Sameer Manekar (Reuters) - Bearish positions on most Asian currencies firmed, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, intensify...
14m ago
'Amazonia' bonds in 2024 seen a tough sell for some
By Marc Jones, Simon Jessop, Jake Spring and Marcela Ayres LONDON/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A political push to raise the first-e...
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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...
10h 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...
10h 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...
14h 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...
19h 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 ...
19h 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...
3h 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...
10h 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...
13h 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...
16h 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...
17h 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...
12h 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...
14h 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...
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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...
52m 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...
1h 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...
3h 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...
3h ago
Entertainment
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...
8h 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...
20h 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
Ritchie's tale of ungentlemanly warfare aims to be fun
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - With his latest movie "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare", which is inspire...
Apr 15, 2024