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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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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US Supreme Court examines firings of pro-union Starbucks workers
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday steps into the contentious unionizat...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
Russian court rejects new appeal by US reporter Evan Gershkovich
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Tuesday rejected the latest in a series of appeals by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan...
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Spain sets up fund for victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain is to set up a fund, to be financed largely by the Catholic Church, to compensate an estimated 440,00...
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Unstable nuclear-waste dams threaten fertile Central Asia heartland
MAILUU-SUU, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Dams holding vast amounts of uranium mine tailings above the fertile Fergana valley in Cen...
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Sudan military downs drones targeting its HQ in Shendi, say army sources
(Reuters) - Sudan's army used anti-aircraft missiles on Tuesday to shoot down drones targeting its headquarters in the city o...
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Palestinian NGO's legal case over UK arms to Israel to be heard in October
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - A Palestinian rights group's legal challenge to try to stop British arms exports to Israel ov...
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Business
Chile telecoms firm Entel lifts 2024 investments to $618 million
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean telecommunications firm Entel plans to invest $618 million this year, the company said on Tuesda...
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UPS sees profit in U.S. Postal Service work that dragged down FedEx earnings
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - United Parcel Service expects its newly won U.S. Postal Service (USPS) air cargo co...
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Tesla to lay off nearly 2,700 employees in Texas factory, notice shows
(Reuters) -Tesla will lay off 2,688 employees at its Texas factory, the electric vehicle maker said in a Worker Adjustment an...
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Gucci-owner Kering posts 10% drop in Q1 sales on sluggish Chinese demand
PARIS (Reuters) -French luxury group Kering reported a 10% drop in first-quarter sales on Tuesday, dragged down by a slowdown...
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China's central bank hints it may add treasury bond trades to policy toolkit
BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese central bank official suggested on Tuesday that the bank's buying and selling of treasur...
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Politics
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...
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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...
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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 ...
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Judge to consider gag order violations in Trump hush money trial
By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial...
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Health
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-...
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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...
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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...
4h 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...
4h ago
Alzheimer's drug adoption in US slowed by doctors' skepticism
(Repeats to additional subscribers with no changes to text ) By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -Nine months into the U.S...
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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
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...
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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...
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NatWest CEO sees 'material opportunities' in AI
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's NatWest has identified more than 100 priority areas where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be us...
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Telegram founder says China downloads have not fallen since Apple move
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, said Apple's move last week to remove ...
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Adobe to bring full AI image generation to Photoshop this year
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Adobe said on Tuesday it plans to place a tool for full artificial intelligence image generatio...
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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...
2h 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...
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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...
5h 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...
18h 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