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National
Parched Texas growing season looms as US, Mexico spar over water treaty
By Leah Douglas, Cassandra Garrison and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) - Texas farm groups warn of a disastrous season ahead for ...
46m ago
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...
5h 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 ...
5h 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...
5h 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...
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National Sports
Olympics-Indian long jumper Sreeshankar's Paris dreams dashed by knee injury
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Asian Games silver medallist Murali Sreeshankar will miss the Paris Olympics with a knee injury...
46m ago
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 ...
3h ago
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...
4h 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...
10h 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...
10h ago
World
In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine
By Ivana Sekularac and Marko Djurica KRIVELJ, Serbia (Reuters) - Before dawn, 78-year-old Vukosava Radivojevic prepared break...
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Reuters' Mohammed Salem wins 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award
By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the...
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UK Conservative lawmaker suspended over allegations of misusing funds
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's governing Conservative Party has suspended one of its lawmakers while he is investigated over al...
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Burkina Faso expels three French diplomats for 'subversive activities'
(Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military government has expelled three French diplomats for alleged subversive activities, the for...
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From helicopters to ads, India's ruling party snaps up bulk of election props
By Shivangi Acharya and Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Campaigning is gathering pace in India's general elections, the worl...
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Business
Alaska Air prioritizes quality, safety of Boeing products over production rate
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Alaska Air Group is not concerned about the production rate of Boeing's 737 MAX planes as it is more focu...
1h ago
Alaska Air forecasts second-quarter profit above estimates on strong travel demand
(Reuters) - Alaska Air Group forecast a better-than-expected profit for the current quarter on Thursday, driven by strong tra...
1h ago
China's central bank says has policy room but credit demand slows
BEIJING (Reuters) - There is still room for China's central bank to take steps to support the economy, but efforts are needed...
1h ago
Xiaomi says sales of its new EV have been 3-5 times higher than expected
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi said on Thursday that sales of its sporty electric vehicle have been 3-5 times higher than...
1h ago
Futures rise as chip stocks bounce back after sell-off
(Reuters) - Futures for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained on Thursday as some chip stocks recouped losses after a sell-of...
1h ago
Politics
Biden to win Kennedy family endorsement in Philadelphia
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 15 members of the storied Kennedy political family will endorse U.S. Pre...
47m ago
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...
14h 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...
15h 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...
18h 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...
Apr 17, 2024
Health
German watchdog approves Novo's acquisition of Cardior Pharmaceuticals
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German cartel office has approved a deal by Denmark's Novo Nordisk to purchase Cardior Pharmaceuticals...
59m ago
After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air'
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what...
1h ago
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...
8h 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...
15h 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...
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...
16h 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...
18h 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
Critics of India's Modi migrate online as mainstream media stays deferential
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - There's scarcely any critical evaluation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India's main...
58m ago
Binance obtains Dubai licence to target retail clients
DUBAI (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Thursday it had secured a licence from Dubai's regulator VARA that ...
1h ago
Bosch flags further cost cuts after giving 'subdued' outlook for 2024
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bosch, the world's largest automotive supplier, on Thursday warned of further cost cuts and staff reduc...
3h ago
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...
5h 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...
5h ago
Entertainment
Alec Baldwin's criminal case hinges on a Wild West revolver
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - A Colt .45 "Peacemaker" revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, is...
47m ago
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 ...
3h ago
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...
13h 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...
Apr 17, 2024
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