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Factbox-Kpop boyband BTS to visit 34 cities in a year for comeback world tour 'ARIRANG'
SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - Kpop superstar boyband BTS will embark on a world tour next month to showcase new album "ARI...
3h ago
Rio shuts bauxite mines as cyclone hits northeast Australia
March 20 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto, the world's largest iron ore producer, temporarily shut its Amrun and Andoom bauxite mines...
4h ago
Nashville reporter arrested by US ICE has been released, her legal team says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - A Colombian reporter working for a Spanish-language news outlet who was ar...
6h ago
Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes South Shetland Islands, GFZ says
March 19 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck South Shetland Islands of Antarctica on Thursday,...
8h ago
Former FBI agents sue Patel claiming they were fired for work on Trump election conspiracy case
By Diana Novak Jones March 19 (Reuters) - Two former FBI special agents sued agency director Kash Patel in federal court on T...
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National Sports
Magda Linette knocks out Iga Swiatek in 2nd round at Miami
For the first time in 74 tournaments, Iga Swiatek lost her opening match in a WTA Tour event. The second seed dropped an all-...
2h ago
NHL roundup: Panthers blank Oilers in Stanley Cup rematch
Sergei Bobrovsky pitched a 21-save shutout for the visiting Florida Panthers in a 4-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursda...
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NBA roundup: Luka Doncic's 60 points propel Lakers to 8th straight win
Luka Doncic scored 60 points -- the most ever recorded against the Heat -- as the Los Angeles Lakers won their eighth straigh...
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LeBron James ties Robert Parish's record for NBA games played
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, already the NBA's all-time leading scorer, tied a career mark for games played tha...
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Commanders extend contract of S Jeremy Reaves
The Washington Commanders extended the contract of safety Jeremy Reaves, the team announced on Thursday without disc...
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World
South Korea parliament passes bill stripping prosecutors of investigative powers
By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament passed a sweeping legal reform bill on Friday that will...
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Spokesperson for Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in strike, state TV says
DUBAI, March 20 (Reuters) - A spokesperson for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its deput...
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Myanmar parliament says to start process to select new president on March 30
March 20 (Reuters) - Myanmar's parliament will start the process to elect a new president on March 30, officials said on Fri...
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Norway's crown princess says she was 'manipulated and deceived' by Epstein
OSLO, March 20 (Reuters) - Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she regretted her friendship with the late sex ...
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Israeli military says it struck Syrian government targets after attacks on Druze civilians
March 20 (Reuters) - The Israeli military struck infrastructure sites belonging to the Syrian government overnight i...
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Business
Investors buy the dip in both stocks and bonds, BofA says
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Investors took advantage of the drop in stock and bond prices in the latest week to sna...
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Europe shares set for third straight weekly loss as Mideast war grinds on
March 20 (Reuters) - Europe's STOXX 600 edged higher on Friday, but was set for a third consecutive weekly loss, as an exp...
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ECB will not be inactive or overreact, ready to act to stabilise inflation, Villeroy says
PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will not be inactive or overreact to the oil and gas price volatilit...
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Spain's response to Iran war fallout must be tailored, Escriva says
MADRID, March 20 (Reuters) - Spain should ensure any measures to cushion the economic impact of the war in Iran are tailored ...
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UK borrowing jumped in February before Iran war risks to budget
By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, March 20 (Reuters) - Britain's government borrowed a lot more than expected in February, i...
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Politics
Former FBI Director Comey subpoenaed by federal prosecutors, US media reports
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors in Miami as part ...
11h ago
Huge Trump Iran war funding request faces stiff opposition in Congress
By Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. military's request for $200 billion in addit...
13h ago
States challenge Trump decision to revoke basis of US climate regulations
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Twenty-one states led by Democratic-governed New York and California joined by 14 c...
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Republican speaker, intel chiefs make new push to renew surveillance law
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican leader Mike Johnson and the Trump admi...
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Trump Homeland nominee Markwayne Mullin advances to vote before full Senate
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Senator...
19h ago
Health
Novartis to buy experimental breast cancer drug in up to $3 billion deal
FRANKFURT, March 20 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Friday agreed to buy a breast cancer drug candidate for up to $3 ...
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Judge says he will bar RFK move aimed at cutting gender-affirming care for minors
By Diana Novak Jones March 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday said he would block an effort by Health Secretary Robert F...
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US Health Department official signals progress on selecting new CDC head
By Michael Erman and Leah Douglas March 19 (Reuters) - A top U.S. health official said on Thursday he was encouraged by inter...
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US FDA approves higher dose of Novo's Wegovy under new fast-track review program
March 19 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a higher dose of its bl...
17h ago
US FDA approves GSK's drug for liver disease-related itching
March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved GSK's drug for severe itching caused by a type of liver d...
21h ago
Science
Study suggests younger age for Chile's important Monte Verde archaeological site
March 19 (Reuters) - The Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile, discovered in the 1970s, revolutionized the thinking about...
15h ago
NASA rover detects some of the oldest evidence of water flowing on Mars
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underg...
Mar 18, 2026
Likely meteor rattled residents in Ohio, Pennsylvania
By Rich McKay March 17 (Reuters) - A kaboom, a fireball and white streaks in the skies over Pennsylvania and Ohio - seen as f...
Mar 17, 2026
Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the ...
Mar 16, 2026
Dinosaur fossils in Brazil reveal new giant species
By Sergio Queiroz SAO PAULO, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur with t...
Mar 13, 2026
Technology
Analysis-'Great crackdown': Russia tightens the screws on the internet
MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Office workers toiling with blocked internet. Teenagers continually forced to switch VPNs. Taxi ...
4h ago
US says it disrupted botnets that infected over 3 million devices worldwide
By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it took part in an operation w...
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BTS concert in South Korea to herald stream of live events, Netflix says
By Jihoon Lee and Minwoo Park SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. streaming platform Netflix anticipates more opportunities for ...
6h ago
China's Bank of Ningbo readies digital yuan business as Beijing expands e-CNY
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China's Bank of Ningbo said it is inviting suppliers to help build a system to handle ...
7h ago
Exclusive-Tesla in talks with Chinese firms to buy $2.9 billion worth of solar equipment, sources say
March 20 (Reuters) - Tesla is looking to buy equipment worth $2.9 billion for manufacturing solar panels and cells from Chine...
7h ago
Entertainment
Factbox-Kpop boyband BTS to visit 34 cities in a year for comeback world tour 'ARIRANG'
SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - Kpop superstar boyband BTS will embark on a world tour next month to showcase new album "ARI...
3h ago
BTS concert in South Korea to herald stream of live events, Netflix says
By Jihoon Lee and Minwoo Park SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. streaming platform Netflix anticipates more opportunities for ...
6h ago
AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young hospitalized in Buenos Aires
By Leila Miller and Cassandra Garrison BUENOS AIRES, March 19 (Reuters) - Stevie Young, who plays guitar for legendary Austra...
14h ago
Kevin Spacey settles UK civil lawsuits over alleged sexual assault
LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey has reached a confidential settlement with three British m...
21h ago
Kpop fans crash service lines of South Korea's $900 billion pension fund over boy band exit
SEOUL, March 19 (Reuters) - Kpop fans crashed the telephone and email support lines of South Korea's $900 billion pension fun...
Mar 19, 2026






