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EU to weaken more environment reporting rules, draft document shows
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The European Commission has drafted proposals to cut back more EU environment laws...
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Indonesia says more than $3 billion in recovery funds required after Sumatra floods
JAKARTA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Sumatra island will require 51.82 trillion rupiah ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction an...
6h ago
Trump set to unveil $12 billion farm aid package, Bloomberg News says
Dec 7 (Reuters) - The United States is set to unveil a long-awaited farm aid package on Monday, offering assistance of $12 bi...
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US Congress considers 'must-pass' defense policy bill that would top Trump's spending request
By Patricia Zengerle and Julia Harte WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy...
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Australian bushfires raze homes in two states; firefighter dies
By Renju Jose and Lucy Craymer SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he w...
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National Sports
Top 25 roundup: Mark Few earns 750th career win as No. 11 Gonzaga routs UNF
Braden Huff recorded 24 points and seven rebounds and Mark Few notched his 750th career victory as No. 11 Gonzaga steamrolled...
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NHL roundup: Knights rally, nip Rangers on late OT goal
Jack Eichel scored on an end-to-end rush with eight seconds left in overtime after Tomas Hertl scored the tying goal with 52 ...
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NBA roundup: Luka Doncic, LeBron James lead Lakers past 76ers in return
Luka Doncic and LeBron James combined for 60 points in their return to the lineup as the Los Angeles Lakers topped the host P...
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Texans' Nick Chubb, Chiefs' Trent McDuffie, Wanya Morris exit with injuries
The Houston Texans have ruled out running back Nick Chubb with a rib injury, while the host Kansas City Chiefs are without le...
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NFL roundup: Bills stay in playoff picture with comeback vs. Bengals
Christian Benford returned a fourth-quarter interception for a touchdown as the Buffalo Bills kept pace in the playoff chase ...
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World
China vows to defend sovereignty over Taiwan as Trump unveils security strategy
BEIJING, Dec 8 (Reuters) - China on Monday pledged to defend its sovereignty and warned against "external interference&q...
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Iran opens trial of dual national accused of spying for Israel
DUBAI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The trial of a dual national holding European citizenship has begun in Iran, the semi-official Tasni...
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China's former sports administration chief handed suspended death sentence
BEIJING, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Gou Zhongwen, the former director of China's State General Administration of Sports, was sentenced...
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Zelenskiy, European leaders to convene in London amid US peace push
By Olena Harmash KYIV, Dec 8 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to meet with British, French and German leaders...
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Nigeria police probe suspected organ-harvesting ring after grisly discovery
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Police in southeast Nigeria's Imo state sealed a hotel and private mortuary alleged...
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Business
Euro zone investor morale rises slightly, Germany still a drag on region
FRANKFURT, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Sentix index gauging investor morale in the euro zone rose to -6.2 in December from -7.4 in ...
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China's car sales extend decline in November in biggest drop in 10 months
BEIJING, Dec 8 (Reuters) - China's annual car sales dropped 8.5% in November in a second straight monthly decline, for their ...
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Only a few automakers to keep up AI push, Gartner says
BERLIN, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Only a handful of automotive companies are likely to sustain ambitious artificial intelligence inve...
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European shares weighed down by consumer stocks as Unilever, L'Oreal decline
By Purvi Agarwal and Ragini Mathur Dec 8 (Reuters) - European shares were muted on Monday, with declines in consumer-facing s...
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China's car sales extend decline in November
BEIJING, Dec 8 (Reuters) - China's car sales dropped 8.5% in November from a year earlier, the second straight monthly declin...
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Politics
US Congress considers 'must-pass' defense policy bill that would top Trump's spending request
By Patricia Zengerle and Julia Harte WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy...
9h ago
Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 - President Donald Trump will solidify his takeover of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center fo...
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US border czar Homan defends immigration crackdown on Somalis in Minnesota
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's i...
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US lawmaker Cuellar defends Democratic ties after pardon as Trump blasts 'lack of loyalty'
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar defended his party ties on Sunday as Republican Pr...
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Analysis-Kennedy vaccine advisers 'turned back the clock' on disease prevention, experts say
LOS ANGELES, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. vaccine advisers' decision to scrap longstanding guidance on hepatitis B shots will expos...
Dec 07, 2025
Health
India's Dr Reddy's signs licensing pact to sell Immutep's cancer drug
Dec 8 (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy's signed an exclusive licensing pact with Australia's Immutep to develop and dist...
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Smith & Nephew targets faster growth under new strategy
Dec 8 (Reuters) - Smith & Nephew unveiled a new strategy on Monday, targeting faster sales growth and more than $1 billio...
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Eli Lilly's Mounjaro added to China's state insurance list for diabetes treatment
By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly's popular drug Mounjaro will be added to China's state-run health insu...
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Analysis-Kennedy vaccine advisers 'turned back the clock' on disease prevention, experts say
LOS ANGELES, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. vaccine advisers' decision to scrap longstanding guidance on hepatitis B shots will expos...
Dec 07, 2025
Regeneron's experimental therapy combo effective in untreated cancer patients
Dec 6 (Reuters) - Regeneron said on Saturday its experimental cancer combination therapy was effective and showed disappearan...
Dec 06, 2025
Science
A throat bone settles it - Nanotyrannus was not a juvenile T. rex
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Paleontologists for decades debated whether meat-eating dinosaur Nanotyrannus wa...
Dec 04, 2025
NASA study shows how satellite 'light pollution' hinders space telescopes
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - An exponential increase in the number of satellites placed in low-Earth orbit ha...
Dec 03, 2025
Trump's NASA pick to stress moon race urgency in second Senate hearing
By Joey Roulette and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman, President D...
Dec 03, 2025
Explainer-How LandSpace became SpaceX's biggest Chinese challenger
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) - LandSpace has become China's most advanced private rocket company and the coun...
Dec 03, 2025
Factbox-Reusable rockets: who has achieved what so far?
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) - China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket, developed by private firm LandSpace, failed ...
Dec 03, 2025
Technology
Only a few automakers to keep up AI push, Gartner says
BERLIN, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Only a handful of automotive companies are likely to sustain ambitious artificial intelligence inve...
2h ago
Christmas unplugged: Australian teen social media ban brings holiday headspace woes
By Byron Kaye and Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Sydney teenager Ayris Tolson believes the start of her first summer ...
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IBM nears $11 billion Confluent deal to boost cloud push, WSJ reports
Dec 7 (Reuters) - IBM is in advanced talks to acquire data-infrastructure company Confluent for about $11 billion, the Wall S...
8h ago
Robinhood to enter Indonesia with brokerage, crypto trader acquisition
Dec 7 (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets will acquire Indonesian brokerage firm Buana Capital Sekuritas and licensed digital asset...
10h ago
Trump says he'll be involved in review of Netflix-Warner Brothers deal
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would have a say whether a pro...
10h ago
Entertainment
Trump says he'll be involved in review of Netflix-Warner Brothers deal
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would have a say whether a pro...
10h ago
Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 7 - President Donald Trump will solidify his takeover of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center fo...
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La Scala season opens with Russian opera in tribute to composer Shostakovich
By Sara Rossi MILAN, Dec 7 (Reuters) - La Scala opens its new season on Sunday with Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich's La...
21h ago
Exclusive-How Netflix won Hollywood's biggest prize, Warner Bros Discovery
By Dawn Chmielewski and Milana Vinn LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - What started as a fact-finding mission for Netfli...
Dec 06, 2025
Factbox-Warner Bros, Netflix's $72 billion deal turns spotlight on performance of media titans
By Juby Babu, Jaspreet Singh and Kritika Lamba Dec 5 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery has agreed to sell its iconic studio a...
Dec 06, 2025






