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US judge to weigh Trump's influence over case against ex-FBI chief Comey
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey will renew...
2h ago
Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts, alert level raised to highest
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted on Wednesday and the country's volcanology agency increased the alert l...
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Trump's White House tried to dodge a vote on the Epstein files. It failed
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration for weeks tried to stall or head off a vote in ...
2h ago
Saudi crown prince heads to a US Congress no longer railing against him
By Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON -U.S. lawmakers are set to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a...
2h ago
Louvre museum to add 100 external cameras by 2026 after heist exposed security flaws
PARIS (Reuters) -France's Louvre Museum will install 100 external cameras by the end of 2026 as part of measures to tighten s...
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National Sports
Soccer-Boston, Denver set high expectations with NWSL expansion
By Amy Tennery and Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The National Women's Soccer League wraps up its season wi...
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NBA roundup: LeBron James makes season debut in Lakers' win
Luka Doncic scored 37 points with 10 assists and LeBron James added 11 points in 30 minutes of his season debut as the Los An...
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Top 25 roundup: No. 5 Duke downs No. 24 Kansas in New York
Freshman Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 5 Duke fended off No. 24 Kansas for a 78-66 victory in a tussle as part of t...
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One-game ban for Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase upheld on appeal
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase will serve a one-game suspension for spitting on an opponent after his appeal was d...
6h ago
NHL roundup: Sharks' Macklin Celebrini caps hat trick with OT winner
Macklin Celebrini's third career hat trick helped the San Jose Sharks edge the visiting Utah Mammoth 3-2 in overtime on Monda...
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World
Ukraine's parliament sacks energy minister Hrynchuk
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday voted to dismiss Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk following a major corrup...
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South Korean ferry with 260 passengers hits rocks, YTN reports
SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean passenger ferry carrying about 260 people struck a rocky island near Jindo on Wednesday and g...
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Trial begins over North Macedonia nightclub fire that killed 63
SKOPJE (Reuters) -More than 30 people accused of public safety offences over the deaths of 63 people in a nightclub fire in N...
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Thousands of Tunisian doctors strike, say health system close to collapse
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Thousands of young doctors went on strike across Tunisia on Wednesday to demand higher pay an...
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Pope Leo gets gift of Chicago beer from Illinois governor Pritzker
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Catholics believe in holy water. How about holy beer? Pope Leo received a special gift on Wednesday f...
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Business
Investors pull record $523 million from BlackRock's flagship bitcoin ETF
By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Investors pulled roughly $523 million from BlackRock's flagship iShares Bitcoin T...
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Singapore woos growth firms with plans to make SGX-Nasdaq dual listing easier
By Jun Yuan Yong and Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's central bank said on Wednesday it would make it easier ...
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Morning Bid: Tech rout pauses for Nvidia, Japan jarred
By Mike Dolan -What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Anticipation...
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Target posts bigger-than-expected drop in quarterly sales, readies for key holiday period
(Reuters) -Target on Wednesday reported a bigger-than-expected drop in quarterly comparable sales as cash-strapped U.S. consu...
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Archer partners with Saudi entities to develop and test air taxi operations
(Reuters) -Archer Aviation said on Wednesday it has signed a deal with The Helicopter Company and luxury developer Red Sea Gl...
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Politics
Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board after Epstein emails, Axios reports
(Reuters) -Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has resigned from the OpenAI board, Axios reported on Wednesday, afte...
1h ago
US judge to weigh Trump's influence over case against ex-FBI chief Comey
By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey will renew...
2h ago
Trump's White House tried to dodge a vote on the Epstein files. It failed
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration for weeks tried to stall or head off a vote in ...
2h ago
Saudi crown prince heads to a US Congress no longer railing against him
By Patricia Zengerle and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON -U.S. lawmakers are set to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a...
2h ago
Harvard launches probe into Larry Summers' ties with Epstein, university newspaper reports
(Reuters) -Harvard University will open a new probe into former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers' connections with convi...
6h ago
Health
Merck's oral HIV treatment meets main goal in late-stage study
(Reuters) -Merck said on Wednesday that its experimental oral HIV treatment met the main goal of a late-stage trial. The comp...
1h ago
Alkermes raises offer for Avadel after Lundbeck bid
(Reuters) -Alkermes said on Wednesday it has sweetened its offer to buy Avadel Pharmaceuticals, beating a rival bid from Denm...
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New Zealand halts new puberty blockers for young transgender people
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand said on Wednesday it was banning new prescriptions of puberty blocking drug...
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Vietnam's Gene Solutions seeks $100 million from pre-IPO and 2026 listing
By Phuong Nguyen and Yantoultra Ngui HANOI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Vietnam-founded biotechnology firm Gene Solutions plans to ra...
9h ago
UltraGreen.ai aims to raise $400 million in Singapore IPO, term sheet shows
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) -UltraGreen.ai Ltd, a medical imaging and fluorescence-guided surgery company, is aimi...
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Science
NASA set to release new images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA is set on Wednesday to release new images of an interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS...
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Germany vows to protect its interests in growing global space race
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will expand its security infrastructure in space to better protect its interests in a sphere where ...
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First kiss was 20 million years ago by early primates, scientists say
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of ...
13h ago
Canada announces massive jump in funding to European Space Agency
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada, seeking tighter ties with the European Union, will boost its investment in European Space Agency pr...
15h ago
New method spots signs of Earth's primordial life in ancient rocks
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method th...
22h ago
Technology
Nokia targets profit boost by 2028 with new AI-focused strategy
(Reuters) -Nokia unveiled a new strategy on Wednesday focused on artificial intelligence, as the Finnish telecoms equipment m...
1h ago
Senate to grill Trump's pick for CFTC head on crypto regulation
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -U.S. senators are set on Wednesday to press Michael Selig, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead...
2h ago
Spain to investigate Meta over suspected violation of user privacy
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday his government would investigate Facebook and Instag...
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EU court dismisses Amazon's request to scrap EU tech label
(Reuters) -The European Union's General Court on Wednesday dismissed a request by Amazon to scrap its designation as a platfo...
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Dutch government suspends state intervention at chipmaker Nexperia -statement
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government said on Wednesday it is suspending its intervention at computer chip maker Nexperia...
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Entertainment
Eurovision host Austria backs Israel's participation, aims to stage record event
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian national broadcaster ORF, which will host next year's Eurovision Song Contest, ...
21h ago
AI revives French playwright Moliere with a new play
By Manuel Ausloos PARIS (Reuters) -What might have been Moliere's next play if the 17th-century French playwright had not die...
Nov 18, 2025
Brendan Fraser dives into Japanese culture for film 'Rental Family'
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Actor Brendan Fraser had never heard of a Japanese "rental fa...
Nov 18, 2025
Film 'Train Dreams' traverses a man's 'ordinary life' on screen
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Joel Edgerton describes the American drama movie "Train Dream...
Nov 18, 2025
Afterlife rom-com 'Eternity' asks existential questions
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Actors Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller say their new movie "Eternity" combines ...
Nov 17, 2025






