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US weekly jobless claims unchanged at low levels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits was unchanged at low levels last w...
1h ago
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 ...
3h ago
Trump hush money jury selection resumes as lawyers probe for bias
By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Donald Trump is due in Manhattan court on Thursday as lawyers continue searching for ...
3h 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...
8h 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 ...
8h ago
National Sports
Olympics-Australia's McKeown breaks Rice's 400 medley record
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Kaylee McKeown broke Stephanie Rice's long-standing Australian record in the 400 metres individual medl...
1h ago
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...
3h 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 ...
6h 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...
7h 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...
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World
IMF's Georgieva says Ukraine needs $42 billion in budgetary support this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukraine needs $42 billion in budgetary support this year as it continues to fight against Russia's inv...
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Russia may be ready to attack NATO in 5-8 years, German official says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Russia could be ready militarily to attack NATO countries in five to eight years' time if it chose to do s...
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Gaza children yearn for their school days before conflict
By Doaa Rouqa GAZA (Reuters) - Traumatised 10-year-old students stare at their destroyed schools in Gaza, a grim reminder of ...
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Factbox-What Iran and Israel would wield in a long-range air war
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iran's first direct attack on Israel on April 13 has brought renewed focus on their air-defence capabil...
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Iranian commander says Tehran could review 'nuclear doctrine' amid Israeli threats
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran could review its "nuclear doctrine" following Israeli threats, a senior Iranian Revolutionary...
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Business
KeyCorp, Comerica join major lenders in flagging hit to interest income
(Reuters) -KeyCorp and Comerica are expecting a fall in interest income in 2024 as higher borrowing costs temper loan demand,...
1h ago
US weekly jobless claims unchanged at low levels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits was unchanged at low levels last w...
1h ago
Snap-On misses quarterly sales estimates on weak demand for power tools
(Reuters) - Snap-On missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter sales on Thursday, as vehicle service and repair technicia...
2h ago
Battle for development cash heats up at IMF/World Bank meetings
By Libby George and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Development agencies gathering in Washington this week face one of th...
2h ago
D.R. Horton raises annual revenue forecast on tight housing supply
(Reuters) -U.S. homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc raised its forecast for full-year revenue on Thursday, as tight housing supply in...
2h 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...
3h ago
Trump hush money jury selection resumes as lawyers probe for bias
By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Donald Trump is due in Manhattan court on Thursday as lawyers continue searching for ...
3h 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...
17h 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...
18h 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...
21h ago
Health
Britain decided not to list genomics as critical infrastructure, deputy PM says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has decided not to designate genomics as critical national infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister O...
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Soccer-Data could help solve ACL crisis in women's game, says software firm
By Philip O'Connor (Reuters) - Vast amounts of data generated in professional sports will be used to try to stem the number o...
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Elevance beats profit estimates as higher premiums keep costs in check
(Reuters) -Elevance Health on Thursday reported quarterly profit above Wall Street estimates and slightly raised its annual e...
2h ago
Cerevel Therapeutics' Parkinson's disease drug meets main goal in late-stage study
(Reuters) -Cerevel Therapeutics said on Thursday its Parkinson's disease drug met the main goal of a late-stage trial. The tr...
2h ago
UK drug shortages swell amid Brexit supply woes, think-tank data shows
(Reuters) - Drug shortages in the UK more than doubled between 2020 and 2023 with Brexit likely to "significantly weaken...
2h 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...
19h 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...
21h 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
Stability AI to lay off staff weeks after founder Mostaque resigned as CEO
(Reuters) - Stability AI will lay off some of its staff as part of a restructuring process, according to a person familiar wi...
1h ago
Binance working closely with Nigeria authorities to resolve exec's detention, CEO says
By Federico Maccioni DUBAI (Reuters) - The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Thursday the company is working ver...
1h ago
Google terminates 28 employees for protest of Israeli cloud contract
(Reuters) - Google said on Thursday it had terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in protests against the comp...
3h ago
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...
4h 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 ...
4h 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...
3h 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 ...
6h 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...
16h 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