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National
Analysis-Ultra-low-cost airlines made risky bet on fuel-efficient planes
By Doyinsola Oladipo and Shivansh Tiwary NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Ultra-low-cost carriers have some of the newest, most...
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Trump releases AI policy to pre-empt state rules
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - The White House released an artificial intelligence policy on Friday that aims to pre-empt s...
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US State Dept forms new humanitarian bureau after foreign aid overhaul
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday established a new bureau to oversee U.S. responses to na...
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Security concerns grow around World Cup in US after stalled funding
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Intelligence briefings reviewed by Reuters have warned of t...
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US regulator closes defect petition covering over 2 million Tesla vehicles
March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. auto safety regulator on Friday rejected a petition seeking a sweeping recall of about 2.26 mil...
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National Sports
Security concerns grow around World Cup in US after stalled funding
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Intelligence briefings reviewed by Reuters have warned of t...
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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-...
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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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World
Ukraine deploys 228 specialists to Middle East, discussing 'serious agreements'
KYIV, March 20 (Reuters) - Kyiv has deployed 228 specialists to help Middle Eastern countries with drone defence, an...
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Czechs investigate fire after reports of anti-Israel group claiming responsibility
PRAGUE, March 20 (Reuters) - Czech investigators are probing an overnight fire at an industrial complex as potentially being ...
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China calls for end to war in Middle East warning of economic impact
By Joe Cash and Xiuhao Chen Beijing, March 20 (Reuters) - China called for an end to the war in the Middle East on Friday, wa...
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Denmark to elect new parliament in vote clouded by Trump
By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, March 20 (Reuters) - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are headed for ...
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France boards tanker it says is linked to Russian shadow fleet in Mediterranean
(Refiles to fix typo in headline) By John Irish, Marc Leras and Gianluca Lo Nostro PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) - The French Nav...
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Business
Fed's Bowman says new external review of Silicon Valley Bank failure underway
By Pete Schroeder NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said Friday that ...
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Wall St opens lower as Middle East turmoil clouds Fed outlook
March 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Friday as the Iran war approached its fourth w...
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UBS says it has secured U.S. bank licence
ZURICH, March 20 (Reuters) - UBS has secured a banking license in the United States, the Swiss bank said on Friday, ...
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US equity fund outflows surge as investors dial down rate cut expectations
March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. equity funds witnessed the largest weekly net sales in nearly 2-1/2 months in the week to March ...
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Exclusive-US packaging firm Silgan signals interest for Germany's Gerresheimer, sources say
MUNICH, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. packaging company Silgan Holdings has signalled interest in taking over German medical pack...
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Politics
US State Dept forms new humanitarian bureau after foreign aid overhaul
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday established a new bureau to oversee U.S. responses to na...
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Powell's decision on Fed board seat could shape Warsh's leadership
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's upcoming decision on whether to ke...
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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 ...
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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...
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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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Health
Exclusive-US packaging firm Silgan signals interest for Germany's Gerresheimer, sources say
MUNICH, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. packaging company Silgan Holdings has signalled interest in taking over German medical pack...
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China expresses hopes over Novo Nordisk's presence in market
BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China hopes Novo Nordisk will "continue to cultivate the Chinese mark...
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Russia says multiple cattle illnesses are complicating Siberian outbreak
By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Russian authorities said on Friday "other diseases" were complicating...
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Health Rounds: Diabetes patients who stop GLP-1 drugs increase their heart risks
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) Marc...
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Rhythm's therapy becomes first FDA-approved treatment for brain damage-related obesity
By Sneha S K and Sahil Pandey March 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the use of Rhythm Pharmaceu...
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Science
Beijing-backed brain chip firm says it is 3 years behind Musk's Neuralink
By Laurie Chen BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - Leading Chinese state-backed brain-computer interface (BCI) startup NeuCyber Neu...
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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...
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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
Technology
Russia to give itself sweeping powers to ban or restrict foreign AI tools
By Andrew Osborn March 20 (Reuters) - Foreign AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini could be banned or restricted inside R...
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Tesla expects Dutch decision on self-driving technology by April 10
AMSTERDAM, March 20 (Reuters) - Tesla Europe expects a decision by April 10 from the Dutch vehicle authority RDW on ...
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Trump releases AI policy to pre-empt state rules
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - The White House released an artificial intelligence policy on Friday that aims to pre-empt s...
2h ago
Ecolab to buy CoolIT for $4.75 billion to tap into AI data center boom
March 20 (Reuters) - Ecolab said on Friday it would acquire CoolIT Systems from KKR for about $4.75 billion in cash, as the ...
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ByteDance to sell gaming unit Moonton to Saudi PIF-owned firm
HONG KONG, March 20 (Reuters) - China's ByteDance has agreed to sell Shanghai Moonton Technology, the studio behind popular m...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
Mar 19, 2026
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






