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National
Tornadoes wreak havoc across central China as Typhoon Bavi looms offshore
By Joe Cash BEIJING, July 7 (Reuters) - Two tornadoes wrought devastation in central China's Hubei province, killing at least...
7h ago
George E. Johnson, founder of pioneering Black hair products company, dead at 99
By Steve Gorman July 6 (Reuters) - George E. Johnson, the pioneering Chicago entrepreneur whose eponymous company transformed...
7h ago
Soccer-A blue city shakes off politics over US forward Balogun's red card controversy
By Leela de Kretser and Sam Tobin SEATTLE, July 6 (Reuters) - A city known for angry protests, grunge and wearing head-to-toe...
8h ago
Taylor Swift defeats Florida poet's plagiarism lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel July 6 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit accusing the newly married pop megastar ...
10h ago
Maine's Democratic Party calls for Platner to drop out of race
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic Party on Monday called for the Graham Platner, its nominee for a U...
10h ago
National Sports
MLB roundup: Mets nip Braves in 11 to split 4-game series
Luis Torrens hit a tiebreaking two-out double in the 10th inning and the visiting New York Mets hung on to defeat the Atlanta...
1h ago
Diamondbacks belt 3 homers in shutout victory over Padres
Max Kepler, Geraldo Perdomo and Nolan Arenado homered Monday night while Brandon Pfaadt sailed through five shutout innings a...
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Cards LHP Justin Bruihl, Brewers 3B David Hamilton exit with injuries
Cardinals reliever Justin Bruihl left St. Louis' Monday home game with no outs in the seventh inning due to a sprained rig...
3h ago
Nikola Jokic on Nuggets extension: 'I'll probably sign next year'
Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic told reporters in his native Serbia that he wants to be a Denver Nugget for ...
3h ago
Soccer-Balogun controversy had little impact on Belgium team, says coach
SEATTLE, July 6 (Reuters) - Belgium's commanding 4-1 victory over the United States in Monday's World Cup last-16 clash was b...
3h ago
World
China, Japan trade conflicting accounts of confrontation around Senkaku islands
BEIJING/TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - China and Japan reported conflicting accounts on Tuesday of a confrontation near the dis...
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NATO's Rutte says allies to buy up to five Triton surveillance drones
ANKARA, July 7 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that allies buy up to five Northrop Gru...
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Prince Harry in London on judgment day in his legal battle against the Daily Mail
By Sarah Young LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Prince Harry, the estranged younger son of King Charles, will be in London without ...
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Explosions heard in Damascus during Macron visit, security source says
DAMASCUS, July 7 (Reuters) - Explosive devices blew up on Tuesday in Syria's capital Damascus near a hotel where &zw...
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UK sanctions Russians it says developed chemical weapons used to kill Navalny
LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Britain on Monday imposed sanctions on two Russian research institutes and senior staff it said we...
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Business
Ford to recall over 110,000 US vehicles over wiper, pinion shaft issues, NHTSA says
July 7 (Reuters) - Ford is recalling 110,626 Mustang vehicles in the U.S. in two separate recalls over malfunctionin...
16m ago
European shares flat as AI caution prevails; focus on defence stocks
(Removes extraneous text; no changes to story) July 7 (Reuters) - European shares were subdued on Tuesday, as elevated valuat...
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Synopsys to cut chip fab manufacturing control software in shift to AI design, sources say
By Cynthia Kim and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, July 7 (Reuters) - U.S. chip design giant Synopsys plans to stop offering a suite of ma...
1h ago
German industrial output rises more than expected in May
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, July 7 (Reuters) - German industrial production rose more than expected in May, driven by a strong ...
2h ago
Japan pushes back on views it is pressuring BOJ to keep rates low
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - Japan's government on Tuesday pushed back against market vie...
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Politics
Maine's Democratic Party calls for Platner to drop out of race
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic Party on Monday called for the Graham Platner, its nominee for a U...
10h ago
Democratic Party leaders urge Platner to end Senate campaign amid sexual assault allegations
By Richard Cowan and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - Democratic Party leaders on Monday called on Graham Platner t...
11h ago
Trump says Sikorsky to fund White House helicopter landing pad
By Bo Erickson and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that Sikorsky, a Lock...
16h ago
Trump says 500,000 children receive first $1,000 Trump account deposits
By Bo Erickson and Pritam Biswas WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday the government had depo...
17h ago
Utah investigator identifies Tyler Robinson as suspect in Charlie Kirk
By Nathan Frandino and Jimmy Urquhart PROVO, Utah, July 6 (Reuters) - A Utah state investigator on Monday identified Tyler Ro...
20h ago
Health
Vertex to buy Crinetics for $10 billion in rare-diseases push
By Puyaan Singh July 6 (Reuters) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals will buy Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for a total equity value of abou...
11h ago
Novartis to acquire UK-based Myricx Bio for up to $1.5 billion
ZURICH, July 6 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Monday it had agreed to pay up to $1.5 billion for U.K.-...
Jul 06, 2026
Congo says confirmed Ebola cases rise to 1,561, including 506 deaths
July 6 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo said late on Sunday that confirmed Ebola...
Jul 06, 2026
Australia's New South Wales confirms H5N1 bird flu case, third state
SYDNEY, July 5 (Reuters) - New South Wales became Australia's third state to confirm a case of H5N1 bird flu after authoritie...
Jul 05, 2026
For one small business, AI was key to a quick start and expansion
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - Here Now Health isn't an AI-based company, but its quick path from an idea...
Jul 04, 2026
Science
NASA rover takes a closer look at organic carbon on Mars
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) - Using NASA's Perseverance rover, scientists are getting a greater understanding...
16h ago
China's Tianwen-2 probe close enough to start tests on asteroid 1 billion km away, CCTV reports
BEIJING, July 6 (Reuters) - China's state space administration announced on Monday its Tianwen-2 probe is now close ...
Jul 06, 2026
Satellite rescue mission to NASA orbiting observatory postponed
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - Weather and technical snags have forced NASA and its partner...
Jul 02, 2026
Here's why the South Pole froze over before the North Pole
By Will Dunham July 2 (Reuters) - While it once was temperate and lush, Earth's southernmost continent Antarctica froze over ...
Jul 02, 2026
Unclear if French musketeer d'Artagnan's bones were found, research shows
By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM, July 2 (Reuters) - A skeleton found beneath a Maastricht church this year could not be conclusiv...
Jul 02, 2026
Technology
Google, RWE back Proxima Fusion in €411 million financing round
July 7 (Reuters) - Magnetic fusion start-up Proxima Fusion has raised €411 million ($469.69 million) from investors incl...
1h ago
China smartphone sales drop 13% during 618 festival as memory costs limit discounts
By Che Pan and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, July 7 (Reuters) - Smartphone sales in China fell 13% year-on-year during the month-...
4h ago
Samsung flags 19-fold jump in profit, but shares slump on jitters AI boom may stall
By Heekyong Yang, Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee SEOUL, July 7 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged a 19-fold jump i...
9h ago
Intel-backed software company Syntiant files for US IPO
July 6 (Reuters) - Syntiant Corp, a semiconductor and AI software company focused on "physical AI", filed for a U.S...
10h ago
Vista Equity, Quinti Capital offer to buy French adtech firm Criteo, sources say
July 6 (Reuters) - Vista Equity Partners and investment firm Quinti Capital have offered to acquire French advertising-tec...
10h ago
Entertainment
George Clooney's career to be celebrated at Venice Film Festival
By Hanna Rantala LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Hollywood star and filmmaker George Clooney will be honoured with this year's Ven...
20h ago
Dior beats Chanel to dress Taylor Swift for wedding of the decade
By Helen Reid PARIS, July 6 (Reuters) - In a coup for Parisian fashion house Christian Dior, both Taylor Swift and Travis Kel...
21h ago
ITV and Comcast's Sky reshape British TV landscape with $2.1 billion deal
By Paul Sandle and Sarah Young LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Comcast's Sky has agreed to buy the broadcast channels and streamin...
Jul 06, 2026
Soccer-What's in a song? The story behind the music playing at World Cup stadiums
By Rosalba O'Brien NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - Watching the World Cup and hearing the music in the stadium may have left you...
Jul 05, 2026
A Minute With: Christopher Nolan on telling the epic 'Odyssey' story on the big screen
By Rollo Ross NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - Filmmaker Christopher Nolan follows up his Oscar-winning blockbuster "Oppenhe...
Jul 05, 2026






