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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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Rio shuts bauxite mines as cyclone hits northeast Australia
March 20 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto, the world's largest iron ore producer, temporarily shut its Amrun and Andoom bauxite mines...
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Nashville reporter arrested by US ICE has been released, her legal team says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - A Colombian reporter working for a Spanish-language news outlet who was ar...
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes South Shetland Islands, GFZ says
March 19 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck South Shetland Islands of Antarctica on Thursday,...
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Former FBI agents sue Patel claiming they were fired for work on Trump election conspiracy case
By Diana Novak Jones March 19 (Reuters) - Two former FBI special agents sued agency director Kash Patel in federal court on T...
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National Sports
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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Commanders extend contract of S Jeremy Reaves
The Washington Commanders extended the contract of safety Jeremy Reaves, the team announced on Thursday without disc...
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NCAA Tournament roundup: Top seed Duke holds off upset-minded Siena
Cameron Boozer had 22 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 1 overall seed Duke rally for a 71-65 victory over No. 16 Siena in a...
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Nets' Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring) could be done for season
Michael Porter Jr.'s first season with the Brooklyn Nets might be over after the team announced Thursday that its leading ...
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World
Work from home, avoid air travel to deal with higher energy prices, IEA says
PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency (IEA), which this month agreed a record release of oil from strat...
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Some 50 hurt in fire at car parts factory in South Korea, Yonhap says
SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - A fire at a car parts factory in the South Korean city of Daejeon has injured 50 people,...
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Philippines accuses Chinese navy ship of 'alarming' radar lock on its vessel
MANILA, March 20 (Reuters) - The Philippine military accused a Chinese navy ship of directing its fire-control radar...
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Analysis-'Great crackdown': Russia tightens the screws on the internet
MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Office workers toiling with blocked internet. Teenagers continually forced to switch VPNs. Taxi ...
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Joint statement on Strait of Hormuz by European nations, Japan, Canada
LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Leading European nations, Japan and Canada issued a joint statement on Thursday saying they were...
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Business
Australia's Star Entertainment appoints new group CFO
March 20 (Reuters) - Embattled Australian casino operator Star Entertainment said on Friday ...
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Morning Bid: Hawkish rate repricing halts the dollar's rally
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee After a remarkable rally in the face of the ongoing U.S.-...
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Virgin Australia to adjust fares to reflect cost pressures
March 20 (Reuters) - Virgin Australia is adjusting fares as rising costs across the aviation sector are "exacerbated by ...
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J.P. Morgan sees ECB hiking rates in April, July on rising inflation risks
March 20 (Reuters) - J.P. Morgan on Friday said it expects the European Central Bank (ECB) to deliver two rate hikes...
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Analysis-Iran conflict could flip China's deflation into 'bad inflation'
By Kevin Yao and Liangping Gao BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China's long fight with deflation risks morphing into something ...
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Politics
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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Republican speaker, intel chiefs make new push to renew surveillance law
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican leader Mike Johnson and the Trump admi...
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Trump Homeland nominee Markwayne Mullin advances to vote before full Senate
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Senator...
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Health
Judge says he will bar RFK move aimed at cutting gender-affirming care for minors
By Diana Novak Jones March 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday said he would block an effort by Health Secretary Robert F...
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US Health Department official signals progress on selecting new CDC head
By Michael Erman and Leah Douglas March 19 (Reuters) - A top U.S. health official said on Thursday he was encouraged by inter...
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US FDA approves higher dose of Novo's Wegovy under new fast-track review program
March 19 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a higher dose of its bl...
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US FDA approves GSK's drug for liver disease-related itching
March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved GSK's drug for severe itching caused by a type of liver d...
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UK health official says too soon to declare Kent meningitis outbreak contained
By Muvija M LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - A British health official said on Thursday it was too soon to declare that a meningi...
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Science
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
Dinosaur fossils in Brazil reveal new giant species
By Sergio Queiroz SAO PAULO, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur with t...
Mar 13, 2026
Technology
Analysis-'Great crackdown': Russia tightens the screws on the internet
MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Office workers toiling with blocked internet. Teenagers continually forced to switch VPNs. Taxi ...
1h ago
US says it disrupted botnets that infected over 3 million devices worldwide
By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it took part in an operation w...
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Netflix says BTS concert in South Korea could herald stream of live events
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. streaming platform Netflix anticipates more opportunities for live events in S...
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China's Bank of Ningbo readies digital yuan business as Beijing expands e-CNY
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 20 (Reuters) - China's Bank of Ningbo said it is inviting suppliers to help build a system to handle ...
4h ago
Exclusive-Tesla in talks with Chinese firms to buy $2.9 billion worth of solar equipment, sources say
March 20 (Reuters) - Tesla is looking to buy equipment worth $2.9 billion for manufacturing solar panels and cells from Chine...
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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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Netflix says BTS concert in South Korea could herald stream of live events
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. streaming platform Netflix anticipates more opportunities for live events in S...
3h ago
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...
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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






