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South Korea forest agency says wildfire in southeastern county contained
SEOUL (Reuters) - A forest fire in South Korea's Yeongdeok county, one of a number of wildfires that have engulfed the countr...
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Lengthy tremors felt in Thai capital Bangkok, Reuters witnesses say
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tremors were felt in the Thai capital Bangkok on Friday, with buildings in the central business area sway...
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Strong earthquake in central Myanmar, panic in Bangkok
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Myanmar, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Friday, w...
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Singer Cynthia Erivo honored with GLAAD Award for LGBTQ+ advocacy
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Wicked" actor Cynthia Erivo received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at t...
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US car buyers face higher prices, less choice under Trump's tariffs
By Nick Carey and Kalea Hall LONDON/WHITE LAKE, Michigan (Reuters) - Major automakers can deal with President Donald Trump's ...
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National Sports
Athletics-All eyes on Gout as teen talent hits the track in Melbourne
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's fascination with up-and-coming sprinter Gout Gout may hit new levels on Satur...
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NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby sets record in Pens' loss
Jiri Kulich scored twice for the Buffalo Sabres in a 7-3 win against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, spoiling a...
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NCAA Tournament roundup: Alabama rides historic shooting to down BYU
Mark Sears led a historic 3-point barrage with 10-of-16 accuracy from deep, racking up 34 points to power No. 2 seed Alabama ...
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NBA roundup: Josh Giddey, Bulls stun Lakers at buzzer
Josh Giddey buried a miracle shot from beyond halfcourt at the final buzzer as the Chicago Bulls overturned an 18-point fourt...
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MLB roundup: Orioles blast record 6 homers to rout Blue Jays
Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman each hit two home runs and the visiting Baltimore Orioles trounced the Toronto Blue Jays 1...
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World
Exclusive-Satellite images show fresh Chinese bomber deployment in South China Sea
By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beij...
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Over 20 envoys in Budapest express concern over Hungary's anti-Pride law
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A group of embassies in Budapest, including European powers but not the United States, have expressed th...
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Spain's PM calls on U.S. administration to reconsider new tariffs
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday called on U.S. administration to reconsider new tariffs on ...
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Italian police arrest 'Breaking Bad' fan in meth lab bust
ROME (Reuters) - Italian police said on Friday they had dismantled one of the largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratorie...
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Israeli parliament passes law giving politicians greater say on judges' selection
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli parliament on Thursday approved final readings of a bill giving politicians a greater say i...
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Business
European shares fall at the end of week, dominated by tariff woes
(Reuters) - European shares dropped on Friday, at the end of a week marred by concerns over the global economic fallout of an...
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Twists and turns in Deutsche Bank's modern history
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank has extended CEO Christian Sewing's contract, while its deputy and another top executive ...
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German unemployment rises more than expected in March, labour office says
BERLIN (Reuters) -The number of people out of work in Germany rose in March at the fastest rate since October of 2024, data s...
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Spain's annual inflation rate falls to 2.2% in March, slowest in five months
(Reuters) - Spain's annual inflation rate has fallen this month to its slowest pace since October as heavy rains boosted hydr...
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ECB survey shows unchanged inflation expectations
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Consumer expectations for euro zone inflation remained unchanged last month, a European Central Bank su...
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Politics
US to provide short-term funding for program tracking abducted Ukrainian children
By Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that short-term fund...
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US Attorney General Bondi tells Fox News many judges need to be removed
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Thursday that many of the judges who have recent...
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Judge blocks Trump's Labor Department from requiring grant recipients to abandon DEI
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily allowed Labor Department grant recipients to continue their dive...
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Skadden Arps in talks with Trump team to avoid executive order, New York Times reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has had discussions with advisers to U.S. President ...
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Musk says $1 trillion in US spending cuts possible without touching services
(Reuters) -Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who was tapped by U.S. President Donald Trump as his cost-cutting czar, said on Thursd...
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Health
India reports eight outbreaks of bird flu in Andhra Pradesh
PARIS (Reuters) -India has reported eight outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in farms and backyard poultry, the Wor...
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European Patent Office declares CureVac mRNA patent valid
(Reuters) -The European Patent Office declared a patent owned by CureVac valid, after a challenge from drugmaker BioNTech, th...
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NY official rejects Texas judgment against doctor in abortion pill case
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A local official in New York on Thursday rejected Texas' effort to enforce a $100,000 judgment ...
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Walgreen to pay more than $2.85 million to settle US overbilling charges
(Reuters) -Walgreen will pay more than $2.85 million to settle whistleblower allegations that the pharmacy overbilled Medicai...
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Novo shares on track for biggest monthly fall since 2002, investor worries grow
By Maggie Fick and Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -Novo Nordisk shares have fallen 25% so far in March and are on track for th...
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Science
Tomb of unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh discovered
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egypt...
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NASA, Boeing to start testing Starliner for next flight aimed at early 2026
(Reuters) - NASA said on Thursday it was moving toward certifying Boeing's CST-100 Starliner for crewed flights later this ye...
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U.S. Space Force awards national security contracts to Rocket Lab, Stoke Space
(Reuters) - The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command said on Thursday it had awarded contracts to Rocket Lab USA and S...
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Fungi vital to life face growing risk of extinction, study shows
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation group are at ri...
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Putin envoy says Russia could supply a small nuclear power plant for Musk's Mars mission
By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) - Russia could supply a small nuclear power plant for a mission to Mars planned by billionaire ent...
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Technology
Ubisoft seen up 13-15% after it sets up Tencent-backed subsidiary
(Reuters) - Shares in Ubisoft were seen up 13-15% premarket on Friday after the French video-game maker announced plans to se...
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India criticises X for calling compliance website a censorship tool
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has criticised Elon Musk's X for wrongly labelling as a "censorship portal" an official...
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Taiwan says China's SMIC suspected of illegally luring tech workers
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan authorities said on Friday they were investigating whether China's largest chipmaker SMIC illegally...
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After years of survival, China's Huawei returns to revenue peak
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - China's Huawei is expected to claim triumph over U.S. sanctions at its upcoming a...
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Nvidia-backed CoreWeave prices downsized US IPO at $40 per share
(Reuters) - Nvidia-backed cloud computing firm CoreWeave said on Thursday it had priced its initial public offering at $40 pe...
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Entertainment
Singer Cynthia Erivo honored with GLAAD Award for LGBTQ+ advocacy
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Wicked" actor Cynthia Erivo received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at t...
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Crime families clash in Guy Ritchie's starry new series 'MobLand'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - British filmmaker Guy Ritchie takes viewers back into the dark world of organised crime i...
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Pop star Selena's murderer denied parole in Texas, 30 years after shooting
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Yolanda Saldivar, the convicted murderer of Latin pop star Selena Quintanilla-Perez, known as the q...
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Sundance Film Festival waves goodbye to Park City in favor of Boulder, Colorado
(Reuters) - The Sundance Film Festival announced on Thursday it is moving location from Park City, Utah, to the university to...
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Dua Lipa beats lawsuit claiming she copied 'Levitating'
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dua Lipa won the dismissal on Thursday of a lawsuit in Manhattan accusing the Britis...
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