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National
Dictator Franco's head replica rolls on football pitch in Spanish art festival
MOIA, Spain (Reuters) -Spanish artist Eugenio Merino and a U.S. art collective used a lifelike replica of Spanish dictator Fr...
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US Supreme Court liberals increasingly marginalized as conservatives flex muscles
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court's three liberal justices exerted waning influence during its recent...
3h ago
Greece battles wildfire on Crete for a third day as temperatures rise
ATHENS (Reuters) -Firefighters battled for a third day on Friday to put out a wildfire on the Greek island of Crete that has ...
4h ago
Firefighters report progress in taming Turkey wildfires
ANKARA (Reuters) -Firefighters in Turkey have contained six of nine wildfires tearing across western Izmir province, official...
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Low water levels on Danube disrupt shipping as heatwave hits Hungary
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Unusually low water levels on the Danube river in Hungary are affecting shipping, agriculture, and local ...
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National Sports
Tennis-Osaka starts strong but slips as Pavlyuchenkova turns tide
By Ossian Shine LONDON (Reuters) -No seeding these days, no problem - at least early on. Naomi Osaka, back at Wimbledon witho...
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Tennis-Serve, set, match! Speedy Shelton takes 55 seconds to reach third round
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Talk about a man in a hurry -- 10th seed Ben Shelton required just 55 seconds to finish of...
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Motor racing-Hamilton fastest in first practice at Silverstone, Norris second
By Alan Baldwin SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton raised hopes of more British Grand Prix heroics with...
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Body of Liverpool footballer Jota arrives in Portugal for hometown wake
GONDOMAR, Portugal (Reuters) -The bodies of Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva arrived in northern P...
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Motor racing-American Mayer announces candidacy for FIA president
By Alan Baldwin SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -American Tim Mayer announced on Friday that he would stand against incumbent ...
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World
Turkey arrests one of Sweden's most-wanted suspected gang leaders
By Johan Ahlander and Ezgi Erkoyun STOCKHOLM/ISTANBUL (Reuters) -One of Sweden's most-wanted suspected gang leaders was taken...
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Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in talks to start new political party
LONDON (Reuters) -The former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced on Friday he was in talks to start a new political party b...
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Tibetan leader expects more back-channel talks with China, but not hopeful on results
By Krishna N. Das DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) -The Tibetan government-in-exile could hold more back-channel talks with China...
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Czech Republic hit by major power outage
By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) - A major power outage that hit parts of the Czech Republic on Friday, briefly halting underg...
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French air traffic controllers' strike disrupts flights for second day
PARIS (Reuters) -A strike by French air traffic controllers entered its second day on Friday, leaving many passengers strande...
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Business
Exclusive-Russia's VTB to gain billions of roubles if interest rates come down, CFO says
By Elena Fabrichnaya ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) -Every 1% cut in central bank interest rates gives Russia's VTB Bank an ...
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Global equity funds attract biggest weekly inflows in eight months
(Reuters) -Global equity funds attracted strong inflows in the week to July 2, as U.S. stocks hit record highs, with investor...
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Exclusive-Google's AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a ...
1h ago
Markets' 90-day tariff pause rollercoaster nears an uncertain end
GDANSK/LONDON (Reuters) -The deadline U.S. President Donald Trump set for major trading partners to strike deals with Washing...
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Investors eye tariff deadline as US stocks rally
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors will be keeping a close eye on tariff headlines out of Washington next wee...
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Politics
Trump criticized for using antisemitic 'Shylock' to describe bankers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump drew criticism for using the antisemitic term "Shylock" to descri...
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Explainer-Key healthcare provisions in Trump's tax bill
By Sneha S K, Mariam Sunny and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's ...
15h ago
Healthcare groups blast passing of Trump's tax bill, warn it will harm millions
By Patrick Wingrove and Michael Erman (Reuters) -Healthcare groups slammed the passage of U.S. President Donald Trump's tax-c...
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Clean-energy backers blast US budget bill as a setback
By Timothy Gardner and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Advocates of clean energy on Thursday decried the final passag...
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Analysis-Trump extends his political power with 'big, beautiful' win in Congress
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As U.S. President Donald Trump worked to pass his signature spending...
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Health
Health Rounds: Widely used pain drug can be made from plastic waste
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By N...
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Drugmaker Alchem hit with $576,000 EU fine for taking part in pharmaceutical cartel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Drugmaker Alchem International and its Hong Kong subsidiary were fined a total of 489,000 euros ($576,000...
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Explainer-Key healthcare provisions in Trump's tax bill
By Sneha S K, Mariam Sunny and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's ...
15h ago
Healthcare groups blast passing of Trump's tax bill, warn it will harm millions
By Patrick Wingrove and Michael Erman (Reuters) -Healthcare groups slammed the passage of U.S. President Donald Trump's tax-c...
15h ago
Summit, AstraZeneca in talks over $15 billion cancer drug licensing deal, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca is in talks with Summit Therapeutics to license an experimental lung-cancer drug under a deal worth as...
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Science
Newly spotted comet is third interstellar object seen in our solar system
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the thir...
15h ago
Archaeologists in Peru unveil 3,500-year-old city that linked coast and Andes
LIMA (Reuters) -Archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a 3,500-year-old city in Peru that likely served as a trading hub linking...
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A water-saving tool in drought-hit Chile: human hair
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Small mats of human hair line the base of plants, helping lock in moisture for crops in orchards around C...
Jul 03, 2025
Ancient Egyptian man's genome reveals his society's cross-cultural ties
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramid...
Jul 02, 2025
Astronomers get picture of aftermath of a star's double detonation
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually i...
Jul 02, 2025
Technology
Artificial intelligence rules to go ahead, no pause, EU Commission says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union's landmark rules on artificial intelligence will be implemented according to the timel...
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Chinese sales of foreign phone makers, including Apple, drop 9.7% in May
BEIJING (Reuters) -Sales of foreign-branded mobile phones in China, including those of Apple Inc, fell 9.7% year-on-year in M...
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Louis Vuitton Korea says systems breach led to some customer data being leaked
SEOUL (Reuters) -Louis Vuitton Korea said on Friday that a systems breach in June led to the leak of some of the luxury brand...
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South Korea orders SK Telecom to strengthen data security after leak
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean authorities ordered on Friday SK Telecom to strengthen data security and imposed a fine after t...
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Australia's Goodman Group creates $2.7 billion group to invest in Hong Kong data centres
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Goodman Group will establish a $2.7 billion investment consortium with interna...
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Entertainment
Paolo Sorrentino's 'La Grazia' to open Venice Film Festival
(Reuters) -Oscar-winning Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino will open this year's Venice Film Festival with his new movie &qu...
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British rock band Oasis kick off comeback tour in Cardiff
By Paul Sandle CARDIFF (Reuters) -Oasis, the biggest British rock band of the 1990s, kick off their reunion tour in Cardiff o...
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'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' actor Michael Madsen dies at 67
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Michael Madsen, an actor who appeared in dozens of films including "Reservoir Dogs" and &quo...
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Lockdowns and fights: Sean 'Diddy' Combs back in Brooklyn jail ahead of sentencing
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Despite being found not guilty on the most serious counts at his sex trafficking trial, Sean...
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Bob Vylan's Glastonbury set prompts BBC rethink on 'high-risk' live gigs
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's national broadcaster said on Thursday it would no longer broadcast or stream live any music gig d...
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