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Kenya's weather outlook 'dire' as cyclone nears, president says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and landslides across Kenya in recent weeks, killing at ...
31m ago
Trump trial hears Michael Cohen was 'despondent' he was denied a government post
By Jack Queen, Brendan Pierson and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's longtime fixer Michael Cohen was upset n...
1h ago
US Rep. Cuellar says he is innocent following indictment reports
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar said on Friday that he and his wife Imelda were inn...
1h ago
US health officials warn dairy workers are at risk from bird flu
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday warned that dairy workers remain at risk from the H5...
2h ago
Brazil soy output at top farm state may drop 15% amid torrential rains
By Ana Mano and Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The outlook for soy production in one of Brazil's biggest farm states is...
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National Sports
Olympics-IOC hints at lack of solidarity in athletics prize money decision
By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has suggested that instead of of...
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Bowness, Brunette and Tocchet finalists for coaching honor
Winnipeg's Rick Bowness, Nashville's Andrew Brunette and Vancouver's Rick Tocchet were named finalists on Friday for the Jack...
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Tennis-Rublev eases past Fritz to reach Madrid Open final
(Reuters) - Andrey Rublev reached his first Madrid Open final with a 6-4 6-3 win over American Taylor Fritz on Friday, as the...
1h ago
Tennis-Alcaraz withdraws from Italian Open due to injury
(Reuters) - World number three Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Italian Open as he continues to recover from an arm injur...
6h ago
Olympics-British Triathlon confident France will deliver safe Seine for Games
By Manuel Ausloos and Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - British Triathlon has a been-there, done-that attitude when it comes to...
7h ago
World
Kenya's weather outlook 'dire' as cyclone nears, president says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and landslides across Kenya in recent weeks, killing at ...
31m ago
Three bodies found in area where Australian, US tourists went missing - sources
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican authorities have located three bodies in an area of northern Mexico where two Australians and...
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Venezuela opposition's Gonzalez says gov't would have blocked candidacy by now if it planned to
By Vivian Sequera and Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez said on Friday that i...
1h ago
Colombia missing 'significantly' less ammo than reported by president
By Luis Jaime Acosta (Reuters) - Ammunition and weapons missing from Colombia's army total significantly less than figures re...
1h ago
Trump trial hears Michael Cohen was 'despondent' he was denied a government post
By Jack Queen, Brendan Pierson and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's longtime fixer Michael Cohen was upset n...
1h ago
Business
LNG producer Cheniere's export volumes fuel core profit beat
(Reuters) -Top U.S. liquefied natural gas producer Cheniere Energy beat adjusted core profit estimates on Friday, as higher-t...
1h ago
Tesla vs Tesla: US carmaker sues Indian namesake for copying trademark
By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Elon Musk's carmaker Tesla has sued an Indian battery maker for in...
1h ago
Weaker US jobs data brings some relief to Fed
By Howard Schneider and Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials, buffeted in recent months by concerns the eco...
1h ago
Google faces second day of closing arguments in US antitrust trial
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will lay out its antitrust case against Alphabet's Google on Fri...
1h ago
Brazil economists split over size of likely rate cut on May 8: Reuters poll
By Luana Maria Benedito and Gabriel Burin SAO PAULO/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Economists are unusually split over the size of ...
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Politics
Amid protests and police raids, US schools try to keep the peace at graduation
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - Ahead of the University of Michigan's commencement on Saturday, the school has trained staff volun...
31m ago
Trump trial hears Michael Cohen was 'despondent' he was denied a government post
By Jack Queen, Brendan Pierson and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's longtime fixer Michael Cohen was upset n...
1h ago
US Rep. Cuellar says he is innocent following indictment reports
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar said on Friday that he and his wife Imelda were inn...
1h ago
Exclusive-Biden campaign rolls out new abortion ads aimed at Latino men
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden will ramp up spending this month as part of a new advertising push aimed...
6h ago
US Army says Congress doubled funds for 155 artillery
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army said Congress doubled to $6 billion its funding request for buying and bui...
20h ago
Health
US health officials warn dairy workers are at risk from bird flu
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday warned that dairy workers remain at risk from the H5...
2h ago
Drugmaker Amneal agrees to $270 million U.S. opioid settlement
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Amneal Pharmaceuticals said on Friday it had reached a deal valued at more than $270 million to r...
3h ago
US FTC seeks more information on Novo Nordisk parent-Catalent deal
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sought additional information about a $16.5 billion deal by Novo Nordisk's ...
5h ago
Amgen shares jump after teasing 'encouraging' weight loss data
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Amgen's shares jumped 13% to $316.26 premarket on Friday as the company teased encouraging data fo...
8h ago
Brazil declares country foot-and-mouth disease-free without vaccination
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil declared itself on Thursday as free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination, and will requ...
18h ago
Science
German company launches candle wax-powered rocket on test flight into space
BERLIN (Reuters) - German company HyImpulse successfully launched on Friday a candle wax-powered rocket capable of carrying c...
8h ago
Factbox-China's missions to the moon - past, present and future
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday launched a mission to collect samples from the moon's "h...
8h ago
Scientists discover possible hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador's Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) - A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammerhead sharks off an island...
22h ago
Orangutan's use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, ...
May 02, 2024
Scientists explore how to improve crop yields - on Mars
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - For future human bases or colonies on Mars to be self-sustaining, a reliable source of home-grown ...
May 01, 2024
Technology
Exclusive-Stanford AI leader Fei-Fei Li building 'spatial intelligence' startup
By Katie Paul, Anna Tong and Krystal Hu NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Prominent computer scientist Fei-Fei Li is buildin...
31m ago
Tech platforms make pitch for ad deals as TikTok is roiled by politics
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Short-form video took center stage at tech and social media companies' annual presentations to adv...
1h ago
Google faces second day of closing arguments in US antitrust trial
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will lay out its antitrust case against Alphabet's Google on Fri...
1h ago
Intesa targets new digital-only clients after antritrust blow
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo on Friday said it had acquired some 90,000 new custome...
3h ago
Expedia shares fall as Vrbo weakness weighs on revenue forecast
(Reuters) - Expedia shares sank about 9% in premarket trading on Friday, after the online booking firm cut its annual forecas...
6h ago
Entertainment
Biden to honor Olympian Katie Ledecky, actor Michelle Yeoh with Medal of Freedom
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A winner of seven Olympic gold medals, a leader of the Mississippi civil rights st...
9h ago
Universal Music Group first-quarter core earnings beat forecast
(Reuters) - Universal Music Group on Thursday posted first-quarter adjusted core profit that beat expectations, helped by the...
May 02, 2024
John Cleese says farce best in theatre as he brings 'Fawlty Towers' to stage
By Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) - John Cleese says farce is best seen in the theatre as he brings a new stage version of ...
May 02, 2024
Jewish community anxious ahead of Sweden Eurovision anti-Israel protests
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Planned protests against Israel taking part in this year's Eurovision So...
May 02, 2024
Universal Music Group reaches new licensing agreement with TikTok
By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson (Reuters) - Universal Music Group and TikTok said on Thursday that they had reached ...
May 02, 2024