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ABC News President Kim Godwin steps down, memo says
(Reuters) - Kim Godwin decided to step down from her position as president of Disney-owned ABC News, the executive said in an...
5h ago
French bakers make world's longest baguette, beating Italy
PARIS (Reuters) - French bakers cooked the world's longest baguette on Sunday at 140.53 metres (461 ft), reclaiming a record ...
13h ago
Trump accuses Biden of running 'Gestapo administration'
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Democratic rival President Joe ...
14h ago
Eurovision 2024 begins in Malmo with contestants' walk on 'Turquoise Carpet'
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Eurovision 2024 began in the Swedish city of Malmo on Sunday when 37 contenders walked the "Tu...
16h ago
Los Angeles police begin clearing a USC pro-Palestinian encampment
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Los Angeles police in riot gear swarmed a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern ...
17h ago
National Sports
Tennis-Tsitsidosa era ends as Badosa announces split with Tsitsipas
(Reuters) - Former world number two Paula Badosa is no longer in a romantic relationship with fellow tennis player Stefanos T...
51m ago
Tennis-Sinner to play in French Open only if 100% fit
(Reuters) - Jannik Sinner has cast doubt on his French Open participation, with the world number two saying he will only comp...
3h ago
MLB roundup: Red Sox extinguish Twins' 12-game win streak
Ceddanne Rafaela and Rafael Devers hit two-run home runs and the Boston Red Sox pulled away for a 9-2 win over the Minnesota ...
4h ago
Red Sox snap Twins' 12-game winning streak
Ceddanne Rafaela and Rafael Devers each hit two-run home runs, and the Boston Red Sox pulled away for a 9-2 win over the Minn...
9h ago
Donovan Mitchell-led Cavaliers rally from 18 down, win series over Magic
Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points to fuel the host Cleveland Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 106-94 vic...
10h ago
World
Italy's white-collar mafia is making a business killing
By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's mafia rarely dirties its hands with blood these days. Extortion rackets have gone ...
A few minutes ago
Italy calls for Ukraine truce, peace talks with Putin - newspaper
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Defence Minister said on Monday economic sanctions against Russia had failed and called on the West ...
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Ukraine air force says it destroys 12 Russia-launched drones
(Reuters) - Ukraine's air force said on Monday that its air defence systems destroyed 12 out of 13 attack drones launched by ...
1h ago
Hard right wants more EU power to reflect likely election gains
By Philip Blenkinsop STRASBOURG (Reuters) - From his office in a distant annexe, French right-wing lawmaker Jean-Paul Garraud...
1h ago
Low-budget Chinese travellers highlight shift in Hong Kong tourism
By Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cost-conscious Chinese tourists have replaced many of the cash-rich mainl...
1h ago
Business
Volvo Cars April sales rise 27% year-on-year
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Volvo Cars' sales rose 27% in April from a year earlier to 65,838 cars, the Sweden-based group said in...
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Red Sea disruption cuts Q2 capacity by 15%-20%, Maersk says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The disruption to container shipping traffic in the Red Sea is worsening, and is expected to reduce th...
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Russia's services sector grows at slowest rate in 15 months, PMI shows
(Reuters) - Activity across Russia's services sector in April grew at its slowest rate in 15 months, a business survey showed...
1h ago
Oil nudges higher after Saudi Arabia hikes prices
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil futures edged up on Monday after Saudi Arabia hiked June crude prices for most regi...
2h ago
Ailing French IT firm Atos says it received four restructuring offers
PARIS (Reuters) -Debt-laden French IT company Atos on Monday confirmed it had received four distinct offers from investors to...
2h ago
Politics
Trump accuses Biden of running 'Gestapo administration'
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Democratic rival President Joe ...
14h ago
Democratic lawmakers tell Biden evidence shows Israel is restricting Gaza aid
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scores of lawmakers from U.S. President Joe Biden's Democratic Party told him on Fr...
May 03, 2024
U.S. congressman Cuellar indicted on conspiracy, bribery charges
(Reuters) - U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, was indicted on Friday on federal charges of conspiracy...
May 03, 2024
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...
May 03, 2024
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...
May 03, 2024
Health
Canada toughens import requirements on US breeding cattle over bird flu concerns
(Reuters) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has toughened import requirements on U.S. breeding cattle over the H5N...
May 04, 2024
At least 42 die from measles outbreak in northeast Nigeria
By Percy Dabang YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 42 deaths have been recorded from a measles outbreak in just over a week i...
May 03, 2024
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...
May 03, 2024
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...
May 03, 2024
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 ...
May 03, 2024
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...
May 03, 2024
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...
May 03, 2024
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...
May 02, 2024
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
Foxconn reiterates Q2 revenue to grow, posts record April sales
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and the biggest assembler of Apple's iPho...
23h ago
Atos creditors reach deal to rescue debt-laden group, La Tribune says
PARIS (Reuters) - Creditors have reached an agreement that could rescue tech firm Atos, which secures communications for the ...
May 04, 2024
Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in US, TASS reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alexander Vinnik, a Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of ...
May 04, 2024
Luminar to cut nearly 20% jobs as part of restructuring
(Reuters) - Luminar Technologies, a maker of lidar sensors for self-driving cars, said on Friday that it would cut its workfo...
May 03, 2024
Stablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit finance
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - The world's largest stablecoin, Tether, has stepped up monitoring of how its tokens ...
May 03, 2024
Entertainment
Thousands of Madonna fans gather on Copacabana beach for free concert
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Thousands gathered on Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach on Saturday ahead of a free open-ai...
May 04, 2024
Europapa or Baby Lasagna? Contestants to look out for at Eurovision 2024
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Eurovision Song Contest, a music kitsch-fest watched by some 200 million p...
May 04, 2024
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...
May 03, 2024
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