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National
Argentina farmlands face cold snap that could slow leafhopper plague
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina farm regions will see near-freezing temperatures in the coming days, t...
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Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows fails to deter US raw milk sellers
By Lisa Baertlein, Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeter...
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Pentagon acknowledges US mistakenly killed civilian in 2023 Syria strike, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has acknowledged in an internal investigation that the United States mistakenly killed a ...
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Why Palestinians can count on American students but not Arab allies to protest
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maya Gebeily CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Palestinians may be gratified to see American university campu...
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Looted gold, royal treasures go on show back home in Ghana
By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) - Gold neck discs, a sword, a royal chair and dozens of other treasures looted d...
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National Sports
Tennis-Medvedev withdraws from Madrid Open as Lehecka advances into semis
MADRID (Reuters) - Czech Jiri Lehecka progressed to the semi-finals of the Madrid Open on Thursday after world number four Da...
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Golf-Woods accepts special exemption into U.S. Open
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods has accepted a special exemption into next month's U.S. Open at South Carolina's Pinehurst Resort and...
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NBA-Wembanyama's Spurs to play two games in Paris next season
(Reuters) - Victor Wembanyama will return to his native France in January as his San Antonio Spurs will play two regular seas...
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Swiatek dismantles Keys to reach second straight Madrid final
(Reuters) - Top seed Iga Swiatek made light work of Madison Keys to book a place in back-to-back finals of the Madrid Open as...
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Motor racing-Formula One statistics for the Miami Grand Prix
(Reuters) - Statistics for Sunday's Miami Grand Prix at the Hard Rock Stadium, round six of the 24-race Formula One champions...
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World
Exclusive-US to provide nearly $55 million in humanitarian aid for Burkina Faso
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will provide nearly $55 million to address a dire humanitarian ...
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US calls out Israel and Hamas after Gaza aid shipment attacked, diverted
By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. on Thursday called on both Israel and Hamas to ensure th...
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Israeli private eye arrested in UK over alleged hacking for US PR firm
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - An Israeli private investigator wanted by the United States was arrested in London over alleg...
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Island nation of Sao Tome and Principe to ask Portugal for colonial reparations
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - The government of the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe will ask Portugal ...
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France and Japan to start talks on reciprocal troops pact
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - France and Japan agreed on Thursday to start formal talks on a reciprocal troop access deal, ...
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Business
Coinbase posts soaring profit on jump in crypto prices
(Reuters) - Coinbase Global posted a sizable jump in profit in the first-quarter, helped by an uptick in cryptocurrency tradi...
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Exclusive-Glencore studying an approach for Anglo American, sources say
By Clara Denina, Pratima Desai and Felix Njini LONDON (Reuters) - Commodities group Glencore is studying an approach for Angl...
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Rivian receives $827 million incentive package to expand Illinois facility
(Reuters) -Rivian Automotive said on Thursday it has received $827 million in incentives from the State of Illinois to expand...
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Many US telecom firms need more funding to replace Huawei and ZTE equipment, FCC says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday nearly 40% of U.S. telecom companies need...
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Weak US productivity could threaten Fed's 'soft landing' hopes
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Weaker U.S. productivity gains in the first quarter may challenge the Federal Rese...
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Politics
Trump to parade vice presidential hopefuls at Florida fundraiser
By James Oliphant and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump will host a bevy of potential vice presidential picks...
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Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key ba...
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California police flatten pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, arrest protesters
By Lisa Richwine and Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian pr...
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Trump hush-money trial judge to weigh more fines for defying gag order
By Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York prosecutors on Thursday will ask the judge overseei...
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Berkeley takes hands-off approach to Gaza campus protests. Columbia called the police
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - At Columbia University, tensions between the administration and students protesting over Israel's w...
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Health
GSK knew about Zantac cancer risk, attorneys tell jury in first trial
By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) - U.S. attorneys for a woman who claims her colon cancer was caused by the now discontinued he...
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Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows fails to deter US raw milk sellers
By Lisa Baertlein, Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeter...
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Cigna lifts annual profit view on lower medical costs, pharmacy benefit strength
By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -Cigna Group raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, helped by lower-than-expected medical ...
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IQVIA trims full-year revenue forecast on stronger dollar
(Reuters) - Contract research firm IQVIA Holdings lowered its annual revenue forecast on Thursday due to a stronger dollar an...
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Digital health startup Transcarent valued at $2.2 billion after latest funding round
(Reuters) - Digital health startup Transcarent notched a valuation of $2.2 billion after its latest fund raise, led by Genera...
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Science
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...
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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, ...
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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
Explainer-The Eta Aquariid meteor shower: When is it and what to expect?
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Meteors will be streaking across the sky as Earth passes through dusty debris in space left by Hal...
May 01, 2024
T. rex is at the center of a debate over dinosaur intelligence
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Surmising even the physical appearance of a dinosaur - or any extinct animal - based on...
Apr 30, 2024
Technology
Fortinet projects quarterly billings below estimates as competition heats up
(Reuters) - Fortinet forecast second-quarter billings below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, hurt by muted enterprise spend...
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Bain Capital looking at French tech company Atos, reports Les Echos
PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital is looking at French tech and software company Atos, reported French ...
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Many US telecom firms need more funding to replace Huawei and ZTE equipment, FCC says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday nearly 40% of U.S. telecom companies need...
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Oracle updates database technology for AI chatbots
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Oracle on Thursday released an update to its database technology intended to make it more usefu...
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RIA custodian Altruist valued at over $1.5 billion in latest funding round
(Reuters) - Altruist said on Thursday it had raised fresh capital in a funding round that gave the custodian for registered i...
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Entertainment
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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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Harvey Weinstein expected in New York court after rape conviction overturned
By Brendan Pierson and Jack Queen (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein is due to appear in state court in Manhattan on Wednesday for ...
May 01, 2024