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Haitians brace for more rain after downpours kill 13
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Heavy rains are expected to continue across Haiti on Friday, the national weather service said, af...
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Explainer-What is behind the pro-Palestinian protests at US universities?
(Reuters) - Student protests over the war in Gaza have swept the U.S. in past weeks, with police clearing a number of encampm...
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Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 31, more than 70 still missing
(Reuters) - Heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 31 people, local authorities s...
1h ago
Exiled Chinese businessman's chief-of-staff pleads guilty in US to fraud
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The chief of staff to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui pleaded guilty on Friday to conspirin...
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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 ...
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National Sports
Lakers fire head coach Darvin Ham after 2 seasons
The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham on Friday after two seasons and a 90-74 regular-season record. "We gr...
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Motor racing-Red Bull's Verstappen fastest in Miami Grand Prix practice
By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen put down an early marker for a Miami Grand Prix hat-trick, posti...
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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...
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World
Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 31, more than 70 still missing
(Reuters) - Heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 31 people, local authorities s...
1h ago
Factbox-What led to Canada's arrests over killing of Sikh separatist?
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canadian police on Friday charged three people linked to the murder of Sikh separatist leader ...
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Hamas confirms its delegation to visit Cairo on Saturday, official says
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Yomna Ehab and Enas Alashray CAIRO (Reuters) - A delegation from Palestinian militant group Hamas will ...
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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 ...
2h 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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Business
US small caps struggle as elevated interest rates take a toll
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - The prospect of interest rates remaining elevated as the Federal Reserve battles inflat...
1h ago
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 ...
1h ago
Exclusive-Southwest pilots face reduced hours, pay due to Boeing delivery delays
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines plans to offer its pilots reduced hours and, in effect, monthly ...
2h ago
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...
3h 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...
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Politics
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
8h ago
Health
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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
10h 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...
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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
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 ...
1h ago
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...
2h 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...
3h 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...
3h 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...
5h 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...
11h 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