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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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Hugo Boss shares fall on weaker China demand, US uncertainty
By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) -Shares in Hugo Boss slumped nearly 10% on Thursday, hitting their lowest level since 2022 after ...
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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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Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 13, Lula visits region
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 13, local a...
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National Sports
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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Motor racing-Verstappen chases Miami hat-trick as Newey makes headlines
(Reuters) - Red Bull's Max Verstappen can complete a hat-trick of Miami Grand Prix victories on Sunday but the announced depa...
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Olympics-Largest ever refugee team to compete at Paris Olympics-IOC
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday unveiled its largest refugee Olympic ...
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Boxing-Garcia denies doping before Haney fight
(Reuters) - American super lightweight boxer Ryan Garcia has denied taking a banned performance-enhancing substance before hi...
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World
NATO says Russian hybrid attack intensify on members' territories
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO members are 'deeply concerned' about recent attacks they attribute to Russia that namely affected t...
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Two Nigerian officers face court martial over drone strike that killed 85 civilians
By Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's military has ordered two officers to face court martial proceedings over a drone s...
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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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Russia calls claim about its alleged military ties with North Korea inaccurate
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that Western claims that it was cooperating militarily with North Korea were inacc...
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Biden breaks silence on college protests over Gaza conflict
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under mounting political pressure, U.S. President Joe Biden broke his silence on camp...
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Business
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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Heavy rains in big Brazil farm state disrupt soy, corn harvests in final stages
By Ana Mano and Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Torrential rainfall in Brazil's second-largest soybean and sixth-largest...
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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...
1h ago
Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems sues to block Texas safety probe
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) - Airline parts manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems has asked a U.S. judge to block a probe by Texas ...
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Shell not looking at New York relisting at the moment, CEO says
LONDON (Reuters) - Shell is not actively looking at relisting in New York at the moment, and is focused on share repurchases,...
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Politics
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...
2h ago
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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Biden thinks he can flip North Carolina, polls show a rough road
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - Since 1968, North Carolina has backed only two Democrats for president: Jimmy Carter in 1976 a...
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Health
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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Novo Nordisk: Wegovy, Ozempic prices in US fell in Q1
LONDON (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk has seen the price of its hugely popular weight-loss drug Wegovy and diabetes drug Ozempic fa...
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Cardinal Health lifts 2024 profit view on demand for costly specialty drugs
(Reuters) - Cardinal Health raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday, betting on strength in its pharmaceutical unit sel...
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Science
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 ...
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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
What did people eat before agriculture? New study offers insight
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The advent of agriculture roughly 11,500 years ago in the Middle East was a milestone f...
Apr 29, 2024
Technology
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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Apple to extend new core technology fee to iPadOS apps
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Apple will extend a newly introduced core technology fee to iPadOS apps downloaded on it...
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Indian IT firm Coforge's Q4 revenue just short of estimates, contract wins double
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian IT company Coforge reported a marginally smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue on Thursda...
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Israeli cyber startup Apex gets initial investment from OpenAI's Altman
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli cyber security start-up Apex, which focuses on protecting the rapid use of art...
3h ago
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...
1h ago
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 ...
1h ago
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