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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 ...
9m ago
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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US weekly jobless claims unchanged; layoffs decline in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits held steady at lower levels last w...
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Olympics-Giant reservoir ready for service as Paris 2024 Games loom
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo on Thursday inaugurated a colossal storage basin that will help r...
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National Sports
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...
9h ago
MLB roundup: Cubs' Shota Imanaga stellar again in win
Rookie Shota Imanaga had another strong start and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth inning Wed...
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Comcast pulls Bally Sports channels, imperiling US broadcaster's restructuring
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cable provider Comcast stopped broadcasting Bally Sports channels on Wednesday, takin...
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World
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...
11m ago
Britain's Cameron, in Kyiv, promises Ukraine aid for 'as long as it takes'
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promised three billion pounds ($3.74 billion) of annua...
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European court backs Italy in Greek statue dispute with Getty Museum
ROME (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled in favour of Italy's long-standing demand that t...
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Convicted leader of Greek far-right Golden Dawn party released on parole
ATHENS (Reuters) - The convicted leader and founder of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party, Nikos Mihaloliakos, has been rel...
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Xi's trip to Europe may lay bare West's divisions over China strategy
By Laurie Chen and Michel Rose BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Europe for the first time in f...
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Business
Cummins revenue misses estimates as truck demand stays on slow lane
(Reuters) - U.S. truck engine maker Cummins Inc missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter sales on Thursday, dragged dow...
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Commercial aircraft, motor vehicles lift US factory orders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods increased solidly in March, boosted by demand for commercial ai...
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BoC says there's a limit to how far US and Canada rates can diverge
OTTAWA (Reuters) - There is a limit to how far U.S. and Canadian interest rates can diverge but "certainly we're not clo...
1h ago
Pinnacle West Capital posts Q1 profit on customer growth, new rates
(Reuters) - Pinnacle West Capital Corp posted a quarterly profit from year-ago loss on Thursday, on the back of customer grow...
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Xylem raises 2024 profit forecast on water treatment products demand
(Reuters) - Xylem raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday on the back of strong demand for its water and waste-water tr...
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Politics
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...
11m 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...
5h ago
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...
5h ago
Republican-led US states sue to block expanded gun background checks
By Joseph Ax and Nate Raymond (Reuters) - More than two dozen Republican state attorneys general sued the Biden administratio...
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US senator urges Biden to include safeguards in any nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia
By Timothy Gardner and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic U.S. senator on Wednesday urged President Joe Bide...
21h ago
Health
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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Baxter raises annual profit forecast on strong demand for medical devices
(Reuters) - Medical device maker Baxter International raised its annual profit forecast and beat quarterly estimates on Thurs...
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Zimmer Biomet beats Q1 profit estimates on robust demand for knee, hip devices
(Reuters) - Medtech firm Zimmer Biomet Holdings beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Thursday, on the back ...
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Zoetis beats profit estimates on strong demand for pet products
(Reuters) - Animal healthcare company Zoetis surpassed analysts' expectations for first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by...
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Science
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
Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Paleontologists from Argentina announced the discovery of a new medium-sized her...
Apr 25, 2024
Technology
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...
1h ago
Freshworks plunges after cutting annual revenue forecast, CEO transition
(Reuters) - Freshworks' shares plunged nearly 30% in premarket trading on Thursday after the CRM software maker cut its full-...
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Ametek beats profit estimates on strong demand from aerospace, defense sectors
(Reuters) - Industrial technology solutions provider Ametek beat estimates for first-quarter profit on Thursday, as it benefi...
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Nigeria court adjourns Binance and execs trial to May 17
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian court on Thursday adjourned a money laundering trial against cryptocurrency exc...
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Entertainment
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
Factbox-All you need to know about Eurovision 2024
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson MALMÖ, Sweden (Reuters) - The world's biggest live music event, Eurovision Song Contest, will ta...
Apr 30, 2024
'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' tie for most 2024 Tony nominations
(Reuters) - Alicia Keys' musical "Hell's Kitchen" and 1970's rock inspired "Stereophonic" led the nominat...
Apr 30, 2024