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Reported Indian role in assassination plots a 'serious matter', White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday it viewed the reported role of the Indian intelligence service in two a...
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Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupts again, alert status at highest
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Ruang volcano off the island of Sulawesi erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash and lava, after an e...
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Biden to deliver Morehouse commencement address over student, faculty concerns
By Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has no plans to abandon giving the commenceme...
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Former US NSA employee gets nearly 22 years in prison for attempted espionage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) was sentenced on Monday to nearly 22 year...
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J&J, Bristol Myers lose challenges to US drug price negotiation program
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a challenge by Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson ...
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National Sports
Golf-Olympics on Green's mind after second LPGA win of the season
(Reuters) - Hannah Green says she is not yet banking on a return to the Olympics in Paris later this year even though her sec...
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Soccer-US and Mexico withdraw bid for 2027 Women's World Cup, eye 2031
(Reuters) - U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their joint bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup...
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NBC plans about $2.5 billion offer to get NBA rights from TNT, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - Comcast's NBCUniversal is planning to invest an average of about $2.5 billion a year to broadcast a package of Na...
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Soccer-Uzbekistan and Japan secure qualification for Olympic Games
DOHA (Reuters) - Uzbekistan and Japan on Monday secured two of Asia's three berths at this year's Olympic Games football tour...
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NFL-No cruel summer ahead as Kelce signs contract extension with Chiefs
(Reuters) - Travis Kelce signed a two-year contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday that will see the three-t...
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World
A 98-year-old Ukraine woman walks 10 km under shelling to escape Russians
(Reuters) - A 98-year-old Ukrainian woman said she walked 10 km (6 miles) under shelling, supporting herself with sticks and ...
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Thirty men have died trying to leave Ukraine to avoid fighting since war started
By Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV (Reuters) - About 30 Ukrainian men have died trying to illegally cross Ukraine's borders and avoi...
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Pro-China Sogavare out of the race as Solomon Islands votes for next leader
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Manasseh Sogavare, the Solomon Islands prime minister who drew his nation close to China...
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US blasts Cuban gov't sentencing of protesters as 'unconscionable' and 'outrageous'
HAVANA (Reuters) - The United States on Monday blasted a Cuban court's decision to sentence a group of protesters to as many ...
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China's coast guard expels Philippine vessels from Scarborough Shoal, state media says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's coast guard said on Monday it "expelled" a Philippine coast guard ship and another vess...
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Business
Adidas first-quarter growth dimmed by North America sales dip
(Reuters) -Adidas' strong first-quarter results were helped by growth across all regions, excluding North America, where inve...
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Carlsberg says price increases gave solid start to 2024
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Emma Rumney COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Danish brewer Carlsberg saw price increases in all its main ...
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Stellantis Q1 revenues fall 12% amid product portfolio transition
MILAN (Reuters) - Stellantis said on Tuesday its revenue fell 12% in the first quarter of the year on lower volumes, unfavour...
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German retail sales rise more than expected in March
(Reuters) - German retail sales rose more than expected in March, increasing by 1.8% compared with the previous month, data s...
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Production at three Stellantis plants hit by strike to restart in early May
MILAN (Reuters) - Production at three Stellantis assembly plants in Europe will restart in the first days of May, a spokesman...
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Politics
Republican-led states sue to block Biden protections for transgender students
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Five Republican-led states on Monday filed lawsuits challenging new Biden administration regulatio...
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US Lawmakers press Biden administration on use of crypto to evade sanctions
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Two lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration on the use of cryptocurrency to evade sanction...
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Blinken says he'll press Israel on more humanitarian aid to Gaza
By Humeyra Pamuk RIYADH (Reuters) - The U.S. has seen measurable progress in the humanitarian situation in Gaza, U.S. Secreta...
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VP Harris seeks to energize Black voters with economic opportunity tour
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will launch a multistate tour to tout econ...
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Biden to speak at White House Correspondents' Dinner, protests planned
By Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will speak on Saturday night at the annual White House Cor...
Apr 27, 2024
Health
Australian regulator weighs India spice mix issue for possible recall
By Rishika Sadam and Aditya Kalra HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Australia's food safety agency said on Tuesday it was weigh...
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J&J, Bristol Myers lose challenges to US drug price negotiation program
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a challenge by Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson ...
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US FDA grants full approval for Pfizer's cervical cancer drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted traditional approval for Pfizer's drug for cervical cancer patients...
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State health plans must cover gender-affirming surgery, US appeals court rules
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Health insurance plans run by U.S. states must cover gender-affirming surgeries for transgende...
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USDA to test ground beef in US states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday it is collecting samples of ground beef...
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Science
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...
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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
China sends astronauts to Chinese space station for six-month stay
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station for a six-month stay, ...
Apr 25, 2024
Scottish spaceport moves closer to satellite launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's SaxaVord Spaceport moved a step closer to being able to send satellites into orbit after regulat...
Apr 25, 2024
Russia, US clash at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resol...
Apr 25, 2024
Technology
Microsoft to invest $1.7 billion in cloud, AI in Indonesia, CEO says
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in Indonesia to empower the Southeast Asian countr...
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France's Thales could be tempted by some Atos defence assets, says CFO
PARIS (Reuters) - Thales opened the door on Tuesday to buying a limited part of the strategic assets of troubled French IT gr...
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Computer parts maker Logitech's fourth-quarter sales rise
ZURICH (Reuters) - Logitech International increased its sales during its fourth quarter, the computer peripherals maker said ...
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Samsung says AI to drive technology demand in second half
By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it expected demand for artificial intelli...
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F5 issues downbeat forecast on weak demand for IT-related services
(Reuters) - F5 on Monday reported disappointing quarterly sales and gave a downbeat earnings forecast, as it grappled with we...
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Entertainment
French actor Gerard Depardieu questioned over alleged sexual assaults
PARIS (Reuters) - French screen legend Gerard Depardieu was detained for questioning on Monday in connection with alleged sex...
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Start me up: The Stones kick off North America tour in Houston
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones kicked off their North America tour at a packed venue in Houston ...
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Blackstone outbids Concord in $1.6 billion takeover battle for Hipgnosis
(Reuters) - Blackstone has agreed to acquire Hipgnosis Songs Fund for about $1.57 billion, after the private equity giant out...
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Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department' dominates US sales and Billboard charts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop megastar Taylor Swift sold 2.61 million album and streaming units of "The Tortured Poets Dep...
Apr 28, 2024
New film captures Afghan women's courage in failed peace talks with Taliban
By Jenna Zucker TORONTO - The new documentary "The Sharp Edge of Peace" begins with a harrowing scene: Fawzia Koofi...
Apr 27, 2024