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US bird flu outbreak spreads to chickens, cattle, raises concerns over human infections
(Reuters) - The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows for the first time in the United States, raising con...
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Kenya flood toll rises to 179 as homes and roads are destroyed
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Floods and landslides across Kenya have killed 179 people since March, with hundreds of thousands forced ...
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Heavy rains kill 8 in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul, affect over 100 cities
(Reuters) - Eight people died and 21 are missing due to heavy rains this week in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul...
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Firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene to force vote to oust US House Speaker Johnson
By David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a conservative f...
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Parts of India record hottest April as heatwave kills nine
By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Eastern India experienced its hottest April on record as a heatwave scorched parts of th...
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National Sports
Tennis-Rybakina survives Putintseva scare to reach Madrid semis
MADRID, Spain (Reuters) - Fourth seed Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat fellow Kazakhstani Yulia Putintseva 4-6 ...
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Athletics-Knighton sets his own pace for success ahead of Olympic trials
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - The best is yet to come for American Erriyon Knighton, with the young sprinter telling Re...
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Motor racing-Newey to leave Red Bull in 2025
(Reuters) -Formula One's most sought after designer Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull in 2025, after 19 years at the F1 team, ...
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MLB roundup: D-backs buzz past Dodgers in 10 innings
Christian Walker hit two home runs, including a game-ending two-run shot in the 10th inning, as the Arizona Diamondbacks stun...
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NHL roundup: Leafs outlast Bruins in OT, force Game 6
Matthew Knies scored 2:26 into overtime as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs extended their Eastern Conference first-round pla...
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World
Israel allows trucks from newly reopened Erez crossing into Gaza after U.S. pressure
EREZ CROSSING, Israel (Reuters) - Israel reopened the sole crossing on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, allo...
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Russian attack kills two, injures six in Ukraine's east
(Reuters) - A Russian attack killed at least two people and injured six on Wednesday in the Ukrainian town of Hirnyk, just ov...
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U.S., allies press UAE over Russia trade, sanctions
By Alexander Cornwell ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and the European Union are pressing the United Arab Em...
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Polish synagogue struck by bottle containing flammable substance
WARSAW (Reuters) - An unknown assailant hurled a bottle containing a flammable substance at a synagogue in Warsaw early on We...
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Turkish police fire tear gas and detain dozens of May Day protesters in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse May Day demonstrators trying to reach ...
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Business
Canadian factory PMI falls in April as downturn hits one year
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturing activity slowed in April, extending a lengthy period of contractio...
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Aircraft lessor DAE set to receive half promised Boeing planes this year
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Aircraft lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital will likely receive around half the number of air...
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US manufacturing sector regresses in April; prices paid near two-year high
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing contracted in April amid a decline in orders after briefly expanding in the prior mo...
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Portugal swings to unexpected $276 million budget deficit
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal swung to an unexpected budget deficit of 259 million euros ($276 million) in ...
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Utility PPL Corp's first-quarter results beat on lower operating costs
(Reuters) - PPL Corp reported first-quarter results ahead of analysts' estimates on Wednesday as the electricity and natural ...
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Politics
Firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene to force vote to oust US House Speaker Johnson
By David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a conservative f...
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Trump heads to Wisconsin, Michigan after being hit with gag order fine
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold rallies in Wisconsin and Michigan on Wed...
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Biden approves $6.1 billion in student loan debt relief for Art Institute enrollees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the approval of more than $6.1 billion in student loan debt...
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Arizona Senate expected to vote on 1864 abortion ban repeal
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The Arizona Senate is expected to vote on Wednesday on a measure to repeal the state's 1864 ban on...
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VP Harris visits Florida as abortion ban limits southern women's options
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits Florida on Wednesday to denounce the state's ...
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Health
US bird flu outbreak spreads to chickens, cattle, raises concerns over human infections
(Reuters) - The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows for the first time in the United States, raising con...
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UnitedHealth CEO testifies on hack before U.S. Senate and House
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty began his first of two scheduled testimonies in front...
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Amgen investors await weight-loss drug data
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Amgen investors eyeing dramatic share price gains for rivals with successful obesity drugs will ...
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Bio-Techne beats third-quarter estimates on improving demand for biotech products
(Reuters) - Bio-Techne on Wednesday beat third-quarter profit and revenue estimates, helped by better-than-expected demand fo...
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Cencora beats profit estimates on strong demand for costly specialty drugs
(Reuters) - Cencora beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by robust demand for costly spe...
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Science
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...
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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
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
Technology
Global Payments forecasts full-year profit above estimates on strong spending
(Reuters) - Global Payments forecast better-than-expected profit for 2024 on Wednesday, as a strong labor market boosts consu...
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Roblox players to start seeing video ads in its virtual realms
(Reuters) - Roblox is rolling out virtual billboards with video advertisements, the gaming platform said on Wednesday, in its...
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Verisk's first-quarter profit beats on insurance-focused analytics demand
(Reuters) - Data analytics firm Verisk beat estimates for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by strong demand for its ...
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AMD, Super Micro tumble as earnings fall short of lofty AI expectations
(Reuters) - Shares of Advanced Micro Devices and Super Micro Computer sank on Wednesday, sparking a selloff in chip stocks, a...
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ADP beats estimates as strong job market aids demand for payroll services
(Reuters) - Payroll processor Automatic Data Processing beat estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit on Wednesday, dri...
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Entertainment
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
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...
Apr 29, 2024
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 ...
Apr 29, 2024
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...
Apr 29, 2024