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National
For Turkish performer, drag is a political act
By Dilara Senkaya and Burcu Karakas ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ilker Yazici - stage name Miss Putka - was in secondary school when ...
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Paul Auster, US author of The New York Trilogy, dies aged 77
(Reuters) - U.S. novelist and screenwriter Paul Auster died of complications from lung cancer at his home in Brooklyn on Tues...
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Evacuation continues following Indonesia's Ruang volcano eruption
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Hundreds residents of Indonesia's Tagulandang island were waiting at the island's port to be evacuated on...
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El Nino, water management issues blamed for snarling Panama Canal
By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The El Nino climate phenomenon, not climate change, drove lower rainfall last year that ...
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Australia grants feasibility licences for offshore wind farms
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for six projects to study the feasibility of building wind farms ...
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National Sports
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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NBA roundup: 76ers fend off Knicks in OT, keep season alive
Tyrese Maxey scored 46 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a tiebreaking layup in overtime as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers avoi...
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Tennis-Nadal bids farewell to Madrid after defeat by Lehecka
(Reuters) - Twenty-two time Grand Slam champion Rafa Nadal fell 7-5 6-4 to Czech Jiri Lehecka in the fourth round of the Madr...
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Soccer-Vinicius Jr's double earns Real Madrid 2-2 draw at Bayern in thriller
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr scored twice, including a late penalty, to snatch a 2-2 draw at Bayern M...
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World
UK police officer charged with showing support for Hamas
LONDON (Reuters) - A British police officer has been charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly publishing an image in su...
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34,568 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, Gaza health ministry says
DUBAI (Reuters) - At least 34,568 Palestinians have been killed and 77,765 wounded in Israel's military offensive on Gaza sin...
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Ukrainian forces near besieged Chasiv Yar say they badly need ammunition
By Volodymyr Pavlov NEAR CHASIV YAR, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces defending the strategic eastern stronghold of Chasi...
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Irish police start to dismantle Dublin's migrant ‘tent city’
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish police started dismantling about 200 tents housing asylum seekers in Dublin early ...
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Clashes erupt on UCLA campus between pro-Palestinian supporters and counter-protesters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Violent clashes erupted on Wednesday on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles (UCL...
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Business
Analysis-For Japan Inc, the weak yen may be too much of a good thing
By Daniel Leussink and David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) - Corporate Japan is starting to wonder if the weak yen has become too muc...
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Dollar near five-month highs ahead of Fed policy decision
By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar edged towards its highest level this year against a basket of peers and U.S. share...
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Investors wait to see Red Sea in shippers' Q1 numbers
By Jesus Calero and Louis van Boxel-Woolf (Reuters) - European shipping firms Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are unlikely to get a bi...
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Dollar nears year high after pre-Fed data shock, yen slips
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar inched towards its highest level since November on Wednesday ahead of a Fede...
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Saudi Arabia's Q1 GDP shrinks by estimated 1.8% y/y as oil sector weighs
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 1.8% year-on-year in the first quarter, flash e...
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Politics
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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US Senate approves bill to ban Russian uranium imports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved on Tuesday legislation to bar imports of Russian uranium, as the United State...
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US Supreme Court won't halt Texas age verification for online porn
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to block a Texas law requiring online age verification...
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U.S. House Democrats will not support a motion to eject Speaker Mike Johnson, leadership says
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democrats will not support a proposed motion to eject Republican Speaker...
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Trump does not rule out building detention camps for mass deportations
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump does not rule out building detention camps ...
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Health
UK's Smith+Nephew retains annual forecasts despite Q1 revenue miss
(Reuters) - British medical equipment maker Smith+Nephew retained its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Wednesday, despi...
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Haleon's first-quarter revenue misses expectations
(Reuters) - Consumer healthcare company Haleon's first-quarter revenue missed market estimates on Wednesday, due to retailer ...
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GSK raises full-year profit forecast, says first-half will see stronger sales
(Reuters) -GSK raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday and said its sales would be higher in the first six months o...
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Stryker lifts 2024 profit forecast on strong demand for medical devices, implants
(Adds media packaging code) (Reuters) - Stryker Corp lifted its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday, owing to resilient dema...
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Neurocrine Biosciences' Huntington's disease drug gets FDA approval
By Sruthi Narasimha Chari (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the granule formulation of Neur...
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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...
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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
Bitcoin slides below $58,000, rattled by tougher Fed rate outlook
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell for a third day on Wednesday, having posted its worst monthly performance in April since late...
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Novo Nordisk owner to invest $200 million in quantum computing startups
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder of Danish obesity drugmaker Novo Nordisk, sai...
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Microsoft to power data centers with Brookfield renewables deal, FT says
(Reuters) - Canada's Brookfield Asset Management is set to develop new wind and solar farms with backing from tech giant Micr...
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Huawei's high-profile consumer boss Richard Yu shifts role
(Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies has named the high-profile chief of its consumer business, Yu Chengdong, to a new rol...
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Microsoft to open first regional data centre in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Microsoft will open its first regional data centre in Thailand, the tech giant said on Wednesday, as it l...
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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...
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'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...
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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