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US lawmakers strike deal to boost aviation safety, will not hike pilot retirement age
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House and Senate negotiators said early Monday they have reached a deal to boost air traffic cont...
1h ago
Philippines' 'dangerous' heat prompts shift to online classes, power crunch
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has cancelled in-person public school classes for the next two days...
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Philippine students suffer in wilting heat, thwarting education efforts
By Adrian Portugal MANILA (Reuters) - Sweltering heat in the Philippines can curb farm production, disrupt water and power an...
6h ago
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...
9h ago
Three dead after dozens of tornadoes strike Oklahoma; scores injured
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - At least three people died, including a four-month-old baby, and scores were injured in Oklahoma th...
11h ago
National Sports
MLB roundup: Aaron Judge, Yankees ride 7-run inning to win
Aaron Judge homered early and then triggered a seven-run sixth inning with a handy slide, propelling the visiting New York Ya...
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Athletics-Lyles sees room for improvement after 100m Bermuda win
(Reuters) - World champion Noah Lyles was all smiles after a wind-aided 9.96 seconds win in the men's 100 metres at the Bermu...
8h ago
Swimming-Russia's absence boosts U.S. hopes of striking Olympic gold in artistic swimming
By Vincent Daheron EAUBONNE, France (Reuters) - Boosted by the absence of favourites Russia, the United States will aim for t...
9h ago
Jayson Tatum, Celtics stifle Heat, take back home-court edge
Jayson Tatum posted 22 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the visiting Boston Celtics regained home-court advantage in th...
9h ago
Tarik Skubal, Tigers cruise to series win over Royals
Tarik Skubal pitched seven strong innings, Wenceel Perez blasted his first career home run and the host Detroit Tigers defeat...
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World
Scotland's Yousaf set to resign as first minister, UK media say
(Reuters) - Scotland's Humza Yousaf is considering quitting as First Minister rather than face two confidence votes, UK media...
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In Mexico presidential debate, Galvez goes after frontrunner Sheinbaum
By Stephen Eisenhammer and Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's main opposition presidential candidate Xochitl G...
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Chechen leader's 16-year-old son named trustee at special forces university
(Reuters) - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Sunday that he named his teenage son, who was shown beating a prisoner in c...
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US Secretary of state Antony Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip...
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China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's 'hidden' side
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the mo...
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Business
Agrochemicals company Syngenta posts big drop in Q1 sales, earnings
ZURICH (Reuters) -Seeds and pesticides maker Syngenta suffered big drops in first quarter sales and profit, the company said ...
1h ago
Deutsche Bank falls 5.5% after Postbank announcement
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Deutsche Bank shares were 5.5% lower in early trade on Monday after news that Germany's largest lender c...
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Blackstone-owned Crown Resorts to cut up to 1,000 jobs as challenges mount
(Reuters) - Blackstone-owned Crown Resorts will cut up to 1,000 roles in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, it said on Monday, as w...
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Chinese property shares rally on stimulus hopes
By Clare Jim and Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of Chinese property developers rallied on Monday on speculation more stim...
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Vivendi says feasibility study for planned split is in progress
(Reuters) - French media conglomerate Vivendi said on Monday that a feasibility study for the plan to split its business into...
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Politics
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
Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends killing dog on family farm
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kristi Noem, a contender to become Republican Donald Trump'svice presidential running mate...
Apr 26, 2024
Biden appears in live interview with Howard Stern
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Joe Biden appeared on a live radio broadcast with interviewer Howard Stern on Friday, telling ...
Apr 26, 2024
Biden says he plans to debate Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would participate in a debate with Donald Trump, his Rep...
Apr 26, 2024
Trump allies drafting plans to erode Fed's independence, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The allies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are drafting proposals that would attempt to erode th...
Apr 26, 2024
Health
Analysis-Philip Morris faces key test with US heated tobacco push
By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) - Philip Morris International's goals for heated tobacco in the United States are reachable, ...
1h ago
Philips pays $1.1 billion in U.S. settlement over ventilator recall
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch medical devices maker Philips said on Monday it had agreed to pay $1.1 billion in a settlement of...
1h ago
US food regulator gathering information on Indian spices after alleged contamination
HYDERABAD (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gathering information on products of Indian spice makers...
Apr 27, 2024
CVS Omnicare staff in Las Vegas vote to join new union
(Reuters) - Staff at CVS Health's unit Omnicare in Las Vegas voted to join the Pharmacy Guild, becoming the first location at...
Apr 26, 2024
Biden administration to drop plan to ban menthol cigarettes, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is reversing course on its plan to ban menthol cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal repor...
Apr 26, 2024
Science
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
Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stella...
Apr 24, 2024
Technology
Tech company Atos: needs more cash and gets French state offer for key units
By Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -Ailing French IT firm Atos said it needed 1.1 billion euros ($1.18 billion) in cash to fun...
1h ago
Analysis-Second global AI safety summit faces tough questions, lower turnout
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - Last year, a who's who of world leaders, corporate executives and academic experts gathe...
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Ukraine spy agency says Telegram platform blocks its key bots
(Reuters) - Ukraine's military spy agency GUR said on Monday that the management of the Telegram messaging platform has block...
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OpenAI's ChatGPT targeted in Austrian privacy complaint
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI on Monday found itself the target of a privacy complaint...
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Baidu, Tesla agree on mapping deal for FSD in China, sources say
BEIJING (Reuters) - Baidu, China's major internet search company, reached an agreement with Tesla to grant the car company ac...
2h ago
Entertainment
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...
9h ago
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
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler wins dismissal for good of sexual assault lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead si...
Apr 26, 2024
K-pop giant HYBE shares take another hit as dispute with NewJeans label drags on
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean music executive credited with creating popular K-pop group NewJeans denied all...
Apr 26, 2024
Streaming device maker Roku beats quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) -Roku beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and forecast second-quarter sales above estimates on Thursda...
Apr 25, 2024