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Biden blames China, Japan and India's economic woes on 'xenophobia'
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that "xenophobia" from China to Ja...
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Fed's Powell says looming election won't sway rate decisions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated Wednesday that political considerations around the loo...
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US appeals court says kids' climate lawsuit must be dismissed
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said a lawsuit filed by 21 young people claiming the U.S. gove...
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US State Dept says oil service firm SLB is not violating Russia sanctions
By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department believes oil services firm SLB has not violated sanctions ag...
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US judge blocks some North Carolina restrictions on abortion pill
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal judge has struck down parts of a North Carolina law restricting patients' access to ...
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National Sports
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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Steven Stamkos covets return to Tampa Bay for 17th season
Steven Stamkos has spent all 16 of his NHL seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning and he's highly interested in continuing the ...
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Doping-USADA slams WADA for 'half-truths' in China doping case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) criticised the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Wednesday for &quo...
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MLB suspends Brewers' Abner Uribe, Freddy Peralta, Rays' Jose Siri
Milwaukee Brewers pitchers Abner Uribe and Freddy Peralta were suspended six and five games, respectively, for their roles in...
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Chiefs TE Travis Kelce 'extremely grateful' for new deal
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce wanted more money but was not interested in executing a leverage play as a means to...
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World
Road collapse in southern China kills 36, reports state media
(Reuters) - A collapse of an expressway section in China's Guangdong province caused vehicles to plunge and killed 36 people ...
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Taiwan says may be hard to attend WHO assembly, Blinken offers support
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - It will be hard for Taiwan to attend this year's World Health Organization annual assembl...
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Solomon Islands lawmakers select Manele as new prime minister
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Solomon Islands lawmakers selected a new prime minister in a secret ballot on Thursday, choosing foreign m...
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Solomon Islands chooses Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Solomon Islands lawmakers selected a new prime minister in a secret ballot on Thursday, choosin...
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Biden blames China, Japan and India's economic woes on 'xenophobia'
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that "xenophobia" from China to Ja...
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Business
Standard Chartered Q1 profit rises 5.5%, beats estimates
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Standard Chartered PLC posted on Thursday a 5.5% rise in its first-quarter pretax profit, beating estim...
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HSBC keeps best lending rate in Hong Kong unchanged at 5.875%
HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings said on Thursday it had kept its best lending rate in Hong Kong at 5.875%, after the city...
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Hong Kong central bank keeps key rate unchanged, tracks Fed move
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) kept its base rate charged through the overnight discount windo...
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Japan's FX intervention signals 160 yen line in the sand, says ex-official
By Makiko Yamazaki and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese authorities likely intervened in the currency market to si...
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Yen gives up ground vs dollar following surge on suspected intervention
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen gave up ground in early trade on Thursday, reversing direction after a sudden sur...
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Politics
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...
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US judge blocks some North Carolina restrictions on abortion pill
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal judge has struck down parts of a North Carolina law restricting patients' access to ...
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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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Police move in to quell clashes at Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus protest
By David Swanson LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Violent clashes erupted early on Wednesday morning on the campus of the University o...
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Health
Bird flu test shows meat supply is safe, USDA says
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Wednesday that all the ground beef samples sent to the National...
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Emergent BioSolutions to lay off about 300 employees
(Reuters) -Emergent BioSolutions said on Wednesday that it would cut about 300 jobs across all areas of the company and shut ...
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US judge blocks some North Carolina restrictions on abortion pill
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal judge has struck down parts of a North Carolina law restricting patients' access to ...
10h ago
Bird flu testing shows more dairy products are safe, US FDA says
By Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that prelim...
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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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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...
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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
Technology
Microsoft to invest $2.2 billion in Malaysia's digital transformation
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to support the country's dig...
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Japan's Mitsubishi full-year profit down 18%, misses estimates
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp posted on Thursday a 18.4% fall in net profit for the year ended in ...
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Nvidia supplier SK Hynix says HBM chips almost sold out for 2025
ICHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Hynix said on Thursday its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in AI chip...
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Cognizant first-quarter revenue beats estimates on steady spending by clients
(Reuters) - Cognizant Technology Solutions beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, helped by stead...
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PTC forecasts quarterly revenue below estimates
(Reuters) - Industrial software maker PTC forecast quarterly revenue below estimates while also slightly tightening full year...
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Entertainment
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 ...
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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