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National
Biden expands health insurance access for DACA immigrants
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will allow certain immigrants illegally brough...
19m ago
Heatwaves and outages test support for juntas in Chad and Mali
By Mahamat Ramadane and Idrissa Sangare N'DJAMENA/BAMAKO (Reuters) - In Chad's scorching capital N'Djamena, housewife Sylvie ...
2h ago
Pro-Palestinian encampments at US universities
(Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from companies linked to Israel have spread...
8h ago
US court lifts order blocking $655 million clean-energy transmission line
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday lifted a lower court's order blocking a land exchange needed be...
10h ago
California boat captain gets prison term for fire deaths of 34 people
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The captain of a dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast in 2019, killing 34 peop...
11h ago
National Sports
Tennis-Medvedev joins growing injury list ahead of French Open
MADRID (Reuters) - World number four Daniil Medvedev faces an anxious wait to know the full extent of an injury that forced h...
3h ago
MLB roundup: Mike Yastrzemski homers as Giants beat Red Sox
Mike Yastrzemski hit a solo home run and the visiting San Francisco Giants avoided a series sweep by beating the Boston Red S...
5h ago
Athletics-Steeplechaser Coburn to miss US Olympic trials after breaking ankle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Emma Coburn will miss the U.S. trials for the Paris Olympics after breaking her ankle at the Shanghai Di...
8h ago
Athletics-Paris Games 'walk in the park' after Tokyo, Ingebrigtsen says
(Reuters) - Jakob Ingebrigtsen believes his 1500 metres Olympic title defence will be a breeze as long as he avoids illness a...
9h ago
Motor racing-Everyone talking about Newey in Miami but drivers tight-lipped
By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) - Everyone was talking about designer Adrian Newey at the Miami Grand Prix on Thursday but d...
10h ago
World
North Macedonia voters express frustration ahead of elections
By Aleksandar Vasovic and Fatos Bytyci TETOVO, North Macedonia (Reuters) - Ekrem Ramadani used to work in the once flourishin...
20m ago
Russian publisher redacts book on gay Italian director amid LGBT crackdown
By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - Roberto Carnero, an Italian literature professor at the University of Bologna, was sh...
42m ago
Turkey says Israel trade halted until permanent Gaza ceasefire
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's trade halt with Israel will continue until a permanent ceasefire in Gaza is secured as well as un...
1h ago
Factbox-Who are the main candidates in Chad's election?
DAKAR (Reuters) - Chad will on Monday become the first of West and Central Africa's junta-ruled countries to hold a vote sinc...
2h ago
Hungary defence spending to be increased if Ukraine war drags into 2025 -PM Orban
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will need to boost defence spending further next year if the war in neighbouring Ukraine drags i...
2h ago
Business
Toronto home sales fall for third month in April; prices rise
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Greater Toronto area home sales fell in April for a third straight month and prices crept up, as over two-...
19m ago
Sony and Apollo submit $26 billion Paramount offer, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and Apollo Global Management have made a $26 billion cash offer for Paramount G...
19m ago
Norway keeps rates on hold, may extend tight policy
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's central bank kept its key policy interest rate on hold at 4.50% on Friday, as unanimously expected ...
42m ago
German engineering orders deepen decline in March, reports VDMA
BERLIN (Reuters) - German manufacturers deepened a decline in their order books in March, but economists pointed to a high co...
1h ago
Turkey inflation up near 70%, highest since 2022
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish annual consumer price inflation climbed to 69.8% in April, official data showed on Friday, a bit...
1h ago
Politics
US Army says Congress doubled funds for 155 artillery
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army said Congress doubled to $6 billion its funding request for buying and bui...
11h ago
Trump to parade vice presidential hopefuls at Florida fundraiser
By James Oliphant and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump will host a bevy of potential vice presidential picks...
12h ago
Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key ba...
16h ago
California police flatten pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA, arrest protesters
By Lisa Richwine and Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian pr...
18h ago
Trump hush-money trial judge to weigh more fines for defying gag order
By Jack Queen, Jody Godoy and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York prosecutors on Thursday will ask the judge overseei...
23h ago
Health
Brazil declares country foot-and-mouth disease-free without vaccination
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil declared itself on Thursday as free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination, and will requ...
10h ago
DaVita gains after upbeat quarterly profit prompts annual forecast raise
(Reuters) - DaVita raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday banking on strong demand for its kidney dialysis services, s...
11h ago
Amgen first-quarter profit dips 1%, revenue rises 22%
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Amgen reported a slightly lower first-quarter profit on Thursday, citing higher operating and in...
12h ago
GSK knew about Zantac cancer risk, attorneys tell jury in first trial
By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) - U.S. attorneys for a woman who claims her colon cancer was caused by the now discontinued he...
13h ago
Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows fails to deter US raw milk sellers
By Lisa Baertlein, Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeter...
15h ago
Science
Scientists discover possible hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador's Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) - A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammerhead sharks off an island...
13h ago
Orangutan's use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, ...
17h ago
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 ...
May 01, 2024
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...
May 01, 2024
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
Technology
Analysis-Apple aims to tell an AI story without AI bills
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - For most of the past year and a half, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has fielded questions from...
20m ago
Stay alert: Quake warning app demand surges in earthquake-rattled Taiwan
By Yimou Lee and Angie Teo TAIPEI (Reuters) - Earthquake warning smartphone apps have surged in popularity in Taiwan due to h...
8h ago
Apple sales fall less than expected, CEO sees return to growth
By Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Apple on Thursday reported a smaller than expected decline in q...
11h ago
Expedia lowers full-year revenue forecast on slow B2C growth
(Reuters) - Online travel agency Expedia cut its 2024 revenue growth forecast on Thursday, as gross bookings were hit by poor...
11h ago
Cloudflare reports wider first-quarter operating loss, shares slide
(Reuters) - Cloudflare reported wider first-quarter operating loss on Thursday as sales and marketing costs jumped in the per...
12h ago
Entertainment
Biden to honor Olympian Katie Ledecky, actor Michelle Yeoh with Medal of Freedom
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A winner of seven Olympic gold medals, a leader of the Mississippi civil rights st...
20m ago
Universal Music Group first-quarter core earnings beat forecast
(Reuters) - Universal Music Group on Thursday posted first-quarter adjusted core profit that beat expectations, helped by the...
17h ago
John Cleese says farce best in theatre as he brings 'Fawlty Towers' to stage
By Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) - John Cleese says farce is best seen in the theatre as he brings a new stage version of ...
17h ago
Jewish community anxious ahead of Sweden Eurovision anti-Israel protests
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Planned protests against Israel taking part in this year's Eurovision So...
23h ago
Universal Music Group reaches new licensing agreement with TikTok
By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson (Reuters) - Universal Music Group and TikTok said on Thursday that they had reached ...
May 02, 2024