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National
Overnight storm in France kills at least one person
PARIS (Reuters) - An overnight storm in northern France that caused mudslides has led to at least one death, a 57-year-old wo...
21m ago
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...
6h ago
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...
8h ago
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...
8h ago
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...
12h ago
National Sports
Boxing-Garcia denies doping before Haney fight
(Reuters) - American super lightweight boxer Ryan Garcia has denied taking a banned performance-enhancing substance before hi...
50m ago
MLB roundup: Cubs' Shota Imanaga stellar again in win
Rookie Shota Imanaga had another strong start and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the fifth inning Wed...
1h ago
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...
7h ago
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 ...
7h ago
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...
7h ago
World
South Korea parliament approves bill on new inquiry into deadly 2022 crowd crush
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's National Assembly voted on Thursday to approve a bill backed by the ruling and opposition par...
20m ago
Philippines summons Chinese diplomat over South China Sea flare-up
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines summoned a Chinese diplomat on Thursday to protest Beijing's use of water cannon against F...
1h ago
Syrians accuse Russia of hitting hospital in new complaint filed with U.N. rights committee
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian man and an aid organisation have accused Russia of violating international law by deliberately bo...
1h ago
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 ...
2h ago
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...
3h ago
Business
ArcelorMittal Q1 profit tops expectations
(Reuters) - ArcelorMittal, the world's second-largest steelmaker, reported on Thursday first-quarter core earnings above expe...
19m ago
Obesity drugmaker Novo Nordisk's Q1 profit beats forecast
LONDON (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk posted on Thursday first-quarter operating profit above analyst forecasts, as the Danish drug...
25m ago
Morning Bid: Intervene, rinse, repeat
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Sudden yen rallies and a 5.5 trillion yen ripple in...
1h ago
Analysis-Powell's soothing tone may not be enough for inflation-spooked markets
By David Randall and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's reassuring message follow...
1h ago
South Korea unveils guidelines for 'Corporate Value-up Programme'
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's financial regulator on Thursday proposed detailed guidelines for companies if they choose to ...
1h ago
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...
11h ago
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...
12h ago
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 ...
12h ago
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...
16h ago
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...
19h ago
Health
Obesity drugmaker Novo Nordisk's Q1 profit beats forecast
LONDON (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk posted on Thursday first-quarter operating profit above analyst forecasts, as the Danish drug...
25m ago
British pharmacies vie for weight-loss patients with drug price cuts
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) - Online pharmacies and slimming clinics are cutting prices for Wegovy and Mounjaro in Britain jus...
1h ago
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...
2h ago
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 ...
7h ago
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 ...
12h ago
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 ...
12h ago
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...
19h ago
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
Chip parts supplier Siltronic's profit falls on high client inventories
(Reuters) - German chip equipment supplier Siltronic reported a 27.5% drop in first-quarter core profit on Thursday, a week a...
17m ago
US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons
By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official on Thursday urged China and Russia to match declarations by the U...
1h ago
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...
2h ago
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 ...
2h ago
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...
3h ago
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 ...
19h ago
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