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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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Extreme heat is closing schools, widening learning gaps worldwide
By Gloria Dickie and Ruma Paul (Reuters) - Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies th...
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California's population grew in 2023 for first time since 2020
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The population of California grew last year for the first time since 2020, thanks to a drop in mortal...
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Instant view: Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday moved to make marijuana use a less serious federal crime, taking a step to...
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National Sports
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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Olympics-Brazilian swimmer Fratus, feted for Tokyo bronze joy, to miss Paris
(Reuters) - Brazilian swimmer Bruno Fratus, whose jubilation at winning a freestyle bronze medal went viral at the Tokyo Olym...
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Tennis-Djokovic splits with fitness coach in latest shakeup
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic thanked his long-time fitness coach Marco Panichi for his years of service on Tue...
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Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty matches AL strikeout mark vs. Cardinals
Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty struck out the first seven batters he faced in Tuesday's game to tie an American Le...
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World
Malaysia plans 13% salary hike for civil servants from Dec amid rising prices
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will boost salaries for civil servants by more than 13% from December, Prime Minister Anwar...
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Vietnam lawmakers to hold extraordinary meeting on personnel issues
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's parliament is set to meet on Thursday afternoon to discuss personnel issues, the office of the co...
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South Korea confirms talks on AUKUS pact with US, UK and Australia
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -South Korea has held talks on joining a part of the AUKUS defence deal between the U.S., B...
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Ukraine launches drone attacks on several Russian regions, officials say
(Reuters) - Ukraine launched drones on several Russian regions in hours leading to Wednesday morning, Russian officials said,...
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Thai King approves ex-diplomat Maris as foreign minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Retired diplomat Maris Sangiampongsa has been endorsed as the country's new foreign minister by Thailand'...
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Business
South Korea exports rise for seventh month on growing chip demand
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports rose for a seventh straight month in April, trade data showed on Wednesday, as strong...
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Japan may introduce tax breaks to spur repatriation into yen, Sankei reports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may introduce measures to provide tax breaks for companies converting foreign profits into the yen an...
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Australia banks face profit squeeze on rising costs, mortgage competition
By Sameer Manekar (Reuters) - Australia's biggest banks are likely to report weaker first-half profit as high operating costs...
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Australia's Qantas probing reports of data breach at frequent flyers app
(Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways said on Wednesday it was investigating issues impacting its frequent flyer application...
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Oil falls for a third day as U.S. crude inventories swell
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a third day on Wednesday on rising crude inventories and production...
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Politics
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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Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy building at Columbia University - CNN
(Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University were occupying a building on the New York City campus on Tuesda...
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Health
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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Instant view: Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday moved to make marijuana use a less serious federal crime, taking a step to...
7h ago
First trial over Zantac cancer claims set to begin in Chicago
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The first trial over claims that blockbuster heartburn drug Zantac, once sold by GSK and other...
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Almost all US hospitals took financial hit from Change hack, AHA says
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost all U.S. hospitals were hurt financially by the cyberattack on United Health Grou...
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Science
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
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
Technology
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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AI fuels cloud computing boom for tech giants
By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) - Three of the Wall Street's heavyweight technology firms have reported better-than-expected sales ...
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Skyworks forecasts third-quarter revenue below estimates
(Reuters) - Apple supplier Skyworks Solutions forecast third-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday on demand...
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Amazon forecasts quarterly revenue below estimates
By Yuvraj Malik and Greg Bensinger (Reuters) -Amazon.com forecast second-quarter revenue below Wall Street expectations on Tu...
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Pinterest forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates on robust ad spend
(Reuters) - Pinterest forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, expecting a boost from growing ...
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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