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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...
4h 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...
7h 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...
9h ago
Pro-Palestinian protests keep roiling US college campuses
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities showed no sign of slowing as they spread coast-to-coa...
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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...
44m ago
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...
6h 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...
7h 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...
7h 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
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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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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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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US military says it engaged five unmanned drones over Red Sea
(Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Sunday it had engaged five unmanned drones over the Red Sea that "presented an imm...
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Business
Chinese property developer Kaisa's liquidation hearing adjourned to May 27
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court adjourned a hearing to liquidate Kaisa Group to May 27, as the embattled Chinese prop...
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Japan's proposed export curbs will impact normal trade, China says
BEIJING (Reuters) - The export controls proposed by Japan related to semiconductors will seriously affect normal trade betwee...
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Poland's finance minister seeks fiscal transparency as debt servicing costs rise
By Karl Badohal WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is taking steps to increase the transparency of its public finances Finance Ministe...
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Tesla clears key China assisted-driving hurdle with Baidu deal, Bloomberg News says
(Reuters) - Tesla is set to clear a key hurdle to introduce its advanced assisted driving features in China by partnering wit...
55m ago
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...
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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
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
WHO says bird flu risk currently low, asks countries to remain vigilant
(Reuters) -The current overall public health risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu virus is low, the World Health Organization said...
Apr 26, 2024
Bayer CEO wins first AGM shareholder vote
(Reuters) - Bayer CEO Bill Anderson on Friday won a vote of confidence at his first annual general meeting (AGM) at the helm ...
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
Boss of battery giant CATL visits Elon Musk's hotel in Beijing - Reuters witness
BEIJING (Reuters) - The chairman of Chinese battery giant CATL visited a hotel in Beijing on Monday where Elon Musk is stayin...
2h ago
Hyundai Motor, Kia Corp sign agreement with China's Baidu on connected car technology
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp on Sunday said the companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) wit...
20h ago
Exclusive-Elon Musk heading to China for visit to Tesla's second-biggest market, sources say
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk was on a flight heading to Beijing on Sunday to kick off a surprise trip in the elect...
Apr 28, 2024
U.S. chip bans not meant to hobble China's growth, Blinken says
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - U.S. export controls on sending advanced computing chips to China are not meant to hold back Ch...
Apr 27, 2024
L3Harris cuts 5% workforce in cost-saving measure
(Reuters) - U.S. defense contractor L3Harris cut 5% of its workforce earlier this month in a bid to streamline its business a...
Apr 26, 2024
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...
7h 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