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US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, point...
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Biden names new special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday appointed Lise Grande as the new special envoy for Middle East hu...
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Bangladesh to reopen schools despite heatwave
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will reopen schools from next week despite a brutal heatwave sweeping the country t...
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US agency to vote to restore net neutrality rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will vote Thursday to reinstate landmar...
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Emperor penguins suffered mass breeding failures in 2023 amid record low sea ice
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Record low sea ice in late 2023 led to breeding failures in one-fifth of Antarctica's emp...
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National Sports
Olympics-Roland Garros completes revamp ahead of French Open, Paris Games
PARIS (Reuters) - Roland Garros has completed a revamp ahead of the French Open as the Parisian ground gears up to host the t...
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MLB roundup: Braves get walk-off win in 10th, sweep Marlins
Michael Harris II led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a game-winning RBI double to give the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 victo...
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NHL roundup: Knights make it two straight at Dallas
Jonathan Marchessault and Jack Eichel each had a goal and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights produced a second consecutive...
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Tennis-Osaka doing her homework on clay ahead of French Open
(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka picked up her first win on clay in two years on Wednesday and while the former world number one is ad...
11h ago
Golf-Woods, McIlroy to receive loyalty payouts from PGA Tour, report says
(Reuters) -Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are among the golfers expected to be given equity in PGA Tour Enterprises as a thank ...
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World
China summons German ambassador after spying arrests
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German ambassador to China was summoned by Beijing on Thursday in response to several arrests in Germa...
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New UK sanctions target Iranian drone industry
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Iran's military drone industry, in response to Iran'...
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Lukashenko talks up threats to Belarus to justify 'nuclear deterrence'
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country was facing grave threats in...
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Kenyan military deployed as East Africa floods kill dozens
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's military was deployed on Thursday to rescue victims of heavy rains that have killed dozens of peo...
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Haiti PM Henry steps down as transitional government takes power
(Reuters) -Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, his office said on Thursday, as a transitional council prepares t...
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Business
Nothing off the table in US response to China overcapacity, Yellen says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is not taking anything off the table with regard to a potential response to C...
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Sri Lankan shares end higher as financials, industrials gain
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, driven by gains in financial and industrial stocks. * The ...
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US bank regulator tables plans to scrutinize asset manager stakes in banks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top US bank regulator opted not to consider new rules that would have imposed stricter oversight on ...
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Huawei-led Chinese firms aim to make advanced memory chips by 2026, The Information reports
(Reuters) - A group of Chinese chip companies led by Huawei Technologies and backed by the country's government aims to produ...
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Weak GDP, strong prices, highlight Fed dilemma
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth in the first quarter fell below the Federal Reserve's estimat...
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Politics
Explainer-How Trump's immunity claim stalled 2020 election subversion case
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Thursday on Donald Trump's claim that he...
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Hush money testimony expected to focus on payment to ex-Playboy model
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is set to resume in New York on Thursday with a former tab...
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Biden administration aims to clean up power sector with revamped rules
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday announced it has finalized rules targeting c...
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Republican Senator Rubio calls for blocking of all US sales to Huawei
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican China hardliner Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to bl...
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US Supreme Court weighs Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday confronts a major test of the power...
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Health
Shareholder Capital asks Vanda Pharma's board to reconsider Future Pak's offer
(Reuters) - Investment firm Shareholder Capital sent a letter to drugmaker Vanda Pharmaceuticals' board on Thursday asking it...
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GlaxoSmithKline sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid-19 vaccine technology
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline sued Pfizer and BioNTech in Delaware federal court on Thursday, accusing them o...
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AbbVie's skin disease drug found to be more effective than Regeneron's Dupixent in study
(Reuters) - AbbVie said on Thursday its drug, Rinvoq, for treating a type of inflammatory skin condition was found to be more...
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Two million Britons suffer long COVID symptoms, survey shows
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Two million people across England and Scotland are still suffering from long COVID sympt...
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Scholz promises support for pharma sector in Germany as Merck invests
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was committed to supporting the pharmaceuticals sector with tax adva...
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Science
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, ...
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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...
11h ago
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...
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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
Factbox-Shenzhou-18 caps over two decades of Chinese human spaceflight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Thursday in the country's 13th crewed mission to...
Apr 24, 2024
Technology
ByteDance denies media report of plan to sell TikTok
BEIJING (Reuters) - ByteDance has no plan to sell TikTok, the company's official account said in a statement posted on Toutia...
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Battle for 'tech luxury' in China as EVs get smarter - and cheaper
By Sarah Wu and Kevin Krolicki BEIJING (Reuters) - The battle for consumer attention in China's electric car market is being ...
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Tractor Supply beats first-quarter profit estimates on easing costs
(Reuters) - Tractor Supply beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter profit on Thursday, as easing transport costs and ...
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EU court adviser backs data privacy activist Schrems in Meta fight
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems on Thursday received backing from an adviser to Eu...
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BGC Group's FMX Futures gets funding from banking consortium
(Reuters) - Brokerage BGC Group said on Thursday its exchange platform FMX Futures was valued at $667 million after securing ...
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Entertainment
K-Pop group ITZY showcases individuality on second world tour
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Members of the K-pop supergroup ITZY are looking to show a new side of themselves as the band takes its ...
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Pet Shop Boys say new album Nonetheless 'one of our most melodic'
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - British electro-pop duo Pet Shop Boys say their new album "Nonetheless"...
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Zendaya's tennis movie, 'Challengers,' tests friendship bonds of complex trio
By Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Zendaya first read the script for director Luca Guadagnino's...
4h ago
'Taylor Swift Act' and other efforts target sky-high concert ticket prices
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Taylor Swift concert ticket debacle two years ago is leading state and federal l...
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Hipgnosis' bidding war intensifies as Concord hikes offer for Shakira music owner
(Reuters) - Shares of Hipgnosis Songs Fund climbed on Thursday after Apollo-backed Concord outbid a proposal by private equit...
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