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World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism fund over abuse allegations
By Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The World Bank has suspended new disbursements from a $150 million fund to expan...
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US mandates new airline fee disclosure, refund rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department is finalizing on Tuesday new rules that require...
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Need a US hotel for Graduation Day? Good luck
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you think getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert or the World Series is tough, try...
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US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wades back into the battle over ab...
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Trump lawyer Todd Blanche draws judge's ire as historic trial gets underway
By Luc Cohen and Andrew Goudsward NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche took a risk giving up a plush car...
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National Sports
Olympics-Canoe queen Carrington looks to add to New Zealand record haul in Paris
(Reuters) - Canoe sprint champion Lisa Carrington became New Zealand's most decorated Olympian at the Tokyo Games and is not ...
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Golf-LIV open-minded about moving to 72-hole format, Norman says
(Reuters) - LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman said he is open-minded about the idea of moving to a traditional 72-hole format, though ...
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Tennis-Sinner not heaping pressure on himself with top ranking in sight
MADRID (Reuters) - World number two Jannik Sinner can close in on Novak Djokovic at the top of the world rankings by lifting ...
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NBA roundup: Mavs grab road win over Clippers
Luka Doncic had 32 points and nine assists and Kyrie Irving added 23 points as the Dallas Mavericks got the best of the Los A...
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MLB roundup: Julio Rodriguez homers as M's drop Rangers
Julio Rodriguez hit his first home run of the season and Logan Gilbert pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariner...
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World
Russia will expand Ukraine 'buffer zone' if Kyiv gets longer range missiles, says Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia would further expand its "buffer zone" inside Ukraine ...
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Some Palestinians forced to flee homes as Israel pounds northern Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi (Reuters) - Some Palestinian civilians were fleeing their homes in northern Gaza on Wednesday just weeks...
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Jordan's king issues decree to hold parliamentary election, state TV says
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah issued a royal decree on Wednesday announcing that a parliamentary election will be ...
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US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wades back into the battle over ab...
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Trump lawyer Todd Blanche draws judge's ire as historic trial gets underway
By Luc Cohen and Andrew Goudsward NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche took a risk giving up a plush car...
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Business
German debt ratio likely to rise slightly in 2024 - finance ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German debt-to-GDP ratio is likely to rise slightly this year but then fall steadily until 2028, the f...
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Analysis-NYCB faces tough choices on CRE loans, balance sheet diversification
By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) - New York Community Bancorp will have to lure buyers for its commercial real esta...
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Morning Bid: Tesla catches break, Meta next; TikTok countdown
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Ailing Tesla shares caught a rare 10% break overnight desp...
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How Volvo landed a cheap Chinese EV on U.S. shores in a trade war
By Norihiko Shirouzu and Chris Kirkham (Reuters) - A made-in-China electric vehicle will hit U.S. dealers this summer offerin...
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US mandates new airline fee disclosure, refund rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department is finalizing on Tuesday new rules that require...
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Politics
US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wades back into the battle over ab...
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Trump lawyer Todd Blanche draws judge's ire as historic trial gets underway
By Luc Cohen and Andrew Goudsward NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche took a risk giving up a plush car...
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Trump hush money trial: what we've learned so far
By Andy Sullivan, Luc Cohen and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York on crim...
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After battle with Republicans, Biden to sign Ukraine aid package
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign a bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dol...
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Trump 2.0: how U.S. allies are working to iron out the bugs
By Alexander Ratz, Diego Oré and Gram Slattery BERLIN/MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Germany is waging a charm off...
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Health
US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wades back into the battle over ab...
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Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five depa...
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About 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries could be eligible for Wegovy coverage, study shows
(Reuters) - About 3.6 million overweight or obese patients with heart conditions insured under the U.S. Medicare program coul...
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EU opens investigation into Chinese medical device market
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union launched an investigation on Wednesday into Chinese public procurement of medical dev...
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Roche Q1 sales down 6% on forex effect, loss of COVID revenue
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Roche said on Wednesday its first-quarter sales slipped 6% as the loss on COVID-19 related revenue was ...
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Science
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...
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US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols and Joey Roulette UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are set to face off ...
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Three Russians parachute from stratosphere to North Pole
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russians set a world record for parachuting from the Earth's stratosphere to the North Pole last wee...
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Fossils of colossal snake Vasuki unearthed in India mine
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a lignite mine are the remains of one of the largest snak...
Apr 18, 2024
Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to...
Apr 17, 2024
Technology
Factbox-EU probes on Chinese subsidies and imports
(Reuters) - The European Union launched an investigation into China's procurement of medical devices on Wednesday in a latest...
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Tesla jumps as Musk's promise of 'more affordable' cars eases growth fears
(Reuters) - Tesla shares surged 10% on Wednesday after the electric-car maker eased some worries about growth with a predicti...
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Taiwan chipmaker UMC warns of muted auto, industrial demand
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker UMC said on Wednesday it expected a rise in wafer shipments in the second quarter as i...
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SK Hynix to invest $3.86 billion in DRAM chip production base in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix said on Wednesday it plans to invest 5.3 trillion won ($3.86 billion...
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Italy fines Amazon 10 million euros for alleged unfair commercial practices
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust authority has fined two subsidiaries of Amazon 10 million euros ($10.70 million) for alle...
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Entertainment
Record giant HYBE audits 'NewJeans' label as infighting returns to K-pop
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's largest music company is auditing the management of one of its labels as it susp...
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John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction
By Lisa Keddie and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) - A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John...
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Germany's RTL acquires Nickelodeon rights for children's TV network
BERLIN (Reuters) - Super RTL, a children's television network belonging to Bertelsmann's RTL Group, has struck a deal to acqu...
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Brazilian DJ Alok infuses his dance music with indigenous songs
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brazilian DJ and producer Alok is setting aside his traditional modern electronic dance...
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Silicon Valley and Hollywood worlds collide as David Ellison bids for Paramount
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - David Ellison, 41, would not be the first rich guy to arrive in Hollywood with a fat bank acc...
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