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National
Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volca...
24m ago
Australian regulator sues Clorox over false claims on 'ocean plastic' bags
(Reuters) -The Australian competition regulator has taken legal action against U.S. bleach maker Clorox's local unit for fals...
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UAE reels for a third day after record-breaking storm
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates was still grappling on Thursday with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm this...
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Water levels rise in rivers in Russia's Kurgan, Tomsk regions
(Reuters) - Water levels have continued to rise in the Tobol and Ob rivers in Russia's Kurgan and Tomsk regions, respectively...
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911 outage reported across multiple US states, officials say
(Reuters) - Several states in the U.S. are experiencing a 911 outage on Wednesday, including South Dakota, Nevada and parts o...
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National Sports
Trevor Lawrence not distracted by looming deal with Jaguars
As he enters his fourth NFL season, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence is eligible for a contract extension for the first ti...
4h ago
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff downs another American in Stuttgart
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff outlasted Sachia Vickery for a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win on Wednesday in an all-American, second-round match at...
4h ago
Olympics-U.S. athletes praise Paris Games prize money plan
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - World Athletics' (WA) plan to offer prize money to Olympic gold medallists is a much need...
6h ago
Bill Belichick joining Pat McAfee for NFL draft-day coverage
Bill Belichick, known as a man of few words while the head coach of the New England Patriots, apparently is ready to share hi...
8h ago
NBA-Toronto Raptors' Porter banned for life from NBA for gambling
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter was given a lifetime ban from the National Basketball Ass...
10h ago
World
Philippines says decision to strengthen ties with Japan, US a 'sovereign choice'
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' decision to ramp up ties with Japan and the United States is a "sovereign choice&quo...
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In a rebel-held Myanmar town, fragile unity pushes junta to the brink
By Panu Wongcha-um MYAWADDY, Myanmar (Reuters) -Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from th...
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Polish president meets privately with Trump in New York
WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish President Andrzej Duda said he met privately with former U.S. President and Republican presidential ...
1h ago
China foreign minister says Beijing and Jakarta want regional peace and stability
JAKARTA (Reuters) - China and Indonesia want to maintain peace and stability in the region, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi ...
1h ago
Sydney's Bondi Westfield mall reopens for tributes after fatal stabbings
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney's Bondi Westfield mall on Thursday reopened for the first time since a man with a ...
2h ago
Business
EU leaders to hear shake-up needed to match global rivals
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will hear on Thursday how the bloc could act to catch up to ...
49m ago
Analysis-Tesla tries legal 'Band-Aid' to revive Musk's huge pay deal
By Tom Hals and Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Tesla and Elon Musk are seizing upon an obscure provision in corporate law to attempt ...
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Walmart-backed Ibotta targets up to $2.7 billion valuation in US IPO
(Reuters) - Walmart-backed digital marketing company Ibotta will likely raise $577.3 million at a valuation of $2.67 billion,...
1h ago
China's Huawei to start selling Pura 70 smartphones
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese technology conglomerate Huawei said it would start selling Pura 70 ultra and Pura 70 Pro smartpho...
2h ago
Oil inches up after U.S. reimposes Venezuela oil sanctions
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early trade on Thursday, slightly paring the previous session's losse...
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Politics
Yellen calls Republican delays in approving Ukraine aid inexcusable
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday underscored the Bi...
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Columbia University president takes heat at congressional antisemitism hearing
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday accused Columbia University's president of failin...
9h ago
Microsoft finds Russian influence operations targeting U.S. election have slowly begun
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Wednesday it found Russian online campaigns aimed at influencing the outcome of t...
12h ago
US Senate expected to swiftly end Mayorkas impeachment
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday is expected to make...
18h ago
Arizona Democrats seek to repeal 1864 abortion ban, but need Republican help
By Liliana Salgado and Daniel Trotta PHOENIX (Reuters) - Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday will ...
18h ago
Health
23andMe CEO Wojcicki considering taking firm private, filing shows
(Reuters) - 23andMe co-founder and chief executive Anne Wojcicki is considering making an offer to buy the genetics testing c...
1h ago
FDA classifies recall of Boston Scientific device as 'most serious'
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified a recall of Boston Scientific's device used to block...
9h ago
Italy's ruling coalition accused of attacking abortion rights
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's right-wing ruling coalition faces opposition accusations of trying to limit abortion rights with a p...
12h ago
Vanda Pharmaceuticals rejects takeover proposal from Future Pak
(Reuters) - Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc on Wednesday said it is rejecting a takeover proposal from Future Pak, a privately-held...
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Most doses of Lilly's Mounjaro and Zepbound in limited availability, US FDA says
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration website showed that most doses of Eli Lilly's diabetes drug Mounjaro and we...
15h ago
Science
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...
10h ago
Head of Russian space agency says work under way on modernised Angara rocket
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on a modernised Angara-A5M rocket capable of launching manned spacecraft, and plans to l...
12h ago
Astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that o...
Apr 16, 2024
Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jolt. Coffee un...
Apr 16, 2024
Australia's Juukan Gorge yields up rare Tasmanian Devil tooth
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Archaeologists surveying the Juukan Gorge rock shelter in Western Australia that was destroyed by Rio T...
Apr 16, 2024
Technology
China's Huawei to start selling Pura 70 smartphones
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese technology conglomerate Huawei said it would start selling Pura 70 ultra and Pura 70 Pro smartpho...
2h ago
South Korea's LG Electronics plans to raise up to $1 billion with dollar bonds, sources say
By Scott Murdoch and Joyce Lee SYDNEY (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics is aiming to raise up to $1 billion in a dolla...
2h ago
Micron set to get $6 billion in chip grants from US, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) -Memory chip maker Micron Technology is set to get more than $6 billion in grants from the U.S. Commerce Department...
4h ago
Fintech startup Ramp raises $150 million as valuation recovers
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - Ramp, a developer of finance and expense management software for companies, has raised $150 million...
5h ago
New Cadence supercomputers aim to speed creation of chips, software
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Cadence Design Systems on Wednesday introduced the latest version of supercomputer based around...
7h ago
Entertainment
Bon Jovi docuseries allows peek at band's private history
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Rockers Bon Jovi open up about their 40-year career in the new docuseries "Thank You...
6h ago
British actor Hugh Grant settles privacy lawsuit against publisher of the Sun - court documents
LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of The Sun tabloid newspaper over cla...
18h ago
Statue to Tony Blair honours "Tonibler" cult in Kosovo
By Fatos Bytyci FERIZAJ, Kosovo (Reuters) - As sculptor Agon Qosa put some of the finishing touches to a statue of Tony Blair...
Apr 16, 2024
Russia adds director and playwright to 'terrorists and extremists' list
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian theatre director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk have been added to an officia...
Apr 15, 2024
Ritchie's tale of ungentlemanly warfare aims to be fun
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - With his latest movie "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare", which is inspire...
Apr 15, 2024