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First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a n...
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Spreading Western Canada wildfire prompts thousands to evacuate
TORONTO (Reuters) - The season's first major wildfire continued to burn across Western Canada as firefighters tamed the fast ...
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Death toll from rains in Brazil's south reaches 143, govt announces emergency spending
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, the local civil d...
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Roger Corman, influential B-movie king who nurtured great directors, dies at 98
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Low-budget cinema maestro Roger Corman, who cranked out hundreds of outrageous films ov...
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Seinfeld speech at Duke commencement prompts walkout protesting his support for Israel
(Reuters) - Dozens of students walked out of Duke University's commencement ceremony on Sunday as some chanted "free Pal...
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National Sports
Red Sox activate RHP Brayan Bello from 15-day IL
The Boston Red Sox reinstated right-hander Brayan Bello from the 15-day injured list to start Sunday's game against the visit...
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Tennis-Tabilo beats Djokovic in massive upset at Italian Open
(Reuters) -Chile's Alejandro Tabilo claimed the biggest win of his career when he beat world number one Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-...
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MLB roundup: Pirates power past Cubs in Paul Skenes' debut
Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his highly anticipated major league debut and the Pittsburgh Pirates h...
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Basketball-No more 'business as usual' for WNBA, as Clark and other rookies in spotlight
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - A star-studded draft class headlined by the record-smashing Caitlin Clark is set to rock ...
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Broncos first-round QB Bo Nix signs rookie contract
Denver Broncos first-round draft pick Bo Nix signed his four-year rookie contract. The team announced the signing but not the...
May 11, 2024
World
Turkey's Erdogan says U.S., Europe not doing enough to pressure Israel into Gaza truce
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States and European countries were not doi...
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Spreading Western Canada wildfire prompts thousands to evacuate
TORONTO (Reuters) - The season's first major wildfire continued to burn across Western Canada as firefighters tamed the fast ...
1h ago
Georgian PM vows to pass 'foreign agent' bill next week after thousands protest
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed on Sunday to push ahead with a law on "foreign agent...
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Ukraine's first lady makes her premier visit to Belgrade
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Belgrade on Sunday, the first visit by a top Ukrainian di...
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Death toll from rains in Brazil's south reaches 143, govt announces emergency spending
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, the local civil d...
1h ago
Business
Chinese companies win more bids to explore for Iraq oil and gas
By Moayed Kenany, Adam Makary and Timour Azhari BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Chinese companies won five more bids to explore Iraqi oil ...
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British newspaper groups warn Apple over ad-blocking plans, FT reports
(Reuters) -British newspaper groups have warned Apple that any move to impose a so-called "web eraser" tool to bloc...
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France wins jobs at Morgan Stanley and other investments ahead of key summit
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - France said Morgan Stanley would open a new European office in Paris, while two other co...
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Australia says inflation could ease to RBA target range by year end
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government, preparing to announce the federal budget, said on Sunday inflation could moderate ...
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Pfizer and AstraZeneca announce new investments of nearly $1 billion in France
PARIS (Reuters) - Leading healthcare companies Pfizer and AstraZeneca announced on Sunday new investments in France worth a t...
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Politics
Nikki Haley under active consideration by Trump campaign to be running mate, Axios reports
(Reuters) - Nikki Haley is under active consideration by Donald Trump's campaign to be his running mate, Axios reported on Sa...
May 11, 2024
Senator Warren chides US Treasury for slow progress in tackling racial discrimination
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren this week called on the Treasury Department to more swi...
May 10, 2024
Biden's Israel weapons pause won't dent Gaza protests, organizers say
By Nandita Bose, Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to pause shipment...
May 10, 2024
US CFTC seeks to ban derivatives bets on elections, calamities
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday was poised to propose a...
May 10, 2024
US bill to restrict WuXi AppTec, Chinese biotechs revised to give more time to cut ties
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -A new version of a bill that would restrict U.S. business with certain Chinese biotechnology com...
May 10, 2024
Health
Fresenius Medical sees up to 2% US dialysis growth by year-end
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The number of kidney dialysis sessions provided by Fresenius Medical Care in its top market, the United...
May 11, 2024
Final tests of US dairy samples are negative for bird flu virus, US FDA says
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Final testing of U.S. retail dairy samples came back negative for viable H5N1 bird flu virus, the Food an...
May 10, 2024
Roughly 1 in 8 US adults have taken GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, poll shows
(Reuters) - About one in eight adults have taken a drug belonging to the GLP-1 class of medications for weight loss and relat...
May 10, 2024
US to provide nearly $200 million to contain bird flu spread on dairy farms
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Friday it will provide nearly $200 million to fight t...
May 10, 2024
Italy updates IVF rules to allow access for widowed or separated women
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Health Ministry has updated its guidelines on medically assisted reproduction, allowing access for w...
May 10, 2024
Science
Musk sees fourth flight of SpaceX's Starship in 3-5 weeks
(Reuters) -SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, wil...
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Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an a...
May 08, 2024
SpaceX's unit Starlink secures Indonesia operating permit
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The satellite unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, has secured a permit to operate in Indonesia, its com...
May 08, 2024
Russia starts developing nuclear power unit for joint lunar station with China, RIA says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has started developing a nuclear power plant for its planned joint lunar station with China, the RI...
May 08, 2024
First crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner capsule targeted for May 17
(Reuters) - The target launch date for the long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing Co's new Starliner Space capsule h...
May 08, 2024
Technology
South Korea prepares support package worth over $7 billion for chip industry
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is readying plans for a support package for chip investments and research worth more than 10 tr...
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Apple's New Jersey store workers vote against unionizing, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) - Workers at Apple's store in Short Hills, New Jersey, have voted against unionizing, Bloomberg News reported on Sa...
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Arm Holdings plans to launch AI chips in 2025, Nikkei reports
(Reuters) - SoftBank Group's Arm Holdings plans to develop artificial-intelligence chips, seeking to launch the first product...
19h ago
Musk's X Corp loses lawsuit against Israeli data-scraping company
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit in which Elon Musk's X Corp accused an Israeli data-scraping...
May 10, 2024
Elon Musk says Tesla will spend $500 million to expand charging network
(Reuters) - Tesla will spend more than $500 million to expand its fast-charging network, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, days a...
May 10, 2024
Entertainment
Seinfeld speech at Duke commencement prompts walkout protesting his support for Israel
(Reuters) - Dozens of students walked out of Duke University's commencement ceremony on Sunday as some chanted "free Pal...
3h ago
Factbox-Switzerland won Eurovision's jury vote, while viewers favoured Croatia, Israel
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Swiss artist Nemo won the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating 24 rivals...
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Swedish host city braces for Eurovision final and fresh protest
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Swedish host city Malmo geared up for the Eurovision grand final on Satu...
May 11, 2024
Dutch artist misses Eurovision rehearsal after 'incident', organisers say
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Dutch singer Joost Klein was missing from Friday's rehearsals of the Eurovision Song Contest follow...
May 10, 2024
Beach Boys book covers 60 years of sun, surf and Good Vibrations
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - The Beach Boys share their story in a new book chronicling their rise from a small garage b...
May 10, 2024