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National
US job growth beats expectations in November; unemployment rate at 4.6%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth rebounded in November after nonfarm payrolls declined in Oct...
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Swedish greenhouse gas emissions on rise again after government relaxes fuels policy, data shows
STOCKHOLM, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Sweden's greenhouse gas emissions rose 7% in 2024, reversing a downtrend in recent years, after...
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From pulpit to turntables: Portugal's 'DJ Priest' brings his message to Latin America
By Daniel Becerril MONTERREY, Mexico, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Under sweeping stage lights in Monterrey, Mexico, a packed dance flo...
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Trump's $300 million White House ballroom makeover faces day in court
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's plan to build a $300 million ballroom on White House grounds faces an...
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JD Vance tours Pennsylvania to make economic case amid inflation concerns
By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will travel to Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley ...
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National Sports
NBA roundup: Jazz overcome Cooper Flagg's historic outing for Mavs
Keyonte George scored 37 points -- his second straight 30-plus-point game -- and dished out six assists while leading the Uta...
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Cooper Flagg makes history with 42, but Mavs fall to Jazz in OT
Keyonte George scored 37 points -- his second straight 30-plus-point game -- and dished out six assists while leading the Uta...
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Steelers maintain Monday magic, eliminate Dolphins
Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and Kenneth Gainwell amassed 126 scrimmage yards to help the host Pittsburgh Steeler...
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NHL roundup: Senators get late equalizer, top Jets in OT
After Jake Sanderson tied it with a goal late in regulation, Brady Tkachuk scored 2:11 into overtime as the Ottawa Senators r...
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Braves land SS Ha-Seong Kim on 1-year, $20M deal
Ha-Seong Kim, who joined the Atlanta Braves late last season, will stick around for at least one more year. The 30-year-old f...
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World
UK's Starmer orders probe into foreign election interference after ex-Reform politician jailed, Times reports
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has ordered a probe into foreign election int...
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Hong Kong leader raised Jimmy Lai conviction in meeting with China leader
HONG KONG, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday he raised the conviction of pro-democracy campaigner Ji...
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Russia adds Deutsche Welle to 'undesirable organisation' list
MOSCOW, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Russia's Ministry of Justice has labelled German media outlet Deutsche Welle an &...
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From pulpit to turntables: Portugal's 'DJ Priest' brings his message to Latin America
By Daniel Becerril MONTERREY, Mexico, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Under sweeping stage lights in Monterrey, Mexico, a packed dance flo...
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Leonardo denies liability for helicopter crash that killed Leicester City owner
By Sam Tobin LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Italy's Leonardo has denied liability for the 2018 helicopter crash which killed Thai...
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Business
US retail sales unexpectedly unchanged in October
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales were unexpectedly flat in October, though consumer spending appears to have ...
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US job growth beats expectations in November; unemployment rate at 4.6%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth rebounded in November after nonfarm payrolls declined in Oct...
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Futures turn positive after jobs data
Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures turned positive on Tuesday, as investors assessed a long-delayed jobs report...
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Data analytics firm Databricks valued at $134 billion in latest funding round
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Databricks said on Tuesday it has raised more than $4 billion in a funding round, which valued the da...
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US Treasury's Bessent: Kevin Warsh and Kevin Hassett both qualified for Fed
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Both former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh and White House economic adviser Kevin H...
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Politics
JD Vance tours Pennsylvania to make economic case amid inflation concerns
By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will travel to Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley ...
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USDA must give states more time to implement new food aid restrictions, judge rules
(Corrects day of the week in paragraph 1) By Nate Raymond Dec 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. President...
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Trump says he will sign executive order classifying fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction'
Dec 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would sign and executive order classifying ...
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Trump mocks Rob Reiner, suggests without evidence his liberal politics led to his death
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday mocked Rob Reiner, the slain actor and movie di...
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US launches campaign to hire AI engineers for federal roles
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has launched a campaign to hire 1,000 engineers into federal gov...
Dec 15, 2025
Health
Pfizer forecasts 2026 profit below expectations on lower COVID product sales
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Pfizer on Tuesday forecast 2026 profit below Wall Street estimates as it expects a steep drop in sales of ...
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South Korea's ADEL signs up to $1.04 billion Alzheimer's drug development deal with Sanofi
Dec 16 (Reuters) - South Korea-based ADEL said late on Monday that it has entered a $1.04 billion partnership with Frenc...
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FDA has no plans to put most serious warning on COVID vaccines, Bloomberg News reports
Dec 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has no plans to put a "black box" warning...
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Trump says he is considering executive order to reclassify marijuana
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering signing an executive ...
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US FDA sends warning letters to Walmart, Target for selling recalled baby formula
Dec 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to four major retailers for continuing to s...
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Science
Russia says damaged launch pad crucial to its space programme will be fixed by February
MOSCOW, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Russia's space agency said on Tuesday that work was underway to repair a damaged launch pad at the...
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Italy crafts lab-grown snacks with fruit residues, plant cells and a 3D printer
ROME, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks with lab-grown plant cells and fruit residues, produ...
Dec 15, 2025
Analysis-Musk's Mars mission adds risk to red-hot SpaceX IPO
By Joey Roulette, Ross Kerber and Echo Wang WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Investors eyeing SpaceX's potential blockbuster IP...
Dec 12, 2025
Bezos' Blue Origin working on orbital data center technology, WSJ reports
Dec 10 (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' aerospace firm Blue Origin has been working for over a year on the necessary technology for ar...
Dec 10, 2025
Oldest evidence of human fire-making discovered at site in England
By Will Dunham Dec 10 (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered the oldest-known evidence of fire-making by prehistoric humans i...
Dec 10, 2025
Technology
Data analytics firm Databricks valued at $134 billion in latest funding round
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Databricks said on Tuesday it has raised more than $4 billion in a funding round, which valued the da...
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Business leaders agree AI is the future. They just wish it worked right now
By Deepa Seetharaman, Supantha Mukherjee and Krystal Hu SAN FRANCISCO/STOCKHOLM, Dec 16 - Last spring, CellarTracker, a wine-...
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Rising chip costs to push global smartphone shipments down in 2026, Counterpoint says
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Global smartphone shipments are expected to decline 2.1% next year as rising chip costs are likely to impa...
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TotalEnergies wins 21-year deal to power Google data centres in Malaysia
Dec 16 (Reuters) - France's TotalEnergies said on Tuesday it had signed a 21-year power supply deal with Alphabet's Goog...
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App developers urge EU action on Apple fee practices
Dec 16 (Reuters) - A coalition of 20 app developers and consumer groups on Tuesday called upon European regulators to enforce...
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Entertainment
Eurovision host says it will not drown out any boos during Israel's performance
By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The host broadcaster of the next Eurovision Song Contest, Austria's ORF, will n...
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Nick Reiner in custody, LA sheriff's office booking information shows
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested on Sunday evening and was being held on $4 mill...
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Netflix says its position on deal with Warner Bros Discovery unchanged
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Netflix's decision to acquire assets from Warner Bros Discovery has not changed, its co-CEOs Greg Peters a...
Dec 15, 2025
India's Oscar entry 'Homebound' tells true story of hardships and hopes
By Hanna Rantala LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A decade after making his feature film debut with acclaimed drama "Masaan&qu...
Dec 15, 2025
'Fallout' TV series to explore 'New Vegas' lore in second season
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Get ready to head back to the wasteland of the Mojave Desert. "Fall...
Dec 15, 2025






