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K-pop's profligate CD output draws fire as South Korea hosts plastic waste talks
By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop music may be South Korea's buzziest export but the industry needlessl...
2h ago
New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal
By William James, Simon Jessop and Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) -The United Nations climate body published on Thursday fresh ...
5h ago
Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wedn...
5h ago
Duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in Sotheby's art auction
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 m...
6h ago
US says 13.5 tons of deadly gas released at Texas refinery in Oct incident
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said on Wednesday that 27,000 pounds (13.5 tons) of de...
8h ago
National Sports
Motor racing-Norris says he was probably not ready for F1 title battle
By Rory Carroll LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - McLaren's Lando Norris said he was probably not ready to challenge Max Verstappen for t...
2h ago
Swimming-Peaty in no rush to make 2028 decision after Paris frustrations
(Reuters) - Triple Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty said he is not ready to make a decision about competing at the 2028 L...
2h ago
Motor racing-F1 drivers 'a bit fed up' with FIA leadership - Russell
By Rory Carroll LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Formula One drivers were surprised by the sudden departure of race director Niels Witti...
2h ago
NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo (41) lifts Bucks past Bulls
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 of his 41 points in the third quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks pulled away in the final minute...
2h ago
Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Alabama downs No. 25 Illinois
Grant Nelson scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half and finished with eight rebounds and four blocked shots to help No....
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World
Kenya investigating how Uganda opposition figure was 'abducted'
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Kenya's government has said it was investigating how a prominent Ugandan opposition ...
14m ago
In Spain's Canaries, rescuers exhausted as new migrant routes open
By Joan Faus and Horaci Garcia VALVERDE, Spain (Reuters) - El Hierro, a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, is Europe's lates...
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U.S. backs Philippine forces in South China Sea with task force
MANILA (Reuters) - The U.S. military is supporting Philippine operations in the South China Sea via a special task force, a U...
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Taiwan says son of jailed former senior Chinese official Bo Xilai is visiting
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government said on Thursday that the son of jailed former senior Chinese leader Bo Xilai was visi...
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Russia says it shot down two British Storm Shadow missiles
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian air defences shot down two British Storm Shadow cruise missiles, Russia's defence ministry said on...
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Business
China's Baidu posts 3% fall in third-quarter revenue, meeting market view
(Reuters) -Baidu reported a 3% fall in third-quarter revenue on Thursday, meeting market estimates, as China's biggest intern...
1h ago
Commerzbank names new CFO amid UniCredit approach
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank on Thursday named Carsten Schmitt as its new chief financial officer, a crucial role at Ger...
1h ago
Rwanda central bank maintains key rate, sees inflation within target
KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda's central bank held its key interest rate at 6.5% on Thursday after cutting it at the last two rate ...
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Sri Lanka's inflation rate drops to minus 0.7% in October
(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation reached minus 0.7% year-on-year in October after easing to minus 0.2% in Sep...
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Indian opposition calls for Adani probe, Modi's BJP questions timing of US indictment
By Sakshi Dayal and Shilpa Jamkhandikar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian opposition parties demanded a probe on Thursday into all...
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Politics
Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wedn...
5h ago
Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon an...
10h ago
Trump planning to tap loyalist Vought to lead OMB, sources say
By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is planning to tap conservative loyalist Russel...
11h ago
Joe Biden turns 82 years old, a first for a sitting US president
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden turned 82 years old on Wednesday, an age milestone never before reached by a sitting com...
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Senators want Biden administration to back hiking mandatory pilot retirement age
(Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators including incoming Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday urged the Biden ad...
13h ago
Health
Novartis: launch of Morphosys drug by could be 2027 or later
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Novartis' CEO said on Thursday that the delayed launch of blood-cancer drug pelabresib from the takeove...
2h ago
Novartis raises annual sales guidance until 2028
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Novartis on Thursday raised its medium-term sales guidance, predicting 6% annual growth through 2028, d...
4h ago
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for...
6h ago
Jazz Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval for biliary tract cancer treatment
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jazz Pharmaceuticals' drug for the treatment of a type of biliary t...
9h ago
Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon an...
10h ago
Science
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for...
6h ago
Scientists announce progress toward ambitious atlas of human cells
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists unveiled on Wednesday the first blueprint of human skeletal development as t...
17h ago
Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it's unclear
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An unusual cluster of typhoons in the West Pacific and a series of powerful hurricanes...
23h ago
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists working in an international collaboration have tracked how the structure of ...
Nov 20, 2024
Spacex launches sixth Starship rocket from Texas
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its sixth Starship test flight to space on Tuesday from Texas, eyeing an array of imp...
Nov 19, 2024
Technology
Nvidia to build AI school in Indonesia, VP says
JAKARTA (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Nvidia plans to invest in several cities in Indonesia, including building a school focusin...
40m ago
China's Baidu posts 3% fall in third-quarter revenue, meeting market view
(Reuters) -Baidu reported a 3% fall in third-quarter revenue on Thursday, meeting market estimates, as China's biggest intern...
1h ago
South Korea's AI chip investor announces plan for share buybacks
SEOUL (Reuters) - SK Square, the holding company of SK Hynix, a maker of artificial intelligence chips, on Thursday announced...
2h ago
Factbox-US prosecutors demand Google divest Chrome to end search monopoly
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday argued to a judge that Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data, and search ...
2h ago
North Korea hackers behind 2019 $42 million Ethereum heist, South Korea police say
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said on Thursday an investigation confirmed that hackers linked to North Korea's milita...
2h ago
Entertainment
K-pop's profligate CD output draws fire as South Korea hosts plastic waste talks
By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop music may be South Korea's buzziest export but the industry needlessl...
2h ago
Cirque du Soleil picks Berlin for first permanent European show
BERLIN (Reuters) - Cirque du Soleil will kick off its first permanent European show next year in Berlin's central Potsdamer P...
17h ago
Comcast to spin off some cable TV networks as streaming dominates
(Reuters) -Comcast plans to divest the bulk of its once-coveted NBCUniversal cable TV assets, including MSNBC and CNBC, as th...
19h ago
'Rust' gets low-key debut, honours cinematographer killed on set
By Malgorzata Wojtunik TORUN, Poland (Reuters) - Alec Baldwin's Western "Rust" premiered at a low-key Polish film f...
19h ago
One Direction stars join mourners at Liam Payne's funeral
By Ben Makori AMERSHAM, England (Reuters) - The former members of boy band "One Direction" were among the mourners ...
19h ago