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Japan to start hunting fin whales after five years of commercial whaling
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimas...
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44-foot whale carcass on bow of cruise ship baffles NY authorities
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Marine conservationists and government scientists are seeking clues to the mystery of how a 44-fo...
2h ago
More Chinese jump through hoops, crawl under nets to foster ties with pets
By Nicoco Chan SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Dog trail races that allow people and their dogs to navigate off-road obstacle courses in...
4h ago
US FAA delaying start of new air traffic control rest requirements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it is delaying requiring air traffic controller...
5h ago
Summer power prices seen surging for Texas, falling in California
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Extreme heat and rising electricity demand are expected to drive up power prices in Texas this summer, w...
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National Sports
MLB roundup: Chris Sale, Braves blank Red Sox
Chris Sale threw six shutout innings and Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 win over the vis...
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Fever add 11 TV markets for Caitlin Clark's rookie season
Former Iowa standout Caitlin Clark is getting the Indiana Fever some more screen time. Twelve television markets will aid in ...
5h ago
Confidence boosted, Rory McIlroy targets fourth win at Wells Fargo
Three-time tournament champion Rory McIlroy headlines a field of just 69 players at this week's Wells Fargo Championship at Q...
5h ago
Baseball star Ohtani's ex-interpreter agrees to plead guilty to federal charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter has agreed to plead guilty to federal charg...
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Golf-Korda keeping it simple ahead of LPGA record attempt
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Nelly Korda is keeping it simple as she vies for a record sixth consecutive LPGA win this week ...
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World
Iran to change nuclear doctrine if existence threatened, adviser to Supreme Leader says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will have to change its nuclear doctrine if its existence is threatened by Israel, an adviser to Iran'...
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Syria shoots down Israeli missiles fired from Golan Heights towards Damascus outskirts
By Tala Ramadan DUBAI (Reuters) - Syrian air defences on Thursday shot down Israeli missiles fired from the Golan Heights tow...
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China's Xi Jinping in Hungary to discuss Ukraine, infrastructure
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Th...
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India's Modi skips election in Kashmir as critics dispute integration claims
By Krishn Kaushik and Fayaz Bukhari ANANTNAG, India (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is criss-crossing India in a mar...
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Ukrainian drones strike Russian fuel depot, officials say
(Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire and damaged several storage tanks at a fuel depot in Russia's Krasnodar r...
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Business
Country Garden says it aims to pay onshore coupons due Thursday by May 13
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) - Embattled Chinese developer Country Garden said it is unable to pay onshore coupons due on...
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Dollar holds its ground as key inflation data looms
By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held tight ranges against most peers on Thursday as traders awaited key U.S. inf...
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Philippine economy grows less expected than on weaker consumer spending
By Neil Jerome Morales and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine economy accelerated less than expected in the fir...
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China's April exports grow 1.5%, imports increase 8.4%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's April exports grew 1.5% year-on-year, while imports increased 8.4%, customs data showed on Thursd...
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BOJ will scrutinise weak yen in guiding monetary policy, says Governor Ueda
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank will scrutinise the yen's recent declin...
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Politics
House quickly defeats Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson
By David Morgan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday quickly defeated an eff...
7h ago
US Republicans target noncitizen voting, as Trump keeps up false voter fraud claims
By David Morgan and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a bill to ban noncitizen...
11h ago
Presidential candidate RFK Jr said he had a brain worm in 2012, New York Times reports
(Reuters) - Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a brain abnormality that he said doctors attrib...
13h ago
Legislative roadmap for AI is coming in weeks, Schumer says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday he would provide a roadmap for artificial intel...
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Five takeaways from Stormy Daniels' testimony at Donald Trump's trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stormy Daniels took the witness stand on Tuesday at Donald Trump's criminal trial and descr...
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Health
UK refuses to sign global vaccine treaty, The Telegraph reports
(Reuters) - Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organization's pandemic accord because the country says it would hav...
5h ago
Ascension warns of suspected cyberattack; clinical operations disrupted
(Reuters) - Hospital operator Ascension reported disruptions to its clinical operations on Wednesday due to a suspected cyber...
7h ago
US FDA recommends healthcare providers switch from Getinge's heart devices
(Reuters) - The U.S Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday recommended healthcare facilities transition away from using Ge...
11h ago
Google DeepMind unveils next generation of drug discovery AI model
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - Google Deepmind has unveiled the third major version of its "AlphaFold" artifi...
14h ago
Teva Pharm Q1 profit misses estimates, revenue risea
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries reported a smaller than expected rise in first-quarter ...
14h ago
Science
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...
13h ago
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...
16h ago
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...
22h ago
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
Timeline: Boeing's new Starliner set for first crewed flight to space station
(Reuters) - Two years after its initial unmanned journey to the International Space Station (ISS), Boeing's new Starliner ast...
May 07, 2024
Technology
Exclusive-Huawei's new phone uses more China-made parts, memory chip
By David Kirton and Brenda Goh SHENZHEN/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Huawei's latest high-end phone features more Chinese suppliers, ...
2h ago
Factbox: What is in Huawei's new Pura 70 smartphones
(Reuters) - Huawei's new high-end Pura 70 smartphone series quickly sold out after it was launched last month with analysts t...
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Disney, Warner Bros to offer streaming bundle of Disney+, Hulu and Max
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Walt Disney and Warner Bros Discovery will offer a bundle of the Disney+, Hulu and Max streaming servi...
5h ago
Bumble beats first-quarter revenue estimates, shares surge
(Reuters) -Bumble beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, a sign that its push for attracting paye...
7h ago
US confronts China over Volt Typhoon cyber espionage
By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. officials confronted the Chinese government in Beijing last month about a swe...
7h ago
Entertainment
Olympics-French rapper Jul lights Paris 2024 cauldron in Marseille
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Marseille-born French rapper Jul lit the Paris 2024 Olympic cauldron as the flame reached Frenc...
11h ago
Warner Bros Discovery plans new cost cuts, hike in Max price, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery is looking at additional opportunities for cost-cutting and raising prices for its Max strea...
12h ago
Russia's last Eurovision singer, now 'cancelled', still seeks to spread hope
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - The last singer to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest before it was...
14h ago
Isabelle Huppert to head Venice Film Festival jury
ROME (Reuters) - Isabelle Hubbert will head the main competition jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers said on...
17h ago
SXSW festival to launch European edition in London next year
LONDON (Reuters) - South by Southwest, the music, technology and film festival (SXSW) held annually in Austin, Texas is comin...
May 08, 2024