Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Chukotka, Russia - EMSC
(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Chukotka, Russia, on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said. (Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing...
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Italy split on possible solar plant curbs that may jeopardise green goals
By Giuseppe Fonte and Francesca Landini ROME (Reuters) - Italy's rightwing coalition is split over a possible ban on the installation of solar panels on agricultural land, according to draft decrees and government officials, a move that could jeopa...
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Democrat Hakeem Jeffries steps up as House Republicans roast Johnson
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Democratic minority leader in a Republican-controlled House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries' influence is normally limited. This week, he may be the most powerful person in Congress. That is becaus...
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VP Harris announces more than $100 million to support auto workers
(Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced more than $100 million in funding and resources to support American auto workers and small auto suppliers. Historic contracts secured by the United Auto Workers with the Big Three De...
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ABC News President Kim Godwin steps down, memo says
(Reuters) - Kim Godwin decided to step down from her position as president of Disney-owned ABC News, the executive said in an internal memo seen by Reuters on Sunday night. No successor has been named for the position. "I have decided to retire fro...
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Trump accuses Biden of running 'Gestapo administration'
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump accused Democratic rival President Joe Biden of running a "Gestapo administration" in a private address to donors in which he also attacked prosecutors involved i...
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French bakers make world's longest baguette, beating Italy
PARIS (Reuters) - French bakers cooked the world's longest baguette on Sunday at 140.53 metres (461 ft), reclaiming a record for one of the nation's best-known emblems taken by Italy for five years. The baguette, about 235 times longer than the tra...
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Eurovision 2024 begins in Malmo with contestants' walk on 'Turquoise Carpet'
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Eurovision 2024 began in the Swedish city of Malmo on Sunday when 37 contenders walked the "Turquoise Carpet" amid heightened security and calls for boycotts due to Israel's participation. The 68th version of the song cont...
May 05, 2024
Los Angeles police begin clearing a USC pro-Palestinian encampment
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Los Angeles police in riot gear swarmed a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early on Sunday to clear away demonstrators, after warning everyone to leave the area or be arrested, officials ...
May 05, 2024
Bangladesh reopens schools as searing temperatures drop
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday and classes were continuing over the weekend after a searing heatwave a week ago that suspended lessons as the country baked in temperatures that surged to well over 40 degrees...
May 05, 2024
Ex-US Capitol cop, Jan. 6 rioter's runs for Congress illustrate a divided America
By Richard Cowan ELLICOTT CITY, Maryland (Reuters) - A former U.S. Capitol police officer who defended lawmakers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and a man who served time in prison for joining the mob, could both be headed to Congress next year if ...
May 05, 2024
New York officials say Manhattan synagogues got fake bomb threats
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - At least four synagogues in Manhattan received bomb threats on Saturday but none were deemed credible by the New York Police Department, a city official said. Manhattan Borough President Mark D. Levine said on X the ...
May 05, 2024
Thousands of Madonna fans gather on Copacabana beach for free concert
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Thousands gathered on Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach on Saturday ahead of a free open-air concert by pop star Madonna that was expected to attract some 1.5 million people. The Brazilian show marks the end of Mad...
May 04, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protests briefly disrupt University of Michigan graduation
(Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly disrupted a commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan on Saturday while demonstrators faced off with police at the University of Virginia as U.S. colleges braced for more turmoil during gradu...
May 04, 2024
Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 56, some 70 still missing
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The death toll from rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 56, local authorities said on Saturday morning, while dozens still have not been accounted for. Rio Grande do Sul's civil defense authority ...
May 04, 2024
Explainer-How US campus protests over Gaza differ from Vietnam war era
By Andrea Shalal and Bianca Flowers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deep generational divide, anti-war protests on college campuses and a looming Chicago Democratic convention invite comparisons between today's protests against Israel's attacks in Gaza an...
May 04, 2024
Analysis-Trump vows to fight 'anti-white feeling' in US. His allies have a plan
By Gram Slattery and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's pledge to fight what he calls "anti-white feeling" in the U.S. will likely embolden allies who seek to dismantle government and corporate programs created to battle racism and ...
May 04, 2024
Europapa or Baby Lasagna? Contestants to look out for at Eurovision 2024
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Eurovision Song Contest, a music kitsch-fest watched by some 200 million people, kicks off in Malmö, Sweden on Sunday with its "turquoise carpet" gala, in what fans say is a wide-open year with hal...
May 04, 2024
Floods in Indonesia's South Sulawesi kill 14
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed 14 people in South Sulawesi, while 115 people were evacuated, the country's disaster management agency said on Saturday. The early morning floods in Luwuk Regency affecte...
May 04, 2024
New Zealand signs MOU with German institute on Antarctica cooperation
(Reuters) - New Zealand said on Saturday that its Antarctic agency signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute to foster cooperation between the two polar science bodies, amid China's growing presence in Antarctica....
May 04, 2024
Environmental journalism is increasingly dangerous profession, UN chief says
(Removes duplicate words in paragraph 3) By Juana Casas SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Journalists covering environmental issues have become increasingly targeted with violence as the world faces an unprecedented environmental emergency, U.N. Secretary-Gener...
May 03, 2024
Amid protests and police raids, US schools try to keep the peace at graduation
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - Ahead of the University of Michigan's commencement on Saturday, the school has trained staff volunteers in how to mitigate disruptions: a change from the usual duties of guiding guests around campus and showing them to th...
May 03, 2024
Haitians brace for more rain after downpours kill 13
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Heavy rains are expected to continue across Haiti on Friday, the national weather service said, after killing at least 13 people in the north and damaging thousands of homes. "If you live by a river, ravine or mountainsid...
May 03, 2024
Explainer-What is behind the pro-Palestinian protests at US universities?
(Reuters) - Student protests over the war in Gaza have swept the U.S. in past weeks, with police clearing a number of encampments, at times after confrontations between protesters and counter-protesters; other tent protests dismantled after univers...
May 03, 2024
Rains in southern Brazil kill at least 31, more than 70 still missing
(Reuters) - Heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 31 people, local authorities said on Friday, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens still have not been accounted for. More than 70 people were...
May 03, 2024