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Lithuania's Nauseda wins first round of presidential election

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda appeared on track to secure his second and final term in office after the first round of voting on Sunday, following a campaign

Lithuania's Nauseda wins first round of presidential election

Water, water everywhere ... most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak

Most residents near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England were told their tap water is safe to drink again after a parasite sickened more than 45 people

Water, water everywhere ... most is now safe to drink in an English village after parasite outbreak

Kansas City Fed sets Jackson Hole conference dates Aug 22-24

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City on Wednesday said its annual central banking conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, will take place from Aug. 22-24.

Kansas City Fed sets Jackson Hole conference dates Aug 22-24

Union offering Boeing representatives training on U.S. whistleblower laws

A Boeing engineering union said on Thursday it will offer its representatives training on U.S. whistleblower laws for the first time, following concerns that its members lack adequate

Union offering Boeing representatives training on U.S. whistleblower laws

Hershey faces larger lawsuit over missing designs on Reese's candies

Hershey is facing a renewed, larger lawsuit claiming it misled consumers about the amount of artistic detail they would find on several Reese's peanut butter candies

Hershey faces larger lawsuit over missing designs on Reese's candies

Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms

Thousands of people in the Houston area faced sweltering heat without power on Saturday following severe storms that claimed at least seven lives, according to local media and the National

Houston area grapples with heat, power cuts after major storms

In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach

Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason

In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach

Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender people mentally ill

Hundreds of protesters in Peru's capital marched on Friday to demand the scrapping of a new law that describes transgender people, among others, as having a mental illness so they can

Peru protesters slam new insurance law that deems transgender people mentally ill

SocGen's weak prospects in French retail hits shares

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) -Societe Generale shares fell more than 5% on Friday after the bank's CFO flagged that net interest income in 2024 from the group's French retail business would be

SocGen's weak prospects in French retail hits shares

Armed robbers hit luxury store in Paris reported to be 'Jeweler to the Stars'

French police are hunting for armed robbers who hit a jewelry store on one of Paris’ poshest streets

Armed robbers hit luxury store in Paris reported to be 'Jeweler to the Stars'

Mexico heat wave melts temperature records in ten cities, including Mexico City

Ten cities in Mexico registered record-high temperatures in 10 cities, including the capital, authorities said on Friday, amid a searing heat wave that has prompted blackouts

Mexico heat wave melts temperature records in ten cities, including Mexico City

Trump receives NRA endorsement as he vows to protect gun rights

Former President Donald Trump has urged gun owners to vote in the 2024 election as he addressed thousands of members of the National Rifle Association, which officially endorsed him just before Trump took the stage at their annual meeting in Texas

Trump receives NRA endorsement as he vows to protect gun rights

Panthers reach Eastern Conference final for second straight year, eliminating Bruins in 6 games

The Florida Panthers will play the New York Rangers for a spot in the Stanley Cup Final

Panthers reach Eastern Conference final for second straight year, eliminating Bruins in 6 games

Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid

Seize the Grey has won the Preakness Stakes for 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D

Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid

Democrat Alsobrooks wins Maryland US Senate primary, Jan 6 rioter loses in W. Virginia

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks won a U.S.

Democrat Alsobrooks wins Maryland US Senate primary, Jan 6 rioter loses in W. Virginia

US Southwest and Texas at risk of power shortfalls this summer, regulator says

The U.S.

US Southwest and Texas at risk of power shortfalls this summer, regulator says

For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change

States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services

For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to change

Parents of German-Israeli woman whose body found in Gaza thankful to have a grave

German-Israeli Shani Louk's father says that finally laying his daughter to rest will be a gift after her body was recovered from

Parents of German-Israeli woman whose body found in Gaza thankful to have a grave

Trump pledges to 'roll back' Biden gun rules, fire ATF chief at NRA rally

By Gram Slattery DALLAS (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to unravel gun regulations put in place by Democratic President Joe Biden during a lengthy speech to the

Trump pledges to 'roll back' Biden gun rules, fire ATF chief at NRA rally

German police clear pro-Palestinian camp at Berlin university

German police cleared a pro-Palestinian protest camp on Tuesday at a courtyard of the Freie Universitaet Berlin, which had called for a stop to Israel's military

German police clear pro-Palestinian camp at Berlin university

Indonesia's toll rises to 62 from deadly Sumatra floods, 25 still missing

By Aidil Ichlas TANAH DATAR, Indonesia (Reuters) -The death toll from weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province rose to 62 on Wednesday, authorities said, while rescuers

Indonesia's toll rises to 62 from deadly Sumatra floods, 25 still missing

Gazprom CEO Miller is in Iran as Putin prepares to visit China

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller is on a working visit to Iran, the company said on Wednesday, just as President Vladimir Putin prepares to visit China with a high-level delegation for

Gazprom CEO Miller is in Iran as Putin prepares to visit China

Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable

The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been ordered to remain behind bars

Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable

US flag is sacred, White House says, amid flap involving Supreme Court's Alito

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -A report about a U.S. flag flying upside-down in January 2021 outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home caused a furor in Washington, with the White House saying on

US flag is sacred, White House says, amid flap involving Supreme Court's Alito

Man who attacked Pelosi's husband with hammer gets 30 years in prison

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -The man who broke into former U.S.

Man who attacked Pelosi's husband with hammer gets 30 years in prison
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