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LNG producer Cheniere's export volumes fuel core profit beat

(Reuters) -Top U.S. liquefied natural gas producer Cheniere Energy beat adjusted core profit estimates on Friday, as higher-than-expected export volumes countered lower natural gas prices.

China approves first gene-edited wheat in step to open up GM tech to food crops

By Mei Mei Chu BEIJING (Reuters) - China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing of genetically modified food crops.

Georgian NGO worker says she's fighting for her country's future

By Felix Light and Ali Kucukgocmen TBILISI (Reuters) - Mariam Tsertsvadze, the co-founder of an animal charity in the Georgian capital, has managed only three or four hours of sleep a night in the

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" artificial intelligence model, designed to help scientists design drugs and target disease

Dogs entering US must be 6 months old and microchipped to prevent spread of rabies, new rules say

New U.S. rules require all dogs coming into the U.S. to be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies

A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth's size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say

A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system

Drugmaker AbbVie expects Humira volume erosion to worsen

By Leroy Leo and Christy Santhosh (Reuters) -AbbVie expects a drop in sales volumes of its blockbuster arthritis drug Humira to deepen after recent changes by U.S. pharmacy benefit managers and as

Chevron posts Q1 profit beat with oil production gains

By Sabrina Valle and Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -Oil giant Chevron Corp beat estimates for first-quarter profit on Friday as higher production volumes in the U.S. helped offset a hit from weak natural

Bristol Myers posts quarterly loss, lays out $1.5 billion cost-saving plan

By Deena Beasley and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -Bristol Myers Squibb reported a first-quarter loss on Thursday as charges related to its acquisitions of Karuna Therapeutics, RayzeBio and Mirati

Severe storms batter the Midwest, including reported tornadoes that shredded a FedEx facility

Severe storms are battering parts of the Midwest with heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes that forecasters warn could spill out of the region

EU Commission eyeing exemptions for 'forever chemicals' ban, Welt reports

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Commission is planning to allow for wide-ranging exemptions from a proposed ban on substances known as PFAS, or "forever chemicals", to protect key industries,

High school students, frustrated by lack of climate education, press for change

Distress about the Earth’s future is driving many young people to act

Factbox-U.S. states where recreational marijuana is legal

(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is moving to make marijuana use a less serious crime, taking a step to reclassify the drug out of a category that includes heroin.

Estee Lauder tempers sales view despite US, China recovery

By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) -Estee Lauder lowered its annual organic sales estimate on persistent softness in mainland China's prestige beauty space, even as a demand rebound for its pricey

Elon Musk proposed to launch robotaxis in China during April visit, state media report says

BEIJING (Reuters) -Elon Musk proposed testing Tesla's advanced driver-assistance package in China by deploying it in robotaxis, during his recent visit to the country, the state-backed China Daily

China's BYD shows effects of price war with weaker first-quarter earnings

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD posted its weakest quarterly profit growth since 2022 on Monday while its revenue growth slowed to the lowest level in nearly four years, hit

Russia, Ukraine trade allegations of chemical weapons use

By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine have accused each other at the global chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague of using banned toxins on the battlefield, the organisation said

Toyota pilots EV pickup trucks in key Thai market

By Chayut Setboonsarng PATTAYA, Thailand (Reuters) - Toyota launched a public transport pilot on Thursday with nine fully electric Hilux Revo pickup trucks in Thailand, a key Southeast Asian

Iran and the UN nuclear agency are still discussing how to implement a 2023 deal on inspections

Iran and the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog are still negotiating over how to implement a deal struck last year to expand inspections of the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing atomic program

US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons

By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official on Thursday urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only humans, and never artificial intelligence

Azerbaijan's Aliyev rejects criticism over journalists' arrests

By Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Friday rejected criticism over the arrests of journalists and said the fact that people had access to the internet meant press

US explores AI to train immigration officers on talking to refugees

By Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is piloting artificial intelligence to train officers who review applicants for refugee status in the United

Exclusive-Ukraine examines N.Korean missile debris amid fears of Moscow-Pyongyang axis

By Tom Balmforth and David Gauthier-Villars KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian state prosecutors say they have examined debris from 21 of around 50 North Korean ballistic missiles launched by Russia between

In Bolivia's Andes, neighbors settle disputes with Tinku ritual combat

By Santiago Limachi SAN PEDRO DE MACHA, Bolivia (Reuters) - In the high altitude Bolivian town of San Pedro de Macha, hundreds of Indigenous Quechua men and women take to the streets for a ritual

Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to deter the West

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Monday it would practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as part of a military exercise after what the Moscow said were threats from

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