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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

Azerbaijan's Aliyev rejects criticism over journalists' arrests

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

US explores AI to train immigration officers on talking to refugees

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

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

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

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

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

Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to deter the West

Oil settles down on US jobs data, steepest weekly loss in 3 months

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Friday, and posted their steepest weekly loss in three months as investors weighed weak U.S. jobs data and possible timing of a Federal

Oil settles down on US jobs data, steepest weekly loss in 3 months

Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine

By Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy system as the country

Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine

World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in which every month set a temperature record, the European Union's climate

World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April

Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days

A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening nearly a week after she escaped with three other zebras from a trailer near Seattle

Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days

Meta to expand AI image generation offerings for ads

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said on Tuesday it was expanding its suite of generative AI ads products to offer tools that can automatically create

Meta to expand AI image generation offerings for ads

Biden signs new memo to boost security of US critical infrastructure

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a new national security memorandum to boost the resilience of U.S. critical infrastructure, replacing a decade-old

Biden signs new memo to boost security of US critical infrastructure

Boeing's first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad rocket valve

Boeing's first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad valve in the rocket

Boeing's first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad rocket valve

Euro zone inflation steady in April, reinforcing ECB rate cut case

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation held steady as expected in April but a crucial indicator on underlying price pressures slowed, solidifying an already strong case for the European Central

Euro zone inflation steady in April, reinforcing ECB rate cut case

More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total

A record 30% of global electricity was generated from renewables in 2023, according to a report released by Ember, a think tank based in London

More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total

US military pier for Gaza to shift construction because of weather

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it was temporarily pausing the offshore construction of a maritime pier because of weather conditions and instead would continue building it at

US military pier for Gaza to shift construction because of weather

Japan's yen climbs against US dollar amid signs of intervention

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, Karen Brettell and Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen soared against the U.S dollar late on Wednesday, as market participants suspected Japan's monetary

Japan's yen climbs against US dollar amid signs of intervention

US electric utility Sempra's profit falls 17% in first quarter

(Reuters) -Sempra Energy posted a 17% drop in first-quarter profit on Tuesday as it logged sharply lower revenue from its natural gas operations, although increases in its Texas power business helped

US electric utility Sempra's profit falls 17% in first quarter

Geely, Foretellix partner to jump-start self driving car development

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Chinese automaker Geely and Israeli auto safety technology startup Foretellix formed a strategic partnership to accelerate safe large-scale development of self-driving vehicles,

Geely, Foretellix partner to jump-start self driving car development

Indian state says yoga guru misled public with COVID, other cures

By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian state has accused yoga guru Baba Ramdev of criminal misconduct for promoting his traditional ayurvedic medicine as a cure for COVID-19 because it

Indian state says yoga guru misled public with COVID, other cures

US seeks information from Tesla on how it developed and verified whether Autopilot recall worked

Federal safety investigators want Tesla to tell them how it developed the fix in a recall of more than 2 million vehicles with the company’s Autopilot partially automated driving system

US seeks information from Tesla on how it developed and verified whether Autopilot recall worked

Axel Springer to migrate some cloud applications to Microsoft's Azure

(Reuters) - Global news publisher Axel Springer will migrate some of its cloud-based applications to Microsoft's Azure and work with the firm on bolstering its AI capabilities, the companies said on

Axel Springer to migrate some cloud applications to Microsoft's Azure

Chipmaker Intel falls as AI competition hurts forecast

(Reuters) -Intel shares slumped more than 12% on Friday after a downbeat forecast signaled that the boom in AI was diverting enterprise spending away from its traditional data center chips.

Chipmaker Intel falls as AI competition hurts forecast

Dow sees quarterly sales below estimates over weak consumer durables demand

By Sourasis Bose (Reuters) -Chemicals maker Dow forecast second-quarter sales below expectations on Thursday amid weak demand for consumer durables and continuing uncertainty over the health of

Dow sees quarterly sales below estimates over weak consumer durables demand

Analysis-Powell's soothing tone may not be enough for inflation-spooked markets

By David Randall and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's reassuring message following the central bank’s monetary policy meeting may not calm frazzled U.S.

Analysis-Powell's soothing tone may not be enough for inflation-spooked markets

Analysis-Japan faces a tough tug-of-war with yen bears

By Ankur Banerjee and Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japan appears to have bought some time and respite for a tumbling yen through its latest bursts of suspected , yet it has also set itself up for a

Analysis-Japan faces a tough tug-of-war with yen bears
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