Today: May 03, 2024
Today: May 03, 2024

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Why did bill to stem ‘foreign influence’ trigger protests in Georgia over country's media freedom?

Georgia has been engulfed by huge protests triggered by a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union

Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country's faith and culture

An extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka this Orthodox Easter season

The unexpected, under-the-radar Senate race in Michigan that could determine control of the chamber

The retirement of Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow has opened a Senate seat in Michigan

Colombia breaks diplomatic ties with Israel but its military relies on key Israeli-built equipment

Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce it will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its military campaign in Gaza

NASA astronauts arrive for Boeing's first human spaceflight

The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing's first human spaceflight have arrived in Florida for their May launch

For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad

From its earliest days, the Soviet Union’s intelligence services — whether known as the Cheka or the names of any of its successor agencies like the KGB — kept the government in power by pursuing its opponents no matter where they lived

As hip-hop grows in China, its performers seek a voice that reflects their lived experiences

In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation’s entertainment industry

A tornado hit an Oklahoma newsroom built in the 1920s. The damage isn't stopping the presses

A weekly newspaper in a rural Oklahoma community was at the center of a path of destruction

Nearly 2,200 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses

Police have arrested nearly 2,200 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks

Factbox-Trump's overlapping legal and political calendars

(Reuters) - Donald Trump faces a crowded calendar this year as the Republican former president campaigns to win back the White House in the U.S. election while defending himself in four criminal cases

Factbox-The legal troubles of former US President Donald Trump

(Reuters) - Donald Trump faces an array of legal troubles in criminal and civil cases while he seeks to regain the presidency as the Republican candidate challenging Democratic President Joe Biden in

Sri Lanka's inflation drops to 2.5% in March

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation rate dropped to 2.5% in March from 5.1% in February, official data showed on Monday, as the impact of a higher sales tax needed to meet targets

Morning Bid: Big Tech swoons as Q1s lurk, Nvidia decimated

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The so-called 'Magnificent 7' of U.S. megacap tech stocks has retreated sharply as first-quarter earnings updates kick off this week,

Trump's $130,000 hush money payment and the path to his criminal trial

By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Opening statements are set to take place on Monday in Donald Trump's hush money case, the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president.

Exclusive-ECB governors fear Fed-style 'dot plot' would invite political pressure, sources say

By Francesco Canepa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European Central Bank governors fear publishing their interest rate forecasts would invite pressure from governments trying to gauge if their central banker

Powell's 'restrictive' emphasis maximizes Fed flexibility: McGeever

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -Central bankers choose their words carefully, so recent comments from the Federal Reserve's two most senior policymakers that U.S. monetary policy could

Universities take steps to prevent pro-Palestinian protest disruptions of graduation ceremonies

Some U.S. universities with weekend graduation ceremonies are taking steps to keep a lid on possible disruptions

China is sending a probe to get samples from the less-explored far side of the moon

China is preparing to launch a lunar probe that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side

Kremlin critics say Russia is targeting its foes abroad with killings, poisonings and harassment

Since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, attacks and harassment of Russians abroad have been blamed on Moscow’s intelligence operatives across Europe and elsewhere

Pfizer vs Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in UK

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer and BioNTech asked a London court to revoke rival Moderna's patents over technology key to the development of vaccines for COVID-19, as the latest leg of a

Bank of England's Haskel says looser labour market key for 2% inflation

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -More slack in Britain's labour market is needed to be confident that inflation will stay at 2%, Bank of England policymaker Jonathan Haskel said on Tuesday.

Exclusive-China acquired recently banned Nvidia chips in Super Micro, Dell servers, tenders show

By Eduardo Baptista, Fanny Potkin and Max A.

On first day of Trump hush money trial, prosecutors say he corrupted 2016 election

By Jack Queen, Luc Cohen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York prosecutors said on the first day of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial that the former president broke the law and

As China's Xi Jinping visits Europe, Ukraine, trade and investment are likely to top the agenda

Ukraine, trade and investment are expected to dominate Chinese leader Xi Jinping's first trip to Europe in five years, which starts in France on Monday

US Supreme Court scrutinizes anti-camping laws used against the homeless

By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.

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