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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 ...
7h ago
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-ai...
9h ago
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 wh...
10h ago
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 authori...
18h ago
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 ...
20h ago
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 feelin...
21h ago
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 p...
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 w...
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...
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 b...
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, af...
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 encampm...
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 s...
May 03, 2024
Exiled Chinese businessman's chief-of-staff pleads guilty in US to fraud
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The chief of staff to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui pleaded guilty on Friday to conspirin...
May 03, 2024
Kenya's weather outlook 'dire' as cyclone nears, president says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and landslides across Kenya in recent weeks, killing at ...
May 03, 2024
Trump trial hears Michael Cohen was 'despondent' he was denied a government post
By Jack Queen, Brendan Pierson and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's longtime fixer Michael Cohen was upset n...
May 03, 2024
Brazil rejects Vale, BHP settlement offer for Mariana disaster
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil and the state of Espirito Santo have rejected a proposal by miners Vale and BHP regarding reparat...
May 03, 2024
US Rep. Cuellar says he is innocent following indictment reports
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar said on Friday that he and his wife Imelda were inn...
May 03, 2024
US health officials warn dairy workers are at risk from bird flu
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday warned that dairy workers remain at risk from the H5...
May 03, 2024
Brazil soy output at top farm state may drop 15% amid torrential rains
By Ana Mano and Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The outlook for soy production in one of Brazil's biggest farm states is...
May 03, 2024