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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

Chevron posts Q1 profit beat with oil production gains

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Estee Lauder tempers sales view despite US, China recovery

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

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

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

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

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

Russia, Ukraine trade allegations of chemical weapons use

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

Toyota pilots EV pickup trucks in key Thai market

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

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

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

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

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
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