Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is scheduled on Sunday to launch its first crew of humans to the edge of space since the company's suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022, resuming its space tourism business. Si...
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Helicopter carrying Iran's president Raisi makes rough landing, says state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Initial reports indicate that a helicopter carrying the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi faced a rough landing, Iranian state TV said on Sunday, adding that rescue teams are on their way to the site. Iranian media provided contradi...
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Comet fragment lights up sky over Spain and Portugal 'like a movie'
By Catarina Demony and Ana Cantero LISBON (Reuters) - A bright comet fragment lit up the skies over parts of Spain and Portugal late on Saturday, according to the European Space Agency (ESA), with one Lisbon resident saying the dazzling display "f...
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US race-neutral lung assessments to have profound effects, study finds
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - A guideline for U.S. doctors to ignore race in assessing lung health will likely have profound effects beyond the intended improvements in medical care, such as increasing disability payments and disease diagnoses for Bla...
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U.S. regulators reconsider capital hike for big banks, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve and two other U.S. regulators are moving toward a new plan that would significantly reduce a nearly 20% mandated increase in capital for the country's biggest banks following lobbying efforts by industry CEOs like JP...
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Hundreds of Tunisian president's supporters protest against 'foreign interference'
TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of people demonstrated in Tunis on Sunday in support of President Kais Saied amid widespread criticism at home and abroad after a wave of arrests that included journalists, activists and lawyers. The European Union, Franc...
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Factbox-High-profile US trials where defendants took the stand
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyer said last week the former U.S. president had not decided whether to testify at his criminal trial stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, which would be an uncommon and risky move that some high...
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Didi co-founder Liu steps down after decade at helm of Chinese ride-hailing company
By Liam Mo and Sarah Wu BEIJING (Reuters) - Didi Global Inc's co-founder Jean Liu has stepped down from her roles as president and board director of China's biggest ride-hailing firm to take on a new role, according to an internal company memo. Did...
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Israel launches strikes across Gaza as U.S. envoy visits region
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip overnight, residents said, as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan travelled to the region amid U.S. calls for a more focused militar...
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Dominican Republic voters head to polls, incumbent Abinader the favorite
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Voters in the Dominican Republic head to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for the next president and members of parliament in an election widely seen as a referendum on the hugely popular incumbent and anti-corruption c...
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Two dead and five missing after suspected boat collision on Danube
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Two people were killed and five more are missing after a suspected collision involving a small motor boat and a cruise ship on the Danube river north of Budapest late on Saturday, police said on Sunday. The bodies of an adult m...
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Russian air attack on Kharkiv kills at least four, says local official
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian air strikes killed at least four and injured eight others in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv on Sunday, local officials said. Reuters correspondents at the scene of the strike saw a recreation area destr...
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Cycling-Willoughby and Daudet crowned BMX race world champions
(Reuters) - American Alise Willoughby was roared to victory at the BMX Racing World Championships in South Carolina on Saturday as she claimed the title for the third time in her career. The 33-year-old Willoughby, Olympic silver-medallist in 2016,...
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Democratic Republic of Congo army says it stopped attempted coup
DAKAR (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) armed forces repelled an attempted coup d'etat involving Congolese and foreign fighters on Sunday morning, a DRC army spokesperson said in a televised address. "An attempted coup d'etat has...
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Forty-seven dead in heavy rain, floods in northern Afghanistan, official says
KABUL (Reuters) - At least 47 people have died after continued heavy rain and flooding in northern Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday, a day after a similar number were killed in a central province. Shamsudden Mohammedi, head of the informatio...
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