By Lucien Libert, Michaela Cabrera and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) – Five years after a devastating fire, the restoration of Notre-Dame cathedral is nearing completion as the world’s eyes turn …
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Aborted peace deal could be basis for Ukraine talks, says Kremlin
by Reutersby ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) -An aborted 2022 peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could be the basis for new negotiations but there is no sign that Kyiv is ready for talks, Kremlin …
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SAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections for artists in deal with major record labels
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Hollywood performers and media professionals have reached a tentative deal with major record labels such as Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment that includes increases in minimum …
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US ex-diplomat sentenced to 15 years for spying for Cuba over decades
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. diplomat was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday after admitting to acting as an agent of Cuba in what …
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China top legislator Zhao says Beijing, Pyongyang set on developing friendly relations, KCNA says
by Reutersby ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) – China’s top legislator, Zhao Leji, said it is Beijing’s consistent strategic policy to defend and develop friendly relations between China and North Korea, North Korean state media …
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US biotech executive sentenced to 7 years in jail for COVID test fraud
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – The chief executive of a U.S. biotechnology company that falsely promised investors it could produce a quick and accurate COVID-19 test was sentenced to seven years’ in jail …
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US, UK take action targeting Russian aluminum, copper and nickel
by Reutersby ReutersBy Daphne Psaledakis, Polina Devitt and Paul Sandle WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Washington and London on Friday prohibited metal-trading exchanges from accepting new aluminum, copper and nickel produced by Russia and barred …
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Wall St ends sharply lower on mixed earnings, sticky inflation, geopolitical fears
by Reutersby ReutersBy Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks sold off on Friday after major U.S. banks’ results failed to impress, capping a week marked by market-moving inflation data, evolving expectations …
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GAZA STRIP (Reuters) – Girls played on a makeshift seesaw in a Gaza bomb site this week while boys chased across rubble with plastic guns, their games reflecting an Eid …
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Canada to lease government land in plan to add millions of homes
by Reutersby ReutersBy Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada plans to ease a housing shortage by leasing public land to developers for construction of affordable houses under a plan unveiled by Prime Minister …
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Biden hails work to reduce racial wealth gap as he seeks voter support
by Reutersby ReutersBy Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden hailed his administration’s efforts to close the racial wealth gap, one of the country’s most persistent inequalities, in a speech to …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The gag order imposed on Donald Trump by a judge in next week’s New York criminal trial bars the former U.S. president from …
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Exclusive-Spirit AeroSystems limits overtime and hiring as Boeing 737 output drops
by Reutersby ReutersBy Allison Lampert (Reuters) -Boeing’s key supplier Spirit AeroSystems is limiting overtime and hiring as production declines due to lower output of 737 MAX jets, Spirit told Reuters on Friday. …
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Stocks tumble, dollar firms amid geopolitical risk, mixed central bank views
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lewis Krauskopf and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks sold off sharply on Friday while the dollar jumped as investors grappled with rising geopolitical tensions and persistent inflation …
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US finalizes higher fees for oil and gas companies on federal lands
by Reutersby ReutersBy Nichola Groom (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday finalized a range of reforms designed to boost returns and address environmental harms from drilling on public lands, a move …
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In US meeting, Philippines says it will assert South China Sea rights
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Philippines is determined to assert its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, its foreign secretary said on Friday at a …
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US House passes controversial surveillance bill on fourth attempt
by Reutersby ReutersBy Moira Warburton and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a controversial surveillance program on Friday, in a major step toward keeping …
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US Senate committee to hold hearing on Boeing safety culture report
by Reutersby ReutersBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said on Thursday it would hold a hearing next week with members of an expert panel that released a …
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Exclusive-OpenAI’s Altman pitches ChatGPT Enterprise to large firms, including some Microsoft customers
by Reutersby ReutersBy Krystal Hu and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has hosted hundreds of Fortune 500 company executives in San Francisco, New York and London this month …
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(Reuters) – A solid majority of U.S. teachers go to work each day anxious that a shooting will unfold at their school, a trend that has paralleled the rising number …
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U.S. Steel shareholders give greenlight to Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion takeover bid
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – U.S. Steel shareholders voted in favor of the proposed $14.9 billion acquisition by Japan’s Nippon Steel, moving the merger closer to completion while the deal faces regulatory scrutiny …
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Kharkiv’s civilians under fire as Ukraine faces ‘catastrophic’ air defence shortage
by Reutersby ReutersBy Tom Balmforth KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Kateryna Velnychuk was having an afternoon nap when an explosion shattered the windows of her ground-floor flat, spraying shrapnel that tore holes through her …
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Argentina court blames Iran for deadly 1994 bombing of Jewish center
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lucila Sigal and Lucinda Elliott BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -A new ruling by Argentina’s highest criminal court has blamed Iran for a fatal 1994 attack against the AMIA Jewish community …
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By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland is close to formally recognising a Palestinian state and would like to do so in concert with Spain and other like-minded countries, new …
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If Trump wins, he plans to free Wall Street from “burdensome regulations”
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lawrence Delevingne and Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A second Trump White House would seek to sharply reduce the power of U.S. financial regulators, according to a review of …