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By Brian Ellsworth and Rich McKay MIAMI (Reuters) -Tropical Storm Nicole swept across Florida on Thursday, weakening but still carrying a powerful punch with a mix of heavy rains and …

(Reuters) – Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Friday its lung cancer drugs Imfinzi and Imjudo have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when used along with chemotherapy …

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The recovery of a Soviet-era anti-aircraft missile after a recent North Korean launch shows the age of the nuclear-armed country’s air defences – systems …

(Reuters) – More than 62,000 homes and businesses in Florida were still without power on Friday after storm Nicole crashed into the state’s east coast. Utilities have already restored service …

By Tom Balmforth, Max Hunder and Jonathan Landay KYIV/FRONTLINE NORTH OF KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian troops have reclaimed dozens of landmine-littered settlements abandoned by Russian forces in southern Ukraine, officials …

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Chicago police are investigating a noose that was found at the construction site of the Obama Presidential Center on Thursday, an act the Illinois governor …

By Tim Reid and Joseph Ax PHOENIX (Reuters) -Two days after Americans went to the polls, the political world remained on tenterhooks on Thursday, with both chambers of the U.S. …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled that President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt was unlawful …

By Josh Smith and Mike Stone SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington wants to buy South Korean artillery shells to send to Ukraine, a U.S. official said on Friday, even as Seoul insisted …

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden will hold talks in Cambodia on Sunday, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday. Biden and Kishida are also …

By Daniel Trotta and Julia Harte (Reuters) – Democrat Tina Kotek won a tough three-way race to become the next governor of Oregon, the Associated Press projected on Thursday, enabling …

By Nandita Bose, Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden hopes to limit deterioration of ties with China when he meets its leader Xi Jinping next …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will be looking for an “early opportunity” to meet with Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said …

PALM BEACH, FL – Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced he will hold a press conference on Tuesday, November 14th at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. Today, …

By Angus Berwick and Anirban Sen (Reuters) – FTX is scrambling to raise about $9.4 billion from investors and rivals, a source said on Thursday, as Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried …

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese authorities on Friday warned of intervention in the currency market after sharp swings in the yen overnight, which was triggered by softer-than-expected U.S. inflation …

(Reuters) – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he met with Kyrie Irving earlier this week and that he did not believe the Brooklyn Nets guard was anti-Semitic, Yahoo Sports reported …

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – A state court in Washington on Thursday said it will extend a temporary block that has prevented Albertsons Companies Inc from paying a $4 billion …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee chair Debbie Stabenow said on Thursday the U.S. Congress needs to pass legislation in the wake of the collapse of cryptocurrency …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s wholesale prices rose 9.1% in October from a year earlier, slowing from the previous month’s record gain but remaining at high levels as the …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) co-CEO Zhao Haijun said on Friday on an earnings call that recent export controls from the United States will have an “adverse …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank governor on Friday said recent dollar/won movement was in line with his expectations, as currency market movements seem to have stabilised compared with …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed on Thursday the nomination of Bank of Mexico Deputy Governor Gerardo Esquivel for the presidency of the Inter-American Development …

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis arguably had the best night of anyone on Election Day, trouncing his Democratic opponent on his way to re-election and cementing …

(Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, said on Thursday it has shed more than 91 million US Bancorp shares since the start of the …