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Pea plants are damaged by drought, due to the El Nino weather phenomenon in Madrid municipality near Bogota, Colombia, January 17, 2016.

Latin America must brace as El Nino flips to La Nina, experts warn

Juana Casas |Updated 28 minutes ago |2 min read

By Juana Casas (Reuters) - Latin American nations must be on high alert as the weather phenomenon known as El Nino rapidly switches over to La Nina, experts said on Thursday, leaving populations and crops little time to recover. El Nino and its ...

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North Korea, Belarus deputy foreign ministers agree to strengthen ties

Reuters |Updated 29 minutes ago |1 min read

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean officials met with a visiting Belarusian delegation and vowed deeper cooperation, as Pyongyang criticized the U.S. for trying to increase "lawless" sanctions pressure. Belarus' Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny ...

The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is shown in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 4, 2009.

US FDA mandates label updates on CAR-T cancer therapies

Reuters |Updated 29 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday cancer therapies that use CAR-T technology will require changes to the so-called "boxed warning" to highlight the serious risk of T-cell blood cancer in patients who use these ...

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape arrives to attend APEC Leader's Dialogue with APEC Business Advisory Council during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, November 18, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Lillian Suwanrumpha/Pool via

Papua New Guinea leader says China, Australia visits show 'robust' ties with major powers

Kirsty Needham |Updated 38 minutes ago |2 min read

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said on Friday he looked forward to visits by China's foreign minister and Australia's prime minister in the coming days that demonstrated strong ties with countries ...

Moldovan President Maia Sandu attends a news conference in Chisinau, Moldova, March 18, 2024.

Opposition calls for boycott of Moldova EU referendum

Alexander Tanas |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - The leader of Moldova's leftist opposition urged voters on Thursday to boycott a referendum on backing the country's drive to join the European Union, saying pro-European President Maia Sandu was using the ...

A view of a BNP Paribas bank building in Paris, France, February 24, 2023.

BNP Paribas must face lawsuit over Sudanese genocide, US judge rules

Jonathan Stempel |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - BNP Paribas was ordered by a U.S. judge on Thursday to face a lawsuit accusing the French bank of helping Sudan's government commit genocide between 1997 and 2011 by providing banking services that ...

Members of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Joint Task Force assist in delivering ballot boxes by NH90 helicopter to remote areas of the Solomon Islands ahead of the upcoming election, Solomon Islands, in this handout image released on April 17, 2024. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via

Solomon Islands election count underway, China critic Suidani regains seat

Kirsty Needham |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - A prominent Solomon Islands critic of China, the ousted former governor of Malaita province Daniel Suidani, has been reelected, local media reported on Friday, as counting continues in an election being closely ...

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EU's lending arm pledges to speed up Ukraine spending

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's lending arm, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a pledge to speed up the use of over 560 million euros ($595.90 million) it has ready to support Ukraine's rebuild effort this year. The EIB and ...

The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is seen at their headquarters  in Vienna, Austria on  April 11, 2024.

IAEA notes reported attack on Zaporizhzhia plant, Russia accuses Ukraine

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday that officials at Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had reported a new attempted drone attack on the facility's training centre -- less than two weeks after other ...

A da Vinci Xi Surgical System made by Intuitive Surgical is demonstrated at the Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California December 3, 2014.

Medical device maker Intuitive beats estimates on strong demand for surgical robots

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Intuitive Surgical beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday, riding on higher demand for its robots used in minimally invasive procedures. Investor expectations around the performance of medical ...

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