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Macron aims to cement French influence in EU, lift party fortunes with landmark speech
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will outline his vision for Europe as a global power on Thursday in a speech he hopes will have the same impact as a similar address he made seven years ago that prefigured some ...
North Macedonia's opposition rightist leads ahead of May 8 presidential poll runoff
SKOPJE (Reuters) - North Macedonian presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova held a big lead over incumbent Stevo Pendarovski with votes counted from 99.03% of polling stations on Thursday, but both were short of the 50% backing needed ...
Russian programmers play 'cat and mouse' game to outsmart censors
By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - When Antony Rudkovsky was about 15, he began to teach himself how to build virtual private networks (VPNs) to access Internet content unavailable in Russia. At first, the young programmer just wanted to ...
Exclusive-China harbors ship tied to North Korea-Russia arms transfers, satellite images show
By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is providing moorage for a U.S.-sanctioned Russian cargo ship implicated in North Korean arms transfers to Russia, according to satellite images obtained by Reuters, as U.S.
Scottish spaceport moves closer to satellite launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's SaxaVord Spaceport moved a step closer to being able to send satellites into orbit after regulators granted it a licence to provide safety services, paving the way for its first launch later this year. The Civil ...
US Supreme Court weighs Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday confronts a major test of the power of the presidency in arguments over Donald Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn his ...
China stands by economic data, says defence spending 'transparent'
By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) - China defended the veracity of its economic numbers and asserted its military spending was "transparent and reasonable", while dismissing as "typical double standards" comments made this week by the head of the U.S.
US births retreat after pandemic-era growth
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of births in the United States fell by 2% in 2023 from the previous year, driven in part by a marked birth rate decline among older teenagers and women aged 20-24, according to a report from the ...
China should have confidence to talk to us, Taiwan's president-elect says
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -China should have the confidence to talk to Taiwan's legally elected government, President-elect Lai Ching-te said on Thursday as he appointed his new national security and diplomacy team amid what he ...
Clinical lab operator Labcorp to buy bankrupt genetic test maker Invitae for $239 million
(Reuters) - Laboratory service provider Labcorp said on Wednesday it will acquire Softbank-backed Invitae Corp's assets auctioned through a voluntary bankruptcy protection process, a few months after the genetic test maker filed for bankruptcy. ...