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May was the world's second-hottest on record, EU scientists say
23+ hour, 37+ min ago (218+ words) BRUSSELS, June 10 (Reuters) " The world has just experienced the second-hottest May since records began, as climate change "and the developing El Ni'o weather "pattern conspired to push up average land and sea temperatures, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service…...
Factbox-From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (990+ words) GDANSK, June 8 (Reuters) " Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including Tik Tok, Alphabet's You Tube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook. Below is a summary of what countries…...
Soccer-Sibling rivals line up for different teams at World Cup
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (604+ words) June 8 (Reuters) " Four sets of brothers will compete at the World Cup, all for different countries in a reflection of how steady migration around the world has had an impact on football. Desire Doue and his older brother Guela are…...
Tennis-French Open day eight
1+ week, 3+ day ago (513+ words) PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) " Highlights of the eighth day at the French Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1603 ZVEREV BEATS DE JONG Former finalist Alexander Zverev overcame early nerves to beat Jesper De Jong 7-6(3) 6-4 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals, where "the second seed…...
Tennis-French Open day seven
1+ week, 3+ day ago (761+ words) PARIS, May 30 (Reuters) " Highlights of the seventh day at the French Open on Saturday (times GMT): 2240 AUGER-ALIASSIME, TIAFOE FIGHT BACK TO ADVANCE Fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime came from a set down to beat American Brandon Nakashima 5-7 6-1 7-6(4) 7-6(1) and set up a…...
Spain pushes ahead with social media, AI rules despite Big Tech lobbying pressure
4+ week, 16+ hour ago (41+ words) By David Latona MADRID, May 13 (Reuters) - Spain will push ahead with new rules to make social networks and AI safer despite intense lobbying from the tech industry, its digital transformation "minister Oscar Lopez told Reuters. "The profit of four tec....
Planes with hantavirus cruise passengers land in the Netherlands; hospital quarantines 12
4+ week, 1+ day ago (98+ words) AMSTERDAM, May 12 (Reuters) - Two planes with 28 passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, landed in the Netherlands on Tuesday and a Dutch hospital treating a hantavirus patient "quarantined 12 staffers in a p. .....
All passengers on hantavirus-hit ship considered high-risk contacts, EU health agency says
1+ mon, 19+ hour ago (40+ words) May 9 (Reuters) - All passengers on the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are considered high-risk contacts as a "precautionary measure, Europe's public health agency said ahead of the ship's expected anchoring on Sunday off the Spanish. .....
Israel deports two activists detained over Gaza-bound flotilla
1+ mon, 20+ hour ago (38+ words) May 10 (Reuters) - Israel deported two activists, Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Brazilian Thiago Avila, on "Sunday after arresting them aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters, the foreign ministry said. The activists were part. .....
Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak arrives in Tenerife
1+ mon, 21+ hour ago (42+ words) TENERIFE, May 10 (Reuters) - The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived early on Sunday near the Port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Reuters footage showed, where it will anchor "for the evacuation of the passengers and some of the…...