Indonesia president expects flood-stricken Sumatra to return to normal in 2-3 months as death toll exceeds 1,000
JAKARTA, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that activities in areas on Sumatra that were hit by deadly floods may return to normal in the next two to three months, after a disaster that claimed more than 1,000 li...
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U.S. demands EU exempt its gas from methane emissions law, document shows
BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The United States government has demanded that the European Union exempts the U.S. from obligations under the bloc's methane emissions law on oil and gas imports until 2035, a U.S. government document seen by Reuters on...
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Olympics-Mariah Carey to feature in Milano Cortina Games opening ceremony
PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - American pop superstar Mariah Carey will be the first major music act in the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, organisers said in a statement on Monday. Carey will perform at Milan's San Siro Stad...
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Slovak woman killed in Bondi Beach mass shooting, president says
Dec 15 (Reuters) - A woman from Slovakia was killed during a mass shooting at a Jewish celebration at Sydney's famed Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said on Monday. "Already yesterday, I unequivocally condem...
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UK should make Jimmy Lai's release precondition to closer relations with China, says son
LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Jimmy Lai's son Sebastien said Britain should make his father's release a precondition to closer relations with China, after the pro-democracy campaigner was found guilty of sedition and collusion by Hong Kong's High Court...
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Boxing-'Saviour' Joshua to pummel Paul for the good of the sport
By Conal Quinn MEXICO CITY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Anthony Joshua says boxing needs saving - and he is happy to play the hero - as the former heavyweight champion prepares to face YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Miami on December 19. The fight, whic...
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Thailand to go to polls on Feb 8, election commission says
BANGKOK, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Thailand is set to hold parliamentary elections on February 8, the election commission said in a statement on Monday, in an earlier-than-expected poll that comes after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament...
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Exclusive-Tesla board made $3 billion via stock awards that dwarfed tech peers
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Tesla's board of directors has earned more than $3 billion through stock awards that far exceeded the value of those given to peers at the biggest U.S. technology firms at the time they were paid, according to an analysis performed f...
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Italy crafts lab-grown snacks with fruit residues, plant cells and a 3D printer
ROME, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Scientists in Italy are developing sweet snacks with lab-grown plant cells and fruit residues, producing a material that a 3D printer can then process into 'pastries' with high nutritional content. Italy's rich culinary tradit...
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Euro zone industry growth picks up, boosting resilience narrative
FRANKFURT, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Euro zone industrial output growth accelerated in October, bolstering views that the bloc is picking up momentum as trade uncertainty is dissipating, the labour market remains tight and consumption is inching up. Industry...
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