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Markets
Oil settles higher on weak US GDP growth, supply concerns
Oil prices settled higher on Thursday on worries of supply disruptions in Middle East supply as Israel stepped up airstrikes on Gaza's Rafah and on the US Treasury secretary's comments that the economy was performing well.
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World
Indigenous people protest Brazil not protecting ancestral lands
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Several thousand Indigenous demonstrators marched chanting to drum beats on Thursday to the seat of power in Brazil's capital to protest against the government's failure to protect their ancestral lands.
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World
Canada launches U.S. dollar global bond to bolster foreign reserves
OTTAWA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian Finance Ministry announced Thursday it has launched a five-year U.S. dollar global bond to bolster the country's foreign reserves.
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Markets
US stocks fall as weak GDP growth spreads rate-cut gloom
Wall Street stocks closed lower on Thursday as markets were stunned by data showing slower-than-expected US economic growth and persistent inflation, coupled with a sell-off in large cap stocks triggered by disappointing results from Meta Platforms.
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World
Algeria hosts 23rd "Chinese Bridge" language competition for university students
ALGIERS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The final round of the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" language competition for university students in Algeria was held on Thursday at Algiers 2 University.
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Football
Soccer-Feyenoord coach Slot wants Liverpool job - report
(Reuters) - Feyenoord's Arne Slot wants to succeed Juergen Klopp as Liverpool manager, the Dutchman said on Thursday, and he expects his club and the Premier League side to reach an agreement soon.
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World
Trump's three US Supreme Court appointees thrash out immunity claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately rules on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, a third of those deciding the matter will be justices he appointed to their lifetime posts.
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World
Alphabet reports revenues, net income jump in first quarter
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, on Thursday reported its first-quarter revenue at 80.54 billion U.S. dollars, up 15 percent from the same period last year.
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World
Weekly storage of natural gas in U.S. increases: EIA
HOUSTON, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Working gas storage in the contiguous United States was 2,425 billion cubic feet in the week ending April 19, a net increase of 92 billion cubic feet from the previous week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday.
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Football
Soccer-Man City humble Brighton to keep pressure on Arsenal
BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) -Phil Foden struck twice as Manchester City stepped up their bid for a fourth Premier League crown in a row with a ruthless 4-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday.
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World
Intel reports revenue increase in first quarter
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Intel Corporation on Thursday reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with a revenue of 12.7 billion U.S. dollars, up 9 percent year on year.
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World
Microsoft reports Q3 results with net income, revenue increases
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft posted on Thursday its revenue of 61.9 billion U.S. dollars for the third quarter of the 2024 fiscal year ending March 31, up 17 percent from the same period last year.
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World
Finland's finance ministry downgrades growth forecast for 2024
HELSINKI, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Finnish Ministry of Finance downgraded its growth estimate for the country on Thursday, forecasting that the Finnish economy will not grow this year.
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World
Multiple people killed in car crash in U.S. Pleasanton
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Police said on Thursday they are investigating a single-vehicle car crash that occurred late Wednesday in Pleasanton, U.S. state of California.
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World
Czech Republic records over 10,000 whooping cough cases this year
PRAGUE, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Republic has recorded more than 10,000 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, since the beginning of this year, authorities said on Thursday.
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World
Roundup: U.S. witnesses bird flu outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows
LOS ANGELES, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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World
US and allies aim to help Ukraine bolster defenses after aid gap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes its new deliveries of weaponry will help Ukraine rebuild defenses and refit its forces as it recovers from a gap in U.S. assistance, but it does not expect Kyiv to launch large-scale offensive operations against Russian forces in the near term, a U.S. defense official said on Thursday.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Formula E car faster than F1 from 0-60mph
(Reuters) - The all-electric Formula E championship presented a new Gen3 Evo car for 2025 on Thursday with a boast that it would out accelerate Formula One from 0-60 mph.
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World
5 Tunisian fishermen dead after boat sank off eastern coast
TUNIS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian National Guard reported on Thursday the recovery of five bodies and the rescue of five other fishermen following the sinking of their vessel off the coast of Monastir province.