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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

Trump asks U.S. Congress to prohibit late-term abortion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump called for curbs on late-term abortion in his State of the Union address (More...)

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Greater China cyber insurance demand set to soar after WannaCry attack: AIG

FILE PHOTO: A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits in Singapore in this January 2, 2014 photo illustration. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

By Julie Zhu

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Demand for cyber insurance from firms in Greater China and elsewhere in Asia (More…)

Earthquake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, including tourists; injures 247

Quake in China's Sichuan kills 19, including tourists; injures 247

By Christian Shepherd

JIUZHAIGOU, China (Reuters) – A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of (More…)

Trump plans ‘major briefing’ on opioid crisis

Paramedics display a dose of the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan, or Naloxone Hydrochloride, in an ambulance in Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S., August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

By James Oliphant

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has scheduled what he called a “major briefing” for Tuesday (More…)

Anthem to pare back Obamacare offerings in Nevada and Georgia

FILE PHOTO: The office building of health insurer Anthem is seen in Los Angeles, California February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas/File Photo

(Reuters) – U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc <ANTM.N> said on Monday it will no longer offer Obamacare plans in Nevada’s (More…)

Earthquake of 5.3 magnitude shakes southwest Turkey’s Bodrum: USGS

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 shook southwestern Turkey near the Aegean coastal town of Bodrum (More…)

Weakening Typhoon Noru makes landfall, batters central Japan with rain

A big wave caused by Typhoon Noru crashes on a breakwater in Aki, Kochi Prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on August 7, 2017.

By Elaine Lies

TOKYO (Reuters) – A weakening Typhoon Noru made landfall in central Japan on Monday, pounding some regions (More…)

China holds drill to shut down ‘harmful’ websites

Computer code is seen on a screen above a Chinese flag in this July 12, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

By Sijia Jiang

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China held a drill on Thursday with internet service providers to practice taking (More…)

Moderate earthquake shakes central Oklahoma

(Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 struck in central Oklahoma on Wednesday night, the United States Geological (More…)

U.S. scientists able to alter genes of human embryos

Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, Professor at Salk Institute's Gene Expression Laboratory and Jun Wu, Salk staff Scientist are pictured in this handout photo obtained by Reuters, August 2, 2017. Salk Institute/Handout via REUTERS

By Deena Beasley

U.S. scientists have succeeded in altering the genes of a human embryo to correct a disease-causing mutation, (More…)

Tropical Storm Emily weakens as it crosses central Florida

Tropical Storm Emily is shown over the west coast of Florida in this satellite image taken July 31, 2017. Courtesy NOAA GOES/Handout via REUTERS

By Bernie Woodall

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Emily dumped heavy rain over much of Florida on Monday (More…)