Cubs remove struggling Kyle Hendricks from starting rotation
gThe Chicago Cubs have seen enough from their former ace Kyle Hendricks and have taken him out of the starting rotation, according to manager Craig Counsell. Hendricks has seven starts this season, an 0-4 record and an ERA of 10.57. Counsell told rep...
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Japan's exports pick up on weak yen but business mood stalls
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose for a fifth straight month in April, helped by a boost in value from the weak yen, government data showed on Wednesday, but shipment volumes struggled as soft external demand weighed on gr...
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Dollar consolidates as Fed urges patience; markets await meeting minutes
By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was steady against a handful of peers on Wednesday, as the market assessed calls for patience from Federal Reserve officials and awaited the publication of Fed minutes for more insight on the central ban...
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Japan's Nikkei seen rising 4.6% this year on solid corporate outlook, global economy - Reuters poll
By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average will rise 4.6% by year end, supported by a firm corporate outlook and a solid global economy, according to equity market strategists in a Reuters poll. The Nikkei is forecast to trade a...
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Haiti police to head security mission set to deploy by end of May, transition council says
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's national police force will take charge of a much-awaited U.N.-backed security mission set to launch by the end of this month, Haiti's transition council said on Tuesday. Police will oversee the force, meant to wre...
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LA police probe how 'Friends' star Matthew Perry obtained lethal ketamine dose
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles homicide detectives and federal agents are investigating how "Friends" star Matthew Perry obtained the high dose of the powerful prescription drug ketamine that was found in his body and determine...
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Republican-led US states challenge White House environmental review reforms
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Republican attorneys general from 20 U.S. states sued the Biden administration on Tuesday, seeking to block new reforms to the U.S. environmental review process for major projects such as transmission lines and wind and...
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Analysis-Bulls beat a path to China stock shop but foreigners dare not go in
By Samuel Shen and Dhara Ranasinghe SHANGHAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Emboldened by China's latest measures and pledges to fix the weakest parts of its struggling economy, domestic investors are scooping up shares in a cheap stock market, while most fore...
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Ukrainian gunners finally get shells to stop Russians near Kharkiv
By Inna Varenytsia NEAR VOVCHANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian servicemen operating a howitzer in Kharkiv region near the Russian border work around the clock to stop an incursion by Moscow's troops, and they are finally getting the shells to do ...
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UK pay deals average almost 5% in crucial April period: Brightmine
By Andy Bruce (Reuters) - British employers handed out pay deals worth almost 5% in the three months to April, the busiest month for annual settlements, according to a survey that adds to signs that pay growth - a major driver of inflation pressure...
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