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By Francesco Canepa and Belén Carreño FRANKFURT/MADRID (Reuters) – Economic data from across the euro zone on Friday painted a mixed picture for growth and inflation, potentially making the European Central Bank’s interest rates decision next week even more difficult. The euro zone’s two largest economies, Germany and France, stagnated or barely grew in the first three months of the year as a surge in exports was offset by a […]

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A stagnant German economy and sliding yen overshadowed buoyant tech earnings to send shares lower on Friday, with investors betting that next week’s batch of central bank meetings will point towards a levelling off in interest rates. Oil headed for a second week of declines after data on Thursday showing the U.S. economy slowing more than expected in the first quarter. The Japanese yen […]

Gerrit Cole pitched 6 2/3 innings to become one of three five-game winners in the majors and the visiting New York Yankees took an early lead to beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 Thursday night in Arlington, Texas. DJ LeMahieu and Gleyber Torres hit back-to-back homers in a three-run second off Texas starter Andrew Heaney (2-2). Rookie Anthony Volpe hit a bases-loaded RBI single before Heaney retired the next 13 hitters. […]

By Steve Gorman, Joey Roulette and David Shepardson (Reuters) – While the spectacle of SpaceX’s new Starship rocket blowing up over the Gulf of Mexico riveted the public’s attention, it was the explosive nature of the launch at ground level that was drawing heightened scrutiny from the government this week. The shattering force of last Thursday’s launch in South Texas sent a cloud of pulverized concrete raining over a small […]

Chandler Stephenson scored two goals to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a series-clinching, 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5 of a Western Conference first-round playoffs series on Thursday in Las Vegas. Mark Stone added a goal and two assists and William Karlsson also scored for Vegas, which roared back from a 5-1 loss in Game 1 to win the best-of-seven series four games to one. Stephenson […]

TAIPEI (Reuters) -A Chinese uncrewed combat aircraft has flown around Taiwan, the island’s defence ministry said, showcasing Beijing’s ability to attack its fall-back east coast bases, as a U.S. maritime patrol aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has increased military pressure on the island over the past three years as it tries to force Taipei to accept its sovereignty claim. This […]

TAIPEI (Reuters) -A Chinese uncrewed combat aircraft has flown around Taiwan, the island’s defence ministry said, showcasing Beijing’s ability to attack its fall-back east coast bases, as a U.S. maritime patrol aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has increased military pressure on the island over the past three years as it tries to force Taipei to accept its sovereignty claim. This […]

By Rae Wee and Joice Alves SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – The Japanese yen fell to a nine-year low against the euro on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged even as it scrapped a pledge to keep interest rates low. The euro briefly rose to its highest level against the yen since December 2014 at 149.50. It was last up 1% at 148.98 yen with […]

By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Militants in northwest Pakistan set off a bomb while targeting a temporary military camp with rockets and guns, in an incident that killed at least three troops, security officials said on Friday, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The violence comes after Pakistan declared a new offensive against militants following a resurgence of attacks in recent months, such as a February […]