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By Alvise Armellini SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI, Italy (Reuters) – One of Italy’s most remarkable archaeological finds in decades goes on show this month – Etruscan and Roman statues pulled from the mud in Tuscany thanks in part to the intuition of a retired garbage man. About two dozen bronze statues from the third century BC to the first century AD, extracted from the ruins of an ancient spa, will […]

By Anna-Catherine Brigida and Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentines are expected to eat the most beef in five years in 2023, extending the country’s reign as the No. 1 steak consumer per capita despite the painful impact of 109% inflation on food prices, a Rosario grains exchange report showed on Friday. The major beef producer, where “asado” barbecues are a key part of the culinary culture and steakhouses […]

By Jonathan Stempel and Mariam Sunny (Reuters) -Indivior Plc said on Friday it agreed to pay $102.5 million to settle a lawsuit by dozens of U.S. states accusing it of illegally suppressing generic competition for its opioid addiction treatment Suboxone. The North Chesterfield, Virginia-based drugmaker denied wrongdoing in resolving claims by 41 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., which would end a lawsuit that began in 2016. Indivior also agreed to […]

By Colette Luke and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon was asked to write a poem for inscription on a NASA spacecraft headed to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, she felt a rush of excitement at the honor, followed by bewilderment at the seeming enormity of the task. “Where do you start a poem like that?” she recalled thinking just after receiving the invitation in a […]

(Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Friday called on warring factions in Sudan to cease hostilities, as fighting continued in the capital Khartoum after the collapse of talks to maintain a ceasefire and ease a humanitarian crisis. A press statement agreed by the 15-member body in New York expressed “deep concern” over the clashes and condemned all attacks on civilians, UN personnel and humanitarian agencies. The council “emphasized the […]

By Abinaya V and Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -At least 80 people were killed and 850 injured after two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Friday, state Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said. The Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata to Chennai, collided with another passenger train, the Howrah Superfast Express, railway officials said on Friday evening. Images from the scene showed rescuers climbing up […]

By Gram Slattery and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican National Committee on Friday announced relatively stringent limits on who can participate in the first 2024 presidential primary debate, posing a potential challenge for several long-shot contenders. The RNC, the Republican Party’s governing body, will also require all attendees to support the eventual Republican nominee, the body said on Friday. The pledge requirement is notable as former President Donald […]

By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) – World number one Carlos Alcaraz bludgeoned Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-1 6-4 6-2 on Friday to breeze into the French Open fourth round and edge closer to the second Grand Slam title of his career. The Spaniard was imperious and showed no mercy in the first set, whipping winners past the hapless 24-year-old who visibly struggled to keep up with his opponent’s speed and quickly […]

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) -Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon set a women’s 1,500 metres world record on Friday by clocking 3:49.11, while world champion Fred Kerley triumphed in the men’s 100 metres at the third Diamond League meeting of the season. Kipyegon shaved almost an entire second off the previous mark of 3:50.07 set by Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba in 2015. The world record completes the 29-year-old’s collection of feats, adding to her two […]