DNA Testing Israel's MyHeritage expands DNA testing to healthReutersTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's MyHeritage, a service for family history and DNA testing, said on Monday it was launching a test that provides comprehensive health reports to consumers. Like MyHeritage's
T-Mobile FCC, Sprint, T-Mobile to announce agreement on deal: sourceReuters - by David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc on Monday will announce a series of changes to their $26 billion deal, while U.S. regulators are expected to announce agreement on the conditions
Business Russian central bank lowers U.S. dollars share in reserves due to possible risksReuters - by Andrey OstroukhMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank has lowered the share of dollars in its reserves because of the external risks the country could face, First Deputy Governor Ksenia Yudayeva said on Monday. The
Simona Halep Tennis: Holder Halep shrugs off expectations ahead of French OpenReuters(Reuters) - French Open champion Simona Halep has said won't be burdened by expectations that she can repeat last year's triumph and would rather focus on enjoying the Grand Slam which starts on Sunday.
Business Stock futures drop on concerns over spiraling fallout of Huawei crackdownReuters - By Shreyashi Sanyal(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday, as fears over the impact on major technology companies from Washington's crackdown on China's Huawei Technologies added to concerns over worsening dispute
Germany Germany spends record 23 billion euros on refugees, migration: documentReuters - Reuters EditorialFILE PHOTO: Qudratullah Hotak, a 25-year-old refugee from Afghanistan and one of 24 trainees of Ford Germany's so-called Equipment Qualification (EQ) program to integrate migrants in a booming labour is
Coca-Cola Coca-Cola ends plan to refranchise Africa bottling unit, keeps majority stakeReuters - by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co said on Monday it had dropped plans to refranchise its Africa bottling business, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), and would instead keep its majority stake in the unit for the
Algeria Algeria's army chief says elections are best way out of crisisReuters - by Omar FahmyALGIERS (Reuters) - Elections are the best way to overcome Algeria's political crisis and avoid a constitutional vacuum, the country's army chief said on state television. Lieutenant-General Ahmed Gaed
Salisbury Britain prepares for new spying law after Salisbury poisoningReuters - by Michael HoldenLONDON (Reuters) - Britain is preparing to bring in a new spying law and is considering updating treason legislation to counter the threat from hostile states in the wake of the nerve agent poisoning Salisbury
Narendra Modi India's BJP preparing for return to power as exit polls predict victory: sourcesReuters - By Nigam Prusty and Alasdair PalNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is to meet coalition partners to discuss a new government, two BJP sources said on Monday, after exit polls predicted a clear general victory
Jeremy Hunt Is Britain's Hunt going for PM May's job?: "We have to see what happens"Reuters - by Tom MilesGENEVA (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt declined to say on Monday whether he would run for Prime Minister Theresa May's job, adding that the focus had to be on delivering Brexit. When
Jacob Zuma Lawyers for South Africa's Zuma tell court he is being treated unfairlyReuters - by Nqobile DludlaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Jacob Zuma's lawyers argued on Monday that the former South African president had been treated unfairly by prosecutors in his bid to have revived corruption charges set aside he
Drug Trafficking Frenchman sentenced to death for drug trafficking in IndonesiaReuters - by Reuters stringer in Mataram and Kanupriya Kapoor in JakartaMATARAM, Indonesia (Reuters) - An Indonesian court sentenced a French national to death on Monday for drug trafficking, his lawyer said, after prosecutors had called for a 20-year prison sentence. Felix
Business Tainted oil hits Russian revenues but rouble immune for nowReuters - By Elena Fabrichnaya, Andrey Ostroukh and Gleb GorodyankinMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia suffered a $1 billion shortfall in export revenues in the first two weeks of May after the discovery of contaminated oil disrupted pipeline flows to Europe, a Reuters calculation
Iran Britain tells Iran: Do not provoke the United States or Trump will retaliateReuters - by Tom MilesGENEVA (Reuters) - Britain told Iran on Monday not to underestimate the resolve of the United States, warning that if American interests were attacked then the administration of President Donald Trump
Business Indian stocks see biggest gain since September 2013; bonds, rupee rallyReuters - By Swati Bhat and Arnab PaulMUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian stocks saw their biggest single-day gain since September 2013 on Monday while the rupee and bonds rallied after exit polls showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set
Yemen Italy unions refuse to load Saudi ship in protest over Yemen warReuters - by Paola BalsominiGENOA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian unions refused on Monday to load electricity generators onto a Saudi Arabian ship with weapons on board in a protest against the war in Yemen. The Bahri-Yanbu vessel loaded
IAAF World Championships Athletics: French prosecutor calls for Diack to stand trial - sourceReuters - by Emmanuel JarryPARIS (Reuters) - France's financial prosecutor has recommended that Lamine Diack, the former president of world athletics ruling body the IAAF, and his son Papa Massata Diack stand trial for alleged and
Jair Bolsonaro Bolsonaro says Brazil will propose tax reform as soon as pension reform approvedReutersBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government will put forward tax reform proposals to Congress as soon as lawmakers approve pension reform, President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted on Monday, something he said is
South China Sea U.S., China bicker over 'extravagant expectations' on trade dealReuters - By Ben Blanchard and David LawderBEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China accused the United States on Monday of harboring "extravagant expectations" for a trade deal, underlining the gulf between the two sides as U.S. action against China's
European Central Bank European financial system remains fragile, fragmented: ECB's De CosReuters - by Marc JonesLONDON (Reuters) - The European financial system remains fragile and fragmented due to the close relationship between sovereigns and banks, European Central Bank policymaker and Governor of the Bank of
Paraguay Paraguayan indigenous community goes digital to protect ancestral landsReuters - By Daniela DesantisISLA JOVAI TEJU, Paraguay (Reuters) - Rumilda Fernández's indigenous community has long tended its ancestral lands in Paraguay, marking boundaries with an ancient system of names for trees and streams.
Yemen Yemen's Houthis deny targeting Mecca with ballistic missilesReuters - by Lisa Barrington and Asma Al Sharif in DubaiDUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement denied Saudi media reports on Monday that it had fired a ballistic missile toward Mecca, Islam's holiest site, at a time of heightened tensions between
International Law Doctors to end care for French patient in landmark right-to-die caseReutersSTRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Doctors treating French quadriplegic Vincent Lambert, who has been in a deep vegetative state for more than a decade, plan to stop feeding him this week, renewing a furious
German Economy German economy unlikely to keep growth pace in second quarter: BundesbankReuters - by Michael NienaberBERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy is likely to lose some steam in the second quarter after it posted a solid growth rate in the first three months of the year, the Bundesbank said on Monday. Germany's
Business Exclusive: Western buyers freeze Russian payments over dirty oil outageReuters - By Olga Yagova, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Gleb GorodyankinMOSCOW (Reuters) - Total and ENI have stopped payments to the Russian firms who sold them contaminated oil and said they will only pay when compensation is agreed, trading sources said, upping the stakes
Maithripala Sirisena China trip and son's wedding: Sri Lanka leader denounced after Easter bombingsReuters - By Omar Rajarathnam and Shihar AneezCOLOMBO (Reuters) - After coming under fire for not acting on warnings about Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is now facing criticism over his
Tel Aviv Cybersecurity firm Siemplify raises $30 million, brings total to $58 millionReuters - by Tova CohenTEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S.-Israeli cybersecurity provider Siemplify said on Monday it raised $30 million in private funding, bringing its total raised to date to $58 million. The funding round was led Toronto-based
Business Refineries must agree division of tainted oil to clear pipeline: PKNReuters - By Anna Koper and Natalia ZinetsWARSAW/KIEV (Reuters) - Poland will not be able to get clean oil from a Russian pipeline until refineries have agreed how to divide tainted crude still in the system, the chief executive of Polish refiner
Catalonia Jailed Catalan separatist MPs pick up credentials amid tight securityReuters - by Belen CarrenoMADRID (Reuters) - Five jailed Catalan separatists elected to parliament last month picked up their credentials as lawmakers on Monday amid high security after being granted temporary release from custody.
