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PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 26,916 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, from 22,086 on Tuesday and 26,784 last Wednesday, in the biggest one-day jump in cases since Nov. 18, when...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he will ask the U.S. Congress to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels on a day he signed executive actions to combat climate change. The co...

The New York Yankees have agreed to terms with veteran relief pitcher Darren O'Day on a one-year deal, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. The deal, pending a physical, could become a two-year deal v...

The New York Mets promoted Zack Scott to acting general manager Wednesday, one week after the firing of GM Jared Porter. Scott, 43, joined the team on Dec. 23 as senior vice president/assistant genera...

The NBA fined Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray $25,000 for Monday's low blow against Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. The fine was announced Wednesday by NBA executive vice president of basket...

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - As inventor Tony Stark, Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. transformed into superhero Iron Man. Now the Oscar nominee is taking action against environmental...

By Karen Brettell and Karen Pierog (Reuters) - Bond traders on Wednesday lowered their inflation bets as prospects for a massive stimulus package dimmed amid push back in the U.S. Congress, while incr...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's health authorities on Thursday conducted further tests and began contact tracing efforts after two more cases of the South African variant of COVID-19 were confirm...

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Group Inc, the world's largest manager of alternative assets, said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter distributable earnings rose 60% year-on-year, driven...

By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Prospects for a much hoped-for pickup of Brazil's growth in coming months are being overshadowed by fiscal tensions, denting the outlook in a country struggli...