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US targets Chinese chipmaking with proposed export restrictions on ASML and others
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM, April 3 (Reuters) - A cross-party group of U.S. politicians have proposed a law to impose further restrictions on exports of computer chipmaking equipment to China, affecti...
Apr 03, 2026
Chinese Politburo member Ma Xingrui under investigation by anti-graft watchdog
BEIJING, April 3 (Reuters) - Ma Xingrui, a member of China's elite Politburo who had risen rapidly through the ranks after working as a rocket scientist, is under investigation over suspected "serious...
Apr 03, 2026
China regulator orders food delivery giants to strengthen safety controls
BEIJING, April 3 (Reuters) - China's market regulator met with major food delivery platforms this week, ordering them to strengthen food safety measures ahead of new regulations taking effect in June....
Apr 03, 2026
Moscow shoppers and travellers hit by payment system problem
MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - A problem with payment systems sowed chaos on Friday for some Russian shoppers, forcing the turnstiles on the Moscow metro to allow people to enter without payment and even...
Apr 03, 2026
Surgery to cure early-stage lung cancer appears safe even over age 80
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid April 3 (Reuters) - Doctors should not automatically rule out su...
Apr 03, 2026
Pope Leo urges Israel's Herzog to end Iran war in phone call, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY, April 3 (Reuters) - Pope Leo spoke on the phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday and urged him to "reopen all paths of dialogue" to end the Iran war, the Vatican said. The p...
Apr 03, 2026
Cambodian parliament passes landmark cybercrime law after scam centre scrutiny
By Chantha Lach PHNOM PENH, April 3 (Reuters) - Cambodia's parliament on Friday passed the first law dedicated to targeting scam centres accused of bilking international victims out of billions of dol...
Apr 03, 2026
China tightens border controls, culls cattle amid foot-and-mouth outbreak
(Refiles to adjust the dateline) By Daphne Zhang and Naveen Thukral April 3 (Reuters) - China has tightened border controls, fast-tracked vaccines and begun culling cattle after a small outbreak of fo...
Apr 03, 2026
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, GFZ says
April 3 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)said on Friday. The quake was at a depth of 10 kilom...
Apr 03, 2026
Italy's Meloni picks new tourism minister in shake-up after referendum
ROME, April 3 (Reuters) - Italy's culture undersecretary Gianmarco Mazzi was sworn in on Friday as the country's new tourism minister, the latest change in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government a...
Apr 03, 2026
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