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Czech president injured on motorcycle ride May 23, 2024 02:57PM

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Petr Pavel was injured during a motorcycle ride although not seriously, his office said on Thursday.

"The president was injured while riding his motorcycle," the president's office said on social media platform X. "The injuries are not serious but will require a short observation in the hospital."

The office said it would provide more information when available.

Pavel, a 62-year-old former... (continue reading...)


Cassie Ventura thanks people who supported her over Diddy assault video May 23, 2024 02:49PM

By Danielle Broadway

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Cassie Ventura, ex-girlfriend of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, on Thursday publicly thanked the people who supported her after the release of a 2016 surveillance video that appeared to show him assaulting her at a Los Angeles hotel.

“Thank you for all of the love and support from my family, friends, strangers and those I have yet to meet,” the “Me & U” vocalist wrote in a post on... (continue reading...)


Golf-Officer who arrested Scheffler disciplined for not having body camera on May 23, 2024 02:46PM

(Reuters) -The officer who arrested world number one golfer Scottie Scheffler last week has been disciplined for not activating his body-worn camera during the incident, Louisville police said on Thursday.

Scheffler was arrested ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday in Louisville, Kentucky after he tried to drive around traffic congestion outside Valhalla Golf Club which was caused by a fatal accident in the area that morning.

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Tobacco industry aims to hook new generation on vapes, WHO says May 23, 2024 02:41PM

LONDON (Reuters) -Tobacco companies still actively target young people via social media, sports and music festivals and new, flavoured products, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, accusing companies of trying to hook a new generation on nicotine.

Amid ever-stricter regulation targeting cigarettes, big tobacco companies and new entrants have begun offering smoking alternatives such as vapes, which they say are aimed at adult smokers.

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Hess-Chevron merger vote appears ripe for narrow approval May 23, 2024 02:35PM

By Sabrina Valle

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hess Corp CEO John Hess has until Tuesday to quell a rebellion by shareholders over his handling of what could turn out to be one of the largest mergers in oil industry history: a proposed $53 billion sale of the oil producer to Chevron Corp.

Hess, 70, has spent the past month visiting or calling dozens of investors to gather support. The sale seemed all but certain last fall and Hess still appears... (continue reading...)


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