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(Reuters) - A group of 25 Republican state attorneys general sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants, major contributors to climate change.

(Reporting by Clark Mindock, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi)

By Angelo Amante

ROME (Reuters) - Protesters on Thursday heckled Italy's family minister over her critical position on abortion rights, forcing her to abandon a speech at a conference on reversing the country's declining birth rate.

When Eugenia Roccella -- a member of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party -- took the floor, activists booed and raised letters forming the sentence "I decide over my body."

By Harry Robertson and Naomi Rovnick

LONDON (Reuters) - Global central banks that moved together to battle inflation are starting to scatter, with European rate setters turning dovish while the U.S. Federal Reserve stays cautious about cutting too soon.

Following the most aggressive global monetary tightening cycle in decades, here's where leading central banks stand and what they are expected to do next.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week as the labor market steadily eases.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 22,000 to a seasonally adjusted 231,000 for the week ended May 4, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 215,000 claims in the latest week. Claims had been tucked in a 194,000-225,000 range... (continue reading...)

By Aaron Ross and Giulia Paravicini

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia's government has requested the termination of a U.N. political mission that has advised it on peace-building, security reforms and democracy for over a decade, according to a letter the foreign minister wrote to the Security Council.

The request for the departure of the 360-member United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOLD) when its mandate expires in October took... (continue reading...)