Harvard endowment grows to $53.2 billion on strong returns during turbulent year

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) – Harvard’s endowment fund, the world’s largest university endowment, grew to $53.2 billion in fiscal 2024 amid strong investment returns even though endowment gifts shrank by a third as donors protested how the school handled antisemitism on campus. Harvard Management Co said on Thursday that it earned a 9.6% return …

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EU, NATO pledge Zelenskiy support but reticent on Ukraine ‘victory plan’

By Sabine Siebold and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched his “victory plan” to the European Union and NATO on Thursday, receiving pledges of continued support but no endorsement from key allies of his call for an immediate NATO-membership invitation. Zelenskiy said Ukraine’s supporters would be making a “big mistake” and strengthen …

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Russia takes control of village in eastern Ukraine, RIA reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that its forces had taken control of the village of Maksymilianivka, less than 10 km (6 miles) from the key city of Kurakhove in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield report. The Kurakhove sector, west of the Russian-held regional centre of …

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Families of fentanyl victims ask U.S. for China tariffs over opioid crisis

By Laura Gottesdiener and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of families whose loved ones died of fentanyl overdoses filed a petition with the office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday, requesting a probe into China’s alleged role in fueling the U.S. synthetic opioid crisis. The petition was filed under Section 301 of …

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France’s Macron lambasts ministers, media over alleged Israel cabinet comment leaks

By John Irish BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France’s president on Thursday accused some of his ministers of lacking in professionalism and spreading false information, while taking a swipe at the media over how they reported comments he allegedly made on Israel during a cabinet meeting. In the latest sign of his political frustration, a visibly angry …

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Dow closes at another record high as chip stocks, retail data support

By David French (Reuters) -The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced on Thursday to its fourth record close in the last five sessions, as stronger-than-expected monthly retail sales indicated a robust U.S. consumer and TSMC’s upbeat forecast buoyed chipmakers’ stocks. The other main Wall Street benchmarks were largely unchanged, as the S&P 500 dipped to a …

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Hamas leader Sinwar killed by Israeli troops in Gaza, Netanyahu says war will go on

By James Mackenzie, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Samia Nakhoul JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the Gaza war, has been killed by Israeli forces in the Palestinian enclave, Israel said on Thursday. His killing marks a huge success for Israel and a pivotal event in the …

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