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UN experts say a North Korean missile landed in Ukraine's Kharkiv, Trump's New York hush money trial is set to resume, and Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" ambitions in China face stiff competition.   Plus, have you ever wondered what people ate before agriculture?   By Kate Turton

Today's Top News

An educational institution building burns after a Russian missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine. April 29, 2024. REUTERS/Sergey Smolentse WAR IN UKRAINE A Russian missile attack on an educational institution in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa killed at least five people and injured 32, local officials said. Meanwhile, United Nations sanctions monitors told a Security Council committee the debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Jan. 2 was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile. About 30 Ukrainian men have died trying to illegally cross Ukraine's borders and avoid fighting in the war against Russia which started in 2022, the spokesman for Ukraine's border service told Ukrinform news agency. IN OTHER NEWS Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial is set to resume on Tuesday with testimony from a banker familiar with accounts involved in the former US president's alleged scheme to influence the 2016 election by covering up a sex scandal. A World Health Organization official said there was a risk of H5N1 bird flu virus spreading to cows in other countries beyond the US through migratory birds. Israel and Hezbollah have been engaged in escalating daily cross-border strikes over the past six months - in parallel with the war in Gaza - and their increasing range and sophistication has spurred fears of a wider regional conflict. The Philippines accused China's coast guard of harassment and damaging one of its boats in a disputed area of the South China Sea and rejected Beijing's position that it had expelled two vessels from the hotly contested shoal. Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupted, spewing lava as lightning flashes lit up its crater, prompting authorities to raise the alert status and evacuate more than 12,000 people living on a nearby island.

Business & Markets

Tesla autonomous EVs may spur 'catfish effect'. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo If Tesla succeeds in bringing its "Full Self-Driving" system to China, the world's largest car market, the US electric-car pioneer will be shifting into the fast lane of the global race toward autonomous vehicles. Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis all posted lower sales and first-quarter revenue as they geared up to launch new models and faced weaker consumer demand for new cars as interest rates remain high. Some US farmers who once raised chickens for Tyson Foods to slaughter are shifting to sell eggs instead after the meatpacker closed six plants, a move that left local suppliers with limited options for work. Two of Europe's top airline groups, Lufthansa and Air France-KLM, announced plans to cut costs after reporting wider first-quarter losses as they faced high customer payouts due to flight disruptions and labor disputes. HSBC Chief Executive Noel Quinn said that he plans to step down, marking the surprise departure of a hard-nosed leader who has overseen a raft of asset sales, guided the lender to record profit and lifted its share price. Facebook and Instagram have failed to tackle deceptive advertising and disinformation ahead of key European Parliament elections, the European Commission said as it opened an investigation into suspected breaches of EU online content rules.

Florida abortion clinics and funds face uncertain future on eve of six-week ban

A sign is seen outside an abortion clinic in Fort Pierce, Florida. April 27, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo Florida's ban on abortions past six weeks of pregnancy takes effect this week, threatening the future of the state's clinics and abortion funds and forcing patients to travel hundreds of miles to get the procedure.   Phones have been ringing off the hook at clinics and funds in Florida ahead of the Wednesday enforcement date, as newly pregnant abortion-seekers scramble to book appointments before they may have to travel as far as Virginia or New York to get an abortion, eight clinic and fund workers told Reuters.   Most women are not aware they are pregnant at six weeks. Read more here.

And Finally...

A human tooth discovered at Taforalt Cave in Morocco in an undated photograph. Heiko Temming/Handout via REUTERS The advent of agriculture roughly 11,500 years ago in the Middle East was a milestone for humankind - a revolution in diet and lifestyle that moved beyond the way hunter-gatherers had existed since Homo sapiens arose more than 300,000 years ago in Africa.   While the scarcity of well-preserved human remains from the period preceding this turning point has made the diet of pre-agricultural people a bit of a mystery, new research is now providing insight into this question. New study offers insight into pre-agricultural dietary practices. Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here.   Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Reuters Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036

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