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Macron’s government again mulls raising legal retirement age – sources
PARIS (Reuters) - The government is exploring new ways to balance France's costly pension budget should President Emmanuel Macron decide to forge ahead with pension system reform before the end of his...
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Analysis-U.S. defending presidency, not trying to ‘save Trump,’ in recent legal moves
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's Justice Department aimed to shield the presidency, not Donald Trump, with its latest action in a defamation case brought by a woman who accuse...
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Chris Harrison exits ‘Bachelor’ franchise after racism furor
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The host of television's popular "Bachelor" dating show franchise is leaving after almost 20 years, ABC Entertainment said on Tuesday, following a furor over racially insensiti...
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Kenyan president urges Ethiopia to open up mobile money market
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday urged Ethiopia to open up its telecoms sector to private mobile money business investors, a move that would comp...
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Olympics-De Grasse eyes golden opportunity at Tokyo Games
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Canada's Andre De Grasse does not dwell on the injuries that derailed the better part of two seasons but rather remains laser focused on the Tokyo Olympics where a golden o...
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Israel says Gaza tower that housed AP doubled as Hamas electronic warfare site
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Tuesday that a tower block in Gaza housing the U.S.-based Associated Press which was destroyed in an Israeli air strike was also used by the enclave's I...
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Athletics-African championships cancelled in big blow to Olympic hopefuls
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The African Athletics Championships have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) said in a major blow to those hoping to use...
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Tennis-Zverev canters into maiden French Open semi-final
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Alexander Zverev settled some early nerves before beating Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-final of the French Open for the first ti...
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France suspends aid, military support for Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) - France has suspended aid and military cooperation in Central African Republic because of what it says is the government's failure to stop "massive disinformation campaigns" against ...
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White House sees supply chain bottlenecks resolving in coming weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House fully expects bottlenecks in the global supply chain and rising prices for some products to be temporary and resolve themselves in coming weeks, the deputy direc...
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