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Austrians turn on ex-chancellor’s party after corruption claims
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austrians have turned on the conservative Austrian People's Party (OVP), the senior partner in their coalition government, after party leader Sebastian Kurz quit as chancellor over ...
Oct 17, 2021
Pope condemns attacks in Norway, Afghanistan and Britain, following Amess stabbing
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday condemned recent attacks in Norway, Afghanistan and Britain, in an apparent reference to the stabbing death of parliamentarian David Amess. "Last week, v...
Oct 17, 2021
Golf-European quartet set world record for fastest hole
(Reuters) - Professionals usually take 10 to 15 minutes to complete a hole on a golf course but four European Tour players teamed up to break the Guinness World Record by achieving the feat in less th...
Oct 17, 2021
No end in sight to volcanic eruption on Spain’s La Palma – Canaries president
By Miguel Gutierrez LA PALMA, Spain (Reuters) - There's no immediate end in sight to the volcanic eruption that has caused chaos on the Spanish isle of La Palma since it began about a month ago, the p...
Oct 17, 2021
China to keep up scrutiny of internet sector – Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will continue its scrutiny of the internet sector, rooting out practices including the blocking of site links by rival platforms and ensuring smaller players have room to dev...
Oct 17, 2021
Hezbollah MP says Thursday’s violence a ‘massacre’, calls for accountability
DUBAI (Reuters) - The deadly clashes that broke out in Beirut on Thursday amounted to a "massacre" and its perpetrators should be held to account, the pro-Iranian al-Mayadeen TV cited a Hezbollah repr...
Oct 17, 2021
Athletics-Kenya’s Rotich, Ethiopian Memuye win Paris Marathon
PARIS (Reuters) - Kenya's Elisha Rotich won the men's race and Ethiopia's Tigist Memuye topped the women's podium at the Paris Marathon on Sunday. Rotich set a course record as he crossed the line in ...
Oct 17, 2021
Soccer-Man United can bounce back from adversity, says Matic
(Reuters) - Manchester United are capable of producing a good run against tough opponents in the coming weeks to soothe the disappointment of Saturday's 4-2 Premier League defeat at Leicester City, mi...
Oct 17, 2021
Turkey’s Erdogan says U.S. proposed F-16 sales in return for its F-35 investment
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States had proposed the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in return for its investment in the F-35 programme, from which ...
Oct 17, 2021
Olympics-Protests in Athens as Beijing prepares for Games flame
By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police detained two human rights activists after they unfurled banners at the Athens Acropolis on Sunday opposing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as China...
Oct 17, 2021
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