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Biden administration seeks to lift U.S. refugee cap to 125,000
By Mica Rosenberg and Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration wants to nearly double the number of refugees admitted to the United States to 125,000 in the upcoming fi...
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Exclusive-Netflix offers free plan in Kenya to entice new subscribers
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc on Monday began offering a free mobile plan with about one-quarter of its TV shows and movies in Kenya, a strategy aimed at sparking growth in a ke...
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Nigeria extends phone blackout as crackdown on banditry spreads
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities imposed a communications blackout on Monday in several parts of Sokoto state as a crackdown against armed kidnappers in the country's northwest region...
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Athletics-Bristol 10K runner disqualified after accidentally winning half-marathon
(Reuters) - When Omar Ahmed made a wrong turn in the 10K event of the Great Bristol Run, little did he know that he would run an extra 12km to win the half marathon and then get disqualified. The two ...
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Cameroon separatists kill 15 soldiers in attacks using explosives
DOUALA (Reuters) - Separatist rebels have killed 15 Cameroonian soldiers and several civilians in two bomb attacks this month, the government said on Monday, marking a new phase of a conflict that has...
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FamilyCore to shut down after school and summer programs
PEORIA, Ill. – A local after school program is coming to an end at the end of the month. Officials with FamilyCore say they will close its after school and summer programs effective September 30...
Will Stevenson Sep 20, 2021
U.S. securities regulator probing Activision over workplace practices – WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator is investigating Activision Blizzard's handling of employees' allegations of sexual misconduct and workplace discrimination, the Wall Street Journal reported ...
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Lava from La Palma volcano slows down, will not reach ocean tonight – officials
MADRID (Reuters) - Lava from a volcano that erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma was advancing slower than originally anticipated and will not reach the Atlantic Ocean tonight as it had been pred...
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West Nile Virus found in Tazewell County bird
MORTON, Ill. – The Tazewell County Health Department says a bird found has tested positive for West Nile Virus. It’s the county’s first bird this season to test positive for the dise...
Will Stevenson Sep 20, 2021
Boxing-Usyk more worried about son’s schooling than fighting Joshua
LONDON (Reuters) - Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk says he is more worried about his son's first days at school than stepping into the ring against world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in London on Satu...
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