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UK PM Johnson to address lawmakers on social care plan
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address lawmakers on Tuesday on his plans to fix Britain's "broken" social care system, at a time many in his own party are furious that he wants t...
Sep 06, 2021
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes near Kitimat, Canada -USGS
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck about 164 km (101.9 miles) south-southeast of Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was at a depth o...
Sep 06, 2021
Tennis-Harris wins battle of big servers to reach U.S. Open quarters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unseeded South African Lloyd Harris stormed into his first Grand Slam quarter-final with a crushing 6-7(6) 6-4 6-1 6-3 victory over American Reilly Opelka on Monday. The 24-year-o...
Sep 06, 2021
‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams found dead in apartment -NY Post
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Michael K. Williams, who played the character Omar Little in the TV series "The Wire," was found dead in his New York apartment on Monday, the New York Police Department said. ...
Sep 06, 2021
Virginia to take down Robert E. Lee statue on Wednesday
(Reuters) - A statue of Confederate Civil War General Robert E. Lee that towers six stories over Richmond, Virginia, and was a centerpiece of protests over racial injustice, is coming down this week. ...
Sep 06, 2021
Islamic State says it carried out Sunday’s attack on Iraqi police near Kiruk, killing 10
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Islamic State militants on Monday claimed responsibility for an overnight attack on Sunday on a guard post near the city of Kirkuk that police sources said killed 10 Iraqi pol...
Sep 06, 2021
El Salvador buys first 200 bitcoins ahead of legal adoption
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador has bought its first 200 bitcoins, President Nayib Bukele said on Monday, one day before the country formally adopts the cryptocurrency as legal tender. "Our broke...
Sep 06, 2021
Tennis-Surviving U.S. Open draw is a marathon, not a sprint
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - 'Survival of the fittest' appears to be the mantra at this year's U.S. Open as marathon matches dominate proceedings at Flushing Meadows to the delight of fans. Whi...
Sep 06, 2021
Tennis-Raducanu’s dream U.S. Open run continues with Rogers thrashing
By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - British teenager Emma Raducanu continued her dream run at the U.S. Open on Monday by overwhelming American Shelby Rogers 6-2 6-1 to reach her first Grand Slam qua...
Sep 06, 2021
Factbox-Pros and cons for El Salvador, the first bitcoin nation
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador will on Tuesday become the first country in the world to recognize bitcoin as legal tender, a move President Nayib Bukele says will save Salvadorans living abroad ...
Sep 06, 2021
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