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Turkish wildfire leaves charred home and ashes, as blazes continue
By Mert Ozkan MANAVGAT (Reuters) - Days after a raging wildfire in southern Turkey drove his family from the home they lived in for four decades, Mehmet Demir returned on Saturday to discover a burnt-...
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U.S. military says it is assisting tanker that was attacked off Oman
DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy is assisting an Israeli-managed petroleum products tanker that was fatally attacked on Thursday off the coast of Oman, the U.S. military said on Saturday, adding the sh...
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Olympics-Rugby-New Zealand’s culture club behind gold medal showing in Tokyo
By Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) - New Zealand celebrated their gold medal in the women's Olympic Rugby Sevens with a special version of the haka, showing all the fierceness and focus that had seen them...
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Olympics-Baseball-Toyota’s cute ‘relief’ cart gets mixed player reviews
By Paresh Dave YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp.'s carts carrying in Olympic relief pitchers on a big leather glove of a seat may be popular with TV viewers, but players range from outrig...
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Olympics-Fencing-ROC win gold in women’s team sabre
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) won gold in the women's team sabre fencing competition in the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday. France took silver and South Korea claimed bronze. ...
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Olympics-Athletics-Jamaica’s Fraser-Pryce fastest in women’s 100m semis
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked the fastest time to reach the women's 100 metres final on Saturday and stay on course to become the first woman to win a s...
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Olympics-Soccer-Spain overcome Ivory Coast in extra time to reach semis
TOKYO (Reuters) - Spain ended a 21-year wait to reach the men's Olympic soccer semi-finals as substitute Rafa Mir scored a hat-trick to secure a 5-2 victory over Ivory Coast in extra time on Saturday....
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Olympics-Swimming-McKeon on for record haul, Dressel goes for high five
TOKYO (Reuters) - Australian Emma McKeon could bow out of Tokyo 2020 on Sunday as the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics. No Australian has ever won that many in one Games a...
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Olympics-Rugby-Fiji women’s journey not paved in gold, but plenty to cheer
By Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) - Fiji's women had hoped to emulate their male counterparts and win gold in the Olympic Rugby Sevens competition, but coach Saiasi Fuli says they should be proud with a ...
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More countries hike climate pledges, piling pressure on major emitters
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of mostly smaller countries submitted new, more ambitious climate pledges to the United Nations this week, raising pressure on big emitters including China ...
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