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Olympics-Tokyo organisers report 21 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Saturday reported 21 new Games-related COVID-19 cases. No athletes made up the latest cases. The latest daily coronavirus infections have brought the tot...
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Cuba receives food, medicine donations from allies to ease crisis
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba this week received shipments of food and medical supplies from allies Mexico, Russia https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/russia-sends-covid-19-aid-cuba-defenc...
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Olympics-Swimming-Australian McKeown wins women’s 200m backstroke gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kaylee McKeown of Australia won the gold medal in the women's 200m backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Kylie Masse of Canada won the silver and Emily Seebohm of Australia t...
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Olympics-Swimming-More gold for Dressel, Ledecky and McKeown
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) -Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky added to the United States' gold medal haul at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday while Australia's sensational run continued with Kaylee M...
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Thailand reports daily record of new coronavirus cases and new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported on Saturday a daily record of 18,912 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country's total accumulated cases to 597,287. The country also reported 178 new deat...
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Brazil governors meet with U.S. envoy Kerry in appeal for climate aid
By Jake Spring and Valerie Volcovici BRASILIA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brazilian state governors met with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Friday, sidestepping their country's president, Jair Bolsonaro,...
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Bob Dylan, UMG defeat ‘Desire’ co-writer’s claims over catalog sale
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Bob Dylan and Universal Music escaped claims on Friday brought by the estate of songwriter and theater director Jacques Levy -- who co-wrote the majority of songs on Dyla...
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Olympics-Athletics-Americans McLaughlin, Muhammad ease ahead in 400m hurdles
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) -World record holder Sydney McLaughlin of the United States strolled through an eventful heat in the women's 400 metres hurdles on Saturday as her closest competitor...
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Scores of mudslide-stranded motorists rescued in Colorado
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - More than 100 motorists stranded in an overnight mudslide in Colorado were ushered to safety from a mountain canyon where heavy rains unleashed a torrent of muck an...
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Olympics-Athletics-Nigerian sprinter Okagbare banned after failed drugs test
(Refiles to fix typo in headline) TOKYO (Reuters) - Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare on Saturday was provisionally suspended after testing positive for human growth hormone before the Tokyo Olympic...
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