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Olympics-Soccer-Defender Kim ruled out for Korea as Beijing block release
(Reuters) - South Korean defender Kim Min-jae has been forced to withdraw from his country's squad for the men's Olympic football tournament after Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan refused to ag...
Jul 16, 2021
Biden to host Iraq’s prime minister at White House on July 26
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House on July 26, the White House said on Friday. The visit will highlight the strategic ...
Jul 16, 2021
Baseball-‘No place like home’: Blue Jays returning to Toronto for first time since 2019
(Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays are heading back to the nest. The team returns to Rogers Centre July 30, where they will play in front of a hometown crowd for the first time since 2019, after the pa...
Jul 16, 2021
Rising COVID-19 cases in Australia’s Victoria state raise prospect of longer lockdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian state of Victoria reported a jump in daily COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising fears it may extend a short lockdown that was scheduled to end on Tuesday as the countr...
Jul 16, 2021
Mexico regrets U.S. judge’s decision on DACA – ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government regrets the decision by a U.S. judge that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violated U.S. law when it was created, a senior forei...
Jul 16, 2021
Tunisia reports daily record 205 coronavirus deaths
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia recorded 205 deaths in the last 24 hours, a daily record since the start of the pandemic, the health ministry said on Friday. The ministry reported 6,787 new cases, raising n...
Jul 16, 2021
Travis Jankowski leads Phillies past Marlins in Game 1
Travis Jankowski doubled, singled twice and drove in a career-high four runs as the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Miami Marlins 5-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday. Didi Gregor...
Jul 16, 2021
Mexico reports 12,420 new cases of COVID-19, 275 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Friday reported 12,420 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 275 more fatalities, bringing its total to 2,642,068 infections and 236,01...
Jul 16, 2021
UK says it will expand its winter flu shot programme
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Saturday it would expand its winter flu vaccination programme to millions more people, making it the most extensive ever, as it seeks to avoid pressure on hospitals ...
Jul 16, 2021
ATP roundup: Filip Krajinovic topples Stefanos Tsitsipas in Hamburg
No. 6 seed Filip Krajinovic of Serbia knocked out top-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Hamburg European Open in Germany. Despite Tsitsipas smashing 11 a...
Jul 16, 2021
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