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In Cannes, ‘Basic Instinct’ filmmaker decries puritanism about sex
CANNES, France (Reuters) - "Basic Instinct" director Paul Verhoeven, fresh from presenting sexually-charged church satire "Benedetta" in Cannes, said on Saturday he was stunned by what he called incre...
Jul 10, 2021
South African police arrest 27 over protests linked to Zuma jailing
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police said on Saturday that 27 people had been arrested over violent protests linked to former president Jacob Zuma's imprisonment. Protests raged this week in ...
Jul 10, 2021
G20 signs off on tax crackdown, warns on virus variants
By David Lawder and Leigh Thomas VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Finance chiefs of the G20 large economies endorsed a landmark move to stop multinationals shifting profits to low-tax havens at talks on Satu...
Jul 10, 2021
Pope gradually resuming work, walking, eating with aides, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis is continuing a normal recovery from intestinal surgery, gradually resuming work, walking and eating with aides, the Vatican said on Saturday, adding his blood tes...
Jul 10, 2021
Texas lawmakers to consider sweeping voting restrictions
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - Texas lawmakers will consider new voting restrictions on Saturday as part of a special legislative session called by Republican Governor Greg Abbott after Democrats blocked ...
Jul 10, 2021
At least 8 killed in Mogadishu in suicide bombing targeting government convoy
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb targeting a government convoy exploded at a busy junction in Somalia's capital on Saturday, killing at least eight people, an eyewitness told Reuters. The conv...
Jul 10, 2021
Fukushima, in reversal, bars spectators from Olympic events
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fukushima prefecture will bar spectators from the Olympic events it hosts this summer due to rising COVID-19 infections, its governor said on Saturday, reversing a position a...
Jul 10, 2021
U.S.’s Yellen says will try to address concerns of tax deal holdout countries
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she would work to try to address the concerns of holdout countries that have not signed onto a global corporate tax...
Jul 10, 2021
EU delivers enough doses to vaccinate 70% adults, von der Leyen says
(Reuters) - The European Union (EU) has delivered enough coronavirus vaccine doses to member states to vaccinate at least 70% of adults, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said in a statem...
Jul 10, 2021
MLB roundup: Indians get another walk-off vs. Royals
Bobby Bradley homered in the ninth inning as host Cleveland defeated Kansas City 2-1 on Friday, the second consecutive night that the Indians topped the Royals in walk-off fashion. Indians starter Tri...
Jul 10, 2021
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