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Soccer-Germany’s Kroos announces retirement from international football
(Reuters) - Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has announced his retirement from international football after his team's exit from the European Championship, the 31-year-old said on Instagram. The 2014 Wor...
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Beirut blast judge to start questioning top politicians, news agency reports
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The judge in charge of the investigation into last year's Beirut port blast will start calling in top politicians for questioning, including caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab, Le...
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GM shakes up lithium industry with California geothermal project
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) - General Motors Co is investing in a U.S. lithium project that could become the country's largest by 2024, making the automaker one of the first to develop its own source...
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Elsa strengthens into a hurricane near Barbados- U.S. NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical storm Elsa has strengthened into a hurricane and is about 20 miles (30 kilometers) west-southwest of Barbados with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (120 km/h), the U.S...
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Exclusive: EU’s planned digital levy to cover hundreds of firms, Vestager says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A digital levy to be proposed by the European Commission in the coming weeks to fund its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will apply to hundreds of companies, t...
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Tennis-Pliskova trumps Martincova in Czech battle to move into Wimbledon last-16
LONDON (Reuters) - Eighth seed Karolina Pliskova beat Tereza Martincova 6-3 6-3 in the battle of Czechs on Court Two to move into the last-16 at Wimbledon on Friday. Former world number one Pliskova f...
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China cyberspace administration launches security probe into Didi
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's cyberspace administration said on Friday it has launched a new investigation into ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc to protect national security and public interest. The c...
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Slovaks to start lottery, offer bonuses to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia will launch a lottery with weekly prizes of up to 2 million euros for vaccinated people and offer bonuses to those who convince others to get COVID-19 shots to boost intere...
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Iraqis protest over power, water cuts amid heat wave
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iraqis protested in Baghdad on Friday over worsening power and water cuts as temperatures exceeded 50 degrees Celsius in some parts of Iraq. At Friday prayer in the Sad...
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Soccer-Atletico’s Felix undergoes ankle surgery
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix has undergone surgery on his ankle, the La Liga champions said on Friday. Felix, who cost a club record fee of 126 million euros ($149.02 million)...
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