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Soccer-Messi contract saga goes to the wire, but club still optimistic
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Argentina's Lionel Messi has yet to agree on a new contract with Barcelona, the club where he has spent his entire career, and his 21-year association with the Catalans could com...
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Somalia to hold indirect election on Oct. 10, PM says
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia will indirectly pick a new president on Oct. 10, the prime minister said on Tuesday, potentially easing a political crisis brought on by a delay in holding the election. ...
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Venezuelan activists say there is little to celebrate this Pride month
CARACAS (Reuters) - Activists in Venezuela say there is little to celebrate this LGBTI Pride month, which they say is behind in South America on legislation protecting members of the LGBTI community. ...
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White House says 2.5 million doses of Moderna will begin to ship to Bangladesh Tuesday
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House said that 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine will begin to ship to Bangladesh on Tuesday. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on Air...
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Olympics-Russian Olympic Committee to send 335 athletes to Tokyo
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Olympic Committee will send 335 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics next month, its president said on Tuesday, where they will compete without their national flag and anthem due...
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Myanmar junta drops charges against 24 celebrities
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military authorities have dropped charges against 24 celebrities who had been declared wanted under an anti-incitement law after anti-government comments, army run television sai...
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Tennis-Paire warned for lack of effort, heckled by Wimbledon crowd
LONDON (Reuters) - Benoit Paire was warned for lack of effort and heckled by the crowd during a 6-3 6-4 6-0 first-round defeat by Argentine Diego Schwartzman at Wimbledon on Tuesday. The bearded Frenc...
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After COVID surge, some signs of internal dissent against India’s Modi
By Saurabh Sharma and Rupam Jain BALAI, India (Reuters) - Govind Pasi, a grassroots member of India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), says he got no help from his connections in the ruling party when hi...
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Soccer-Poor pitches perturb players in disappointing Copa America
By Andrew Downie (Reuters) - The contrast between the rejuvenated European Championship and a pandemic-hit Copa America are great but for South American players, at least, perhaps the biggest discrepa...
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Romania’s PM Citu government survives no-confidence vote
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's centrist coalition government of Prime Minister Florin Citu easily survived a vote of no-confidence by the opposition Social Democrats on Tuesday, confirming its stable...
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