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Hong Kong’s Apple Daily says only has cash for few weeks after assets frozen
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily said on Sunday the freezing of its assets in a national security probe had left the newspaper with cash for "only a few weeks" of no...
Jun 20, 2021
Taliban say committed to Afghan peace talks, want ‘genuine Islamic system’
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban said on Sunday they were committed to peace talks, adding they wanted a "genuine Islamic system" in Afghanistan that would make provisions for women's rights in line with...
Jun 20, 2021
Olympics-Venue medical officers want no spectators amid COVID-19 fears
By Ju-min Park and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Facing the daunting task of keeping the world's largest sporting event safe, some emergency medicine officers overseeing Tokyo Olympic venues are ...
Jun 20, 2021
Golf-DeChambeau ignores boo boys, bludgeons way into U.S. Open contention
By Andrew Both SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) - There is no subtelty to Bryson DeChambeau's game plan as he seeks to defend his U.S. Open crown. With rare exceptions, the ferocious-swinging DeChambeau ba...
Jun 20, 2021
One dead after driver crashes into crowd at Pride Parade in Florida
(Reuters) - One person died and an another was injured after a pickup truck ran into a crowd of spectators at a Pride parade in south Florida on Saturday, local authorities said. Police have apprehend...
Jun 20, 2021
Australia: taking China to WTO over wine tariffs enables negotiations
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's complaint to the World Trade Organisation over China's anti-dumping duties on wine exports should enable bilateral negotiations, Foreign Minister Maris...
Jun 19, 2021
Golf-All but ignored, steady Bezuidenhout sneaks into contention at U.S. Open
By Andrew Both SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) - It is easy to get an inferiority complex playing with brawny Bryson DeChambeau, but Christiaan Bezuidenhout managed to stay in his own lane as he played hi...
Jun 19, 2021
Dubai airport terminal 1 to reopen this week, operator says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's state airport operator on Sunday said it would reopen Terminal 1 at Dubai International Airport on Thursday after a 15 month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over 40 ...
Jun 19, 2021
India posts lowest daily rise in coronavirus cases in nearly 3 months
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India reported 58,419 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours on Sunday, the lowest daily number in nearly three months, data from the health ministry showed. The total numbe...
Jun 19, 2021
Golf-Oosthuizen hopes to shake off second-place major run at U.S. Open
By Andrew Both SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) - South African Louis Oosthuizen has a shot at turning major frustration into U.S. Open glory, entering the final round at Torrey Pines at the top of the lea...
Jun 19, 2021
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