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Germany’s Merkel urges pragmatic approach to Northern Ireland
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Saturday for a "pragmatic solution" to disagreements over part of the Brexit deal that covers border issues with Northern Ireland. Prime Mi...
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Azerbaijan swaps 15 Armenian prisoners for map showing landmines
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Azerbaijan said on Saturday it had handed over 15 Armenian prisoners in exchange for a map detailing the location of landmines in Agdam, a region relinquished by ethnic Armenian for...
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Soccer-12 Venezuelans test positive for COVID day before Copa opener
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Twelve members of the Venezuelan delegation at the Copa America have tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said on Saturday, a day before they meet hosts Brazil in the t...
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‘Intense’ Iran nuclear talks resume as Germany calls for rapid progress
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed in Vienna on Saturday as the European Union said negotiations were "in...
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WTO boss sees way for deal to speed COVID vaccines for poor nations
FALMOUTH, England (Reuters) - The head of the World Trade Organization said there was a pathway for a global deal to get more COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, despite a split over whether dr...
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Delta-variant COVID-19 cluster detected at Strasbourg art school
PARIS (Reuters) - A cluster of Delta-variant COVID-19 infections has been detected at an art school in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, the regional health authority said on Saturday. The four c...
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Tennis-Krejcikova wins French Open women’s title
PARIS (Reuters) - Czech Barbora Krejcikova claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she beat Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 2-6 6-4 in the French Open final on Saturday. The 25-year-old is the f...
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Surfboards and calming waters, U.S. first lady meets UK military veterans
CARBIS BAY, England (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden revealed on Saturday she owned a white surfboard with a big butterfly on it as she met with a group of British military veterans and first re...
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Israeli guard shoots dead a knife-wielding Palestinian woman, police say
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli security guard shot and killed a knife-wielding Palestinian woman at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, police said. There was no immediate comment fr...
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Tennis-After toppling Nadal, Djokovic hopes to be ready for Tsitsipas
PARIS (Reuters) - After dethroning 'king of clay' Rafa Nadal at the French Open, Novak Djokovic will next face a first-time Grand Slam finalist in Stefanos Tsitsipas as the world number one bids to be...
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