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Tennis: Russian player Sizikova arrested at French Open – source
PARIS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian player Yana Sizikova has been arrested at the French Open and has been placed into custody, a police source told Reuters on Friday. The source did not elaborate on the...
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Explainer-What is ‘ranked-choice voting,’ the new system for New York’s mayoral election?
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - When New York City voters go to the polls on June 22 to select their party's mayoral nominee, they will fill out a new kind of ballot that allows them to pick up to five candi...
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UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID shot for 12- to 15-year-olds
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator said on Friday it had extended approval of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech so it can be used on 12- to 15-year-olds. "We have car...
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Greek economy shows resilience in first quarter amid pandemic
By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's economy expanded in January-to-March 2020 at a faster pace compared to last year's fourth quarter, helped by investments, the country's statistics s...
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From apprentice to fashion icon: Ivory Coast’s Pathe’O, 50 years on
By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN (Reuters) - When 20-year-old Pathe Ouedraogo left his Burkina Faso village in 1969 in search of a better life in neighbouring Ivory Coast, his dream was to return with ...
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Racing to salvage infrastructure deal, Biden to reconvene with Republican negotiator
By Jarrett Renshaw and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will meet with the main Republican negotiator on infrastructure spending on Friday as they try to craft a deal that c...
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Tennis-Reviews promised but no changes yet after Osaka exit
By Julien Pretot and Sudipto Ganguly PARIS (Reuters) - Two of tennis's governing bodies have promised to review the impact of the press on players' mental health after Naomi Osaka stunned the sporting...
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Liberal Democrats restless over Biden’s infrastructure talks with Republicans
By Richard Cowan and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Progressive Democrats in the U.S. Congress are getting uneasy with President Joe Biden's push for a bipartisan infrastructure deal, warning the...
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EU Commission clarifies revamped copyright rules amid criticism
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday sought to clarify the scope and liability of revised copyright rules adopted last year in an effort to defuse criticism from Fran...
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In Peru’s hinterland, a town battles world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak
By Marcelo Rochabrun CHOTA, Peru (Reuters) - Set among green hills in Peru's rural north, the town of Chota is close to collapse under the weight of COVID-19 as the Andean nation battles the world's d...
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