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Fallen Capitol Police officer’s mother urges senators to back probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The mother of a police officer who died after battling a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol is seeking meetings with Republican senators to urge them to vote for a commission to...
May 26, 2021
Australia’s Victoria state likely to enter COVID-19 lockdown – media reports
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state Victoria is likely to enter a snap COVID-19 lockdown from Thursday after senior ministers met Wednesday night to discuss steps to contain a fr...
May 26, 2021
Tennis-Citing mental health concerns, Osaka says she won’t do press at French Open
(Reuters) - Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Wednesday said she will not take questions from the press at this year's French Open, saying the nature of news conferences puts an undue burd...
May 26, 2021
AliExpress eyes ‘live commerce,’ financial products to expand Brazil sales
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - AliExpress, the global e-commerce platform of Chinese giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, aims to increase its Brazil sales by offering "live commerce," financial services and regis...
May 26, 2021
Tommy Edman hits 2 HRs as Cardinals blank White Sox
Tommy Edman smacked two solo home runs and Edmundo Sosa hit a two-run single to back a combined six-hit shutout as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on Wednesday aftern...
May 26, 2021
German researchers tie cold viruses used to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to rare blood clot risk
(Reuters) - German researchers on Wednesday said that based on laboratory research, they believed they have found the cause of the rare but serious blood clotting events among some people who received...
May 26, 2021
Ecuadorean indigenous groups hold leadership ceremony for Lasso
By Tito Correa TAMBOLOMA, Ecuador (Reuters) - Hundreds of indigenous Ecuadoreans on Wednesday held a traditional ceremony to recognize the leadership of President Guillermo Lasso, a former banker who ...
May 26, 2021
‘It’s magic’: Tour of ‘Immersive Van Gogh’ exhibit dazzles spectators
By Roselle Chen (Reuters) - Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh's masterpieces come to life in a breathtaking exhibit called "Immersive Van Gogh" at Pier 36, a 70,000-square-foot facility locat...
May 26, 2021
With rattles and smoke, Peru shamans predict election outcome
By Carlos Valdez LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian shamans, with rattles, smoke and pictures of the Andean country's two presidential candidates, are trying to read the tea leaves ahead of a polarized run-off...
May 26, 2021
Gold miners attack indigenous village in Amazon, clash with police
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Wildcat gold miners illegally prospecting on protected indigenous lands in the Amazon fired on a Munduruku village and burned down the house of one of its leader...
May 26, 2021
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