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Memphis braces for video of fatal police encounter with Black motorist
By Alyssa Pointer and Steve Gorman MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) - The police department in the city of Memphis was set on Friday to release body-camera video of a violent confrontation between a Black mot...
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Prigozhin, Kremlin dismiss U.S. sanctions on Russia’s Wagner group
(Reuters) - Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin reacted sarcastically on Friday to new U.S. sanctions against his Wagner private military group, and the Kremlin said Washington had been smearing Wag...
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Chinese trips more than double in first six days of Lunar New Year from last year
BEIJING (Reuters) - Trips into and out of China have more than doubled in the first six days of the Lunar New Year holiday compared with the same period last year, official data showed on Friday, as t...
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Tennis-Seeing Russian flags at Australian Open ‘hurts’, says Ukraine’s Kostyuk
(Reuters) - Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk said on Friday it "hurts a lot" to see Russian flags at the Australian Open despite the ban on them and was surprised by the lapse in security that allowed spectato...
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Myanmar army set to cement rule with tough new election rules
(Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling junta on Friday announced tough requirements for parties to contest an election this year, including a huge increase in their membership, a move that could sideline the mi...
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Virtual reality brings Holocaust history to future generations
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - For those who survived the Holocaust, the memories can never be erased, but their generation is dying out. Educators and historians are looking for new ways to keep their experie...
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Tennis-Tsitsipas eyes boyhood dream of Grand Slam title, top ranking
By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas moved into the Australian Open final on Friday, taking a step towards becoming the first Greek world number one, which the third seed sai...
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Japan to downgrade coronavirus classification on May 8, PM Kishida says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has decided to downgrade its classification of COVID-19 to that of a less serious disease on May 8, revising its measures against the coronavirus such as relaxing guidance that...
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Motor racing-Alfa Romeo F1 team announce co-title partnership with Stake
(Reuters) - The Alfa Romeo Formula One team announced a multi-year co-title partnership with online casino and sports betting platform Stake on Friday as previous Polish sponsor PKN Orlen switched to ...
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Rugby-Laporte to resign as French federation president
PARIS (Reuters) - Bernard Laporte is to resign as president of the French rugby federation, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday. Laporte stepped aside last month after ...
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