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With axes and stones, women make their mark on traditional Basque rural sports
By Vincent West MUNGIA, Spain (Reuters) - Women lifted heavy stones up to their shoulders and swung axes during the Women's Championship of Herri-Kirolak - or Basque sports - as a new generation aims ...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
France moves to shield its book industry from Amazon
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) - Sophie Fornairon's independent bookshop has survived the rise of Amazon thanks to a French law that prohibits price discounting on new books, but she says the e-c...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
Germany says it has not received official expulsion order from Turkey
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has not received any official expulsion order for its ambassador in Turkey but acknowledged Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's statements with concern, ministry and governme...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
French President Macron calls for immediate release of Sudan Prime Minister
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday condemned the coup attempt in Sudan and called for the immediate release of the Sudanese Prime Minister and civilian members of the governm...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
Motorcycling-Quartararo finds redemption in 2021 after year of disappointment
By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - Fabio Quartararo had never won a title in Moto3 or Moto2 but on Sunday the Yamaha rider became the first Frenchman to win the MotoGP world championship in spectacular and un...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
Islamic State woman who allowed Yazidi child to die gets 10 years in German jail
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Munich court on Monday sentenced a German woman, who had allowed a young Yazidi girl to die of thirst, to 10 years in prison after finding her guilty of supporting Islamic State m...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
Lebanese judge charges dozens over fatal Beirut clashes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese judge on Monday charged 68 people including 18 detainees with murder and incitement to sectarian strife over fatal clashes this month in Beirut, Lebanon's National News a...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
Indonesia in talks to buy Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral pill – minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is "finalising" a deal with Merck & Co to procure its experimental antiviral pills, named molnupiravir, to treat COVID-19 ailments, its health minister said on Monday. Re...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021
Afghan women lawyers on the run face life in limbo abroad
By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - When the Taliban seized Afghanistan, lawyer Bibi Chaman Hafizi heard the militants were going door to door, hunting for people who worked for the state, so she b...
Syndicated Content Oct 25, 2021

Sunday storms brought record rainfall to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria saw nearly four inches of rain on Sunday, which broke the daily rainfall record of 1.32 inches for October 24, set back in 1975, according to news partner 25 News. Sunday...
Julia Bradley Oct 25, 2021
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