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Tennis – No ‘gremlins’ lurking as Barty mounts latest U.S. Open bid
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty said she does not expect any "tricks" or "gremlins" on the U.S. Open's famed blue courts, after picking up five titles this year in a mar...
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Drought-struck Brazil expects Sept rainfall well below average
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Rainfall in key energy-producing regions of drought-struck Brazil is likely to remain well below average in September, the national grid operator ONS said on Friday, doing little...
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Kraft Heinz to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for office employees
(Reuters) - Kraft Heinz Co said on Friday all U.S. employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to offices in January, as the fast-spreading Delta variant batters the U...
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Soccer – Mancini keeps faith with Euro winners for World Cup qualifiers
(Reuters) - Coach Roberto Mancini has recalled all but the injured Leonardo Spinazzola from Italy's triumphant Euro 2020 squad for their World Cup qualifiers. Mancini has called up 34 players for qual...
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Afghan journalist Sarwary: Leaving was most painful journey of my life
By Eman Kamel and Hamad Mohammed DOHA (Reuters) - Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary began his career in 2001 helping cover the U.S. bombing of Afghanistan and subsequent fall of the Taliban. Never in th...
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Gun that killed Billy the Kid sells for $6 million
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The gun that killed American Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid sold for more than $6 million at auction on Friday in Los Angeles, more than double the pre-sale estimate. Bonhams a...
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Affirm soars on buy now, pay later pact with Amazon
(Reuters) -Affirm Holdings Inc shares surged 43% on Friday after the company partnered with Amazon.com Inc to make its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service available to certain customers of the e-commerc...
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Tennis – Osaka bats aside recent disappointment ahead of U.S. Open title defence
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka did not appear to be too worried over her recent run of poor results in the run up to the U.S. Open and remained confident about chances of successfully...
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Taliban forces in Kabul airport ready to take over -Taliban officials
(Reuters) - Taliban forces have taken up position in Kabul airport and are ready to take full control as early as this weekend, as soon as U.S. forces leave, two senior Taliban figures said on Friday....
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Exclusive-Japan’s Inpex sells Venezuela oil and gas assets to local group -sources
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Japanese oil company Inpex Corp sold two Venezuelan oil and gas assets to Caracas-based Sucre Energy Group, three people familiar with the transaction said, as multinational f...
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