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U.S. to stress need for ‘guardrails’ in Sherman’s talks in China
By Michael Martina, Yew Lun Tian and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will tell China in upcoming talks that while Washington welcomes compet...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Equestrian-Dutch, Denmark and Germany make strong start in dressage
By Shadia Nasralla TOKYO (Reuters) - The Netherlands and Denmark got off to a strong start in the first equestrian dressage qualifiers on Saturday along with heavyweight contenders Germany who have Is...
Jul 24, 2021
Crowdfunding raises over 30,000 euros for German flood victims
By Andi Kranz and Sergey Karazy ERFTSTADT, Germany (Reuters) - A entrepreneur from eastern Germany who raised more than 30,000 euros to help victims of the catastrophic floods that hit western areas l...
Jul 24, 2021
Jordan to vaccinate children aged 12 years and older against COVID-19
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Jordan will start vaccinating children aged 12 years and older against COVID-19 from Sunday, the state news agency said on Saturday. Children can be given the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccin...
Jul 24, 2021
Guatemalan anti-graft crusader leaves country after being stripped of his post
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The former head of the Guatemalan Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI), Juan Francisco Sandoval, left the country early on Saturday morning, the country's hum...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Handball-Denmark brush aside Japan as European teams make strong starts
TOKYO (Reuters) - World handball champions Denmark started their bid to capture back-to-back Olympic gold medals by thrashing hosts Japan 47-30 in their opener at the Yoyogi National Stadium on Saturd...
Jul 24, 2021
Protesters against COVID restrictions clash with police in Paris-BFM Television
PARIS (Reuters) - Anti-vaccination protesters and other demonstrators against COVID-19 restrictions in France clashed with the police in central Paris on Saturday, leading anti-riot forces to use tear...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Basketball-American favourites begin pursuit of gold against France
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States men's basketball team will begin their pursuit of a fourth successive Olympic title on Sunday with an intriguing match-up against a French squad le...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Equestrian-Tokyo’s Oldest Olympian says ready for Paris 2024 “unless body breaks”
By Shadia Nasralla TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020's oldest competitor, 66-year-old Australian horse rider Mary Hanna, said on Saturday she also aimed to take part in the 2024 Olympics unless her body ga...
Jul 24, 2021
U.S. diplomat Sherman to stress need for ‘guardrails and parameters’ in China talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will make clear to Chinese officials in talks in China that the United States welcomes competition with Beijing, but there needs to ...
Jul 24, 2021
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