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Olympics-Triathlon-Men’s race hit by rare false start
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - The men's Olympic triathlon suffered a rare false start on Monday, leading to some frantic action from associated boats to get the message over to the initially una...
Jul 25, 2021
Bob Moses, U.S. civil rights leader of the 1960s, dies at 86
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Bob Moses, a civil rights leader who took part in some of the most significant campaigns for equality in the Deep South in the 1960s and later became an advocate for Afric...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Lillard says no panic on Team USA after shock defeat to France
(Reuters) - Damian Lillard said the U.S. men's basketball team is not going to panic after losing to France on Sunday, an upset that has raised questions about whether the favourites can win a fourth ...
Jul 25, 2021
Tunisian president sacks prime minister, freezes parliament
TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia's president said on Sunday he was dismissing the prime minister and freezing parliament in a major escalation of political feuding in the democratic country following protests...
Jul 25, 2021
Algeria reimposes restrictions on gatherings to stem coronavirus cases
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria will reimpose restrictions on gatherings from Monday to cope with a rapid spread of the more infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus that has led to an increase in the ...
Jul 25, 2021
Biden says ‘remains to be seen’ if immigration measure part of wider budget bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said he remained adamant about the need to create a pathway for U.S. citizenship for so-called Dreamer immigrants, but said it "remains to be ...
Jul 25, 2021
Threat of lightning storms adds to struggle to contain large California fire
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Crews and officials battling a large fire that has incinerated more than 190,000 acres in northern California braced for the possibility on Sunday that smoke columns could...
Jul 25, 2021
Nigerian bandits abduct negotiator over ransom to free students, says school
ABUJA (Reuters) - Armed bandits in Nigeria have seized a negotiator who had been sent to pay ransom money to secure the release of 136 students kidnapped two months ago from an Islamic school in the n...
Jul 25, 2021
South Africa lifts some coronavirus restrictions after cases drop
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa on Sunday lifted restrictions on the sale of alcohol on weekdays and the movement of people between provinces as President Cyril Ramaphosa said a third wave of the...
Jul 25, 2021
U.S offers further air support to Afghan troops amid Taliban offensive
KABUL (Reuters) - United States will to continue to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan forces facing attack from the insurgent Taliban, a regional U.S. commander said on Sunday as U.S. and other i...
Jul 25, 2021
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