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Olympics-Many Japan schools opt not to take children to Olympic Games -media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Many schools near Tokyo are shunning Olympic and Paralympic events, cancelling more than half the 280,000 tickets reserved for them amid worries that the Games could further spread C...
Syndicated Content Jun 27, 2021
Israeli foreign minister to meet U.S., Bahrain counterparts on Sunday
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will meet his U.S. and Bahraini counterparts in Rome on Sunday, Lapid's office said, the first face-to-face diplomatic contacts for a senior m...
Syndicated Content Jun 27, 2021
Five dead, 156 still missing in Florida building collapse as searchers race against time
By Andy Sullivan SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) - Searchers worked early on Sunday to find more than 150 missing residents amid the rubble of a Florida condo building that collapsed three days ago as questi...
Syndicated Content Jun 27, 2021
MLB roundup: Marlins rookie Zach Thompson dazzles Nationals
He waited seven years to make his major league debut, but Miami rookie Zach Thompson has been making it count. He had his best outing yet in his fourth start ever Saturday, striking out 11 Washington ...
Syndicated Content Jun 27, 2021
Athletics-Farah not ending track career after missing Olympic qualifying mark-coach
(Reuters) - Britain's multiple world and Olympic long distance champion Mo Farah will not end his stellar track career after failing to make the Olympic qualifying time for the 10,000-metre race at th...
Syndicated Content Jun 27, 2021
India COVID-19 cases rise by 50,040 amid concern about Delta variant
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's daily COVID-19 infections rose by 50,040 on Sunday, official data showed, as concerns grew about the detection of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus i...
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Athletics-Holloway narrowly misses world record in blockbuster day at U.S. trials
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Grant Holloway narrowly missed the 110-metre hurdles world record on a blockbuster day at the U.S. trials in Eugene, Oregon. The reigning world champion Holloway won the fin...
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Nicaragua lambastes Spanish foreign minister in furious broadside
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Nicaragua's government on Saturday launched a blistering attack on Spain and Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya, accusing Madrid of interference in its affairs and imperial...
Syndicated Content Jun 27, 2021
Ten cabin cruisers sink in Hong Kong marina fire, no serious casualties
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A fire swept through a marina in Hong Kong in the early hours of Sunday, igniting fuel tanks as it passed along a line of closely moored cabin cruisers, and resulting in at least...
Syndicated Content Jun 27, 2021
New Zealand extends COVID-19 alert level in capital
(Reuters) - New Zealand will extend the COVID-19 alert level in the capital Wellington for two days, as authorities said on Sunday there is still a risk from an Australian tourist who tested positive ...
Syndicated Content Jun 26, 2021
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