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Dodgers owners to buy 27 percent of Lakers
Los Angeles Dodgers owners Mark Walter and Todd Boehly will buy a minority share of the Lakers, Sportico reported Saturday. Billionaire Philip Anschutz, who owns the Los Angeles Kings, is selling his ...
Jun 26, 2021
Italy reports 40 coronavirus deaths, 838 new cases
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 40 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, down from 56 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 838 from 753. Italy ha...
Jun 26, 2021
Turkish police fire tear gas to disperse Pride march in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that gathered for a Pride parade in central Istanbul on Saturday, detaining some of those seeking to take part in an event banned...
Jun 26, 2021
Germany knife attack victims were all women -police
WUERZBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Authorities in Germany were investigating on Saturday what prompted a man to go on the rampage with a knife in the town of Wuerzberg on Friday, killing three women and s...
Jun 26, 2021
J&J reaches $230 million opioid settlement with New York state
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay about $230 million to resolve claims it helped fuel an opioid crisis in New York, the state's attorney general said on Saturday. The agreement addr...
Jun 26, 2021
Surging Padres bid to stay hot against ice-cold D-backs
Two teams headed in distinctly opposite directions meet Saturday night in San Diego in the middle contest of a three-game series. The host Padres have won eight straight games - all at home - while hi...
Jun 26, 2021
“Kanal Istanbul” project kicks off with bridge construction
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched a $15 billion canal project intended to relieve pressure on the busy Bosphorus Strait by laying the foundatio...
Jun 26, 2021
Germany to ramp up vaccinations in race with Delta variant
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will soon have so many doses of COVID-19 vaccine on hand that it will be able offer shots to passers-by in city centres or at places of worship as it seeks to vaccinate at l...
Jun 26, 2021
Cameroon police tear gas residents fighting eviction near Douala airport
DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) - Police in Cameroon fired tear gas on Saturday morning as they clashed with residents fighting eviction from a neighbourhood adjacent to Newton Airport in the country's eco...
Jun 26, 2021
Tanzania considers reviving $10 billion port project
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Saturday that Tanzania will look to revive a $10 billion stalled port project on the eastern coast of the country. Tanzania inked a fram...
Jun 26, 2021
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