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Tennis-Bencic to skip Madrid, Rome events due to hip issue
(Reuters) - Olympic champion Belinda Bencic will skip upcoming claycourt tournaments in Madrid and Rome due to "discomfort" in her hip but said she hopes to be fully fit for the French Open. Bencic sa...
Apr 19, 2023
US to coordinate with South Korea on additional Ukraine support – State Dept
(Reuters) - The United States will continue to coordinate closely with South Korea on more support for Ukraine, calling its key Asian ally "a stalwart partner" in defending Ukraine's sovereignty, a U....
Apr 19, 2023
Soccer-US and Mexico to submit bid to co-host 2027 Women’s World Cup
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States and Mexico have informed FIFA they will submit a bid to co-host the 2027 Women's World Cup, the countries' federations said on Wednesday. US Soccer (USSF) and...
Apr 19, 2023
Branson’s Virgin Orbit files its Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan
(Reuters) - Virgin Orbit Holdings and its subsidiaries in the United States filed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the company said in a stat...
Apr 19, 2023
Dollar bonds of India’s Adani Group firms inch higher
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by entities of India's Adani Group were trading marginally higher on Thursday, after a group company said it will consider a buyback of secu...
Apr 19, 2023
K-pop singer Moonbin, member of boy band Astro, dies aged 25
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean singer Moonbin, a member of K-pop boy band Astro, has died at the age of 25, his music label Fantagio said on Thursday. "Members of Astro and fellow artists and staff at...
Apr 19, 2023
China COVID protesters released after four months’ detention – sources
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) - At least two Chinese women who joined historic "white paper" demonstrations in Beijing calling for an end to COVID-19 curbs were released on Wednesday after almost f...
Apr 19, 2023
Taiwan ‘perplexed’ by Paraguay candidate questioning of ties
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Thursday it was perplexed by Paraguay's main opposition presidential candidate questioning the benefits of keeping relations with Taipei, just a month after Beijing p...
Apr 19, 2023
South Korea’s Yoon to visit US on April 24-30 -Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit the United States on April 24-30 for a summit with President Joe Biden, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Hyonhee...
Apr 19, 2023
Soccer-City ‘exhausted’ ahead of FA Cup semi-final, says Guardiola
(Reuters) - Manchester City players are exhausted ahead of their FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield United at Wembley this weekend, manager Pep Guardiola said, after his side knocked Bayern Munich ou...
Apr 19, 2023
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