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Eritrean refugees in Ethiopian capital protest insecurity at Tigray camps
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Eritrean refugees protested in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday, calling on the United Nations refugee agency to relocate friends and family who ...
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Factbox-Olympics-Athletics-Eight men to watch in the 100m in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - With the retirement of three-time champion Usain Bolt, the 100m will have a new gold medallist at Tokyo 2020. Here are eight contenders who may challenge for medals on Aug. 1. TRAYVO...
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American Airlines plans tie-up with budget carrier JetSMART in South America
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines said on Thursday it is proposing acquiring a minority stake in budget carrier JetSMART in South America as part of a tie-up aimed at fueling gro...
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Nikola founder Trevor Milton indicted in US for misleading investors
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Trevor Milton, the founder of electric truck maker Nikola Corp, has been indicted on charges of making false and misleading statements to investors, the U.S. Department of Justice ...
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Qatar’s emir approves electoral law for first legislative polls
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's emir approved laws on Thursday for the Gulf Arab state's first legislative election in October, which will see Qataris elect two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council, his off...
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Olympics-Fencing-ROC wins gold in women’s team foil
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Russian Olympic Committee won gold in the women's team foil fencing competition in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Thursday. France took silver, and Italy claimed bronze. (Report...
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Top German court strikes down Facebook rules on hate speech
By Douglas Busvine BERLIN (Reuters) - A top German court has ruled that Facebook acted illegally in taking down racist posts and blocking the account of their author because the social network failed ...
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U.S. economy contracted 19.2% during COVID-19 pandemic recession
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy contracted at a record average annualized rate of 19.2% from its peak in the fourth quarter of 2019 through the second quarter of 2020, govern...
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IMF sees “critical role” as world transitions to digital money
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund must ramp up its resources as it seeks to "monitor, advise on, and help manage this far-reaching and complex transition" to digital money, accordin...
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Olympics-Athletics-Without Bolt the 100m is suddenly a race again
By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - The post-Usain Bolt era in the Olympic 100 metres begins this weekend as the United States seek to regain supremacy in the event they dominated for more than a centu...
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