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Brazil says 31 Copa America players, officials test positive for COVID-19
(Corrects to remove extraneous word from 1st paragraph) BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Ministry of Health said on Monday that 31 players and Copa America delegation members had tested positive for COVI...
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Australia’s Crown Resorts gets $2.4 billion funding offer from Oaktree
(Reuters) - Australia's Crown Resorts said on Tuesday it had received a modified proposal from Oaktree Capital Group, with a provision for funding of A$3.1 billion ($2.39 billion) for the casino opera...
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U.S. financial executive dies by suicide as firm faces fraud claims
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) - The co-founder of a Florida financial firm facing investor lawsuits alleging securities fraud has died by suicide, and a spokesperson on Monday denied wrongdo...
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Two Republican U.S. senators introduce antitrust bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senators Mike Lee and Chuck Grassley introduced a bill on Tuesday that would move all antitrust enforcement to the Justice Department, stripping the Federal Trade Com...
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Soccer-Messi free kick not enough as Argentina held to draw by Chile
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Argentina's Lionel Messi scored one of his trademark free kicks in the first half but Eduardo Vargas equalised for Chile to leave honours even at 1-1 in their Copa America o...
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U.S. Senate Republicans to discuss details of new infrastructure plan
By Susan Cornwell and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans are due to hear details on Tuesday about a bipartisan proposal to revitalize America's roads and bridges, which lawmak...
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JLR to begin testing prototype hydrogen Land Rover this year
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Jaguar Land Rover will begin tests later this year on a hydrogen fuel-cell prototype model based on its Land Rover Defender vehicle as the carmaker looks to expand its...
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Wasabi the Pekingese won Westminster Dog Show with pride and lots of steps, says Kennel Club
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wasabi, a fuzzy Pekingese with a black and brown face and soulful eyes, was the top dog in New York on Monday, posing at the Empire State Building a day after winn...
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Outgoing U.N. aid chief slams G7 for failing on vaccine plan
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Outgoing U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock slammed the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Monday for failing to come up with a plan to vaccinate the world again...
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U.S. Senate confirms Biden appointee seen as Supreme Court contender
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats overcame Republican opposition on Monday as the U.S. Senate voted to confirm federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, seen as a possible future Supreme ...
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