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Tennis-Federer withdraws from French Open – organisers
PARIS (Reuters) - Former world number one Roger Federer has withdrawn from the French Open a day after winning his third-round match, organisers said on Sunday. "After discussions with my team, I deci...
Jun 06, 2021
Tennis-Azarenka criticises French Open for favouring men’s matches for night session
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Former world number one Victoria Azarenka criticised French Open organisers on Sunday for scheduling men's matches in all but one of the night slots so far this year...
Jun 06, 2021
U.S. Senator Manchin says he will oppose voting rights bill pushed by his colleagues
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, a crucial swing vote in the U.S. Senate, announced on Sunday he intends to oppose a sweeping voting rights bill b...
Jun 06, 2021
Athletics-Hassan smashes women’s 10,000 metres world record – World Athletics
(Reuters) - Dutch long-distance runner Sifan Hassan broke the women's 10,000 metres world record on Sunday, clocking 29 minutes and 6.82 seconds in a Continental Tour meet, World Athletics said. Ethio...
Jun 06, 2021
Apparent attempted burglary leaves robber dead; deceased ID’ed
***UPDATE*** 6/7/21 2 P.M. The deceased has been identified as 25-year-old Ashton RJ Winfrey. Winfrey suffered multiple gunshots. _____________________ ***UPDATE*** 6/6/21 12:45 P.M. The case is being...
Jun 06, 2021
Attempt to stop burglary leaves man murdered
PEORIA, Ill. - A man is dead after apparently attempting to thwart a robbery at his home. Peoria Police were called just after 1:00 Sunday morning to W. Gilbert because of a report a person had been s...
Jun 06, 2021
French prosecutors open probe into Lebanese bank governor – AFP
PARIS (Reuters) - French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into money laundering allegations against Lebanon's central bank governor, Agence France-Presse reported on Sunday. Riad Sa...
Jun 06, 2021
U.S. House will start infrastructure bill Wednesday – Energy Secretary Granholm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democrat-led U.S. House of Representatives will start the mark-up of an infrastructure bill on Wednesday, with or without Republican support, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer ...
Jun 06, 2021
Tennis-Pavlyuchenkova rolls back the years in Paris to reach last eight
PARIS (Reuters) - Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova rolled back the years as she reached the quarter-finals of the French Open for the first time since 2011 by beating former world number one Victoria ...
Jun 06, 2021
Israeli police detain Palestinian activist twins from East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah
By Zainah El-Haroun JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police detained two prominent Palestinian activists on Sunday who have become the face of a campaign to halt Palestinian evictions from a flashpoint E...
Jun 06, 2021
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