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Olympics-No jab, no play for Australian winter athletes heading offshore
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's top winter athletes will not be permitted to train or compete overseas in the lead-up to the 2022 Beijing Games unless vaccinated for COVID-19, the Olympic Winter Ins...
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MLB roundup: D-backs take record 23rd consecutive road loss
The Arizona Diamondbacks sustained a major league modern-era record 23rd consecutive defeat Thursday afternoon, falling victim to Kevin Gausman's sharp pitching and Curt Casali's big offensive day in ...
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As COVID funeral pyres burn, India’s rural economy goes up in smoke
By Rajendra Jadhav and Swati Bhat Satara, INDIA (Reuters) - Having watched his father's funeral pyre burn by a river bank close to their farm last month, Indian sugarcane grower Dattatray Bagal and hi...
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HK police charges two Apple Daily execs with collusion with foreign country
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police charged on Friday the chief editor and chief executive of pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily with collusion with a foreign country to endanger national security. ...
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Last-ditch efforts to defuse Swedish political crisis go on, minister says
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Efforts to defuse a crisis that has left Sweden's centre-left minority government facing likely defeat in a no-confidence vote next week will carry on throughout the weekend, Fin...
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Health experts comment on infection risks for Tokyo Olympics spectators
(Reuters) - Japan is set to lower its state of emergency measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in the capital, Tokyo, and much of the country, with just over a month remaining until the start of the ...
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German military’s reputation at stake after incident in Lithuania, defence minister says
BERLIN (Reuters) - German troops accused of anti-Semitic remarks and sexual violence while on service in Lithuania are jeopardizing the reputation of the entire German military, Defence Minister Anneg...
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Singapore to allow restaurant dining with two person limit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will allow dining at restaurants to resume from Monday under loosened coronavirus restrictions, though will limit diners to groups of two, instead of up to five as prev...
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Moscow extends coronavirus restrictions until June 29
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's capital will extend COVID-19 restrictions imposed this week until June 29, mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Friday, after a fresh spike in daily cases. The measures include ba...
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European mining stocks take shine off five straight weeks of gains for STOXX 600
(Reuters) - Mining stocks weighed on European shares on Friday, tracking a slide in commodity prices as a hawkish policy outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve cast a dampener on the fifth straight wee...
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