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Tennis-Kvitova saves matchpoint to reach second round
PARIS (Reuters) - Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova survived a big scare against Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen in her opening round of the French Open, having to save a matchpoint en route to...
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Italy reports 44 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, lowest daily tally since October
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 44 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, down from 83 the day before and the lowest figure since mid-October, while the daily tally of new infections also dropped to 2...
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‘Real compromise’ on U.S. infrastructure bill possible – Republican senator
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiations with U.S. President Joe Biden over a potentially massive infrastructure investment package are inching forward even though disagreements remain ove...
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Tennis-Thiem knocked out by Andujar in French Open first round
PARIS (Reuters) - Two-time runner-up Dominic Thiem was knocked out in the first round of the French Open by Spanish journeyman Pablo Andujar 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the first major upset of the claycou...
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Tennis-Sabalenka overcomes early scare to advance at Roland Garros
PARIS (Reuters) - Third seed Aryna Sabalenka moved into the second round of the French Open with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Ana Konjuh on Court Suzanne-Lenglen on Sunday. Sabalenka, who is seeking her mai...
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Biden to press Putin on respecting human rights in Geneva
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said that he will press Russian President Vladimir Putin to respect human rights when the two leaders meet in June. During a speech honor...
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German health ministers to discuss control mechanisms for coronavirus test centres
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn and his counterparts in the 16 federal states will on Monday discuss control mechanisms for coronavirus test centers following fraud accusations, a...
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Peru election race tightens a week before polarized vote
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo and right-wing opponent Keiko Fujimori are neck-and-neck in the polls just one week ahead of the Andean copper-producing country's po...
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Cycling-Colombia’s Bernal wins Giro d’Italia
MILAN (Reuters) - Colombia's Egan Bernal of the Ineos Grenadiers team won the Giro d'Italia on Sunday after retaining his overall lead in the final stage, a 30.3-km individual time trial around Milan....
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Tennis-Osaka fined for media boycott, could face expulsion from French Open
By Julien Pretot (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka could be thrown out of the French Open if she continues to boycott post-match news conferences at the tournament, the board of Grand Slam tennis tourna...
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