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Aces’ Kelsey Plum wins WNBA Sixth Player of the Year
Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum was named the WNBA Sixth Player of the Year on Thursday. The award, given to the top reserve, is a first for Plum, 27. Her teammate, forward Dearica Hamby, won it in 2...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. urges Bosnian Serb leader to halt secessionist rhetoric
BELGRADE (Reuters) - A top U.S. diplomat on Thursday warned the Bosnian Serb leader that his threats to secede from Bosnia could lead to economic isolation of the Serbs who account for nearly a third ...
Sep 30, 2021
Allianz must face investor claims over funds’ collapse, US judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said Germany's Allianz SE must face investor claims it wrongly "abandoned" the investment strategies it promised to use on hedge funds that suffer...
Sep 30, 2021
Expo 2020 Dubai kicks off with lavish opening ceremony
DUBAI (Reuters) - The first world fair to be held in the Middle East, Expo 2020 Dubai, opened on Thursday with a lavish ceremony of fireworks, music and messaging about the power of global collaborati...
Sep 30, 2021
United Airlines cuts number of workers facing termination over vaccine noncompliance
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines on Thursday trimmed the number of employees who are facing termination for defying the company's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The Chicago-based carrier said only 320 U...
Sep 30, 2021
Egyptian authorities say they blocked Brotherhood financing scheme
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities said on Thursday they had blocked a scheme aimed at financing the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and alleged a link to the imprisoned founder and former chairman of...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S., Russia say held ‘intensive and substantive’ arms control talks in Geneva
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia have held "intensive and substantive" talks in their second meeting within the Strategic Stability Dialogue framework, a joint statement said on Thu...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. Senate approves stop-gap funding to keep government running
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to keep the government fully operating at the end of this week when the new fiscal year begins. The bill now goes to the House of...
Sep 30, 2021
Nigerian military says air strike hit Islamic State, playing down alleged civilian deaths
ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian military said on Thursday a deadly air strike hit an Islamic State camp and that casualties could not be determined, after witnesses said the attack had killed dozens of...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. House panel approves fourth bill aimed at drug prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to approve a fourth bill aimed at tackling high drug prices, approving a measure that would make it easier for biosimilar drugs...
Sep 30, 2021
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