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U.N. envoy calls for immediate release of Belarus political prisoners
GENEVA (Reuters) - Some 530 people considered by rights groups to be political prisoners in Belarus should be immediately released, including three opposition candidates, the U.N. Special Rapporteur s...
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Italy arrests four suspected of sending funds to Islamic State
ROME (Reuters) - Italian police said on Monday they had arrested four men accused of sending funds to people across Europe and the Middle East who were collecting on behalf of Islamic State, in an inv...
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Dozens shot over holiday weekend in Chicago
CHICAGO — It was a Fourth of July weekend marked by violence in Chicago, with nearly 100 people shot, including two Chicago Police officers responding to a disturbance over fireworks, and five c...
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Athletics-Russia’s Lysenko handed six-year ban in anti-doping case
(Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday imposed a six-year ban on Russian high jumper Danil Lysenko after backing anti-doping charges laid by the Athletics Integrity Unit. Lysen...
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Tech group warns HK privacy law changes may force members to stop investment
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Asia Internet Coalition, an industry body backed by Google and Facebook, has warned Hong Kong's personal data privacy commissioner that proposed amendments to the territory's p...
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Kosovan youngsters have high hopes for their most famous judoka at Olympics
PEJA, Kosovo (Reuters) - Hundreds of youngsters in the Kosovan town of Peja are looking forward to watching the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and hoping that their hero Majlinda Kelmendi will win the country's ...
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Family of Indian-American astronaut on Virgin Galactic crew “happy and overwhelmed”
GUNTUR, India (Reuters) - The grandfather of an Indian-American astronaut said he was "overwhelmed with joy" as she prepares to become only the second Indian-born woman to visit space. Sirisha Bandla,...
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Vaccinate or repent, Russian church says amid hundreds of daily COVID-19 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's powerful Orthodox Church admonished people refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, calling them sinners who would have to atone for the rest of their lives, as the coun...
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Tropical storm Elsa nears landfall in Cuba around Bay of Pigs
HAVANA (Reuters) - Tropical storm Elsa neared landfall around Cuba's Bay of Pigs on the south-central coast on Monday morning, bringing strong rain and winds to parts of the Caribbean's largest island...
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NBA-Antetokounmpo’s health looms large over NBA Finals
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - The Bucks' hopes of bringing the Larry O'Brien trophy back to Milwaukee for the first time in half a century could hinge on whether Giannis Antetokounmpo can return to full...
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