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Tennis-Sizikova files defamation lawsuit after French Open arrest amid match-fixing allegations
(Reuters) -Russian tennis player Yana Sizikova has filed a lawsuit for defamation after she was arrested amid match-fixing allegations at this year's French Open, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday. Si...
Jul 02, 2021
Tennis-Sabalenka crushes Serrano to storm into last 16
By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - Second seed Aryna Sabalenka crushed Colombian teenager Maria Camila Osorio Serrano to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon on Friday although a late stutter took the sh...
Jul 02, 2021
Boeing 737 cargo plane goes down in water off Honolulu – CNBC
(Reuters) - A Boeing 737 cargo plane with two people on board has gone down in the water off Honolulu after experiencing engine trouble, CNBC reported on Friday. The severity of the crash was unclear,...
Jul 02, 2021
WHO says it has been advising Olympics committee on COVID
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization is advising the International Olympic Committee in the run-up to the Games in Tokyo and has urged caution in order to track the spread of the coronavirus, a s...
Jul 02, 2021
Olympics-Cubans to cheer their boxers and wrestlers, but not ball players, in Tokyo
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban athletes are preparing to leave for Tokyo and the Olympic Games, with fans ready to cheer them on, disappointed that the national sport of baseball did not ma...
Jul 02, 2021
Belarus oppositionists cry foul after ’embassies’ suspended on Twitter
BERLIN (Reuters) - Twitter has suspended the accounts of a group of exile opposition groups that call themselves the "Belarusian People's Embassies" after they were accused of identity theft by Belaru...
Jul 02, 2021
France’s Lagardere exposed to takeovers as heir’s grip weakens – sources
By Sarah White and Gwnalle Barzic PARIS (Reuters) - The heir to France's Lagardere group has ended up with a smaller than advertised stake after a restructuring, further shrinking his sway after he ga...
Jul 02, 2021
Merkel expects double-vaccinated Brits to be able to travel to Germany soon
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons who have had two COVID-19 vaccinations should soon be able to travel to Germany without going into quarantine on arrival, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday. "I ...
Jul 02, 2021
U.S. adds four entities to trade blacklist in relation to Myanmar
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -The United States on Friday added four new entities that support the Myanmar military to its trade blacklist as part of a response to its Feb. 1 coup. The new entities on ...
Jul 02, 2021
UK’s Johnson says he has no plans to reduce Euro 2020 stadium crowds
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he did not plan to order a reduction in crowds attending the remaining Euro 2000 tournament soccer matches due to take place in L...
Jul 02, 2021
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