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Court jails 10 for child trafficking in Ivory Coast cocoa sector
By Ange Aboa BOUNA, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday sentenced 10 people found guilty of child trafficking to 10 years in jail, part of an effort to clamp down on organised ...
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Republican Cheney, impeachment manager Schiff to serve on U.S. panel on Jan. 6 -Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she had named Republican Representative Liz Cheney and Democrat Adam Schiff, who argued for the impeachment of former President Donal...
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Nigerian Senate passes oil overhaul bill
(Corrects paragraph 3 to remove reference to bill being cleared for presidential approval) ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian Senate passed a long-awaited oil industry reform bill which will overhaul near...
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In Thailand, hopes for a revival as tourists trickle back
By Jiraporn Kuhakan PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - Restaurant owner and single mother Pimonta Suksaen is pinning her hopes on a revival for Thailand's most visited island, after a turbulent, year-long s...
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NIL pioneer Ed O’Bannon: ‘My job is done’
Former UCLA basketball standout Ed O'Bannon started the battle to allow student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness when he sued the NCAA in 2009. On Thursday, he credited LeBron Ja...
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In soccer host city, Russian doctors battle COVID-19 surge
By Dmitry Vasilyev ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Doctors battling record numbers of COVID-19 deaths in St. Petersburg are watching with unease as soccer fans gather for the next Euro 2020 match t...
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Construction spending unexpectedly falls in May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in May as gains in private homebuilding were offset by persistent weakness in outlays on nonresidential structures and public projec...
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Tennis-Wimbledon order of play on Friday
LONDON (Reuters) - Order of play on the two showcourts on the fifth day of the Wimbledon championships on Friday (play starts at 1230 GMT unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding): CENTRE COURT 21...
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General Motors reports 40% jump in second-quarter U.S. auto sales
(Reuters) - General Motors Co on Thursday reported a 40% rise in second-quarter U.S. sales on strong consumer demand, and said it expects the trend to continue in the second half of the year and in 20...
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OneWeb launches satellites to roll out northern internet service
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Britain-based tech company OneWeb sent 36 satellites into orbit on Thursday, a landmark launch it said would pave the way for it to begin rolling out a commercial internet service i...
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