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UK lawmaker writes to competition watchdog over Morrisons bid
LONDON (Reuters) - The head of Britain's business select committee in parliament has written to the competition watchdog to voice concern that regulatory bodies lack the power to intervene when new ow...
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Bridge on Tekeze River in Ethiopia’s Tigray destroyed – aid group
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A bridge on the Tekeze river in Ethiopia's Tigray region has been destroyed, the International Rescue Committee said on Thursday, adding that as a result getting aid to the war-rav...
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Tennis-Impressive Zverev eases past Sandgren into third round
LONDON (Reuters) - Fourth seed Alexander Zverev moved smoothly into the third round at Wimbledon with a 7-5 6-2 6-3 win over American Tennys Sandgren on Thursday. The clean-hitting German was always i...
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German police seize weapons in raids on ‘Bandidos’ biker gang
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police raided more than 100 premises of the Bandidos motorcycle gang on Thursday and seized weapons, ammunition and large amounts of cash, the interior ministry said. Almost ...
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Ethiopia says Tigray ceasefire a work in progress amid fears of famine
By Dawit Endeshaw and Maggie Fick ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ceasefire with rebel Tigrayan forces is a work in progress and needs both sides' commitment to work, the Foreign Ministry said on T...
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UniCredit to allow more remote working post-COVID
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian bank UniCredit will allow its non-branch staff globally to work from home for up to two days a week on average once the health crisis is over, it said on Thursday. The move w...
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Ecuador races to move oil pipelines, protect power plant from raging river
By Alexandra Valencia and Luc Cohen SAN LUIS, Ecuador (Reuters) - Two dozen workers using six excavators cleared a strip of heavy forest in the foothills of Ecuador's Reventador volcano on an overcast...
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Athletics-Semenya vows to fight on but has uncertain future
LIEGE, Belgium (Reuters) - Caster Semenya vowed to continue her fight against the ban that prevents her from competing in her preferred 800m event after she failed in a bid to qualify for the Tokyo Ol...
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North Macedonia national park offers lifeline for endangered lynx
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - North Macedonia's parliament has voted to form a national park in the Shar mountains, the U.N. Environment Programme said on Thursday, in a move conservationists hope ...
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Jordan’s security trial rejects defence request to have Prince Hamza testify as witness -lawyer
AMMAN (Reuters) - A Jordanian military court on Thursday rejected a defence request to have estranged Prince Hamza testify in a case against a former royal confidant who is accused of destabilising th...
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