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Tennis-Venus Williams, Coco Gauff pair up to play doubles at French Open
(Reuters) - Venus Williams will team up with teenager Coco Gauff - less than half her age - for a tilt at the French Open doubles title, with the American duo set to take on 13th seeds Ellen Perez and...
May 30, 2021
Argentina hopeful of Paris Club debt extension, local media says
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Peronist government is optimistic about gaining an extension on a $2.4 billion repayment to the Paris Club of country lenders, local media said on Sunday ahead of ...
May 30, 2021
Texas legislature close to approving measure to make voting more difficult
(Reuters) - The Texas Legislature on Sunday moved closer to approving a sweeping bill that curtails voting opportunities in the country's second most-populous state, as Republicans fast-tracked the me...
May 30, 2021
Canadian telecoms regulator’s latest ruling spells ‘dark period’ for smaller operators
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Two recent decisions by Canada's telecom regulator are freezing out competition in the country's highly concentrated industry, critics argue, making it even hard...
May 30, 2021
German audit office sees substantial risks in planned ESM reform -ZDF
BERLIN (Reuters) - A planned reform of the euro zone's bailout fund poses substantial risks for Germany's state budget, its federal audit office says in a confidential report, broadcaster ZDF reported...
May 30, 2021
Israel, Egypt meet in effort to solidify Gaza truce
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted Egypt's intelligence chief and sent Israel's foreign minister to Cairo on Sunday, amid efforts to build on a ceasefire reached between Is...
May 30, 2021
S.Korea pledges bigger cuts to emissions, $5 million for new green deal fund
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday that the country will raise its goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and create a $5 million "Green New Deal"...
May 30, 2021
Hollywood actor Seagal joins pro-Kremlin party, proposes tougher laws
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Steven Seagal, a long-time admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has joined a pro-Kremlin party, the the party said on Sunday. Seagal received a party members...
May 30, 2021
Peoria Fire handles unknown substance at Peoria Walgreens
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria Walgreens had to be evacuated and shut down Saturday morning due to an unknown substance found in a sealed container by the store’s entrance, at 2515 N Knoxville Av...
May 30, 2021
Mali coup leader to attend emergency West African summit
ACCRA (Reuters) - West African leaders will discuss on Sunday how to respond to a coup in Mali, gathering in the Ghanaian capital Accra for a summit to be attended by Assimi Goita, who was named inter...
May 30, 2021
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