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Athletics-Norway’s Warholm breaks 400 metres hurdles world record
(Reuters) - Norway's Karsten Warholm set a world record in the men's 400 metres hurdles in front of his home crowd at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo on Thursday. The 25-year-old twice world champi...
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France to investigate fashion retailers for concealing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
PARIS (Reuters) - French prosecutors have launched an inquiry into four fashion retailers suspected of concealing crimes against humanity in China's Xinjiang region, a judicial source said on Thursday...
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Baseball-Sabathia outdueled alcoholism, now he wants to inspire others
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The hardest walk Yankees great CC Sabathia ever had to take wasn't to or from the pitcher's mound but came when he went from the players' cafeteria to manager J...
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Colombia’s Duque looks to get tough on vandalism, critics decry attack on protests
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's President Ivan Duque will present a new law before the country's Congress to increase prison sentences for vandalism, road blocks and attacks on police during protests, h...
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Spain looks into antitrust practices by Apple and Amazon
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's competition watchdog CNMC is investigating possible anti-competitive practices in Spain by Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc regarding online sales of electronic products. The CN...
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Czech holidaymakers face COVID-19 tests after trips abroad
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czechs will be required to undergo a COVID-19 test when they return from summer holidays abroad if they are not fully vaccinated, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said on Thursday. The ...
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Rugby-U.S. coach Gold backs rookie flyhalf Carty against England
(Refiles to fix typo in headline) (Reuters) -Selecting rookie flyhalf Luke Carty to face England at Twickenham on Sunday is a "brave" decision, said United States coach Gary Gold, but also just reward...
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Crypto art about gender transition fetches $2.16 million at Christie’s
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Christie's auction of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and physical artwork by 18-year-old transgender artist FEWOCiOUS fetch...
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Tennis-Hit or miss, but Ostapenko blazes into third round
LONDON (Reuters) - When Jelena Ostapenko fell a break down in the final set of her second-round match against Daria Kasatkina at Wimbledon on Thursday a BBC commentator remarked that perhaps she shoul...
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Golf-Australian Herbert enjoys birdie-fest to lead Irish Open
(Reuters) - Australian Lucas Herbert took a one-shot lead in the first round of the Irish Open after carding an eight-under-par 64 at the Mount Juliet Estate in Thomastown on Thursday. Herbert made ni...
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