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Bezos and crewmates prepare for inaugural Blue Origin space flight
By Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) - Billionaire American businessman Jeff Bezos and his three crewmates are engaging in a crash course of training on Sunday in preparation for his company Blue Origin's ina...
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After war with Israel, a grieving Gaza marks Eid Al-Adha holiday
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - For Palestinians who lost loved ones in the fighting between Gaza militants and Israel two months ago, there is little cause for celebration during the upcoming M...
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Three Chinese, two Mauritanians kidnapped from construction site in northern Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians were abducted from a construction site in northern Mali on Saturday when gunmen raided the site for equipment and took hostages, the arm...
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Walmart’s Flipkart says Indian probe shouldn’t treat it the same as Amazon
By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Walmart's Flipkart should not be treated the same as rival Amazon in an Indian antitrust probe as the evidence against the two firms was "qualitat...
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Russia reports 25,018 new COVID-19 cases, 764 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 25,018 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 4,357 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 5,958,133. The government coronavirus ...
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Nigeria puts six states on COVID-19 red alert, curbs gatherings
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria has put six states on red alert after seeing a "worrisome" rise in COVID-19 infections, a government official said, urging people to curb gatherings and hold prayers outside ...
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Turkey condemns EU court ruling on headscarf ban as violation of freedoms
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey on Sunday slammed a ruling by a top European Union court allowing the banning of headscarves under certain conditions as a "clear violation of religious freedoms", adding the...
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Mykonos, Greece’s famed party island, falls silent under new COVID rules
By Phoebe Fronista MYKONOS, Greece (Reuters) - There was no music and no dancing on Greece's famed party island Mykonos on Sunday as new rules to contain the spread of COVID-19 pushed tourists to canc...
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Iran insists prisoner swap deal was agreed with U.S., says ready to proceed ‘today’
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran insisted on Sunday that a prisoner swap deal has been agreed with the United States, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said, a day after Washington denied such an agreement...
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OPEC+ meets to agree oil supply boost as prices rise
MOSCOW/DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC+ ministers will meet on Sunday in another attempt to agree a quick oil supply boost to address soaring oil prices as the global economy recovers from the coronavir...
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