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South Korea to airlift troops from COVID-stricken anti-piracy ship
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will airlift all troops from a ship on anti-piracy patrol in the Middle East, the Ministry of Defense said on Sunday, while a replacement team will steer the vessel back ...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Olympics-Athlete COVID-19 infections rise in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported three new cases of COVID-19 infection among athletes, up from one new case a day earlier, as the population of the athlete's village swel...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Olympics-South Korean IOC member Ryu tests positive for COVID-19
TOKYO (Reuters) - An International Olympic Committee member from South Korea has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games and has been isolated. Ryu Seun...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Thailand expands lockdown areas as COVID-19 cases surge
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Sunday announced an expansion of coronavirus restrictions that include travel curbs, mall closures and a night-time curfew to three more provinces after the country rep...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Two people shot outside Washington Nationals baseball stadium
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two people were shot outside of Nationals Park, a professional baseball stadium in the District of Columbia, on Saturday night, the police department said in a state...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes southern Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck the southern Philippine province of Davao Oriental early on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The agency sai...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Britney Spears says won’t perform while her father controls career
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears on Saturday said she would not perform again while her father retains control over her career, and said the conservatorship she has been under for 13 years had "...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Martine Moise, widow of assassinated president, returns to Haiti
By Andre Paultre PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Martine Moise, the widow of Haiti's assassinated president Jovenel Moise, returned to the Caribbean nation on Saturday for his funeral after she was treated...
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Argentina creates fund to help ease pain from drought-hit Parana river
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina said on Saturday it would dedicate $10.4 million to help ease the pain caused by an ongoing drought that has seen the Parana River, a key transpo...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
Australia’s Victoria state reports dip in COVID-19 cases, midway through lockdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian state of Victoria reported a slight dip in new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, raising hope a short lockdown would quash an outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta ...
Syndicated Content Jul 17, 2021
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