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Soccer-Lloyd, Rapinoe headline U.S. women’s Olympic roster
(Reuters) - The U.S. women's soccer team that will compete at this year's Tokyo Olympics will have a familiar look as Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan were among a slew of experienced player...
Jun 23, 2021
Trans Mountain allowed to resume tree clearing for oil pipeline project
(Reuters) - The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) this week lifted a stop work order on Trans Mountain Corporation that restricted tree clearing and mowing across the oil pipeline project to protect the e...
Jun 23, 2021
Double joy at Polish zoo as it welcomes second bongo antelope this year
WARSAW (Reuters) - The birth of the second critically endangered antelope in less than three months made a zoo in the Polish capital Warsaw proud, its staff said, as the newborn mountain bongo enjoyed...
Jun 23, 2021
China’s Ant highlights distinction between NFTs and cryptocurrencies
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Ant Group on Wednesday sought to draw a distinction between non-fungible tokens (NFTs) available on its platforms and cryptocurrencies currently subject to a crackdown by ...
Jun 23, 2021
Paris Club creditor group says Argentina able to avoid July default
PARIS (Reuters) - Argentina will be able to avoid a default on debt owed to its Paris Club creditors after recent commitments from Buenos Aires, the group of creditor governments said on Wednesday, co...
Jun 23, 2021
USITC says tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam hurt U.S. industry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Passenger vehicle and light truck tires from South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, and subsidized passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Vietnam hurt U.S. industry, the U.S. ...
Jun 23, 2021
Tennis-Gauff beaten by Sevastova in Eastbourne
LONDON (Reuters) - American teenager Coco Gauff's Wimbledon preparations suffered a blip as she bowed out of the Eastbourne tournament on Wednesday, losing to Latvian Anastasija Sevastova 4-6 7-5 6-2....
Jun 23, 2021
Russia tightens COVID-19 restrictions as deaths spike in major cities
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Deaths related to COVID-19 spiked in Russia's major cities on Wednesday amid a surge in new cases that authorities have blamed on the new Delta variant, and restrictions seeking to ...
Jun 23, 2021
Libyan foreign minister cites progress on mercenaries in Berlin talks
BERLIN (Reuters) - Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush said there was progress on the issues of foreign mercenaries in the country and that "hopefully within coming days" they would be withdrawn on...
Jun 23, 2021
U.S. has no better friend in the world than Germany – Blinken
BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States has no better partner in the world than Germany, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. "I think it's fair to say that the United States has no ...
Jun 23, 2021
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