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Roy Horn, of magical duo Siegfried and Roy, dies

Roy Horn, half of Las Vegas illusionist duo Siegfried and Roy, died Friday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 75.Known for his work with big cats,...




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Iran reports more than 1,500 new virus cases

Iran warned Saturday that coronavirus infections were rising in the southwest despite falls in other regions, as it announced more than 1,500 new confirmed...




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Britain to quarantine travellers for 14 days, UK...

By James DaveyLONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from...




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Britain to quarantine travelers for 14 days, UK...

By James DaveyLONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - The British government has told airlines it will introduce a 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from...




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Militants increasing attacks on Burkina Faso mines

BOUDA, Burkina Faso (AP) - Jihadists burst into the gold mine where Moussa Tambura worked in Burkina Faso, forbidding everyone from smoking and drinking. It...




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On This Day: Tottenham ask for West Ham rematch after...

Spurs were defeated by the Hammers, and missed out on a Champions League place in 2006, after 10 players fell ill before the final-day showdown.




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As Beijing gyms reopen, users are masked up and ready...

By Martin Quin PollardBEIJING, May 9 - Grunts, groans and the sound of pulsing music and crashing weights have returned to some of Beijing's gyms after...




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Protesters demand closure of LG Polymers plant in India...

By Sudarshan VaradhanVISAKHAPATNAM, May 9 (Reuters) - Villagers placed the bodies of three victims of a deadly gas leak from an LG Polymers plant in...




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Portugal's low-income households struggle to survive...

LISBON, May 9 (Reuters) - One in four Portuguese with a monthly household income of 650 euros ($705) or less have lost all their income because of the...




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Quarantine for UK arrivals would be devastating,...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the move in an address to the nation on Sunday.




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Victims of protest violence commemorated 10 years later

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A plaque commemorating three bank employees who died of asphyxiation when their workplace was firebombed during a protest march 10...




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Coronavirus wrap: Project Restart concerns and warning...

Watford chief executive voices concern about playing behind closed doors.




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Lebanon rooftops bustle as virus shifts life upstairs

Usually the kingdom of water tanks and satellite dishes, Lebanon's rooftops have recently been graced by unlikely scenes of locked-down residents fleeing...




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Stuck on cruise ships during pandemic, crews beg to go...

MIAMI (AP) - Carolina Vásquez lost track of days and nights, unable to see the sunlight while stuck for two weeks in a windowless cruise ship cabin as a...




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Tennis-ATP tour chief not ruling out 2020 return

By Sudipto GangulyMUMBAI, May 9 (Reuters) - Despite the growing possibility of a total wipeout of professional tennis this year due to the coronavirus...




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China releases five prominent labor rights activists

SHENZHEN, China/HONG KONG, May 9 (Reuters) - Five prominent labor activists have returned to their homes more than a year after they were arrested in...




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China releases five prominent labour rights activists

SHENZHEN, China/HONG KONG, May 9 (Reuters) - Five prominent labour activists have returned to their homes more than a year after they were arrested in...




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PM´s plans to be `in line with Wales´ amid concerns...

Boris Johnson is expected to give an update on the coronavirus lockdown on Sunday.




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Premier League title-winning captains - Gary Neville

The right-back was an integral member of Sir Alex Ferguson´s United.




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Greggs reopens small number of shops on trial basis

The popular baker is carrying out the trial in the Tyneside area.




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Serbia protests EU description of Tesla as famous Croat

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia has protested to the European Union after one of its publications described inventor and electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla as a...




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Idled help the isolated: Med students aid homebound...

CINCINNATI (AP) - Aspiring doctors in Cincinnati whose studies were interrupted by the coronavirus outbreak have morphed their mission into taking care of...




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Besiktas player, staff member test positive for...

ANKARA, May 9 (Reuters) - One Besiktas player and a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus three days after the announcement that the Turkish...




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Seoul shuts down nightclubs after dozens of infections...

The closures will be maintained until the city concludes that infections risks have been meaningfully lowered.




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Indian protesters carry dead bodies into gas leak plant

Angry protesters carrying dead bodies stormed an Indian chemical plant on Saturday to demand the facility's closure after a toxic gas leak that killed 12...




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Egypt´s president expands powers, citing virus outbreak

CAIRO (AP) - Egypt´s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has approved amendments to the country's state of emergency that grant him and security agencies...




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Gunfire kills 6 at Afghan protest calling for economic aid

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A shootout erupted on Saturday at a protest in western Afghanistan by residents demanding economic assistance, leading to the...




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Fernandes, Pogba can thrive in United midfield, says...

May 9 (Reuters) - Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes playmaker Bruno Fernandes and record signing Paul Pogba can form a strong midfield...




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Russian volunteers search for fallen World War II soldiers

KHULKHUTA, Russia (AP) - Crouching over the sun-drenched soil, Alfred Abayev picks up a charred fragment of a Soviet warplane downed in a World War II battle...




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`Dedicated and loving´ nurse dies five weeks after...

Onyenachi Obasi was described by her family as an `example of unconditional love´.




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Barca's Umtiti suffers calf injury in training

May 9 (Reuters) - Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti sustained a calf injury on his return to individual training, the Spanish La Liga club said in a statement...




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US Women´s football team appeal against decision to...

Earlier this month judge Gary Klausner ruled the pay case did not warrant a trial.




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Outbreaks in Germany, S. Korea show the risks in easing up

ROME (AP) - South Korea's capital closed down more than 2,100 bars and other nightspots Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, and...




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Lyon men's and women's teams test negative for coronavirus

PARIS (AP) - All players in Lyon men´s and women´s teams have tested negative for the coronavirus, club president Jean-Michel Aulas said. The French soccer...




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Harvesters struggle to recruit foreign crews during...

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas harvester Mike Keimig is growing increasingly anxious about whether the foreign seasonal workers he needs to run his nine...




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Georgia man's death raises echoes of US racial terror...

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - Many people saw more than the last moments of Ahmaud Arbery's life when a video emerged this week of white men armed with guns...




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More than 1,000 queue for food in rich Geneva amid...

By Cecile Mantovani and Denis BalibouseGENEVA, May 9 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 people queued up on Saturday to get free food parcels in Geneva,...




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Motor racing-F1 without a crowd leaves Hamilton with an...

By Alan BaldwinLONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says the prospect of a home British Grand Prix without...




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More migrants spotted at Dover as lockdown crossings...

Suspected migrants have been seen in Dover, Kent, as the UK basks in bank holiday sunshine.




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Kenya and Uganda hit by power blackout, electricity...

By Elias Biryabarema and George ObulutsaNAIROBI/KAMPALA, May 9 (Reuters) - Kenya and Uganda were hit by power blackouts on Saturday, and Kenya Power said ...




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Belfast International Airport writes to Government...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reportedly announce the mandatory quarantine on Sunday evening.




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Oil and investment asset price declines will affect...

KUWAIT, May 9 (Reuters) - The decline in oil prices and the value of investment assets since the start of the coronavirus outbreak will have an adverse...




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How might the four UK nations differ in easing the...

The devolved governments in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have power to make their own decisions on a number of matters.




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Not giving it up cold turkey: Bird hunters just winging it

FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic has canceled dozens of spring traditions, from college basketball's Final Four to Easter Sunday services, but...




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South Africa suspends use of Land Bank debt as...

By Mfuneko ToyanaJOHANNESBURG, May 9 (Reuters) - South Africa's central bank has temporarily prohibited the use of debt issued by the Land Bank as...




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Tributes paid to nurse and father-of-four who died...

Augustine Agyei-Mensah was known to his colleagues as Gus, and was described as dedicated to his work and young family.




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AP reporter and editor Ron Harrist dies in Mississippi

Ron Harrist, who covered Elvis Presley, black separatists, white supremacists and college football legends during his 41 years as a reporter and editor in...




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AP FACT CHECK: Trump is not credible on virus death tolls

WASHINGTON (AP) - Truth can be a casualty when President Donald Trump talks about deaths from the coronavirus in the United States.He's claimed that the...




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Russia's Putin urges unity as he presides over slimmed...

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Andrew OsbornMOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Saturday they are invincible when they...




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Half of Spaniards will see lockdown eased from Monday...

By Jessica Jones and Guillermo MartinezMADRID, May 9 (Reuters) - Spain's daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to its second lowest since mid-March on ...