(In paragraph nine corrects winner’s prize money after officials correct figure published on WTA website) LONDON (Reuters) -Top tier women’s tennis returns to Queen’s Club for the first time in more than half a century on Monday with the start of the WTA 500 event at the prestigious London establishment. While the men’s event has …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince William on Sunday called on world leaders and businesses to take urgent action to protect the planet’s oceans, saying it was a challenge “like none we have faced before”. Speaking ahead of the U.N. Ocean Conference, which begins in France on Monday, William said rising sea temperatures, plastic pollution and overfishing …
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(In June 6 story, corrects Ene-Lesikar’s age in paragraph 4 to 22 (not 21) By Ethan Flynn-Johnson and Marissa Davison LONDON (Reuters) -Combining dance music, some social media buzz and one of the world’s oldest pastimes, London chess group Knight Club draws dozens of players each week, creating a social space its organisers say is …
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BARCELONA (Reuters) -Lacklustre England laboured to a 1-0 away win over Andorra to maintain their 100% start to their World Cup qualifying campaign with captain Harry Kane’s second-half goal sparing their blushes on Saturday. On a sultry afternoon in Barcelona, Kane’s scrambled effort shortly after the interval was all that separated Thomas Tuchel’s team of …
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By Sachin Ravikumar and Gnaneshwar Rajan (Reuters) -Zia Yusuf said on Saturday he would return to Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party, two days after quitting as its chair, blaming his abrupt resignation on exhaustion from the job. Yusuf, a businessman who is not a lawmaker himself, resigned on Thursday hours after a row with a …
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By Virginia Furness EPSOM, England (Reuters) -Front-running Lambourn roared to victory in the 246th running of the Epsom Derby on Saturday, a record-extending 11th win in the race for trainer Aidan O’Brien. Lambourn, who went into the race at 13-2, set a blistering gallop under jockey Wayne Lordan, breaking away from the pack to remain …
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DURHAM, England (Reuters) – Former captain Jos Buttler scored a superb 96 off 59 balls, and Liam Dawson took four wickets on his international return, as England beat West Indies by 21 runs in the T20 series opener at Durham’s Riverside ground on Friday. After making a 3-0 winning start to Harry Brook’s captaincy in …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Lawyers who use artificial intelligence to cite non-existent cases can be held in contempt of court or even face criminal charges, London’s High Court warned on Friday, in the latest example of generative AI leading lawyers astray. A senior judge lambasted lawyers in two cases who apparently used AI tools …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Three Iranian men appeared in court in London on Friday accused of assisting Iran’s foreign intelligence service and plotting violence against journalists working for a British-based broadcaster critical of Tehran. The three men – Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55, – have been charged with offences …
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LONDON (Reuters) -A painting by Italian artist Giovanni Antonio Canal, best known as Canaletto, which was once owned by Britain’s first prime minister, heads to auction next month, with a price estimate of more than $27 million. “Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day”, from around 1732, has only been offered for auction twice before …
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