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By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Canada will fund an Indigenous-led study into how oil sands development impacts the health of local communities, the government said on Wednesday, following a tailings water leak from an Imperial Oil site that heightened pollution concerns. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Ottawa would provide C$12 million ($8.71 million) over 10 years …

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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A U.S. judge dismissed on Wednesday much of Mexico’s $10-billion lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of firearms to violent drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor in Boston dismissed claims against six of the eight companies Mexico had sued in …

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By Mitch Phillips PARIS (Reuters) -Quincy Hall produced an incredible late surge to overhaul Briton Matthew Hudson-Smith and take a first Olympic 400 metres gold for the United States since 2008 in another scintillating and dramatic race on Wednesday. Long-striding Hudson-Smith seemed on course to win his country’s first gold over the distance since “Chariots …

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By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel should fully investigate allegations of sexual abuse against Palestinian detainees by its soldiers, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday, calling for “zero tolerance” for perpetrators. Asked about a video, aired by Israel’s Channel 12, that appeared to show soldiers taking a detainee out of sight of …

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By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -An Australian man is set to appear in court on Wednesday after being arrested for the alleged theft of more than A$600,000 ($393,000) worth of commemorative coins linked to the popular children’s television show “Bluey”, police said. The 47-year-old is accused of stealing 63,000 unreleased, limited-edition A$1 coins from a …

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By Mitch Phillips and Lori Ewing PARIS (Reuters) -American Gabby Thomas finally claimed the global title she has promised for so long when she delivered a dominant performance to take Olympic 200 metres gold on Tuesday, denying silver medallist Julien Alfred a sprint double. Thomas, 27, took bronze in Tokyo and silver in last year’s …

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SAN JOSE (Reuters) – An extensive police operation in Costa Rica on Tuesday resulted in the arrests of 21 people suspected of links to an international human-trafficking network operating between Ecuador and the United States, police said. Costa Rican officials coordinated with U.S. and Panamanian authorities for the operation which included 18 raids in different …

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By Mitch Phillips PARIS (Reuters) -American Cole Hocker delivered one of the all-time Olympic shocks when he won the 1,500 metres gold with a stunning finish to blast past British world champion Josh Kerr as defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen faded to fourth on Tuesday. Once Kerr had eased past the Norwegian on the final straight …

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By Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Apple’s lucrative deal with Google could be under threat after a U.S. judge ruled that the Alphabet-owned search giant was operating an illegal monopoly. A potential remedy for Google to avoid antitrust actions could involve terminating the agreement, which makes its search engine a default on Apple devices, Wall Street …

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