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Japan’s ruling coalition makes strong election showing after Abe murder

10 Jul 2022 10 Jul 2022

By Elaine Lies and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO/NARA, Japan (Reuters) -Japan’s conservative coalition government was projected to increase its majority in the upper house of parliament in an election on Sunday, two days after the assassination of dominant politician and power broker Shinzo Abe. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving modern leader, was gunned down on Friday during a …

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Basketball-WNBA Commisioner says getting Griner home a ‘huge priority’

10 Jul 2022 10 Jul 2022

(Reuters) – WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said on Sunday that getting U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner home from Russia, where she faces up to 10 years in prison on a drug charge, remains a top priority for the league. Griner pleaded guilty to a drugs charge in a Russian court last week but denied she …

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Sri Lanka protesters vow will not let up until president, PM quit

10 Jul 2022 10 Jul 2022

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Leaders of Sri Lanka’s protest movement said on Sunday they would occupy the residences of the president and prime minister until they finally quit office, the day after the two men agreed to resign leaving the country in political limbo. Thousands of protesters stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s …

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Candidates to replace UK PM Johnson jostle in packed race

10 Jul 2022 10 Jul 2022

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – The contest to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered pace on Sunday as five more candidates declared their intention to run, with many pledging lower taxes and a clean start from Johnson’s scandal-ridden premiership. Johnson on Thursday said he would resign as prime minister, after many of his …

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Gunmen kill 15 people ‘randomly’ at Soweto bar in South Africa – police

10 Jul 2022 10 Jul 2022

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people sitting in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto in the early hours of Sunday, killing 15 and wounding nine, police said. The carnage took place shortly after midnight, according to police who said the group of men entered the Orlando …

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Russian rockets hit apartment building in Ukraine’s Donbas, US presses on diplomatic front

10 Jul 2022 10 Jul 2022

By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -At least six people were killed and more than 30 are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, leading to the building collapsing, the region’s governor said on Sunday. Ukraine also reported clashes with Russian troops on fronts in the east and …

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China’s Shanghai asks public to share ‘heart-warming’ COVID lockdown stories

10 Jul 2022 10 Jul 2022

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The government of Shanghai has called on citizens to share “heart-warming” photographs, videos and stories about a punishing two-month lockdown imposed in April by the authorities to curb China’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak. The government of China’s most populous city has launched the propaganda campaign to “tell epidemic stories, spread volunteer culture and …

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Blinken in Thailand to shore up regional support, counter China push

10 Jul 2022 10 Jul 2022

By David Brunnstrom and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – The United States and Thailand signed agreements on Sunday to deepen the countries’ already strong ties as Washington steps up its efforts to counter China’s expanding influence in Asia. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Thai foreign minister Don Pramudwinai pledged to advance partnerships in …

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Russia threatens broad Ukraine offensive as U.S. presses China over war stance

10 Jul 2022 10 Jul 2022

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian defenders battled on Saturday to contain Russian forces along several fronts, officials said, as the United States urged China to align itself with the West in opposing the invasion following an ill-tempered G20 meeting. A missile strike on the northeastern city of Kharkiv wounded three civilians, its governor said, …

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Tennis-Moscow-born Rybakina powers past Jabeur to Wimbledon title

9 Jul 2022 9 Jul 2022

By Sudipto Ganguly LONDON (Reuters) -In a year when Russian players were banned from Wimbledon, Moscow-born Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to defeat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 on Saturday to become the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title. With Russian and Belarussian players banned from the …

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