(This Dec. 10 story has been corrected to change first name of Olivier Giroud in paragraph 1) By Mitch Phillips AL KHOR, Qatar (Reuters) – Olivier Giroud sent France into …
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U.S. energy envoy Hochstein calls investor hostility to shale drilling “un-American” -FT
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – U.S. energy envoy Amos Hochstein described the refusal of the country’s shale investors to ramp up drilling as “un-American” in an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday. …
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Russian arms dealer says he wished Griner good luck at prisoner exchange
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -Viktor Bout, the arms dealer freed in a prisoner swap for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, said he wished her good luck on the tarmac in Abu Dhabi where …
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(Reuters) – Lava and volcanic gas emissions at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, declined on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. As a …
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Taiwan pledges deeper Japan security cooperation as senior lawmaker visits
by Reutersby ReutersTAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen pledged on Saturday to deepen security cooperation with Japan to ensure freedom in the Indo-Pacific, during a meeting with a senior member of …
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Twitter to relaunch Twitter Blue at higher price for Apple users
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Twitter Inc will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet …
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U.S. indicts Mauritanian man for role in deadly Mali restaurant attacks
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ismail Shakil (Reuters) – A Mauritanian man who received a death penalty in Mali for involvement in attacks that killed dozens including an American in 2015, was extradited to …
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By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) -The United States announced new military aid for Ukraine on Friday and vowed to disrupt Russian ties with Iran, which a British envoy said involved …
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Ukraine says 1.5 million in Odesa region without power after Russia strikes
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – More than 1.5 million people in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region are without power after Russian drone strikes on the electricity generating system, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A high-level U.S. delegation will travel to China next week to follow up on President Joe Biden’s recent talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and prepare for Secretary …
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Iran’s Raisi promises to pursue crackdown on protesters; cleric critical of execution
by Reutersby ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) -A prominent dissenting Sunni cleric on Friday said the death sentence of an Iranian protester involved in anti-government unrest violated sharia law, as President Ebrahim Raisi promised to …
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Brittney Griner’s return reignites debate about prisoner swaps
by Reutersby ReutersBy Humeyra Pamuk and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thursday’s release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in exchange for a convicted Russian arms dealer has resurfaced an old question: …
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed over five years on fraud charge
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) -Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted …
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Soccer-Morocco’s World Cup dream continues as Portugal are eliminated
by Reutersby ReutersBy Mark Gleeson DOHA (Reuters) -Morocco’s extraordinary run in Qatar continued on Saturday as they claimed another massive scalp in beating Portugal 1-0 to become the first African and Arab …
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‘It hurts my soul’: Brazil’s Bolsonaro ends post-election silence
by Reutersby ReutersBRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke his silence on Friday for the first time since his election defeat on Oct. 30 and spoke to supporters calling for a …
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Germany says Dresden hostage taker was likely “confused” lone wolf
by Reutersby ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) -German authorities said they had ended a suspected hostage-taking in the eastern city of Dresden on Saturday by what appeared to be a psychologically confused man acting alone, …
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Nobel awards to take place in Stockholm with full glitz and glamour
by Reutersby ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Nobel laureates congregated in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Saturday for the first fully in-person award ceremonies complete with a formal banquet since the COVID-19 pandemic that …
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By Ryan Woo, Martin Quin Pollard and Josh Horwitz BEIJING (Reuters) -Judging by Friday’s quiet streets in China’s capital Beijing and the reluctance of some businesses to drop COVID curbs, …
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U.S. sportswriter Wahl dies suddenly while covering World Cup
by Reutersby ReutersBy Kanishka Singh, Dan Whitcomb and Amy Tennery WASHINGTON/DOHA (Reuters) – Well-known U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl died suddenly on Friday after collapsing while covering a match at the World …
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Blackstone may slow the launch of private equity fund after investor withdrawals -FT
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Blackstone Inc has warned of possible delays to the launch of a new private equity fund designed for wealthy individuals, as it copes with heavy investor withdrawals at …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have rejected criticism of a documentary about their lives, with a statement from their spokesman saying that the couple had …
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Russian-installed Kherson official says withdrawing hryvnia from circulation in January
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – The Russian-installed administration of Ukraine’s Kherson region said on Saturday that it had begun changing locally circulated Ukrainian hryvnia currency into Russian roubles, with hryvnia circulation in Moscow-controlled …
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China central bank calls for green finance regulation to be strengthened
by Reutersby ReutersBy Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s central bank on Saturday warned that climate change and a global move to a low-carbon economy posed risks for domestic financial institutions …
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How daredevil drones find nearly extinct plants hiding in cliffs
by Reutersby ReutersBy Daisy Chung, Gloria Dickie and Simon Scarr (Reuters) – Ben Nyberg stood on a knife-edge ridge along Hawaii’s Na Pali Coast, his eyes scouring the leafy recesses of the …
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China’s Xi calls for oil trade in yuan at Gulf summit in Riyadh
by Reutersby ReutersBy Maha El Dahan and Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH (Reuters) -President Xi Jinping told Gulf Arab leaders on Friday that China would work to buy oil and gas in yuan, …