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Horse racing-Protester runs onto track as 31 arrested over Epsom Derby disruption

(Reuters) – Police arrested 31 people in connection with plans to disrupt Saturday’s Epsom Derby, including a man who was detained after running onto the track, as major sporting events in Britain continue to be affected by protests. Last month, protest group Animal Rising issued a call for volunteers to help disrupt the event by …

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Sudan fighters take over Khartoum museum, director says

KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudanese paramilitary fighters have taken over the national museum in Khartoum, its deputy director said on Saturday, urging them to protect precious artefacts from the nation’s heritage that include ancient mummies. Members of the Rapid Support Forces group that has been fighting the army since mid-April for control of Sudan entered the museum …

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Majority of EU countries against network fee levy on Big Tech, sources say

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe’s big telecoms operators to force major tech companies such as Google to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people familiar with the matter said. At a meeting with EU industry chief Thierry Breton …

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Biden cheers debt ceiling ‘crisis averted’ from Oval Office

By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden declared a “crisis averted” on Friday in his first address from the White House’s Oval Office, touting the passage of a bill to suspend the U.S. debt ceiling and avoid economic catastrophe. Biden used the moment to plead with Americans to bridge their …

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India asks Germany to return 2-year-old Indian girl in foster care

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Friday urged Germany to send back a 2-year-old Indian girl who has been in its foster case system for more than 20 months, saying it infringed on “her social, cultural and linguistic rights.” Ariha Shah was taken from her Indian parents by German authorities in Berlin in September 2021 …

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Report of Wuhan-Disney talks was fake, Chinese official media says

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A report on Saturday that the Chinese city of Wuhan was in talks with Walt Disney Co over a potential project was fake, Chinese official media said, citing the company. The central province of Hubei deleted a statement from its official account on the WeChat social media platform that had said the …

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Senegal protesters and police clash again as death toll rises to 10

By Bate Felix, Sofia Christensen and Ngouda Dione DAKAR (Reuters) -One more person was killed in Senegal on Friday, as police and protesters clashed for a second day since the sentencing of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko sparked some of the deadliest violence in recent memory. Nine people died in clashes between police and Sonko supporters …

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Founder of Brazil’s CVC to invest $15 million, new CEO picked

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian travel operator CVC said on Friday it has reached an agreement with its founder for a 75 million reais ($15.13 million) investment in the company, as well as electing a new chief executive officer. CVC founder Guilherme Paulus will make the investment through “an eventual and future” primary share offering …

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California, New York pension funds vote against Toyota chairman

By David Dolan and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) – Two of the largest U.S. public pension funds have voted against the re-election of Toyota Motor Corp Chairman Akio Toyoda, shareholder voting records showed, sharpening the focus on the automaker’s annual meeting later this month. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the Office of …

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Wall Street ends up on jobs data, debt default averted

By Herbert Lash and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday after a labor market report showing moderating wage growth in May indicated the Federal Reserve may skip a rate hike in two weeks, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index surged to a …

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