By Nick Mulvenney (Reuters) -England’s “Bazball” revolution continued apace on Sunday when the tourists wrapped up a thumping 267-run victory over New Zealand in the first test on Sunday with the best part of two days to spare at Bay Oval. It was a first test victory for England in New Zealand since 2008 and …
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By Humeyra Pamuk and Michael Martina MUNICH (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday warned top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi of consequences should China provide material support to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying in an interview after the two met that Washington was concerned Beijing was considering supplying weapons to Moscow. The top …
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(Reuters) – England thrashed New Zealand by 267 runs when they dismissed their hosts for 126 in the opening session of the fourth day of the first test at Bay Oval on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. It was a first test victory for England in New Zealand since 2008. The …
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By Ross Kerber (Reuters) -Discover Financial Services, a provider of credit cards, told Reuters it will allow its network to track purchases at gun retailers come April, making it the first among its peers to publicly give a date for moving ahead with the initiative, which is aimed at helping authorities probe gun-related crimes. Discover’s …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter watched a sports event attended by government officials on Friday, according to state media, the first time the girl has been seen at a non-military event. The daughter, often described by state media as Kim’s “beloved child” or “respected child” has been seen …
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By Peter Hall and Aadi Nair (Reuters) – The race to buy Manchester United heated up on Saturday with Jim Ratcliffe’s company INEOS confirming it had bid for the club and a source telling Reuters that U.S. hedge fund Elliott Investment Management was also prepared to finance a takeover. British billionaire Ratcliffe, a life-long United …
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By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Hungary must bolster the independence of its judiciary “very soon” to stand a realistic chance of getting any of the 15.4 billion euros envisaged for Budapest from the European Union’s COVID recovery stimulus, a senior EU official said. Hungary can receive some 5.8 billion euros ($6.20 billion) in free grants …
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ANKARA (Reuters) -Ghana winger Christian Atsu has been found dead under the building where he lived in southern Turkey after last week’s huge earthquake, his Turkish agent said on Saturday. Atsu had been missing since the Feb. 6 earthquake following the collapse of an apartment building in Hatay. He was 31. “Atsu’s lifeless body was …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed that there had been “very good progress” to find solutions on the Northern Ireland protocol issue, Sunak’s office said on Saturday. “They …had a positive discussion about the talks on the Ireland / Northern Ireland Protocol. They agreed …
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(Reuters) -England’s Stuart Broad blitzed New Zealand’s top order in a dazzling spell under the Bay Oval lights to leave the hosts reeling on 63 for five after the third day of the first test on Saturday, 331 runs shy of their unlikely victory target. England had earlier ridden half centuries from Joe Root, Harry …
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