
Milwaukee Bucks set their roster
(MILWAUKEE BUCKS) - The Milwaukee Bucks have converted center Liam Robbins to a Two-Way contract. The Bucks also requested waivers on center Anžejs Pasečņiks and guard James Akinjo. Robbins, a 7-0, 250-pound rookie, appeared in all four of Milwaukee's preseason games (one start) while on an Exhibit 10 contract with...
Oct 21, 2024
US imposes fresh sanctions targeting Iran oil trade, Hezbollah
By Timothy Gardner and Brendan O'Brien WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. imposed sanctions on Thursday against a network that smuggles Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil, and on a Hezbollah-controlled financial institution, the Treasury Department said. A...
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Motorcyclist killed in bear attack on Romanian scenic mountain road
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -A motorcyclist was mauled to death by a bear on a road in the Carpathian Mountains in Romania on Thursday, emergency service officials said, the latest attack in the country with the European Union's largest population of brown bea...
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Four people stabbed near shopping mall in Finland's Tampere
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Four people were injured in a stabbing attack near a shopping mall in the Finnish city of Tampere on Thursday and one person was arrested, but there were no indications of a terrorist or racist motive in the incident, police said. ...
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US plans nuclear talks with Iran in Oslo next week, Axios reports
(Reuters) -The United States plans to hold talks with Iran about its nuclear program in Oslo next week, Axios reported on Thursday, citing two unidentified sources. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Brendan O'Brien; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
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Austria deports first Syrian since civil war, says more will follow
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria's conservative-led government said on Thursday it had carried out its first deportation of a Syrian back to their home country in almost 15 years, making it the first European Union country to do so since th...
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Man injures four people in attack on German train, police say
MUNICH (Reuters) -A man attacked and injured four people on Thursday on a high-speed train in southern Germany around 70 kilometres (43.5 miles) from the Austrian border before being arrested, police said. The ICE 91 train was carrying around 500 passe...
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South Africa's former deputy president Mabuza dies, SABC reports
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's former deputy president David Mabuza has died aged 64, the country's public broadcaster reported on Thursday. Mabuza, who served as deputy president from 2018 to 2023, died in a Johannesburg hospital, the South A...
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More than 1,500 flights cancelled on July 3-4 due to French air traffic controllers' strike
PARIS (Reuters) -More than 1,500 flights have been cancelled on July 3-4, affecting nearly 300,000 passengers, due to a strike by French air traffic controllers, European industry lobby Airlines for Europe said in a statement. "Airlines for Europe (A4E...
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UN appoints Mexican diplomat as new chief of shrinking Haiti office
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Mexican diplomat Carlos Ruiz as special representative to Haiti, BINUH, the U.N.'s office in the embattled Caribbean nation, said on Thursday. Ruiz had worked as...
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