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Tanzania arrests 130 people as government cracks down on dissent
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (155+ words) NAIROBI, July 9 (Reuters) " Tanzanian police have arrested 130 people for "inciting criminal acts, they "said on Thursday, as "part of efforts to contain dissent after a ban on all political rallies. " Police said in a statement "that "they were working "to…...
Soccer-Pulisic suffered fracture, bone bruise in US defeat by Belgium
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (169+ words) NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) - U. S. forward Christian Pulisic suffered a microfracture and "bone bruise in "his right leg during the United States' defeat by Belgium in the World Cup round of "16, "the country's "soccer federation said "on Thursday. " U. .. NEW YORK, July…...
Report: US star Christian Pulisic suffered microfracture vs. Belgium
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (330+ words) U. S. men's national team star Christian Pulisic is expected to be sidelined several weeks with a bone bruise and microfracture in his right leg. Pulisic was injured during "the team's loss to Belgium in the World Cup round "of 16 on Monday....
US direct-lending activity falls even as private credit firms raise more cash
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (463+ words) July 9 (Reuters) " Direct lending by U. S. private credit firms fell sharply in the second quarter even as fund-raising by such firms rebounded, underscoring the deviation between capital raised for the asset class and the deal flow to "absorb it. North America-focused…...
Convoy carrying Russian fighters attacked in Mali, sources say
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (251+ words) DAKAR, July 9 (Reuters) " A convoy carrying Malian soldiers and fighters from the Russian paramilitary Africa Corps came under attack in "northern Mali on Thursday, three security sources "and a spokesperson for an armed group said. One of the sources said…...
Moisture channelled by Typhoon Bavi puts north China on alert for heavy rain
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (205+ words) (Corrects typo in "channelled" in first paragraph) BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) " Cities and provinces in northern China are on alert "for intense rainfall on Friday as "Typhoon Bavi " potentially the most powerful storm the country has seen in years " channelled moisture…...
Red Sox All-Star LHP Ranger Suarez put on 15-day IL
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (195+ words) The Boston Red Sox placed All-Star left-hander Ranger Suarez on the 15-day injured list Thursday "with a left groin strain. The "move is retroactive to Monday for Suarez, who left his start on Sunday with two outs in the third…...
Clashes in Ukraine's Lviv highlight wartime tensions over draft
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (381+ words) KYIV, July 9 (Reuters) " Authorities in Ukraine launched inquiries on Thursday into violent clashes in the western city of Lviv a day earlier over the country's military draft, the latest sign "of wartime tensions over the call-up in the fifth year…...
South African protesters go door-to-door forcing immigrants from their homes
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (421+ words) JOHANNESBURG, July 9 (Reuters) " Groups of anti-immigration South Africans seized foreigners from their homes in Johannesburg on Thursday and handed them to police in a hardening of protests that have sown fear in communities and strained ties with "some countries. In…...
Tennis-Muchova topples Gauff in thriller to reach Wimbledon final for first time
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (439+ words) LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) " Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff's incredible run of living dangerously at this year's Wimbledon as she saved a match point to topple the American in a 6-2 1-6 7-6 (12-10) thriller to "keep alive hopes of setting up an all-Czech final…...