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Football
Soccer-Toronto police seize $2.5 million worth of fake soccer gear ahead of World Cup
TORONTO, June 1 (Reuters) - Less than two weeks before the World Cup kicks off, Toronto Police announced on Monday that they made the largest known seizure of counterfeit soccer jerseys in Canadian history.
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World
Zelenskiy says Ukrainian military can hit Russian logistics throughout occupied areas
June 1 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine's military was now capable of hitting Russian logistics throughout occupied areas of Ukraine and had created shortages of fuel in Crimea and other Russian-held regions.
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World
1st LD Writethru: 4 killed as small aircraft crashes during takeoff in Colombia
BOGOTA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed Monday when a small aircraft crashed during takeoff in Colombia, according to the country's directorate for air accident investigation.
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World
Two explosions hit cargo vessel in Gulf off Iraq, officials say
BAGHDAD, June 1 (Reuters) - Two explosions struck a cargo vessel in the Gulf about 40 nautical miles southeast of Iraq's Umm Qasr, one of which was caused by a drone attack, Iraqi officials said on Monday.
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World
EU urges BiH to speed up reforms for EU membership
SARAJEVO, June 1 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Antonio Costa on Monday urged Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to accelerate key reforms required for European Union (EU) membership, saying the country is only a few steps away from opening accession negotiations and should seize the current momentum for enlargement.
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World
Libya reiterates rejection of irregular migrant settlement
TRIPOLI, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Libya's Government of National Unity reaffirmed on Monday its firm adherence to national principles of rejecting irregular migrants' settlement on its territory, stressing at the same time the importance of safeguarding national security and respecting international laws and obligations.
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World
Mexico's Sheinbaum escalates rhetoric against U.S., blames far-right 'offensive'
MEXICO CITY, June 1 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that far-right sectors in the United States are coordinating with domestic groups to attack her government, escalating her rhetoric against Mexico's largest trading partner.
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World
Zimbabwe sets up Ebola isolation facilities amid regional outbreak
HARARE, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe has established three isolation centers for Ebola virus disease amid heightened national vigilance, Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora said on Monday.
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Tennis
Tennis-Auger-Aliassime swats aside Tabilo to reach French Open quarters
PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) - Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Chilean Alejandro Tabilo 6-3 7-5 6-1 at the French Open on Monday to become the first Canadian man to reach the quarter-finals at all four Grand Slam tournaments and stay on track for his maiden major title.
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Football
Soccer-Alfaro picks overseas-based Paraguay squad for World Cup
June 1 (Reuters) - Paraguay coach Gustavo Alfaro named his final 26-man World Cup squad on Monday, leaning heavily on overseas-based players, with only three members of the squad drawn from Paraguay's domestic league.
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World
Urgent: 4 killed as small plane crashes during takeoff in Colombia
BOGOTA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed Monday when a small plane crashed during takeoff in Colombia, the country's aviation accident investigation authority said.
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World
More than one-third of Kyrgyzstan's population are minors
BISHKEK, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan has a notably young population, with children aged under 17 accounting for 37 percent of the country's total population, according to data published Monday by the National Statistical Committee.
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World
Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccine
June 1 (Reuters) - Global health organisation CEPI will give roughly $60 million to Moderna and two other groups to accelerate the development of shots against Ebola Bundibugyo, the deadly virus that has swept through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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World
Africa CDC chief slams Ebola-related travel bans
ADDIS ABABA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Fear-driven travel restrictions imposed on African countries due to the current Ebola outbreak undermine transparency and disrupt critical health operations, Director General of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Jean Kaseya has warned.
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Other Sports
Sailing-World Sailing's new portrayal guidelines aim to eliminate gender bias, ensure balance
June 1 (Reuters) - World Sailing has issued new portrayal guidelines to ensure fair, equal and respectful representation of athletes across all media platforms, the global governing body said on Monday.
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Football
Soccer-FIFA rolls out global initiative to boost female player health and performance
MANCHESTER, England, June 1 (Reuters) - FIFA is ramping up efforts to close one of sport's most persistent blind spots -- the lack of research on female athletes -- with a new global education programme designed to better equip women's football from grassroots to elite level.
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Tennis
Tennis-Svitolina, Kostyuk gear up for all-Ukrainian clash in French Open quarters
June 1 (Reuters) - The French Open quarter-finals start on Tuesday, with Roland Garros awaiting two first-time singles champions in the same year for the first time since 2016.
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World
Brazil to target betting, tobacco sectors in new anti-organized crime operations, source says
BRASILIA, June 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's government is in the final stages of preparations to launch operations targeting organized crime in the online betting and tobacco sectors, a senior government official with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday.
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World
Classes cancelled and clinics shuttered in Honduras on nationwide strike
TEGUCIGALPA, June 1 (Reuters) - Public schools and doctors' offices in Honduras remained closed on Monday as teachers and medics launched a nationwide strike, demanding long-promised pay adjustments and better working conditions.
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World
Chinese health experts promote disease prevention awareness among students in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The expert team of the China-aided project of schistosomiasis control in Tanzania's Zanzibar and the Pemba branch of the 35th Chinese medical team in Zanzibar on Monday jointly organized health education, medical checkups, and donation activities at a secondary school on Pemba Island in Zanzibar.
