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Football
Soccer-CONMEBOL seeks more information, launches consultations on FIFA World Cup stake sale proposal
July 31 (Reuters) - South American soccer body CONMEBOL said on Friday it had requested further information from FIFA on its proposal to sell a stake in its tournament business, including the World Cup, and launched a consultation process with its member associations.
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Football
Soccer-Union kick off Belgian season with Super Cup win
BRUGES, Belgium, July 31 (Reuters) - Union Saint Gilloise came from behind to win the season-opening Super Cup in Belgium on Friday, beating last year's champions Club Brugge on penalties after a 1-1 draw at the Jan Breydelstadion.
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World
Canada's GDP grows 0.3 pct in May
OTTAWA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Canada's real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.3 percent in May, rising for a second consecutive month, as both goods-producing and services-producing industries expanded in the month, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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World
Thousands take to Kyiv's main street, firm on calls for defence minister's return
KYIV, July 31 (Reuters) - Several thousand Ukrainians rallied through central Kyiv on Friday, signalling to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that opposition to his decision to oust Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, widely credited with driving military innovation during Ukraine's war with Russia, remains strong.
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World
Trump's powerful but unofficial Venezuela adviser leaves his role
July 31 - An unofficial adviser to the Trump administration who has played a leading role in shaping U.S. Venezuela policy and multimillion-dollar deals to exploit the OPEC state's vast oil resources has told Reuters he is no longer overseeing the portfolio.
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World
Italy suspends Schengen regime with Spain to protect national security: PM
ROME, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday evening that the government had decided to temporarily suspend the Schengen free-movement regime for maritime and air links with Spain and reintroduce border checks.
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World
Kyrgyzstan receives about 290 mln USD in remittances in May
BISHKEK, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Remittances received by Kyrgyzstan in May totaled 287.9 million U.S. dollars, according to the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan.
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Cycling
Amazing Azizul finally nails elusive Commonwealth Games gold for Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: It was a very emotional day for Azizulhasni Awang as he finally claimed the elusive Commonwealth Games gold medal in his illustrious career.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar advanced in late trading on Friday.
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Motorsport
Rallying-Ogier takes the lead in Finland
July 31 (Reuters) - Toyota's reigning world champion Sebastien Ogier and stand-in co-driver Julien Ingrassia balanced pace and risk to lead Rally Finland on Friday after Hyundai's hopefuls hit trouble.
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Golf
Golf-Ryu recovers from bad second-round start to take halfway lead at Women's Open
July 31 (Reuters) - Favourite Ryu Hae-ran moved into the halfway lead at the Women's British Open after recovering from a rocky start to her second round to post a two-under 69 and reach seven under for the tournament at a sun-baked Royal Lytham on Friday.
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World
Exclusive-Russian grain lobby says Kyiv's attacks threaten Black Sea exports, global food security
MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - Russia's main grain lobby group warned on Friday that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian ships and ports could shut down grain exports via the Black Sea in the near future, pushing up prices and causing hunger in Africa and the Middle East.
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World
BiH issues extreme heat warning amid multiple wildfires
SARAJEVO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is bracing for the peak of the ongoing heatwave by the middle of next week, with temperatures in the country's hottest areas expected to soar to 43 or 44 degrees Celsius, according to a weather bulletin released by the local meteorological agency on Friday.
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World
Trump says US has not agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles
CAMP DAVID, Maryland, July 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States has not agreed to Ukraine building Patriot missiles but that talks are ongoing, adding that the U.S. must be "very careful about letting somebody build them."
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World
Strong winds fuel wildfires across Greece, forcing evacuations
ATHENS, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Strong winds fueled multiple wildfires across Greece on Friday, forcing hundreds of people to be evacuated by sea while firefighters battled more than 70 wildfires nationwide.
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World
Founder of Russian retailer Wildberries calls Ukrainian attacks 'acts of terrorism'
MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian online retailer Wildberries amount to "acts of terrorism" against civilians, affecting millions of people in Russia and other countries, the company's founder and CEO, Tatyana Kim, said on Friday.
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World
Zimbabwean president hails Chinese investment in lithium beneficiation
HARARE, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday hailed Chinese investment in lithium processing as key to maximizing the value of the country's mineral resources.
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World
Italy suspends Schengen regime with Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis
ROME, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Interior Ministry has ordered the closure of the country's air and maritime borders with Spain, following an assessment of the latest intelligence on immigration and border security, according to a report of Italy's ANSA news agency on Friday.
