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Murray makes winning return at eerie Western and Southern Open - Reuters India

Reuters | Aug. 22, 2020, 11:03 p.m. | Original

(Reuters) - Andy Murray claimed a hardfought 7-6(6) 3-6 6-1 first-round win over American Frances Tiafoe at the Western and Southern Open on Saturday, as the ATP Tour made a jarring return from a five-month COVID-19 hiatus.

Aug 22, 2020; Flushing Meadows, New York, USA; Frances Tiafoe greets Andy Murray at the net after their mach during the Western & Southern Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Mali's coup leaders meet mediators seeking return to civilian rule - Reuters India

Reuters | Aug. 22, 2020, 10:53 p.m. | Original

BAMAKO/LONDON (Reuters) - A key meeting on Saturday between Mali’s coup leaders and mediators from West Africa’s regional bloc seeking a return to civilian rule ended after just 20 minutes.

A general view of the meeting between junta leaders of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) which overthrew Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediators in Bamako, Mali August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mamadou Keita

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Twins get off to fast start in victory over Royals - Reuters

Reuters | Aug. 22, 2020, 10:52 p.m. | Original

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Aug 22, 2020; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brady Singer (51) pitches against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Eddie Rosario belted a three-run, first-inning homer and Miguel Sano also homered and had three RBIs, as the Minnesota Twins ended a lengthy skid at Kansas City by beating the Royals, 7-2 on Saturday night.

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Pompeo to visit Israel and UAE with peace, Iran and China on agenda, sources say - Reuters India

Reuters | Aug. 22, 2020, 10:48 p.m. | Original

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters following a meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council about Iran's alleged non-compliance with a nuclear deal and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Pool

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel on Monday and the

Irish PM, Deputy PM call on EU trade chief Hogan to quit - Reuters India

Reuters | Aug. 22, 2020, 10:48 p.m. | Original

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland’s prime minister and deputy minister asked European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan, Ireland’s representative on the EU’s executive, to consider his position over his attendance at an event being investigated for breaching COVID-19 regulations.

FILE PHOTO: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan holds a news conference on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020, in Brussels, Belgium June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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Israeli drone falls inside Lebanon, Hezbollah says it shot it down - Reuters India

Reuters | Aug. 22, 2020, 10:47 p.m. | Original

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel’s military said on Saturday that one of its drones fell inside Lebanon during “operational activity” along the frontier, and the armed Lebanese group Hezbollah said it shot it down.

The drone, which was downed near the border town of Aita al-shaab, was now in the group’s possession, the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said in a statement.

“There is no risk of breach of information,” Israel’s military said in a statement.

Trump says could 'decouple' and not do business with China - Reuters India

Reuters | Aug. 22, 2020, 10:43 p.m. | Original

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the 2020 Council for National Policy meeting in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in a Fox News interview airing Sunday, raised the possibility of decoupling the U.S. economy from China, a major purchaser of U.S. goods.

In a video excerpt, Trump initially told

Mexico passes somber coronavirus milestone even as signs of hope emerge - Reuters India

Reuters | Aug. 22, 2020, 10:38 p.m. | Original

ECATEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) - Standing in a graveyard on the outskirts of Mexico City decked out in a cowboy hat to cover his rugged features from the sun, guitar player Eberardo Vargas this week had fewer funerals to play at than he has for most of the coronavirus pandemic.

Family members look at the cemetery workers carrying the coffin containing the body of Epifanio Morales who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), into a grave at the San Lorenzo Tezonco cemetery in Mexico City, Mexico August 22

TikTok to challenge Trump's executive order - Reuters India

Reuters | Aug. 22, 2020, 10:38 p.m. | Original

FILE PHOTO: China and U.S. flags are seen near a TikTok logo in this illustration picture taken July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance, confirming an earlier Reuters report.

Reuters exclusively reported on Friday that TikTok would challenge Trump’s executive order as early as

Odebrecht-backed energy deal likely cost Mexico $683 million, president says - Reuters

Reuters | Aug. 22, 2020, 10:38 p.m. | Original

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s president said on Saturday an “abusive” ethane supply deal he has pushed to cancel between a consortium backed by Brazilian firm Odebrecht and Mexican state oil firm Pemex had likely cost taxpayers around 15 billion pesos ($683 million).

The contract between Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex

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