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Football
Soccer-Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy in upcoming World Cup, FT reports
April 22 (Reuters) - A top envoy to U.S. President Donald Trump has asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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Football
Soccer-Bayern beat Leverkusen 2-0 to reach first German Cup final in six years
LEVERKUSEN, Germany, April 22 (Reuters) - Treble-chasing Bayern Munich beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 on Wednesday with goals from Harry Kane and Luis Diaz to reach the German Cup final for the first time in six years.
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Football
Soccer-Man City go top and relegate Burnley with narrow Turf Moor win
BURNLEY, April 22 (Reuters) - Manchester City ended Arsenal's six-month stay on the Premier League summit and condemned Burnley to relegation with a laboured 1-0 victory at Turf Moor on Wednesday.
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World
Argentina's Milei proposes eliminating mandatory primaries, draft of electoral reform shows
BUENOS AIRES, April 22 (Reuters) - An electoral reform proposed by Argentina's President Javier Milei would eliminate mandatory primary elections and further streamline the country's political system, according to a draft of bill seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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World
Italy's lower house approves contested security law after confidence vote
ROME, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet won a confidence vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday on a new security law, paving the way for its final approval.
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World
US wants to see unified response from Iran, White House says
April 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump wants to see a "unified" response from Iran's leadership to U.S. proposals to end hostilities, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.
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World
EAEU-SCO trade quadruples over decade to 368 bln USD
ASTANA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Trade turnover between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has increased fourfold over the past 10 years, reaching 368 billion U.S. dollars, said Bakytzhan Sagintayev, chairman of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), on Wednesday.
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World
Feature: In Beirut, volunteers channel hardships into help for displaced people
by Xinhua writer Lin Jianjie
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World
U.S. stocks close higher
NEW YORK, April 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday.
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World
Brazil revokes credentials of US immigration officer, federal police chief says
BRASILIA, April 22 (Reuters) - Brazil's Federal Police revoked the credentials allowing a Brasilia-based U.S. immigration officer to access some of its data, the police head said on Wednesday, citing a similar move made by the U.S. government.
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World
US approves potential $200 million sale of Hellfire missiles to the Netherlands
April 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it approved the potential sale of Hellfire missiles to the Netherlands for $200 million.
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World
Int'l book fair opens in Sarajevo with record number of exhibitors
SARAJEVO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The 37th Sarajevo international book fair opened here on Wednesday, attracting a record number of international exhibitors.
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Other Sports
NFL defends broadcasting strategy as regulators probe shift to pay TV
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - The National Football League on Wednesday defended its TV broadcast strategy as the Federal Communications Commission has been reviewing the growing shift of live sports to pay TV and subscription services away from broadcast networks.
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World
Argentina arrests Colombian linked to 2025 assassination of senator Uribe
BUENOS AIRES, April 22 (Reuters) - A Colombian man, who is linked to a woman convicted for the murder of Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, was arrested in Argentina, Argentine authorities said on Wednesday.
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World
Founder of Telegram messenger app Pavel Durov says he got a summons in Russia naming him as a 'suspect'
MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) - Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messenger app, said on Wednesday he had received a summons in Russia at an old address naming him as a "suspect" in a criminal case.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Wednesday.
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World
Kremlin says Putin can meet Zelenskiy only to agree final conflict arrangements
April 22 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin can only meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the purpose of finalising agreements on the conflict, Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Wednesday.
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World
Turkey trying to revive Russia-Ukraine negotiations, Erdogan tells NATO chief
ANKARA, April 22 (Reuters) - Turkey is making efforts to revive negotiations between Russia and Ukraine and bring together the leaders of the warring sides, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in a meeting in Ankara, the Turkish presidency said on Wednesday.
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World
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 20 in northeast Nigeria attacks
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, April 22 (Reuters) - Suspected Boko Haram militants riding motorbikes stormed two villages in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 20 people, a local official said on Wednesday.
