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BUENOS AIRES, May 30 (Reuters) – ⁠Colombia’s ⁠foreign ministry on Saturday ⁠accused Ecuador of “deliberate interference” in Colombia’s Sunday ​presidential election after Ecuador’s president agreed to lift tariffs ‌in a conversation with a ‌presidential candidate.Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa on Friday ⁠said his ⁠country would remove bilateral tariffs on June 1 after ​reaching an agreement with …

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MATREI AM BRENNER, Austria, May 30 (Reuters) – Thousands ⁠of ⁠local residents shut down ⁠Austria’s Brenner motorway on Saturday, a vital north-south corridor ​through the Alps between Germany and Italy, in protest at trucks and tourists perennially ‌clogging up their roads. The protest ‌was led by Karl Muehlsteiger, mayor of Gries am Brenner, one ⁠of …

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WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said ⁠on ⁠Saturday he is considering canceling ⁠a planned series of concerts on Washington’s National Mall commemorating the ​nation’s 250th anniversary after a string of artists withdrew from the event, and replacing them ‌with a speech and political-style rally ‌instead. The concerts were planned as part …

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NEW YORK (AP) — Businesses big and small have started receiving tariff refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the constitutional authority to impose higher import taxes on goods from nearly every other country. The process could grind to a halt, however, after the Trump administration said Friday that it …

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HILLSVILLE, Va. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Virginia died Friday after a man shot at deputies who were conducting a welfare check, law enforcement officials said. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said the fatal shooting occurred after law enforcement received a request from a family member to do a welfare check. A man at …

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RIO DE ⁠JANEIRO, ⁠May 30 (Reuters) – ⁠Health authorities in ​Brazil’s Sao Paulo ‌state are investigating ‌a ⁠suspected ⁠case of Ebola reported on Saturday ​in the state capital, ​officials said. A man from ⁠the Democratic ⁠Republic of ⁠Congo presented ​with a fever after ​recently ⁠visiting the African country, which is ⁠experiencing an Ebola outbreak. The …

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell will not play for the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night because of injuries that have dogged both throughout the series. Williams missed 49 of Oklahoma City’s 82 regular-season games with wrist and …

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ANKARA, May 30 (Reuters) – Turkey’s ousted opposition ⁠leader ⁠Ozgur Ozel showed he ⁠can still command strong support on Saturday, drawing a crowd of ​thousands in Ankara despite a court ruling that removed him from office and dealt a ‌blow to President Tayyip Erdogan’s ‌challengers. After addressing supporters – estimated in the tens of thousands …

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MOSCOW, May 30 (Reuters) – Russia’s ⁠state ⁠nuclear energy company ⁠Rosatom said on Saturday a Ukrainian ​drone had struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, ‌Europe’s largest, causing no ‌damage to key equipment, but leaving ⁠a ⁠hole in the wall of a turbine hall. “This afternoon, ​a Ukrainian kamikaze combat drone struck the turbine hall building …

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PARIS (AP) — Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova vowed to keep speaking out about the war in Ukraine after losing to Russian player Diana Shnaider in the third round of the French Open on Saturday. Before Oliynykova answered any questions at her post-match news conference, after losing to Shnaider 7-5, 6-1, she read out a statement. This …

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