Tigers Ace Tarik Skubal Shows Some Rust in First Start Since Elbow Procedure

CLEVELAND (AP) — Tarik Skubal wasn’t seeking any sentimentality for his return from elbow surgery. Save the pats on the back and warm words for someone else. Skubal didn’t win back-to-back AL Cy Young Awards on fuzzy feelings or nostalgia. The fiery left-hander is all business, and his time away from the mound didn’t soften …

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Body found outside Tijuana stadium where Iran team is training for World Cup

Mexican authorities are investigating how a corpse ended up outside a stadium in the border city of Tijuana, where Iran’s national team has been training for its upcoming World Cup match against New Zealand. Officials said they found the corpse on Friday in a parking lot across from Tijuana’s Estadio Caliente stadium. The body was …

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Trump and Other G7 Leaders Are Meeting Without China. Is That a Mistake?

PARIS (AP) — From the outset, China wasn’t included when major powers gathered in 1975 at a chateau outside Paris to fix the slumping global economy, the first of what have become annual summits by the G7 club of wealthy nations to forward their interests. No surprise there. Imagining Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong brainstorming …

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Japan to Send Delegation to Greenland to Evaluate Rare Earth Extraction, Nikkei Says

TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) – ⁠Japan ⁠is preparing to ⁠send a delegation to ​Greenland this summer to evaluate possible ‌rare earth extraction, ‌the Nikkei newswire reported ⁠on ⁠Sunday. The visit would include officials from the ​Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, trading companies and the ​Japan Organization for Metals and Energy ⁠Security, which ⁠would hold …

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US, Iran Inch Closer to Deal, Timing Remains Unclear

By Phil Stewart, Eman Abouhassira and Saad Sayeed WASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 13 (Reuters) – U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing ⁠of ⁠a long-elusive framework agreement to end fighting between the United ⁠States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition. President Donald Trump posted on social …

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Curaçao Embraces Historic World Cup Debut Against Germany

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Curaçao is preparing for its historic World Cup debut against four-time champion Germany with a sense of excitement and pride. On Sunday, the island nation of 150,000 people will become the smallest country ever to compete at the World Cup. Coach Dick Advocaat has done his best to keep his …

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Switzerland Votes on Proposal to Cap Population at 10 Million

By Dave Graham and John Revill ZURICH, June 14 (Reuters) – Swiss voters decide on Sunday ⁠whether ⁠to back a proposal to cap the country’s ⁠population in a referendum likened to Britain’s Brexit vote, which could have far-reaching consequences for the economy and ​Bern’s relations with the European Union. Driven by concern about immigration, pressure …

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