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Newport keeper King sets world record with goal from 96 metres out
(Reuters) - When Newport County goalkeeper Tom King took a goal kick in a League Two game at Cheltenham Town on Tuesday, little did he know he would be writing his name into the Guinness World Records book for the longest goal ever scored.
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Dutch buy delivery uniforms, borrow dogs to dodge curfew
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Fears of being cooped up during a curfew have led the Dutch to resort to creative ways to dodge the rules, with people signing up for borrow-a-dog services and ordering the uniforms of home delivery companies.
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Soccer-Newport keeper King sets world record with goal from 96 meters out
Jan 21 (Reuters) - When Newport County goalkeeper Tom King took a goal kick in a League Two game at Cheltenham Town on Tuesday, little did he know he would be writing his name into the Guinness World Records book for the longest goal ever scored.
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RPT-Dutch buy delivery uniforms, borrow dogs to dodge curfew
AMSTERDAM, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Fears of being cooped up during a looming curfew have led the Dutch to resort to creative ways to dodge the rules, with people signing up for borrow-a-dog services and ordering the uniforms of home delivery companies.
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Italian mafia sweep nets centrist leader, white-collar workers
ROME (Reuters) - Italian police arrested 50 people on Thursday and placed a prominent centrist politician under investigation in a crackdown on the 'Ndrangheta mafia that prosecutors say lays bare its efforts to launder cash and buy influence.
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Italian mafia sweep nets centrist leader, white-collar workers
ROME, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Italian police arrested 50 people on Thursday and placed a prominent centrist politician under investigation in a crackdown on the 'Ndrangheta mafia that prosecutors say lays bare its efforts to launder cash and buy influence.
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Police discover first cannabis farm in London financial district
LONDON (Reuters) - The first cannabis farm has been found in London's historic financial district, where office buildings have been emptied because of lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19, British police said on Wednesday.
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In hidden message on White House website, Biden calls for coders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recently updated website for President Joe Biden's White House carried an invitation for tech specialists savvy enough to find it.
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Japanese Trump supporters rally in Tokyo ahead of Biden's inauguration
TOKYO (Reuters) - A small group of Japanese fans of Donald Trump took to the streets of Tokyo on Wednesday, shouting support for the outgoing United States president hours before his successor Joe Biden is sworn into office.
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Japanese Trump supporters rally in Tokyo ahead of Biden's inauguration
TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A small group of Japanese fans of Donald Trump took to the streets of Tokyo on Wednesday, shouting support for the outgoing United States president hours before his successor Joe Biden is sworn into office.
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