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By Horaci Garcia BARCELONA (Reuters) -Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves was formally indicted on Wednesday on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December, and his lawyer said the player would not slow the process down by appealing against the indictment. The judge said she had found evidence of wrongdoing by the 40-year-old player, who says he had consensual sex with his accuser. […]

By Lori Ewing SYDNEY (Reuters) -Kadidiatou Diani netted a hat-trick, including two penalties, to lead France to a frenzied 6-3 victory over debutants Panama on Wednesday and into the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup. Les Bleues needed only a draw in the Group F finale against winless Panama. After conceding in the second minute, fifth-ranked France dominated, with goals from Maelle Lakrar, Lea Le Garrec and Vicki Becho, […]

By Horaci Garcia BARCELONA (Reuters) -Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves was formally indicted on Wednesday on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December, and his lawyer said the player would not slow the process down by appealing against the indictment. The judge said she had found evidence of wrongdoing by the 40-year-old player, who says he had consensual sex with his accuser. […]

By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo ABUJA (Reuters) – Hundreds marched through major Nigerian cities on Wednesday on the first day of a nationwide strike called to protest the removal of a petrol subsidy and demand a new minimum wage but businesses remained open, though with reduced traffic in some spots. Since being sworn into office on May 29, President Bola Tinubu has embarked on the country’s boldest reforms in decades, scrapping the […]

By Johann M Cherian and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -Wall Street was set to open lower on Wednesday after rating agency Fitch’s move to downgrade the U.S. government’s credit rating hit appetite for risky assets around the world. Fitch downgraded the United States to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration over the next three years as well as a growing general government debt burden, making it the second major rating […]