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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Rookie all-rounder Mitchell Santner and veteran Grant Elliott have been rewarded for their recent strong performances by being included in New Zealand's list of centrally contracted players on Wednesday.

WELLINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - Rookie all-rounder Mitchell Santner and veteran Grant Elliott have been rewarded for their recent strong performances by being included in New Zealand's list of centrally contracted players on Wednesday.

MONTREAL — Carli Lloyd buried a penalty kick, Hope Solo got another shutout and the United States beat top-ranked Germany 2-0 on Tuesday night to advance to the title match at the Women’s World Cup.

MANILA, July 1 (Reuters) - Indophil Resources said a final agreement may be signed in the middle of July allowing it to take control of the long-delayed $5.9 billion Tampakan copper-gold project in the Philippines from Glencore Plc .

BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's factory sector expanded slightly in June though not as much as expected, while growth in the services sector sped up, official surveys showed, offering some signs that the world's second-largest economy may be starting to slowly level out after a raft of support measures.

Toilets are taken for granted in the industrialized West, but still are a luxury for a third of the world's people who have no access to them, according to a report by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.

Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia downplayed a report of a renewed rift with general manager Jerry Dipoto on Tuesday, insisting the two are "a good team."

Carli Lloyd remembers putting the ball on its spot and shutting out the noise of more than 51,000 anxious fans.

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Camp Bacon, an annual cured pork festival sponsored by Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Mich., is a collection of events: Over the course of five days, there are bacon-cupcake baking classes, bacon sampling sessions and bacon games. But the pinnacle of the party is a daylong seminar attended by bacon devotees from as far away as Miami.

HOUSTON, June 30 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp plans to resume the restart of the 42,000 barrels per day (bpd) flexicoker at its 560,500 bpd Baytown, Texas, refinery on Tuesday night, people familiar with plant operations said.

Harrison Bader made an impressive professional baseball debut Tuesday night.

The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden is used to passionate responses from its audiences at curtain calls.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some seven months after Hong Kong police forcibly cleared pro-democracy street protesters from the streets, tens of thousands of people are expected to rally for free elections on Wednesday as the city marks the 18th anniversary of its return to China.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some seven months after Hong Kong police forcibly cleared pro-democracy street protesters from the streets, tens of thousands of people are expected to rally for free elections on Wednesday as the city marks the 18th anniversary of its return to China.

(Reuters) - Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen birdied the first playoff hole of a qualifying tournament at Woburn Golf Club on Tuesday to secure a spot at next month's British Open.

June 30 (Reuters) - Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen birdied the first playoff hole of a qualifying tournament at Woburn Golf Club on Tuesday to secure a spot at next month's British Open.

(Reuters) - Brazil forward Robinho ended his third spell at Santos on Tuesday with local media reporting he was set to join up with former Selecao coach Luiz Felipe Scolari at Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande.

WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) - The United States and Cuba have reached an agreement to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic ties severed more than five decades ago, and the historic deal will be unveiled on Wednesday, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

MONTREAL (Reuters) - The veteran U.S. women's football side earned another chance at World Cup glory on Tuesday, reaching the final for the second time in a row by beating top-ranked Germany 2-0 with the aid of some poor refereeing.

CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - Argentina produced their best performance of the Copa America so far to crush Paraguay 6-1 on Tuesday and set up a classic final against hosts Chile.

PARIS (Reuters) - Alberto Contador will cement his status as the best grand tour rider of the modern era if he emerges as the winner of the Big Four's battle royale at the Tour de France -- the most highly anticipated race in decades.

Ben J. Wattenberg, a writer, television commentator and self-described "old center-right Democrat" who defied easy political categorizations during nearly five decades as a public intellectual, died June 28 at a…