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Trinh-Duc given France World Cup boost
AFP, Published on 29/05/2014
» Fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc has been given a World Cup boost despite being overlooked by France coach Philippe Saint-Andre for next month's tour to Australia.
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Don't buy an iguana, Brazil warns World Cup fans
AFP, Published on 29/05/2014
» World Cup fans looking for that special souvenir from Brazil should know it is illegal to buy parrots, iguanas and other wildlife, authorities said Wednesday,...
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World Cup visitors will be safe, vows Brazil
AFP, Published on 29/05/2014
» Brazil vowed Wednesday that World Cup tourists would be safe despite a wave of recent protests, as it rushed to finish preparations in what FIFA called a "race...
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Low-key Australians kick off World Cup arrivals
AFP, Published on 29/05/2014
» Australia became the first team to touch down for the World Cup in Brazil but it was a low-key arrival as they dodged well-wishers and were ushered away under...
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However you look at it, Brazil are World Cup favourites
AFP, Published on 29/05/2014
» Markets are bullish on Brazil, physicists say their victory in the World Cup is a near certainty, bookmakers are now giving only the shortest odds.
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Mexico beat Israel in World Cup warm-up game
AFP, Published on 29/05/2014
» Mexico defeated Israel 3-0 in a World Cup warm-up game that doubled as a farewell for iconic forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco, who brought his backheel magic one last...
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Ronaldo joins Portugal training camp
AFP, Published on 29/05/2014
» Real Madrid trio Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe and Fabio Coentrao joined Portugal's World Cup training camp in Obidos on Thursday, bringing the squad up to its full...
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Queen’s Cup goes ahead
Sports, Kittipong Thongsombat, Published on 29/05/2014
» Despite the country’s political problems, the sixth Queen’s Cup-Bangkok Airways golf tournament will be held next week as planned, organisers confirmed yesterday....
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Free-wheeling pope raises issues but skimps on detail
AFP, Published on 29/05/2014
» From the possibility of his own resignation to the issue of celibacy for priests, Pope Francis raised key issues in a free-wheeling chat with reporters that raised...
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Iconic US author, poet Maya Angelou dies at 86
AFP, Published on 29/05/2014
» Maya Angelou, the beloved African-American author and civil rights activist renowned for a searing memoir charting her childhood in the racially segregated South,...