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Wellens retains Tour of Benelux title
AFP, Published on 17/08/2015
» BRUSSELS - Belgian rider Tim Wellens retained the Tour of Benelux title after Sunday's seventh and final stage over 188.6 km from Sint-Pieters-Leeuw to Geraardsbergen...
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Blatter 'behind Platini smear article'
AFP, Published on 17/08/2015
» BERLIN - Out-going Fifa president Sepp Blatter is alleged to be behind the distribution of a negative article criticising his Uefa counterpart Michel Platini,...
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Missing plane crashed in Papua mountains
Published on 17/08/2015
» JAKARTA - An airliner carrying 54 people went missing Sunday during a short flight in bad weather in Indonesia's mountainous easternmost province of Papua, and...
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Brazil street protests demand Rousseff impeachment
AFP, Published on 17/08/2015
» BRASíLIA - Tens of thousands of protesters across Brazil called on President Dilma Rousseff to step down Sunday, blaming her and the leftist Workers' Party for...
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Israel government approves major offshore gas deal
AFP, Published on 17/08/2015
» JERUSALEM - The Israeli government on Sunday approved a major deal with a consortium including US firm Noble Energy on natural offshore gas production in the...
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Day, Spieth set for dramatic PGA Championship showdown
AFP, Published on 17/08/2015
» KOHLER, UNITED STATES - Jason Day says patience and a little bit of tunnel vision will be key Sunday as he pursues a first major title at the PGA Championship...
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First gay player in MLB system comes out
AFP, Published on 17/08/2015
» MILWAUKEE - David Denson has become the first openly gay player in the Major League Baseball development system, the Milwaukee Brewers prospect revealing his...
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Hardliner Bubka hedges bets in IAAF race
AFP, Published on 17/08/2015
» BEIJING - Sergey Bubka has spread his chances in what promises to be a tight race for the IAAF presidency with Sebastian Coe, having also put himself forward...
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Rescuers find 7 bodies after China landslide: Xinhua
AFP, Published on 17/08/2015
» BEIJING - At least seven people have died and 57 remain missing more than four days after a landslide hit a mining company in northwest China, the official Xinhua...
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World athletics body suppresses cheating study
Published on 17/08/2015
» LONDON - World athletics' governing body IAAF has suppressed a 2011 survey that reveals up to one-third of the world's top competitors admitted using banned performance-enhancing...