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Saudi considers IPO for oil giant Aramco: report
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» RIYADH - Saudi Arabia is considering issuing shares in state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco, the kingdom's powerful deputy crown prince told The Economist in a...
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Klopp unfazed by Allardyce 'over-work' jibes
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» LONDON - Jurgen Klopp has rubbished Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce's claims that the Liverpool boss has exhausted his players by over-working them.
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Rome's 2024 Olympic bid challenged by referendum call
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» MILAN - Rome's bid to host the 2024 Olympics was challenged Thursday when the Radicali Italiani political party launched calls for a referendum, describing the...
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Violinist forgets Stradivarius on German train
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» BERLIN - German police on Thursday said they managed to locate and return a Stradivarius violin worth millions to a young musician who forgot it on a train.
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Below-par Safarova to skip Australian Open
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» PRAGUE - World number nine Lucie Safarova said Thursday she would skip the Australian Open because of health problems linked to a bacterial infection that saw...
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Schlierenzauer puts record-breaking ski jumping career on hold
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» BERLIN - Austria's record-breaking ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer on Thursday put his career on hold on the eve of the world championships blaming a crisis...
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England wing May limps out of Six Nations
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» LONDON - England wing Jonny May was on Thursday ruled out of the upcoming Six Nations after a knee operation, his Premiership side Gloucester announced.
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Golfer Van Zyl leads lightning-threatened SA Open
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» JOHANNESBURG - Jaco Van Zyl opened up a one-shot lead at the SA Open on Thursday as 33 players were left unable to complete their first rounds due to the threat...
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Saudi-led coalition denies bombing Iran embassy in Yemen
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» RIYADH - The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen on Thursday denied an accusation by Tehran that its warplanes had targeted the Iranian embassy there.
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Platini withdraws bid for FIFA presidency
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» PARIS - Suspended UEFA chief Michel Platini on Thursday withdrew from the race to become FIFA president, telling L'Equipe that he will concentrate on clearing...