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ECB stresses 'readiness to act' in face of Brexit headwinds
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» FRANKFURT - European Central Bank policymakers warned of "new headwinds" for the eurozone following Britain's vote to quit the EU, according to minutes...
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Gawker.com to shut down next week
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Gawker said Thursday its flagship website would shut down next week, after a court order to pay $140 million to retired wrestling star Hulk Hogan...
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Britain wins women's 470 sailing Olympic gold medal
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - British sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark polished off a gold medal-winning performance in the women's 470 two-person dinghy on Thursday...
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Zika virus infection may harm adult brain: study
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» MIAMI - Research using lab mice has shown for the first time that infection with the mosquito-borne Zika virus may damage adult brain cells, not just developing...
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Croatia win men's 470 sailing gold at Rio Olympics
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Croatia's Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic won the men's 470 two-person dinghy gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Thursday with an eighth-placed...
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Laid-back swimmer Lochte in permanent reality show
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Six Olympic golds, laid-back charm and a chiseled body propelled US swim star Ryan Lochte to celebrity, where mouth jewelry and his "Jeah!"...
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Japan snatch badminton women's doubles gold from Denmark's grasp
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Shuttlers Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi dramatically won Olympic gold for Japan in the women's badminton doubles at the Rio Games on Thursday....
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British heroine Adams into Rio boxing final
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Britain's Nicola Adams, the first woman to win Olympic boxing gold when she triumphed four years ago, battled into the Rio Games flyweight final...
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Dimitrov dumps Wawrinka out in Cincinnati
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» CINCINNATI - Second seed Stan Wawrinka slumped to defeat as Grigor Dimitrov staged a 6-4, 6-4 upset at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters on Thursday to reach the...
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Kenya to investigate missing Rio kits
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» NAIROBI - The Kenyan government announced on Thursday it had opened an investigation over the alleged disappearance of Olympic kits worn by athletes at the Rio...