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Cuba's La Cruz wins light-heavyweight boxing gold
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Cuba's three-time amateur world champion Julio Cesar La Cruz bamboozled Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov to win light-heavyweight Rio Olympic...
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Russian Paralympic athletes steadfast as Rio ban ruling looms
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RUZA (RUSSIA) - Russian Paralympic hopeful Alexander Makarov, a 19-year-old backstroke specialist, churns through 50 laps during his morning training session...
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Spain tries to dethrone US NBA stars as Aussies face Serbs
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Defending champion United States' lineup of NBA stars faces European champion Spain in Friday's Olympic semi-finals, a rematch of the past two...
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Uber to launch driverless car service in US
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Uber said Thursday it would deploy driverless cars for its ride-sharing services in Pittsburgh this month, pushing the envelope for the use of...
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Ren Qian leads Chinese 1-2 in women's 10m platform
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Fifteen-year-old Ren Qian led a 1-2 for China in the women's 10m platform diving final in Rio on Thursday.
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Chinese swimmer Chen barred from Games for doping
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian cyclist Kleber Ramos and Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi were disqualified from the Olympic Games on Thursday for having failed doping tests....
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Spain downs Serbia to reach women's hoops final in Rio
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Alba Torrens and Astou Ndour each scored 14 points and Spain secured a first-ever Olympic women's basketball medal Thursday by defeating Serbia...
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Despite the knocks, synchronised swimmers steal the show in Rio
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The combat zone lurking beneath the water went unnoticed amid a flurry of makeup and flashy bathing suits as Russia's synchronised swimmers got...
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Prayut tries to quell 'outsider PM' speculation
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has downplayed speculation over who might be the "outsider" prime minister of the next government, saying it is not...
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Cops arrest 17 suspects for blast, arson attacks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2016
» Authorities have arrested 17 suspects implicated in last week's bomb and arson attacks in six southern and one central province.