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Euro cities jockey for clearing houses after Brexit vote
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» PARIS - Well over a trillion euros' worth of financial transactions a year are at stake as European leaders eye London's clearing houses after Britain's vote...
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British royals to commemorate Somme 100th anniversary in France
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» ALBERT (FRANCE) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate were on Thursday set to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, the deadliest...
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Lochte, Phelps on track for 200m medley showdown
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» OMAHA (UNITED STATES) - Michael Phelps celebrated his 31st birthday Thursday by easing into the semi-finals of the 200m individual medley at the US Olympic swimming...
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Belgium suffer Vertonghen injury blow for Euro 2016
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» LILLE (FRANCE) - Belgium have been dealt a major blow ahead of their Euro 2016 quarter-final against Wales after defender Jan Vertonghen was ruled out of the...
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Local regions splurge 'fortune' on Tour de France
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» CAEN (FRANCE) - The Tour de France costs "a fortune", says the president of Normandy, but that didn't stop the region bidding to host Saturday's Grand...
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Bale sets tone for happy-go-lucky Wales in Euro 2016
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» LILLE (FRANCE) - Wales manager Chris Coleman promised that his team were not coming to Euro 2016 "for a laugh", but his players have been having the...
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Ibrahimovic - Towering football superstar with ego to match
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» PARIS - If Manchester United fans have been put to sleep by several dull seasons of late they are about to be awoken by the arrival of the strutting Swedish superstar...
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Thailand gets upgraded in US TIP report
Published on 01/07/2016
» Thailand has been upgraded from Tier 3, the lowest ranking, to the Tier 2 Watch List in the US Department of State's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released...
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S&P cuts EU credit rating after Brexit
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» BRUSSELS - Ratings agency Standard and Poor's cut the credit rating for the European Union by one notch on Thursday saying that the bloc had grown more uncertain...
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Lewandoski scores - Poland 1 Portugal 0 in Euro 2016 match
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» MARSEILLE - Poland striker Robert Lewandowski scored within two minutes of kickoff in the Euro 2016 quarter-final against Portugal to put his nation 1-0 ahead...