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Brutal Briton Buatsi unleashes second Rio knock-out
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Britain's Joshua Buatsi thundered his way into the quarter-finals of the Rio Olympics with a brutal knock-out to enhance his rapidly growing...
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Winning Irish boxer revives flagging morale in Rio
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Victorious Steven Donnelly rejoiced at lifting the rock-bottom morale of the Irish boxing team following a nightmare start to the Rio Olympics,...
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Hua Hin bombs kill one, injure many
Online Reporters, Published on 12/08/2016
» HUA HIN - "Double-tap" bomb explosions outside a neighbourhood bar Thursday night killed one woman and wounded at least 19 people in the Prachuap Khiri...
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Canada IS sympathizer shot dead after setting off explosives: police
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» OTTAWA - A Canadian man who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video was shot dead in a taxi after setting off an explosive device, police...
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Gone in 90 seconds - Cuban champ KOs bloodied foe in Rio
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Olympic champion Roniel Iglesias took less than 90 seconds to expel his Armenian foe from the Rio Games boxing on Thursday after the bloodied...
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US athletes dismayed by Russia track and field doping ban absence
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - US track and field stars expressed dismay at the doping-ban enforced absence of Russian rivals here Thursday on the eve of the Olympic track...
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Unbeatable aura of US NBA stars dimmed in Rio
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Olympic rivals saw the US NBA squad's aura of invincibility punctured with a down-to-the-wire win over Australia, but the American millionaires...
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Fiji secure first ever Olympic medal, Britain await in final
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Fiji made sure of a first ever Olympic medal when they comfortably beat Japan to set up a rugby sevens final against Britain on Thursday.
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Timeline of Ukraine-Russia ties since Crimea takeover
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» KIEV - Following are key dates in the dispute between Ukraine and Russia since Moscow annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea:
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Phelps peeved after 'screwing up' timetable
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Michael Phelps launched his assault on a fourth successive Olympic 100m butterfly title Thursday but added an awkward complication to his schedule...