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Bouchard battles past Konta at Wimbledon
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» LONDON - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard battled back in style to beat Britain's 16th seed Johanna Konta in the second round at Wimbledon on Thursday.
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Signs of 'healing' ozone layer over Antarctic: study
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» MIAMI - The hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has begun to shrink, signaling good news for the environment several decades after an international accord...
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Tennis star Nadal faces race to reach Olympics
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» LONDON - Rafael Nadal faces a battle to qualify for the Rio Olympics after the International Tennis Federation announced the entry list Thursday for the 2016...
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Ko, Henderson and Thompson top US Open bill
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - World number one Lydia Ko of New Zealand will play alongside Canada's second-ranked Brooke Henderson and fourth-ranked American Lexi Thompson...
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Tour de France getting harder for sprinters, says Cavendish
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» SAINT-Lô (FRANCE) - Every year the Tour de France gets tougher for sprinters, British speed king Mark Cavendish claimed ahead of a distinctly mountainous 2016...
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New undersea cable will speed US-Japan connection
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - An undersea cable backed by Google and Asian companies aimed at boosting trans-Pacific broadband was put into service on Thursday, the consortium...
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US military welcomes transgenders
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - Transgender personnel will no longer be barred from serving openly in the US military, the Pentagon announced Thursday -- a major milestone that...
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Murray eases, Muguruza crashes, Troicki rants at Wimbledon
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» LONDON - Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon last 32 Thursday while Serena Williams' path to a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam was eased by a shock defeat for...
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Football coach Del Bosque tells Spanish radio he has quit
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» MADRID - Vicente del Bosque said Thursday he has resigned as coach of Spain, just days after the reigning champions crashed out of Euro 2016.
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On-fire Neuville roars into Rally of Poland lead
AFP, Published on 01/07/2016
» MIKOLAJKI (POLAND) - Belgium's on-form Thierry Neuville clinched an opening-night lead in his Hyundai after a curtain-raising super special run over 2.5 km at...