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Greece finds shelter for Lesbos migrants after fire
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» LESBOS (GREECE) - Greece on Wednesday managed to find shelter for some 5,000 migrants on the island of Lesbos two days after a fire ravaged part of the main asylum seekers' camp, officials said.
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Cavendish heads British hopes at world champs
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» LONDON - British sprint ace Mark Cavendish and controversial women's world road race champion Lizzie (formerly Armitstead) Deignan will lead their respective teams at next month's world championships in Qatar it was announced Wednesday.
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Paris 2024 Olympics would see 'athletes in Seine'
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» PARIS - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said Wednesday the city's 2024 Olympic bid envisaged a huge clean-up of the Seine river which she hopes would allow athletes to swim beneath the Eiffel Tower.
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Kerry tells UN that Russia must ground Syria air force
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - US Secretary of State John Kerry demanded on Wednesday that Russia force Bashar al-Assad's regime to ground its air force in order to revive hopes of a ceasefire in Syria's civil war.
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Rio tennis champ Puig knocks Kvitova out of Tokyo
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» TOKYO - Rio Olympic champion Monica Puig beat seventh seed Petra Kvitova 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 with a dogged display to reach the Pan Pacific Open quarter-finals on Wednesday.
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Football: Ceferin unveils Euro 2020 logo at launch event
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» LONDON - New UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin unveiled the logo for Euro 2020 at the tournament's official launch in London on Wednesday.
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India approves Rafale fighter jet deal: defence source
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» NEW DELHI - India's cabinet committee on security approved Wednesday the purchase of 36 fighter jets from France's Dassault, a senior defence ministry official said.
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Russia says sending flagship aircraft carrier to Syria coast
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» MOSCOW - Russia's defence minister said Wednesday that Moscow will dispatch its flagship aircraft carrier to bolster its forces in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Syria.
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Rome Olympics bid suffers blow as mayor says 'No'
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» ROME - Rome's bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics was dealt a fatal blow Wednesday after the city's mayor, Virginia Raggi, said she would not give her formal backing.
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Football: Ceferin hopeful of Champions League U-turn
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» LONDON - Newly elected UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Wednesday reiterated his belief that it may be possible to block planned changes to the format of the Champions League.
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