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Paris Olympics face tough hurdles with two years to go
AFP, Published on 22/07/2022
» PARIS: As he left the Tokyo Olympics last August, Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris 2024 organising committee, told AFP he was "prepared to run a marathon at 100-metre speed."
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Empty Las Vegas Strip counts losses as locals venture out
AFP, Published on 09/05/2020
» LAS VEGAS - The marble statues at Caesars Palace are fenced off, the Venetian hotel's gondolas sit empty, and the New York-New York casino rollercoaster has ground to a halt.
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Chicago to throw World Series victory parade for Cubs
AFP, Published on 04/11/2016
» CHICAGO - Chicago will throw a victory parade Friday for its World Series champion Cubs to celebrate their historic win after a more than 100 year drought.
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Turkish Open golf tournament in doubt after rocket attack
AFP, Published on 15/10/2016
» WATFORD (UNITED KINGDOM) - The future of next month's Turkish Airlines Open golf tournament was called into question after rocket attacks in the tourist region of Antalya on Friday.
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New Zealand jiu-jitsu fighter reports Rio 'police kidnap'
AFP, Published on 25/07/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - A New Zealand athlete living in Rio de Janeiro has accused armed police of briefly kidnapping him and forcing him to go to an ATM machine to withdraw money.
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Australia boycotts Olympic Village
AFP, Published on 25/07/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The Olympic Village in Rio opened its doors to the world's athletes on Sunday, less than two weeks before the Games begin -- but Australia immediately boycotted the facility, calling it "simply not safe or ready."
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France says no terror plot against its Rio delegation
AFP, Published on 20/07/2016
» BRASíLIA - France has informed Brazil that fears voiced last week of an IS-linked plot to attack the French Olympic delegation turned out to be baseless, the Brazilian government said Tuesday.
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The Euro 2016 terror threat explained
AFP, Published on 08/06/2016
» PARIS - France is on a high terror alert as it prepares to host Euro 2016 from Friday with the month long event predicted to attract two million visitors.
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French transport to be hit ahead of Euro 2016
AFP, Published on 30/05/2016
» PARIS - Looming air and train strikes are threatening to bring chaos to France less than two weeks before Euro 2016 kicks off, with unions standing firm Monday in demanding contested labour reforms be scrapped.
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French transport to be hit ahead of Euro 2016
AFP, Published on 30/05/2016
» PARIS - France braced Monday for severe disruption to trains and flights less than two weeks before Euro 2016, as unions called fresh strikes in their battle to have labour reforms scrapped.
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