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Attacks on activists as Ukraine struggles with graft reform
AFP, Published on 06/02/2019
» KIEV - Last summer, Vitaliy Ustymenko was brutally attacked by two men in broad daylight in an assault he believes was linked to his work as an anti-corruption activist in Ukraine.
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Trump's Notre-Dame advice 'risible', says fire chief
AFP, Published on 16/04/2019
» PARIS - As Notre-Dame in Paris burned, US President Donald Trump tweeted some advice to French firefighters.
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Landmark verdict due in Semenya's case against IAAF
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - The world's sports court will decide Wednesday on South African runner Caster Semenya's challenge against rules regulating testosterone in female athletes, a verdict expected to have a profound impact on the future of women's sport.
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Semenya loses landmark challenge against IAAF testosterone rules
AFP, Published on 01/05/2019
» LAUSANNE - South African runner Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her court challenge against IAAF rules forcing some female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels, but judges voiced concern with the "discriminatory" regulations.
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Semenya loses landmark challenge against IAAF testosterone rules
AFP, Published on 02/05/2019
» LAUSANNE: South African runner Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her court challenge against IAAF rules forcing some female athletes to regulate their testosterone levels, but judges voiced concern with the "discriminatory" regulations while the Olympic champion insisted that the decision will only make her "stronger".
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China, India boosting global booze binge, study finds
AFP, Published on 08/05/2019
» PARIS: The world consumed 10% more alcohol per adult in 2017 than in 1990, due in large part to heavier and more widespread drinking in China and India, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Water tankers prove a lifeline for India's parched villages
AFP, Published on 12/06/2019
» SHAHAPUR (INDIA) - As Gajanand Dukre parks the water tanker in a drought-stricken Indian village, dozens of locals -- mostly women in saris -- come running with jerry cans, buckets and stainless steel pots.
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'Wonder of nature': Serbia's ultra-expensive donkey cheese
AFP, Published on 28/06/2019
» ZASAVICA (SERBIA) - White, dense and rich in flavour, Serbia's one-of-a-kind donkey cheese is not only tasty but good for your health, says maker Slobodan Simic.
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'Personal grudge' behind deady anime arson
Published on 19/07/2019
» TOKYO: A 41-year-old man being held in connection with a deadly arson attack at a Kyoto animation studio has admitted to using petrol to set fire to the three-storey building and indicated that personal grudge was a likely motive, local police said on Friday.
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Zimbabwean migrant recalls 'betrayal' by Mugabe
AFP, Published on 13/09/2019
» JOHANNESBURG: When Trust Sibanda was born in 1979, Zimbabwe was Rhodesia, a British colony whose white minority government had declared independence unilaterally.
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