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After World Cup success, concern at Rio Games
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil defied dire predictions to deliver one of the best World Cups in history, but with two years until the Rio Olympics, organizers are racing against the clock all over again.
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South Africa's Nobel-winning novelist Nadine Gordimer dies
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» JOHANNESBURG - South African Nobel Prize-winning writer and anti-apartheid activist Nadine Gordimer, who became an icon through her unique insights into the country's social agonies, has died at the age of 90.
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Drugmaker Shire backs new $53.6-bn AbbVie takeover bid
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» LONDON - Shire Pharmaceuticals on Monday backed a revised $53.6-billion takeover from US giant AbbVie, reversing its opposition to a deal, and added it was in "detailed discussions" over terms.
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Ex-POW Bergdahl returns to military duty: US Army
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» WASHINGTON - An American soldier who was held captive by Afghan insurgents for nearly five years is returning to military duty after more than a month of counseling, the US Army said Monday.
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Manchester United announce pound sterling750 million Adidas deal
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» LONDON - English Premier League giants Manchester United on Monday announced a record 10-year kit deal with German sportswear group Adidas worth pound sterling750 million (942 million euros, 1.28 billion dollars) after US rivals Nike walked away from the club.
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Argentina stalwarts left to rue golden chance
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Argentina's loss to Germany in the World Cup final may have represented the last opportunity for the country's storied '2005 generation' to claim the sport's biggest prize.
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Mickelson confident despite troubled year
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» HOYLAKE (UNITED KINGDOM) - British Open champion Phil Mickelson believes his best is yet to come despite recording only one top-10 finish this year.
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Farah faces race to make Commonwealth Games
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» LONDON - Olympic champion Mo Farah admits he faces a race against time to be fit for this month's Commonwealth Games.
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Two Australians gored in final Pamplona bull run
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» PAMPLONA (SPAIN) - Two Australians and a Spaniard were gored Monday in the final and longest bull run of this year's San Fermin festival as it wound up in Spain's northern city of Pamplona.
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Singapore anti-betting ad backfires
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» SINGAPORE - A Singaporean campaign group ridiculed for suggesting that Germany was a risky bet in the World Cup used the tournament's outcome Monday to drive home its anti-gambling addiction message -- and quickly got panned again.
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