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Ethiopia's Ayana smashes world record to win 10,000m gold
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana smashed one of the longest-held records in athletics here Friday to win the 10,000m and claim the first gold of the Olympic track and field competition.
Egyptian judoka jeered in Rio after Israeli handshake snub
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby was jeered out of the Olympic arena in Rio on Friday after refusing to shake hands with his Israeli opponent.
Edinburgh Festival celebrates European culture after Brexit vote
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» EDINBURGH - Nearly two months after Britain shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union, the Edinburgh Festival is celebrating the European roots which have enriched its arts calendar for nearly 70 years.
French pair win rowing sculls gold
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - French duo Jeremie Azou and Pierre Houin won the Olympics men's lightweight double sculls on Friday.
Guardiola casts doubt on Hart's City future
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola cast doubt on goalkeeper Joe Hart's future at the club on Friday after indicating that his place in the squad was up for discussion.
Afghanistan's Ghani 'unfit for presidency': chief executive
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» KABUL - Afghanistan's chief executive has castigated his ally Ashraf Ghani as "unfit for the presidency", in a public outburst highlighting bitter internal divisions that threaten their US-brokered power sharing agreement.
IMF warns on China's mid-term economic stability
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» BEIJING - China must take "urgent" action to reform its economy or risk "permanently lower growth", the International Monetary Fund said in a report Friday, citing mounting corporate debt as a major concern.
Jessica Ennis-Hill off the mark in Olympic heptathlon
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - British heptathlon star Jessica Ennis-Hill made a smooth start to the defence of her Olympic crown Friday, landing an early psychological blow on rival Brianne Theisen-Eaton with an impressive 100m hurdles victory.
Stenson makes early charge at Olympic golf title
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - British Open champion Henrik Stenson opened with back-to-back birdies to charge within a stroke of overnight leader Marcus Fraser as the Australian teed off in Friday's rainy second round of the Rio Olympics men's golf tournament.
IS abducts around 2,000 civilians in north Syria: monitor, Kurds
AFP, Published on 12/08/2016
» BEIRUT - Islamic State group fighters on Friday seized around 2,000 civilians as they fled the former jihadist stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, US-backed forces and a monitoring group said.