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IRB wary of Olympic loophole
AFP, Published on 10/09/2014
» LONDON - The International Rugby Board insisted Tuesday they were ready to prevent exploitation of their regulations in a bid to prevent a flood of players switching national allegiance in order to compete at the inaugural sevens tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
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New plan to avoid dumping dredge waste on Great Barrier Reef
AFP, Published on 10/09/2014
» SYDNEY - Australia is considering reusing waste dredged from the Great Barrier Reef for land reclamation instead of controversially dumping it at the World Heritage site, but conservationists Tuesday said it was not the solution.
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Facebook group on trial in France for speed trap tip-offs
AFP, Published on 10/09/2014
» RODEZ (FRANCE) - Members of a Facebook group that tipped off motorists about speed traps in southern France slammed the "hypocritical" nature of the case against them as their trial opened on Tuesday.
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Italy too strong for Norway in opening Euro qualifier
AFP, Published on 10/09/2014
» OSLO - Simone Zaza and Leonardo Bonucci were on target as Italy eased to a 2-0 win in their opening Euro 2016 qualifying Group H fixture away to Norway in Oslo on Tuesday.
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Apple unveils bigger iPhone, smartwatch
Published on 10/09/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - Apple moved to recapture its role as a dazzling tech trend-setter on Tuesday with its first smartwatch and two large-screen versions of the iPhone.
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Conte, Hiddink suffer contrasting Euro fortunes
AFP, Published on 10/09/2014
» PARIS - Antonio Conte and Guus Hiddink experienced contrasting fortunes in their first competitive games in charge of Italy and the Netherlands in their respective Euro 2016 qualifiers on Tuesday.
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Turing movie among biopics galore at Toronto film festival
AFP, Published on 10/09/2014
» TORONTO (CANADA) - Actor Benedict Cumberbatch as British codebreaker and war hero Alan Turing on Tuesday led a colorful and moving array of biopics making their debut at the Toronto film festival this week.
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Fiji's UN peacekeepers in Golan to be released soon
AFP, Published on 10/09/2014
» A group of 45 UN peacekeepers from Fiji taken hostage in the Golan Heights two weeks ago by Syrian Al-Nusra Front rebels will be released soon, the Fiji government said Wednesday.
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Apple may accelerate push on mobile payments
AFP, Published on 10/09/2014
» WASHINGTON - With its new mobile payment system, Apple is likely to use its market power to accelerate adoption of smarter retail payment technology and boost security amid growing concern over hacking.
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Tennis players tipped for gold
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 10/09/2014
» Thai tennis bosses aim to bring home one gold medal from the Asian Games.
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