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Doping doubts cast shadow over Rugby World Cup
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» LONDON - The Rugby World Cup starts this week with the sport facing new doping doubts and even its global chief Bernard Lapasset says banned substances are the biggest danger facing rugby.
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Aussie Hayne set to make 49ers NFL debut
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Former Australia rugby league star Jarryd Hayne was poised to make his full National Football League debut for the San Francisco 49ers here Monday after being included on the team's starting roster.
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Toronto to announce 2024 Olympic bid decision Tuesday
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» TORONTO (CANADA) - Toronto Mayor John Tory will announce Tuesday whether the largest Canadian city will launch a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, his office said.
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Malaysia closes schools as Indonesia smoke haze worsens
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Tuesday ordered school closures in Kuala Lumpur and neighbouring states as worsening haze from Indonesian forest and agricultural fires enveloped the capital in a smoky grey shroud.
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S.Korea warns rocket launch by North would be 'serious' provocation
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» SEOUL - South Korea warned on Tuesday that any satellite rocket launch by North Korea would be considered a ballistic missile test, and a "serious" provocation that would violate UN resolutions.
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Emerging economies plea for end to US rates agony
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» PARIS - Some of the world's biggest emerging economies are pleading for the United States to end their drawn-out agony and raise interest rates now.
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Guyana to ask Google to remove street names in disputed border region
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» GEORGETOWN (GUYANA) - Guyana intends to ask Google to remove certain street names near its disputed shared border with Venezuela, the foreign minister said.
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Australia swears in new prime minister Turnbull
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» CANBERRA - Multi-millionaire former banker Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as prime minister of Australia on Tuesday, just hours after masterminding a coup against conservative leader Tony Abbott, and pledging a new style of leadership.
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OECD: Technology doesn't make students smarter
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» TOKYO - Computers do not noticeably improve school students' academic results and can even hamper performance, according to an OECD report released Tuesday that looked at the impact of technology in classrooms across the globe.
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North Korea confirms restart of plutonium reactor
AFP, Published on 15/09/2015
» SEOUL - North Korea confirmed on Tuesday that the nuclear reactor seen as the country's main source of weapons-grade plutonium had resumed normal operations.
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