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RIO OLYMPICS 5 AUG - 22 AUG
All your updates from the Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Brazil has seen legendary performances from Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt. Who's next to make history?
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Penang gives RM100,000 prize for badminton ace Peng Soon
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 17 ― Penang has announced a RM100,000 reward for badminton player Chan Peng Soon, who hails from the state, for his performance at the Olympic Games in Brazil. Penang Chief...
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Former national shooter speaks about xenophobia amid Schooling’s success
A former air rifle shooter has spoken about her experiences with xenophobia as a foreign-born athlete representing Singapore. Zhang Jingna, the Singapore National Olympic Council’s Sports Girl of the Year for 2006, posted the comments on her Facebook page on Tuesday (16 Aug), days after Joseph Schooling won an Olympics Games gold medal.
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Three more towns in France to join burkini ban
Three resorts in France were poised Tuesday to join three other seaside towns in banning the burkini, the full-body Islamic swimming garment that has sparked concern about religious extremism. Prime Minister Manuel Valls also weighed in on the debate, lashing the wearing of the burkini as "not compatible with the values of France and the Republic" and saying he supported mayors who ban it if they acted in the public good. In the southwest, the mayor of the resort town of Leucate, Michel Py, was to sign a municipal decree later Tuesday that would ban the burkini on public beaches, the town hall said.
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Brazil upset by China, opening door for U.S. women to grab first gold
Jaqueline de Carvalho Endres of Brazil cries after being defeated by China during the Women’s Quarterfinal match between China and Brazil on day 11 of the Rio 2106 Olympic Games at the Maracanazinho on August 17, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic women’s volleyball champions from Beijing 2008 and London 2012 will not be able to make it three in a row in Rio de Janeiro 2016.
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Casino mogul Wynn readies lavish new Macau resort
From a pair of giant golden dragons encircling a vast man-made lagoon to phoenix and cloud motifs inside, Steve Wynn's Macau resort brims with auspicious Chinese symbolism. The U.S. casino mogul will need ...
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Cisco Systems to lay off about 14,000 employees: CRN
(Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc is laying off about 14,000 employees, representing nearly 20 percent of the network equipment maker's global workforce, technology news site CRN reported, citing sources close to the company. San Jose, California-based Cisco is expected to announce the cuts within the next few weeks, the report said, as the company transition from its hardware roots into a software-centric organization. Microsoft Corp kicked off one of the largest layoffs in Tech history in July 2014 after it said it would slash 18,000 jobs.
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Dollar halts slide on Fed rate hike talk
The dollar halted its slide in Asia trade Wednesday after a senior US central banker said overnight that an interest rate raise could come as early as next month. William Dudley, the influential head of ...
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Olympian's dive for the gold sparks internet debate
Allyson Felix became the most decorated female track athlete in United States history with a silver medal in the 400 meter, but a dive at the finish line by Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas kept Felix from gold. The fall to the track for Miller was the finish to a personal best of 49.44 seconds in the event, just 0.07 seconds ahead of Felix’s time of 49.51.
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Ellen DeGeneres defends her Usain Bolt tweet some claimed was racist
Usain Bolt appears on ‘Ellen’ in 2015. Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres defended herself on Tuesday after some claimed that a humorous Usain Bolt tweet sent out from her social media accounts a day earlier was racist. DeGeneres’ popular Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts often feature funny images that have been altered to include her.
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Indonesian flees Filipino captors, found trapped in fishnet
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An Indonesian sailor swam to freedom Wednesday almost two months after he was abducted from a tugboat in the southern Philippines by Abu Sayyaf militants who threatened to behead him, officials said.
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Justin Bieber accuses ex of dating Zayn Malik - report
The war of words between Justin and Selena got nasty on Monday.
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Olympic badminton finalist’s family wants more time together
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 17 ― He may be one of Malaysia’s heroes, but the family of Olympic badminton finalist Tan Wee Kiong hopes that he will be able to come home more often. Wee Kiong’s...
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North Korea's deputy ambassador defects in London - reports
By James Pearson SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family, according to media reports, which if confirmed would make it one of the most high-profile defections in recent years from the increasingly isolated country. South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported on Tuesday that a high-profile diplomat in the UK defected with his wife and son to a "third country". The BBC named the defector as veteran diplomat Thae Yong Ho, a counsellor at the North Korean embassy and deputy to the ambassador.
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Honda Unveils All-New Civic Modulo Variants
Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. adds three new sportier variants: The All-New Civic 1.8 E CVT Modulo, RS Turbo Modulo, and RS Turbo Modulo Sport. Since its first appearance in the Philippine media launch last April, the All-New Honda Civic has already accumulated over 2,300 reservations. HCPI responds to the positive feedback the All-New Civic received from […] The post Honda Unveils All-New Civic Modulo Variants appeared first on Carmudi Philippines.
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Johnny Depp's divorce drama is over as former couple settles
The ex-lovers have released a joint statement about "intensely passionate" relationship.
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Singapore police 'catch 'em all' - 2 nabbed in Pokemon Go brawl
Pokemon Go has claimed its first legal casualties in Singapore, as two men were arrested in a brawl over the popular gaming app. Police received a call reporting a dispute between a car driver and a pedestrian at the car park entrance to Plaza Singapura.
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Three soldiers dead as tank plunges into river in Taiwan
Three soldiers were killed when a tank slipped and plunged into a river during heavy rains following an annual firing drill in southern Taiwan, officials said Tuesday. The CM11 armoured vehicle carrying five soldiers was returning to camp in southern Pingtung county around 10:30 am (0230 GMT) after completing the firing test when it slipped from a bridge and fell upside down into the Wangsha river, the army said. "We are still investigating the cause of the accident," said Alfonso Yang, a military spokesman.
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Rampaging South Sudan troops raped foreigners, killed local
The soldier pointed his AK-47 at the female aid worker and gave her a choice. "Either you have sex with me, or we make every man here rape you and then we shoot you in the head," she remembers ...
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Vietnamese furnish ancestors with jets, rollers and mansions
In a Hanoi workshop artisans are putting the finishing touches to a nearly life size cardboard model of a Rolls Royce. Close by is a giant paper aeroplane -- a blue Boeing 787 Dreamliner complete with crew members. "We believe our dead relatives will receive these assets as soon as we burn them," Nguyen Nam, one of the team members finishing the Rolls Royce, told AFP.
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Slain runner from New York laid to rest in Massachusetts
LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — A New York City woman killed while out running near her mother's Massachusetts home brought light to the lives of everyone she touched, mourners were told at her funeral on Tuesday.
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