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Murofushi loses appeal in IOC member election
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Athens Olympic champion Koji Murofushi's challenge of an International Olympic Committee's (IOC) disqualification from member election. The Japanese hammer thrower was disqualified from IOC's athletes committee member election after claims he excessively lobbied fellow athletes ahead of voting at the London Olympics, reports Xinhua. The IOC has ...
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Trinindad Football hints at probe to uncover missing funds
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has hinted that an investigation could be launched into unaccounted revenues generated by the federation from World Cup 2006. President of the TTFF Raymond Tim Kee announced Tuesday that a probe is being considered during a press conference at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, reports CMC. "From our understanding, TTFF is very much a part of ...
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Oliver tops 110m hurdles at World Challenge Beijing
With the absence of Chinese star Liu Xiang, American David Oliver topped the men's 110-metre hurdles at the 2013 IAAF World Challenge Beijing here, while China's Li Jinzhe continued his good form and grabbed a second win in the men's long jump. Oliver, bronze medallist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Games, held off the challenge of London Olympic runner-up Jason Richardson and Jamaica's ...
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15 nations for ophthalmology meet in Cuba
The 7th International Ophthalmology Congress, to be held here June 29-31, will draw experts from 15 countries, Xinhua reported. Over 600 Cuban experts will attend the meeting to showcase the country's latest developments in ophthalmological research. This was carried out over the past few years in conjunction with "Mission Miracle," a joint Cuba-Venezuela programme launched in 2004 to provide ...
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Electrocomponents profit falls 19 percent on weak international demand
reported a 19 percent drop in full-year pretax profit, hurt by weak international demand, particularly in continental Europe.However, the British electronic parts supplier -- whose products range from cell-phone accessories to thermometers -- said sales grew 1 percent in the first seven weeks of the new financial year beginning April 1, led mainly by the company's business outside the ...
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World UN chief begins DR Congo visit
Congo , said the money would be used for health, education, cross-border trade and hydroelectricity projects. Government and M23 rebel forces have been involved in heavy fighting ...
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Japan bond yields jump following Fed comments
TOKYO -; Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government finances are vulnerable to rises in interest rates. Japanese shares fell ...
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Deltas2013 International cooperation for sustainable solutions to make river deltas more robust
';Vietnam will work with other countries to develop its river basins and deltas in a sustainable way';, said Vice Minister of natural resources and environment Nguyen Thai Lai, addressing his key note to the Deltas2013 conference in Ho Chi Minh City on 20 May. One of these countries is the Netherlands. For several years the Dutch and Vietnamese governments are working on a Vietnamese ...
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World Bank proposes $150m loan to Jordan
The World Bank has proposed a $150m loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on ...
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Familiar faces worn out places bright and early for the daily races Its a mad mad world
The new civilian government in Pakistan has to take the army on board before implementing its ideas on the Kashmir issue, Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said."It is very difficult for any prime minister in Pakistan to come up with a set of ideas and try to implement it on its own unless and until there is a backing of other institutions in Pakistan," he told a ...
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Cleaver assault in London called a terrorist attack
>Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body in the middle of a southeastern London road. As the victim -- dressed in what appeared to be a T-shirt for Help for Heroes, a charity that helps military veterans -- lay prone, one of ...
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World more dangerous for refugees - Amnesty
Refugees and migrants are facing increasing dangers, according to a new report from Amnesty International. The human rights organisation says the millions who have fled war or discrimination are being denied their legal entitlements. President of Amnesty International France, Genevive Garrigos says too many countries are violating human rights in the name of immigration control ';The ...
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Tanzania Inefficiency At Dar es Salaam Port Costs Billions of Dollars World Bank Says
Bureaucracy and inefficiency at Dar es Salaam port cost Tanzania and neighbouring countries more than $2.6 billion (4.3 trillion shillings) annually, according to a World Bank report released Tuesday (May 21st). Bringing the port's efficiency on par with nearby Mombasa port could save the government $1.8 billion (2.9 trillion shillings), said World Bank lead economist in Tanzania Jacques ...
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Building collapse causes revealed
23 May 2013 A government investigation found poor quality construction materials and building code violations were among the "series of irregularities" that caused the collapse of a building housing clothing factories last month ...
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Aging Asia to strain worlds long-term economic growth think-tank
The Asia-Pacific region will continue to power global economic growth in 2013, but the region's increasing aging population will cast a shadow on the long-term development, according to a Canadian think-tank."Productivity gains and a large, young working-age population have done much to boost Asian economic growth over the past three decades. But Asia's demographic dividend is ...
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Police Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan — A police officer says a car bomb in southwest Pakistan has killed 11 policemen and a civilian. Fayaz Sumbal says the Thursday morning bombing on the outskirts of Quetta city has also wounded about 23 people. He says a remote-controlled bomb in a car parked along a road targeted a vehicle carrying members of the police's special forces. Quetta is the capital of ...
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Canada U.S. test at Edmonton rugby park as tune-up for World Cup qualifiers
Opening game of Pacific Nations Cup runs on Saturday; Canadian manager ecstatic team will ‘get high-quality games’ against Fiji, Tonga next ...
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Loaded gun found at Greater CincinnatiNorthern Kentucky International Airport www.privateofficer.com
A Kentucky man was arrested at the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after security officers found a loaded gun in his carry-on bag, officials said Tuesday. After Transportation Security Administration officers spotted the weapon at the security checkpoint Monday, they contacted airport police, who confiscated the .380-caliber handgun, which was loaded with six rounds. ...
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Japanese man 80 becomes oldest climber to reach top of Mount Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal - An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest -- although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week. Yuichiro Miura, who also conquered the 8,850-metre peak when he was 70 and 75, reached the summit at 9:05 a.m. local time Thursday, ...
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The world’s wealthy ‘could be hiding €707 billion in Ireland’
THE WORLD'S WEALTHIEST people could have over EUR700 billion hidden from international tax authorities - keeping it shielded in Irish financial institutions. That's according to Oxfam Ireland, which has warned that the new focus on corporate tax avoidance should not distract from the methods used by wealthy individuals to avoid income tax payments. The charity says wealthy ...
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Canadian businessman goes on trial in Cuban corruption crackdown
HAVANA (Reuters) - A Canadian businessman who has confessed to bribing Cuban officials was scheduled to go on trial in Havana on Thursday, almost two years after his arrest in a sweeping government crackdown on ...
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Analysis Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisias stability
TUNIS (Reuters) - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian ...
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Europe Factors to Watch-Shares seen slipping from 5-yr highs
LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - European shares were set to fall sharply on Thursday, with a poor factory activity survey from China and concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve could decide to cut its bond purchases in the next few meetings hurting sentiment. HSBC's preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May, raising ...
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District college notes Penn State’s Agee selected for USA Basketball U19 world championship team
Candice Agee was selected for the USA Basketball women's U19 world championships team. Agee will play in the FIBA world championships from July 18-28 in ...
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Malaysian charged with sedition over call to protest general election result
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) - Prosecutors have filed a sedition charge against a student activist who had urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud. The ruling Barisan Nasional coalition that has governed since 1957 won the May 5 general elections. Opposition officials insist the coalition retained power through bogus ballots and other ...
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