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Central Coast Mariners Welcome Usain Bolt for Six-Week Trial
Published: 19/07/2018Former Jamaican sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt was preparing to start a trial with the A-League’s Central Coast Mariners on Wednesday as he continues his bid to crossover fro ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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Filipinos Grapple with Floods as Monsoon Rains Drench the Country
Published: 19/07/2018Residents of the Philippine capital were trying their best on Wednesday to stay safe and dry as the streets remained flooded from heavy monsoon rains. Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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Japan Approves Watered-Down Anti-Smoking Law Ahead of Tokyo 2020
Published: 19/07/2018The Japanese Parliament approved on Wednesday an amendment to the anti-smoking law that will prohibit smoking in bars, restaurants and public spaces for the first time after a long debate in which the ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com
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Record 10 Home Runs Hit as American League Wins MLB All-Star Game
Published: 19/07/2018Alex Bregman and George Springer hit back-to-back home runs in the 10th inning of the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday to help the American League beat the National League 8-6 in a game that saw a record ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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Lima’s Gran Teatro Nacional to Stage Production of Carmina Burana
Published: 19/07/2018Hundreds of artists were preparing on Tuesday for a performance of the classic play Carmina Burana at the Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima. Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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Death Toll Climbs to 121 in Guatemala Volcano Eruption
Published: 19/07/2018The death toll in the Fuego volcano eruption on June 3 climbed to 121 after five new victims were identified, Guatemala’s National Coordination for Disaster Reduction said on Wednesday. Read moreSource: www.laht.com
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At Least 3 Killed in Building Collapse in Northern India
Published: 19/07/2018A search operation to rescue an unverified number of people who were trapped after an under-construction building collapsed on a neighboring smaller one in India killing at least three people continue ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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Texas Instruments CEO Steps Down over Internal Code of Conduct Violation
Published: 19/07/2018Texas Instruments announced on Tuesday that its CEO has stepped down after just six weeks in office for violating the internal code of conduct of the tech company. Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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Iniesta Arrives in Japan to Join Vissel Kobe
Published: 19/07/2018Spanish soccer player Andres Iniesta joined on Wednesday his new team, Japan’s Vissel Kobe, for a new season after participating in the 2018 World Cup Russia. Read moreSource: www.laht.com
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Whale Stranded on Chilean Island Successfully Returned to Sea
Published: 19/07/2018The Chilean National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA) and the Chilean Navy managed on Tuesday to return a Sei whale to the sea, after it was found beached on Chiloe Island, in the south ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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Texas Executes Man for Murder despite Pleas from Victim’s Family
Published: 19/07/2018The state of Texas executed on Tuesday a prisoner sentenced to death for fatally shooting a convenience store owner during a 2004 attempted robbery, despite pleas from the victim’s family for clemency ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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EU to Hit Google with €4.34-Billion Antitrust Fine in Android Case
Published: 19/07/2018In its sharpest rebuke yet to the power of a handful of tech giants, the European Union plans to fine Alphabet Inc.’s Google 4.34 billion euros in a decision that could loosen the firm’s grip on its b ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com
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Musk Apologizes for Offensive Tweet against Thailand Cave Rescue Diver
Published: 19/07/2018Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, apologized on Wednesday to British diver Vernon Unsworth, who helped in the rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from a cave in ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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South Korea Cuts Growth Outlook, Increases Social Spending
Published: 19/07/2018South Korea announced plans to boost spending in order to create more jobs, while cutting its growth forecast to 2.9 percent from 3 percent in December. Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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NGO Says More Than 1,600 Lumads Displaced due to Abuses by Filipino Army
Published: 19/07/2018More than 1,600 members of the minority Lumad communities in Surigao del Sur, in the southeast of the Philippines, have left their ancestral lands in the wake of abuses by the Filipino army, local non ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com
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Construction of New Stadium on Track for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Published: 19/07/2018Construction work for the new Olympic Stadium in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games is progressing on schedule and is expected to be completed by the end of 2019, the organizers claimed on Wednesday dur ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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Trump: EU Must Make Trade Concessions or Face Retribution
Published: 19/07/2018United States President Donald Trump warned the European Union on Wednesday that it will face retribution if it does not make trade concessions, particularly in the auto sector. Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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Film Exhibit Opens in Paraguay Showing Antique Celluloid Reels
Published: 19/07/2018Paraguay’s Film Showcase opened on Wednesday with a celluloid reel exhibition that shines a light on life in the South American country of the 1920s and on. Read moreSource: www.laht.com
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Uruguayan Museum Finds Permanent Home in Former Prison
Published: 19/07/2018Uruguay’s National History Museum inaugurated on Wednesday its first permanent home at a former prison in central Montevideo. Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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OAS Urges Nicaragua’s Ortega to Accept Early Elections
Published: 19/07/2018A majority of OAS member-states voted on Wednesday in favor of a resolution urging Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to accept early elections as a way out of a political crisis blamed for more than ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com -
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Colombia Nabs Suspect in Kidnapping of Ecuadorian Journalists
Published: 19/07/2018Colombian Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas confirmed on Wednesday the arrest of a suspect in the abduction and subsequent murder of three Ecuadorian media workers, a crime blamed on renegades fro ... Read moreSource: www.laht.com