US anti-doping chief accuses IOC of 'threats' over 2034 Salt Lake Olympics
US anti-doping chief Travis Tygart accused Olympic bosses of "stooping to threats" after they awarded the 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City on Wednesday but warned US authorities to get in line.
Read moreTop-ranked Sinner out of Olympics with tonsillitis
Men's tennis number one Jannik Sinner withdrew from the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, days before it begins, after falling ill with tonsillitis.
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Disneyland strike averted as unions agree tentative deal
Unions representing Disneyland theme park employees in California reached a tentative deal with the company on Wednesday, averting a major strike at the "happiest place on Earth."
Read moreLula rallies G20 nations against world hunger ahead of meeting
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday urged world leaders to work together and find solutions to hunger as he launched an initiative to tackle "the most degrading of human deprivations."
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15 killed, dozens missing in migrant wreck off Mauritania: IOM
At least 15 migrants have died and dozens are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and local sources said Wednesday, the latest in a string of migrant tragedies off the coast of West Africa.
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With no money or fuel, Cuban fishermen improvise on floating rafts
Small white squares dot the ocean off Havana, an unlikely fleet of fishermen bobbing on makeshift polystyrene rafts they use to make up for a lack of fuel or money to buy a proper boat.
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Gucci-owner Kering alerts on profits as earnings tumble
Luxury group Kering said Wednesday that its half-year net profit fell by half and warned operating earnings for the second half of the year would be down around 30 percent.
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Dupont shines as France held by USA in Olympics sevens opener
Antoine Dupont received a rapturous welcome from a raucous Stade de France crowd on Wednesday, but was unable to guide the French to victory over the United States in their opening Paris Olympics rugby sevens match.
Read moreFavourites France held in rugby sevens opener, Fiji sparkle
France struggled to live up to pre-tournament billing as favourites for Olympic Gold in rugby sevens Wednesday, held to a 12-12 draw by the United States to the disappointment of a packed Stade de France.
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One more year's skiing for the Dutch, says Hirscher
Two-time Olympic ski champion Marcel Hirscher said Wednesday he planned to compete under the Dutch flag for at least one more year following his sensational return from retirement.
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