Doping scourge overshadows Kenya's Olympic campaign
Kenya's vaunted distance runners head to the Olympics struggling to emerge from beneath the shadow of a lengthy list of doping scandals that have tarnished the African nation's proud reputation as a track and field powerhouse.
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Kamala Harris hits the US campaign trail Tuesday after effectively clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, heading to the battleground state of Wisconsin to renew her attacks on Republican candidate Donald Trump.
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Kolisi back to captain World Cup winners South Africa in Australia
Recalled Siya Kolisi will captain a 33-man South Africa squad for two Rugby Championship matches in Australia next month, SA Rugby announced on Tuesday.
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Scattered anti-government protests in Kenya
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets across Kenyan towns on Tuesday in defiance of a police ban, the latest in a series of demonstrations that have rocked the East African nation.
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Ireland's Aer Lingus settles pilot pay row
A long-running row over pay between Irish airline Aer Lingus and pilots that led to hundreds of flight cancellations was settled Tuesday after pilots accepted an 18-percent wage hike.
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Dupont guarantees spotlight firmly on rugby sevens: Clerc
French star Antoine Dupont has the capability of drawing in a new generation of fans while also putting rugby sevens firmly in the spotlight, according to ex-France winger Vincent Clerc.
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Paris Olympics have 'unique significance' for war-torn Ukraine: Dobrynska
Ukraine's 2008 heptathlon Olympic champion Nataliia Dobrynska told AFP the Paris Games can serve as a platform to raise awareness about the war in her country "that is destroying the lives of our athletes, coaches, and all Ukrainians."
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BBC to axe 500 more jobs in bid to be 'more agile'
The BBC is to axe 500 jobs over the next 20 months in a bid to save £200 million ($258 million) and become a "leaner, more agile organisation," the British public service broadcaster announced Tuesday.
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France ministry volunteers to welcome foreign delegations to Olympics
Speeding to the airport to welcome the Prince of Monaco to Paris, French civil servant Veronique Yatera Sylla was delighted to have temporarily ditched spreadsheets to become an Olympics "visit official".
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Hunt for survivors after around 150 die in Ethiopia landslide
Local residents were desperately searching for survivors on Tuesday after a landslide in a remote area of southern Ethiopia killed around 150 people, the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa nation.
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