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Weightlifting probe finds decades of corruption

President of the International Weightlifting Federation Tamas Ajan speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September

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George Floyd protests given boost by soccer body's ruling

Dortmund defender Achraf Hakimi imitates his teammate Jadon Sancho by displaying a "Justice for George Floyd" undershirt during their Bundesliga clash with Paderborn at Benteler Arena, Germany, M

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Weightlifting probe finds decades of corruption

President of the International Weightlifting Federation Tamas Ajan speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September

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'Near impunity' for drug war killings in Philippines, U.N. says

Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines may have been killed in the war on drugs since mid-2016 amid “near impunity” for police and incitement to violence by top

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APD | US democracy fails to ensure fairplay as blacks continue to suffer

By APD writer Imdad HussainThe famous civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s in the United States was a struggle for social justice for blacks to gain equal r

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WHO warns over 100,000 daily new cases reported in the past 5 days

Gravediggers bury the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease in Sao Francisco Xavier cemetery, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 29, 2020. /Reuters More than 100,000 cases of COVI

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U.S. services sector contracts for second straight month

VCG The U.S. services sector contracted for the second straight month in May despite the gradual reopening of businesses across the country, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported

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Bird shuts down Circ operations in Middle East, scraps as many as 10,000 scooters

Bird has shut down scooter sharing in several cities in the Middle East, an operation that was managed by Circ, the micromobility startup it acquired in January. About 100 Circ employees have been l

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Video of one-arm Chinese teen showing off basketball skills goes viral

00:46 A video clip showing a one-arm Chinese teenager playing basketball aroused widespread attention on Chinese social media platforms.In the video clip, the young teen was playing wi

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Zimbabwe summons US envoy over accusations of inciting Floyd protests

Protesters react as they set fire to the entrance of a police station as demonstrations continue in Minneapolis, U.S., May 28,2020./Reuters Zimbabwe has summoned the U.S. ambassador in Harare

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Sony postpones PlayStation 5 event, in order for ‘more important voices to be heard’

Sony’s planned June 4 PS5 event has been postponed indefinitely, as the U.S. grapples with widespread protests over the death of George Floyd. It’s understandably a difficult time to focus on video ga

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Life edges closer to normal as Aussie states ease COVID-19 restrictions

Life for Australians in several major states edged closer to normal on Monday, with the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings and businesses after months of strict lockdowns. Gatheri

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College Football Hall of Fame damaged in Atlanta protests

The College Football Hall of Fame was damaged during protests in Atlanta, local media reported on Sunday. The Hall of Fame, which is located near the Centennial Olympi

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Macao's GDP plunges by 48.7 pct in Q1 amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Macao dropped by 48.7 percent year on year in real terms in the first quarter of 2020, according to data by the special administrati

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Retailers already hit by coronavirus board up as U.S. protests rage

People walk past boarded up stores as demonstrations against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd continue, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 30, 2020. /Reuters Retail gi

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Spotlight: Protest over death of George Floyd continues in Colorado despite curfew

A protest over the death of African American George Floyd in police custody continued for the third day despite a curfew in Colorado's state capital on Saturday. Sever

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U.S. Seattle announces curfew for weekend after protests

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan on Saturday announced a city-wide curfew for Satruday and Sunday from 5:00 p.m. (2100GMT) to 5:00 a.m. (0900GMT) after protests broke out dow