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Thai cities among 'worlds' best'
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 21/07/2016
» Bangkok and Chiang Mai have been voted among the 15 World's Best Cities in 2016 by readers of Travel+Leisure Magazine.
Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency in Turkey
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency, vowing to hunt down the "terrorist" group behind last week's bloody coup attempt.
Brazil's central bank stands pat on key interest rate
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's central bank left unchanged Wednesday its benchmark interest rate as Latin America's largest economy remained mired in recession.
Guardiola's Manchester City reign starts with 1-0 defeat at Bayern
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Pep Guardiola's reign as Manchester City boss started with a 1-0 defeat in a friendly at his former club Bayern Munich on Wednesday in a game watched by 68,000 fans.
Day returns to Canadian Open where magical year began
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» MONTREAL - Australia's top-ranked Jason Day is back at the event where he launched the greatest year of his career and hoping to repeat as champion of the Canadian Open.
Olympic football pressure on Neymar 'inhuman', says coach
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's national football coach warned Wednesday against over-pressuring Neymar, just a day after the Olympic coach said he was glad to depend heavily on the star forward.
Leader of top piracy site arrested in Poland, charged in US
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - US authorities unveiled criminal charges Wednesday against a Ukrainian alleged to be heading the world's biggest online piracy site, Kickass Torrents, distributing over $1 billion worth of illegally copied films, music and other content.
Rio Olympics anti-doping lab suspension lifted
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» BRASíLIA - Rio's drug testing laboratory had its suspension lited by the world anti-doping agency (WADA) on Wednesday, clearing it to operate at the Olympics which start on August 5, the Brazil sports ministry announced.
Cancellara quits Tour de France for Olympic bid
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» FINHAUT-EMOSSON (SWITZERLAND) - Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara quit the Tour de France on Wednesday at the end of the 17th stage to concentrate on his bid for an Olympic Games gold medal.
Melzer v Melzer in Kitzbuhel tennis tournament
AFP, Published on 21/07/2016
» KITZBüHEL (AUSTRIA) - Austrian veteran Jurgen Melzer defeated a top 10 opponent for the first time in five years on Wednesday with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over top seeded compatriot Dominic Thiem at Kitzbuhel and will face younger brother Gerald in the quarter-finals.