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Couple wins ‘wife carrying’ championship, gets wife’s weight in beer as prize
A Lithuanian man and his wife have won the world ‘wife carrying’ title, leaping over timber and wading through waist-high water to beat dozens of other couples for a second year running. The prize is the wife’s weight in beer.
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US threatens Iran with more ‘isolation, sanctions’ for nuclear expansion
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday warned that Iran’s move to raise its uranium enrichment concentration would result in ‘further isolation and sanctions’. Earlier in the day, Iran announced that it is raising its uranium enrichment concentration beyond
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Young girls enslaved in Bangladesh’s brothels
After five years in the brothel, Labonni stopped dreaming of being rescued. Ever since she had been sold to a madam at 13 years old, customers had promised to help her escape. None had followed through. Over time, their faces
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UK Ambassador: Trump administration is ‘dysfunctional’, ‘inept’
LONDON: Britain’s ambassador to the US described President Donald Trump’s administration as “dysfunctional”, “clumsy” and “inept”, the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported, citing a series of confidential memos. The report drew ire from Trump, who said the British ambassador, Kim
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‘Dead man’ wakes up at own funeral
NEW DELHI: A man who had been declared dead by doctors last Monday, July 1, woke up just right before his body was supposed to be buried. Upon seeing Mohammad Furqan’s body move during the funeral ceremony, his family immediately
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Brazil clinched Copa America, as expected
Brazil won the Copa America finals by defeating Peru 3-1 as expected since the teams faced off in the group match and Peru was thrashed 5-0. Everton Soares kickstarted the score for Brazil at the 15th minute from a pass
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Messi’s red card overshadows Argentina 2-1 win
Lionel Messi’s Argentina career began in 2005 with an absurd red card in a friendly against Hungary after he was adjudged to have thrown an elbow at a defender. Fourteen years later, equally bizarre circumstances saw him sent off for
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Greece polls: Incumbent government to fall
ATHENS: Greeks vote on Sunday in a snap election polls say will bring opposition conservatives to power, ending four years of leftist rule blamed for saddling the country with more debt and mismanaging crises. The election is largely a showdown
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Shaken communities take stock of damage after Southern California quakes
CALIFORNIA: High desert communities in Southern California on Saturday assessed damage and braced for potentially dangerous aftershocks from a major earthquake that shook buildings, ruptured gas lines and sparked fires near the remote epicenter of the second temblor in as
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Trump – Qatar emir meet on July 9
DUBAI:Qatar’s ruling emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on July 9 to exchange views on the latest regional and international developments, Qatar’s state news agency said on Saturday. The White House
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