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Olympics-French rapper Jul lights Paris 2024 cauldron in Marseille
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Marseille-born French rapper Jul lit the Paris 2024 Olympic cauldron as the flame reached French soil on Wednesday.
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Other Sports
Bidding opens for Messi napkin that defined soccer great's career
LONDON (Reuters) - Bidding began on Wednesday for a napkin on which soccer club Barcelona penned a promise to sign a 13-year-old Lionel Messi - who went on to become one of the game's greatest players - with early bids reaching almost $300,000.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Moss hailed as true racer at memorial service
LONDON (Reuters) - Stirling Moss was hailed as a true racer and all-time Formula One great at a memorial service in London's Westminster Abbey on Wednesday for a man who remains a byword for speed and sportsmanship.
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World
Spain's ex-soccer chief Rubiales to stand trial for kissing player
MADRID (Reuters) -Former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of national team player Jenni Hermoso after a High Court judge admitted the case, the court said on Wednesday.
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World
Colombia National Electoral Council magistrates urge investigation into Petro campaign
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Two out of nine magistrates in Colombia's National Electoral Council (CNE) have requested an investigation be opened into Colombian President Gustavo Petro's 2022 campaign over alleged spending violations, two sources said on Wednesday.
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Cycling
Cycling-Cranking it up for Paris, new bike set to keep British on a roll
LONDON (Reuters) - The old saying that a worker is only as good as their tools could be applied to the world of elite track cycling where Olympic medals are often decided by fractions of seconds.
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World
11 tornadoes hit western Michigan
CHICAGO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Eleven tornadoes hit western part of U.S. Midwestern state of Michigan Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
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World
Bangladesh 8th highest remittance recipient globally
DHAKA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- With some 21.50 billion U.S. dollars in remittances, Bangladesh again secured eighth place on the list of countries with the most remittance inflows globally, according to the World Migration Report 2024.
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World
Upper reaches of Yangtze River welcome first 10,000-tonne-class ship
CHONGQING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A 10,000-tonne-class sea-going vessel arrived in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Wednesday, becoming the first ship of its size to sail into the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-FIA's first CEO Robyn to leave after 18 months
(Reuters) - Natalie Robyn is leaving Formula One's governing body after serving just 18 months as its first chief executive, the FIA said on Wednesday.
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World
South Africa's economic activity picks up in April
JOHANNESBURG, May 8 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's economic performance has improved in April as an official index measuring interbank transactions reached to the highest level in eight months.
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World
Namibia's annual inflation drops to 4.8 pct in April
WINDHOEK, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's annual inflation rate for April dropped to 4.8 percent from 6.1 percent in April 2023, according to Namibia Consumer Price Index statistics released on Wednesday.
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World
EU health watchdog urges vaccinations to stem surge in Whooping Cough cases
STOCKHOLM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) called for member states to increase their vaccination efforts in response to a significant increase in reported cases of Whooping Cough.
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World
Death toll in building collapse in South Africa rises to 7, with 39 still missing
CAPE TOWN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The number of people killed in the collapse Monday of a building under construction in South Africa has risen to seven, with 39 still missing, authorities announced on Wednesday.
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World
Zambia suspends tax on maize imports
LUSAKA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian cabinet has approved the suspension of tax on all imported maize to address shortage caused by drought, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said on Wednesday.
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Athletics
Marathon-Newport Marathon to amend finishing times after course found to be too long
(Reuters) - Newport Marathon organisers apologised to runners on Wednesday after they discovered this year's course was too long, promising to amend times for those applying to run in the London Marathon.
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Cycling
Cycling-Benjamin Thomas wins Giro stage five after breakaway holds off peloton
(Reuters) -French rider Benjamin Thomas outsprinted his breakaway colleagues to win the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday, giving the Cofidis team their first victory this year.
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Nation
Kelantan govt plan to reintroduce 16 annulled provisions of Syariah criminal offences enactment
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan state government will reintroduce 16 of the 18 provisions of the Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment (I) Kelantan 2019 that were annulled by the Federal Court last February for approval in the state legislature