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‘Raped woman’ remark: IOA contemplating to drop Salman Khan as goodwill ambassador for Rio Games?

‘Raped woman’ remark: IOA contemplating to drop Salman Khan as goodwill ambassador for Rio Games?

Salman Khan’s appointment as India’s Goodwill Ambassador at the upcoming Rio Games was criticized by several Indian athletes. New Delhi: Days after his controversial ‘raped woman’ comment stirred a huge controversy, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is contemplating to drop the Bollywood superstar as goodwill ambassador for upcoming Rio Olympics. …

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Police probe death of woman in residence at CFB Trenton

Police probe death of woman in residence at CFB Trenton

TRENTON, Ont. – Ontario Province Police and military police are investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in eastern Ontario. The OPP says military police contacted them Tuesday after discovering the body of Jasmine Reid of Trenton in her residence at the sprawling air base. …

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Pro-EU or no EU? Diverse London contains extremes of opinion

Pro-EU or no EU? Diverse London contains extremes of opinion

LONDON (AP) – When Britain decides on Thursday whether to leave the European Union, London’s voice may prove decisive. But for which side? Britain’s capital, home to almost 9 million people, encompasses some of the most pro-EU places in the country – and the least. In the cosmopolitan City financial …

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Lebanese army slowly crushing extremists near Syria border

Lebanese army slowly crushing extremists near Syria border

ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) – In a remote corner of Lebanon near the border with Syria, Lebanese troops have been quietly making steady progress, fighting against Islamic extremists holed up in the rugged mountains. It is a fight less visible than the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State group in Syria, …

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Boeing says it signs historic sales agreement with Iran Air

Boeing says it signs historic sales agreement with Iran Air

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Boeing Co. said Tuesday it signed an agreement with Iran Air “expressing the airline’s intent” to buy its aircraft, setting up the biggest business deal between the Islamic Republic and America since the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran – if it goes through. …

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