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Roger Federer Seeded Above Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon
Roger Federer has been seeded above Rafael Nadal for Wimbledon, despite the Spaniard being higher in the rankings.
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Japan’s Abe Wants G-20 to Unite on Trade, Middle East
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to seek a consensus on free trade and other contentious issues at this week’s summit of the Group of 20 countries in Osaka.
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Iraqi PM Denies Allegations Attack Drones Took Off From Iraq
Iraq’s prime minister is denying allegations that drones which targeted Saudi oil pipelines last month could have taken off from Iraq, rather than Yemen.
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Czech Government Faces No-Confidence Vote Over PM’s Scandal
The Czech coalition government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis is facing a parliamentary no-confidence vote over European Union subsidies that were paid to his former business empire.
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11 Men on Trial in Germany Over Gang Rape of 18-Year-Old
Eleven men, most of them from Syria, have gone on trial in southwestern Germany over the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman last October.
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Dutch Police Seize 2.5 Tons of Methamphetamine
Dutch police say they have made Europe’s biggest ever seizure of methamphetamine after discovering 2.5 tons of the drug stashed behind a wall in a building in the port city of Rotterdam.
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European Airports Launch Plan to Be Carbon Neutral by 2050
The outgoing head of an organization that represents airports in 45 European countries says the body’s new sustainability strategy aims to make airports carbon neutral by 2050.
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IOC Strips Olympic Status From Troubled Boxing Body AIBA
The IOC stripped Olympic status from troubled boxing body AIBA on Wednesday and will now organize qualifying and final tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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European Heat Wave Sees Germany Put Speed Curbs on Autobahn
A swath of western and central Europe is sweating under blazing temperatures, with authorities in one German region imposing temporary speed limits on some stretches of the autobahn as a precaution against heat damage.
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Saudi Arabia Vows to Help S. Korea if Oil Supplies Disrupted
South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Wednesday with visiting Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who promised to help with possible fuel shortages in case of supply disruptions caused by tensions in the Middle East.