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Death Toll Rises To 19 From Prison Attack In Mexican Border Town

An attack on a prison in the Mexican border town of Juarez left 19 dead and allowed a cartel kingpin to escape along with two dozen other prisoners, authorities said Monday. An armed group, traveling in armored vehicles, launched almost-simultaneous attacks on the prison and the municipal police station, Defense …

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Coventry For IOC Presidency?

Zimbabwean swimming icon Kirsty Coventry is widely seen as a plausible candidate to succeed Thomas Bach as International Olympic Committee president, which would make her the organisation’s first female president. This came as former IOC doyen Richard William Duncan Pound has advised Bach against seeking to extend his IOC presidency …

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DeMbare Offload 7 Players

Dynamos have offloaded seven players including captain Partson Jaure and his vice Godknows Murwira in a huge clear-out, with more expected to leave in the coming days to make way for new signings. In a statement yesterday, the Harare giants said they have released seven players whose contracts expired on …

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Former Pope Benedict XVI Dies At 95

Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for fewer than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Benedict spent his final years at …

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Brazilian Football Legend Pele Dies At 82

Brazilian football legend Pele, who burst onto the world scene as a goal-scoring teenager and led his national team to an unprecedented three World Cup titles, died Thursday at the age of 82. He was hospitalized in late November, and doctors said in December he was dealing with cancer that …

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Lawyers Exit Hong Kong As They Face Campaign Of Intimidation

Anonymous threats sent by text message and email. GPS tracking devices placed under a car, and Chinese “funeral money” sent to an office. Ambushes by reporters working for state-controlled media. Accusations of disloyalty in the press. These are some of the methods deployed in a campaign of intimidation being waged …

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