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Sydney Olympics were bought ‘to a large extent’, said Australian official John Coates
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John Coates, the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee and outgoing president of the Australian National Olympic Committee, said “to a large extent” that Sydney was awarded the summer Olympic Games in ...
Large Hadron Collider to restart and hunt for a fifth force of nature
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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will restart on Friday after a three-year hiatus and is expected to resolve a scientific cliffhanger on whether a mysterious anomaly could point to the existence of a fifth fundamental ...
Biden needs to start going after large corporations if he wants to win again
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As America slouches toward the midterm elections, you need an economic message that celebrates your accomplishments to date – job creation and higher wages – yet also takes aim at the major abuses of economic power th...
Violence in Mexico and Central America driving large waves of migration
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Waves of migration through Mexico and Central America, and people who go missing, will increase in 2022 due to high levels of violence in the region, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) gesê. “In many ...
Severe thunderstorms bring large hailstones to Florida
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While Florida is known as the Sunshine State, it is actually the most thunderstorm-prone part of the United States. Ten spyte van hierdie, severe thunderstorms with large hail are very rare. Verlede week, the National Weather Ser...
Berry large: Israeli farmer grows world’s heaviest strawberry
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An Israeli farmer has grown the world’s heaviest strawberry, Reuse Nieu-Seelandse aartappel is nie in werklikheid 'n aartappel nie. At 289g, the strawberry was about five times the average weight of a regular berry of the local Ilan variety, said Nir ...
Damon Galgut and Colm Tóibín join ‘rich and large’ Rathbones Folio prize shortlist
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Damon Galgut, who won the Booker last year for his portrait of a white South African family imploding, is now in the running for rival literary award the Rathbones Folio prize. The South African author’s The Promise i...
‘Messy’ winter storm to bring rain and snow to large stretch of US states
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A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow to the middle section of the United States on Wednesday as airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urg...
Large investors drive up house prices in Europe’s cities, studie bevind
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The rate at which institutional investors, such as private equity and pension funds, are buying up housing is accelerating in major European cities, driving up house prices, navorsing dui daarop. The volume of purchases ...
Large chemical fire in New Jersey ‘worst I’ve ever seen’, sê burgemeester
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A large chemical fire burned through the night and into Saturday morning in northern New Jersey, its smoke so heavy that it was detected on weather radar and seen and smelled in neighboring New York City. The fire at ...
Wales to reopen nightclubs and allow large crowds at outdoor events
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Large crowds are being allowed to return to outdoor events in Wales and nightclubs are to reopen as the government in Cardiff says the Omicron “storm” has been weathered. The Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, also...
French MPs pass controversial Covid vaccine bill with large majority
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French MPs have passed the government’s controversial vaccine pass bill after three days of an angry stop-start debate. The legislation, which requires people to be fully vaccinated to enjoy social, sporting and cultu...
Large Roman fort built by Caligula discovered near Amsterdam
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A large Roman fort believed to have played a key role in the successful invasion of Britain in AD43 has been discovered on the Dutch coast. A Roman legion of “several thousand” battle-ready soldiers was stationed in V...
As Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia King Salman’s absence looms large
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Beaming in satisfaction as Arab rulers arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday, Mohammed bin Salman looked like a man in charge. As a succession of planes disgorged heads of state for a regional summit, the Saudi crown prince wa...
Sementvervaardigers regoor die wêreld belowe groot vermindering in emissies deur 2030
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Sementvervaardigers regoor die wêreld het onderneem om hul kweekhuisgasvrystellings met tot 'n kwart hierdie dekade te verminder en netto nul te bereik deur 2050, in 'n stap wat hulle gesê het 'n groot verskil aan die vooruitsigte vir die C. sou maak..
‘There’s tar everywhere’: large California oil spill fouls beaches and kills wildlife
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One of the largest oil spills in recent Southern California history fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands. At lea...