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CricketSammy out, Brathwaite in
Aug. 9, 2016St John's, ANTIGUA – The selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has named a 13-member squad for the two Twenty20 matches versus India, scheduled for August 27 ...
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LocalLeave LIAT alone
Aug. 9, 2016Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and the other governments with shares in the struggling regional carrier LIAT are being advised once again to stop the political interference in the airline if ...
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WorldFidel Castro an enduring role model for Cuban youth
Aug. 9, 2016HAVANA, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Many Cubans are too young to remember Fidel Castro's heyday as a revolutionary firebrand and influential elder statesman, yet they admire and look up to ...
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LocalCalling all Bouyon artistes
Aug. 9, 2016Val Cuffy, the Public Relations Officer for the Bouyon Monarch Competition, has sounded the call for artistes to participate in the second Bouyon Monarch Competition.
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World
American couple die minutes apart after 63 years of marriage
Aug. 9, 2016SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- An American couple married for over six decades has proven that even death is not strong enough to keep the loved ones separated.
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SportsPhelps wins 19th Olympic gold medal
Aug. 8, 2016RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Michael Phelps netted his 19th Olympic gold medal on Sunday as the USA won the 4x100m freestyle relay final at the Rio Olympics.
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SportsPistol shooter Zhang Mexngxue wins China's first gold in Rio
Aug. 7, 2016RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) --Twenty five-year-old Zhang Mengxue won China's first gold at the Rio Olympics by claiming the women's 10m air pistol title here on Sunday.
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WorldSouth Africa local gov't elections see considerable drop in support ...
Aug. 6, 2016CAPE TOWN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) suffered a considerable drop in support from voters in the local government elections, results showed on Saturday.
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SportsRio opens Olympics with colours, curves and coolness
Aug. 6, 2016RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- It may not have had the power and glamor of Beijing 2008 or the sophisticated elegance of London 2012. But Rio de Janeiro ...
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WorldRaymond O'Keiffe dies
Aug. 6, 2016The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States mourns the passing today, of Raymond O'Keiffe in Martinique, after a short battle with illness.
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SportsIOC approves 271 Russian athletes to compete in Rio Olympics
Aug. 6, 2016RIO DE JANERIO, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Thursday that 271 Russian athletes have been allowed to participate in the Rio Games which will officially ...
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The View from Europe
Cuba: A momentary darkness?
David JessopAug. 6, 2016As has been widely reported, Cuba has entered a new period of austerity.
