Turkey puts 11 on trial for LGBT 'obscenity'
Eleven leaders of a Turkish LGBT rights group went on trial Wednesday on charges of "obscenity" and "violating the protection of the family", their lawyer told AFP.
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Augusta boss eyes tradition and innovation balance at Masters
Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley says the home of the Masters won't create fictional scripted dramas anytime soon but would look "outside the box" to grow the sport.
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Argentine MPs to debate watered-down glaciers protection
Argentine MPs on Wednesday were set to begin debating a bill promoted by President Javier Milei which authorizes mining in ecologically sensitive areas of glaciers and permafrost.
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Brazilian police dog sniffs out 48 tons of marijuana in record bust
Brazilian police on Wednesday seized a record 48 tons of marijuana in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, uncovered by chance by a sniffer dog during a regular operation against criminal factions.
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Leicester close to third tier after points deduction appeal dismissed
Leicester's appeal against a six-point deduction for breaching financial rules was rejected on Wednesday, plunging the Foxes ever closer to relegation to English football's third tier.
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Laurance 'becomes someone else' to nab Tour of the Basque Country stage win
Frenchman Axel Laurance said he "became someone else" to clinch the third stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Wednesday after a late two-man battle with Spaniard Igor Arrieta.
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Mediators to 'fragile' US-Iran truce urge restraint as violations reported
The mediators of a fragile US-Iran ceasefire urged all sides Wednesday to respect the truce as Gulf states endured attacks and Israel launched a massive bombing of Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon.
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Laurance pips Arrieta to Tour of the Basque Country third stage win
Frenchman Axel Laurance clinched the third stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Wednesday after a late two-man battle with Spaniard Igor Arrieta.
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'Unfinished business': Opponents anxious, bitter after Iran ceasefire
President Donald Trump promised "regime change" in Iran but the Islamic republic has emerged intact from the US-Israeli war, leaving opponents and activists disappointed and frightened.
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Dutch minister says not planning to bar Kanye West
There are no plans as yet to bar the rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, from the Netherlands, a minister said Wednesday after Britain banned him over past antisemitic outbursts.
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