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Seixas targets victory in Tour warm-up race

Seixas targets victory in Tour warm-up race

Budding French star Paul Seixas said on Wednesday he is aiming to win the main preparation race ahead of July's Tour de France.

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'Oh, gosh': Inside the race to test for cruise ship hantavirus

'Oh, gosh': Inside the race to test for cruise ship hantavirus

It was the start of a long weekend in South Africa on Friday when Lucille Blumberg received an email from a fellow infectious disease specialist about an unknown illness on a cruise ship.

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Virus-hit cruise ship evacuees head to Europe

Virus-hit cruise ship evacuees head to Europe

A medical plane that left Cape Verde following the evacuation of a cruise ship hit by the hantavirus landed in Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday, while a second flight headed for the Netherlands.

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Virus-hit cruise ship evacuees head to Spain, Netherlands

Virus-hit cruise ship evacuees head to Spain, Netherlands

A plane that left Cape Verde following the evacuation of a cruise ship hit by the hantavirus landed in Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday, while a second flight headed for the Netherlands.

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FIFA extends Prestianni ban worldwide

FIFA extends Prestianni ban worldwide

FIFA announced on Wednesday it had extended Gianluca Prestianni's suspension worldwide after the Benfica winger was originally banned by European football's governing body UEFA.

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EU risks financial hit if Chinese suppliers forced out: trade group

EU risks financial hit if Chinese suppliers forced out: trade group

A group representing Chinese companies warned Wednesday the EU would suffer hundreds of billions of euros in losses if Chinese telecoms suppliers are banned in the bloc over cybersecurity concerns.

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G7 decries 'economic coercion' in swipe at China

G7 decries 'economic coercion' in swipe at China

The trade ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations Wednesday criticised "economic coercion" by powers placing arbitrary restrictions on exports, particularly critical minerals, in a clear swipe at China.

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Pioneering CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87

Pioneering CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87

Ted Turner, the flamboyant US entrepreneur who transformed television news with the creation of CNN in 1980, has died at the age of 87, the network said Wednesday.

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CNN founder Ted Turner: 20th century media giant

CNN founder Ted Turner: 20th century media giant

Ted Turner created CNN in 1980, revolutionizing the way America, and the world, got their news, and then went on to become one of the most prominent business leaders and philanthropists of his era.

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Trump threatens new Iran strikes, piling on pressure for peace deal

Trump threatens new Iran strikes, piling on pressure for peace deal

US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Wednesday with renewed bombing if it did not agree to a peace deal, piling on pressure after he abandoned an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz citing hopes for a breakthrough.

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