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G20 Prioritises Discussions on Digital Tax Amid Looming Tariff Threats from US
The Group of 20 finance leaders meeting this week for progress on a stalled plan to reallocate taxing rights on large multinational companies.The stakes in the negotiations are high. A failure to reach agreement on final terms could prompt several countries to reinstate their taxes on U.S. tech giants and risk punitive duties on billions of dollars...
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Google Says It Used AI to Reduce Traffic Delays, Fuel Use in Israel; Plans to Test in Rio De Janeiro
Google cut fuel use and traffic delays by 10 percent to 20 percent at four locations in Israel by using artificial intelligence to optimise signal lights and it next plans to test the software in Rio de Janeiro, the company said.
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Tripura, Meghalaya And Nagaland Election Results Highlights: BJP Stops Manik Sarkar's 20-Year Run In Tripura, Hung House In Meghalaya, Nagaland
Counting of votes is complete in the three north east states - Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura. The BJP under its state chief Biplab Kumar Deb and along with its ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura won 43 seats. CPI(M) leader and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who has been in power for 20 years, has reached the end, with the party getting 16 se...
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Gagan Narang Keeps Aiming High After 20 Years As a Shooter
Narang is leaving for Gold Coast in Australia on Thursday to participate in the Commonwealth Championships, a test event for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Injured SV Sunil, Manpreet Singh Out of Hockey Squad For Asian Champions Trophy
While SV Sunil still carries the wrist injury, which he had suffered during Indian hockey team's encounter against Canada at the Rio Olympics, Manpreet Singh has picked up a groin injury and will miss the Asian Champions Trophy to be played in Malaysia in October
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'You Kidding Me?' China Won't Make Same Mistake In Tokyo Games
China put a brave face on their worst Olympics for 20 years but they will work hard to make sure they aren't embarrassed again in 2020 -- when the Games are hosted by arch-rivals Japan.
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A U.S. Soldier Learned He Lost A Silver Medal On Live Television - And Then Got It Back
Paul Chelimo will sleep well Sunday night, comforted by a silver medal in the men's 5,000 meters and a stunning leap in his personal best time. For about 20 minutes Saturday evening, he did not know if he would ever be able to sleep again. For those 20 minutes, he believed he had lost his medal and his time, after his heart broke on national televi...
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Rio Olympics: Hope No One Can Surpass My Records, Says Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica's 4x100m men's relay team to gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics on Friday to capture the 100m, 200m and relay titles for the third straight Games
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Rio Olympics: Michael Phelps Delivers A Performance For the Ages
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, enhanced his legendary status by winning his 20th and 21st individual gold medal in swimming.
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Rio Olympics: Tennis Image Suffers Beating After Players Pull Out
Serious questions have been asked about Tennis' future in the Olympics after 20 high-profile players withdrew citing a combination of security, injury and Zika virus concerns.
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The 2016 Rio Olympics in 20 Fun Numbers
The 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is the first time that the Games are being held in South America
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Rio Olympics: Russia Weightlifting Team Facing Ban Over Doping
Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus could be suspended for one year by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) over failed retests from the 2008 and 2012 Games in Beijing and London
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Rio Olympics: Relief For Para-Athletes as Ban on Indian Governing Body Lifted
The International Paralympic Committee, on May 31, decided to lift the ban on the Paralympic Committee of India with the sole purpose of allowing para-athletes of the country to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games under the tricolour
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Rio de Janeiro Scraps Olympic Waterpolo Venue
Located next to the Maracana Stadium here, the Julio Delamare aquatic park had been earmarked for first-phase matches of Olympics. But the government on Wednesday said it could not justify spending $20 million needed to bring the venue up to Olympic standard.
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Rafael Nadal Advances into Rio Semis after Tricky Late Night Win
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal overcame a stiff challenge defeating the No. 6 Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay at 3:20 am in the morning.
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G20 Prioritises Discussions on Digital Tax Amid Looming Tariff Threats from US
The Group of 20 finance leaders meeting this week for progress on a stalled plan to reallocate taxing rights on large multinational companies.The stakes in the negotiations are high. A failure to reach agreement on final terms could prompt several countries to reinstate their taxes on U.S. tech giants and risk punitive duties on billions of dollars...
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Google Says It Used AI to Reduce Traffic Delays, Fuel Use in Israel; Plans to Test in Rio De Janeiro
Google cut fuel use and traffic delays by 10 percent to 20 percent at four locations in Israel by using artificial intelligence to optimise signal lights and it next plans to test the software in Rio de Janeiro, the company said.
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Tripura, Meghalaya And Nagaland Election Results Highlights: BJP Stops Manik Sarkar's 20-Year Run In Tripura, Hung House In Meghalaya, Nagaland
Counting of votes is complete in the three north east states - Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura. The BJP under its state chief Biplab Kumar Deb and along with its ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura won 43 seats. CPI(M) leader and Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who has been in power for 20 years, has reached the end, with the party getting 16 se...
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Gagan Narang Keeps Aiming High After 20 Years As a Shooter
Narang is leaving for Gold Coast in Australia on Thursday to participate in the Commonwealth Championships, a test event for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Injured SV Sunil, Manpreet Singh Out of Hockey Squad For Asian Champions Trophy
While SV Sunil still carries the wrist injury, which he had suffered during Indian hockey team's encounter against Canada at the Rio Olympics, Manpreet Singh has picked up a groin injury and will miss the Asian Champions Trophy to be played in Malaysia in October
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'You Kidding Me?' China Won't Make Same Mistake In Tokyo Games
China put a brave face on their worst Olympics for 20 years but they will work hard to make sure they aren't embarrassed again in 2020 -- when the Games are hosted by arch-rivals Japan.
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A U.S. Soldier Learned He Lost A Silver Medal On Live Television - And Then Got It Back
Paul Chelimo will sleep well Sunday night, comforted by a silver medal in the men's 5,000 meters and a stunning leap in his personal best time. For about 20 minutes Saturday evening, he did not know if he would ever be able to sleep again. For those 20 minutes, he believed he had lost his medal and his time, after his heart broke on national televi...
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Rio Olympics: Hope No One Can Surpass My Records, Says Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica's 4x100m men's relay team to gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics on Friday to capture the 100m, 200m and relay titles for the third straight Games
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Rio Olympics: Michael Phelps Delivers A Performance For the Ages
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in history, enhanced his legendary status by winning his 20th and 21st individual gold medal in swimming.
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Rio Olympics: Tennis Image Suffers Beating After Players Pull Out
Serious questions have been asked about Tennis' future in the Olympics after 20 high-profile players withdrew citing a combination of security, injury and Zika virus concerns.
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The 2016 Rio Olympics in 20 Fun Numbers
The 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is the first time that the Games are being held in South America
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Rio Olympics: Russia Weightlifting Team Facing Ban Over Doping
Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus could be suspended for one year by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) over failed retests from the 2008 and 2012 Games in Beijing and London
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Rio Olympics: Relief For Para-Athletes as Ban on Indian Governing Body Lifted
The International Paralympic Committee, on May 31, decided to lift the ban on the Paralympic Committee of India with the sole purpose of allowing para-athletes of the country to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games under the tricolour
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Rio de Janeiro Scraps Olympic Waterpolo Venue
Located next to the Maracana Stadium here, the Julio Delamare aquatic park had been earmarked for first-phase matches of Olympics. But the government on Wednesday said it could not justify spending $20 million needed to bring the venue up to Olympic standard.
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Rafael Nadal Advances into Rio Semis after Tricky Late Night Win
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal overcame a stiff challenge defeating the No. 6 Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay at 3:20 am in the morning.
