Swiss poised to ban nearly all tobacco advertising
Swiss voters appeared set Sunday to back a near-total ban of advertising for tobacco products but were expected to reject a blanket ban on animal testing.
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McInally adamant Scots still in Six Nations hunt after new Cardiff blow
Stuart McInally has insisted Scotland remain contenders for the Six Nations Championship title despite seeing their long wait for a win in Cardiff continue with a 20-17 defeat by Wales on Saturday.
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'I really couldn't see': Heavy snow disrupts Beijing Olympics
Heavy snow fell throughout Sunday at the Beijing Olympics disrupting several events and forcing athletes to battle through treacherous conditions in the pursuit of gold.
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Ukraine's star author Kurkov says his native Russian should be curbed
Ukraine's bestselling Russian-speaking author Andrey Kurkov says it is "immoral" to defend the Russian language in the ex-Soviet republic during soaring tensions with Moscow.
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Cyprus minister pins blame for migration 'emergency' on Turkey
The small Mediterranean island of Cyprus has an outsized problem with irregular migration, says the interior minister of the EU member state located closest to the Middle East.
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Odermatt silences critics with Olympic grand slalom gold
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt finally lived up to expectations by holding his nerve in snow and fog to win gold in the men's Olympic giant slalom on Sunday.
Read moreValieva fate in balance as Odermatt wins Olympic giant slalom
Sport's top court was to hold a hearing on Sunday to decide the Beijing Olympics fate of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva after she failed a drugs test, as Switzerland's Marco Odermatt won giant slalom gold in the snow and fog.
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England's Livingstone goes for $1.52 mn in IPL auction
England batsman Liam Livingstone on Sunday became the most expensive foreign player in this season's ongoing Indian Premier League auction as Punjab Kings snapped him up for $1.52 million.
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Switzerland's Marco Odermatt wins men's Olympic giant slalom
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt finally lived up to expectations by holding his nerve in snow and fog to win gold in the men's Olympic giant slalom on Sunday.
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Just racing at Olympics is a 'victory' for Covid-hit Meyers Taylor
Olympic bobsleigh pilot Elana Meyers Taylor said Sunday she counted just being able to race as a win after having been isolated because of a positive Covid-19 test, including from her two-year-old son.
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