2016-07-28

Sport

Looking back at the Olympics 1936-1952

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Warming up for Salzburg show

An orchestra and vocal ensemble from the Czech Republic rehearse ahead of their appearance at the Salzburg Festival.

28/07/2016

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Labour of love: Aphrodite beach mural unveiled

This is the bird’s eye view of a beach mural of the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.

28/07/2016

Sport

Looking back at the Olympics: Sydney 2000

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Sport

Looking back at the Olympics 1924-1932

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Sport

Looking back at the Olympics 1956-1964

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China

China claims world's biggest marine sinkhole

Beijing has discovered the world’s largest hole in a disputed area of the South China Sea, state broadcaster CCTV has announced.

28/07/2016

Sport

Looking back at the Olympics 1992-1996

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Sport

Looking back at the Olympics 1896-1904

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USA

Democrats tip their hats to their nominee

Delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday (July 27) participated in the long-standing tradition of sporting eye-catching novelty hats on the convention…

28/07/2016

France

French police formally identify second church attack suspect

French police have formally identified the second suspect who attacked a Normandy church.

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Sport

Looking back at the Olympics 1980-1988

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Sport

Looking back at the Olympics 1908-1920

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Sport

Looking back at the Olympics 1968-1976

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Sport

Why are Australians so good at sport?

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Sport

Why does India perform so poorly at the Olympics?

28/07/2016

USA

Obama gives Clinton ringing endorsement at US Democratic Convention

President Barack Obama, the star turn on the third day of the US Democratic Party’s national convention, slammed Republican candidate Donald Trump’s vision of the United States as being under siege fr

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Sport

What does it take to win an Olympic medal?

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Sport

Olympics: planned economies and the need to succeed

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Sport

Hosts with the most: why home advantage brings more Olympic medals

28/07/2016

Venezuela

Anti-Maduro protesters in Venezuela march to demand referendum

Thousands of opposition protesters in Venezuela have marched to demand a referendum which would oust President Nicolas Maduro from power.

28/07/2016

Poland

Pope says religion not to blame for terror attacks

Pope Francis has begun a five-day trip to Poland by taking on the government and implicitly criticising its anti-immigration stance.

28/07/2016

Germany

German police arrest man "threatening to blow people up" in latest security alert

German police have arrested a 19-year-old Algerian refugee who fled a psychiatric facility threating to “blow people up”.

28/07/2016

World News

Turkey closes 130 media outlets, sacks scores of generals as post-coup purge deepens

Turkey shuts down a hundred media outlets and sack almost half its generals as the crackdown intensifies in the wake of the July 15 failed coup.

28/07/2016

Sport

Eleven weightlifters, including six medalists, retest positive from London 2012

The International Weightlifting Federation has announced that 11 weightlifters, including six medalists, have tested positive in retests on samples taken at the 2012 London Olympics.

28/07/2016

France

Notre Dame Mass commemorates slain priest Jacques Hamel

The French president and prime minister attended a service in Notre Dame cathedral on Wednesday (July 27) the day after two militants murdered 85-year-old priest Jacques Hamel in a Normandy…

28/07/2016

USA

Trump calls on Russia to hack Clinton's emails

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has just invited Russia to spy on his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.

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