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Announcement Announcement Total 100 articles, created at 2016-08-22 12:01 1 Rio 2016: Only football medal counts for Brazilians (1.06/2) Brazil won the entire Olympics — or so it felt for fans dancing in the streets after Neymar fired the winning penalty for football gold. Drivers of cars and trucks hooted and crowds in countless bars across the city screamed in delight on Saturday night 2016-08-22 10:33 1KB www.mid-day.com 2 Rio 2016: Canada's childhood sweethearts are now medal-winners (1.03/2) Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton are the power couple of the Olympics, a gold and bronze medal to their names, but they have little to talk about. American star Eaton, who retained his decathlon crown in Rio, and his Canadian heptathlon bronze medallist wife, married in 2013 2016-08-22 10:39 2KB www.mid- day.com 3 Flights grounded as typhoon hits near Tokyo A strong typhoon struck near the Japanese capital Tokyo on Monday, with heavy rain and strong winds grounding more than (1.02/2) 400 flights as officials warned of possible landslides and flooding. 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 4 This picture of Shivraj Chouhan getting a 'lift' from cops is flooding Twitter (1.02/2) An image of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan being carried by two policemen during his visit to flood- hit areas of the state has gone viral on social media 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB www.mid-day.com 5 Tokyo 2020 clues: when Japan's PM dressed up as Super Mario (1.02/2) Rio 2016's closing ceremony held some exciting clues as to what Tokyo2020 might have in store. And it involves a world leader dressed up as a video game character. 2016-08-22 11:48 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 6 South Korea-US military drill shadowed by North Korea threats (1.02/2) SEOUL, South Korea — Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops began a military exercise simulating an all-out North Korean attack Monday, as Pyongyang threatened a pre-emptive strike on 2016-08-22 08:56 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 7 Bato relieves Antipolo cops tagged in drug trade Philippine National Police Director General Ronald “Bato” De la (1.01/2) Rosa has relieved certain cops in Antipolo, who were allegedly involved in illegal drugs as well as in the salvage killing of a 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 8 De Lima: 12 witnesses to face Senate probe on summary killings Twelve witnesses to at least eight cases of killings will face the (0.01/2) Senate inquiry on the rise of alleged extrajudicial killings and summary executions in the country, Senator Leila de Lima said on 2016-08-22 10:48 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 9 Rio 2016: Lashawn Merritt leads US to 4x400m relay gold (0.01/2) Individual 400m bronze medallist Lashawn Merritt anchored the United States to a convincing victory in the men’s Olympic 4x400m relay on Saturday 2016-08-22 10:04 1KB www.mid-day.com 10 Muthambi faces grilling over Motsoeneng’s Multichoice bonus Hlaudi Motsoeneng “most certainly does not deserve a bonus”. 2016-08-22 12:00 846Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 11 Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket attack, 4 wounded Israel targeted Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip by air and with tank fire Sunday, injuring four people, after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave crashed into the Israeli city of Sderot. 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 12 Olympics affection: Love wins gold at the Games There must be something in the water. That's what they've been saying about the Rio Olympics all along, isn't it? 2016-08-22 12:00 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 13 the fastest way to divorce This time last year my husband and I were planning our wedding. 2016-08-22 12:00 4KB www.timeslive.co.za 14 The Big Read: EFF's coming like a wrecking ball Julius Malema and his self-satisfied fellow leaders of the EFF are holding a tiger by the tail. 2016-08-22 12:00 5KB www.timeslive.co.za 15 Tolomia frontrunner in three-man race for D-League MVP Mike Tolomia could go home with two hardwares on Tuesday. The FEU guard isn't just a win away from giving Phoenix another D- League championship in the 2016 Foundation Cup, but he could 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB sports.inquirer.net 16 Boxing on brink after Rio judging controversies Bloody and bruised, Olympic boxing was left teetering on the brink of crisis at the Olympics with several fighters complaining they were the victims of bad judging decisions and a few alleging more 2016-08-22 12:00 4KB sports.inquirer.net 17 DOJ waiting for Duterte EO on who will be sacked The parameters on who and what positions should be vacated by presidential appointees are still being ironed out, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II told reporters Monday. Over the weekend, 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 18 Over 700 foreigners barred from entering PH in July – BI MANILA -- For failing to justify their travel to the country, more than 700 foreigners were turned away in July as part of the Bureau of Immigration’s drive against undesirable aliens. The BI 2016-08-22 12:00 3KB globalnation.inquirer.net 19 ‘Marvelous’ Rio flames out as Super Abe takes baton The Rio Olympics ended in a blaze of colour with an exuberant closing ceremony on Sunday as Tokyo took up the baton promising to host the best Games yet in 2020. After a rollercoaster fortnight 2016-08-22 12:00 5KB sports.inquirer.net 20 Diokno refutes pork barrel claim anew in 2017 budget Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Monday clarified that the P80 million worth of projects for each allied representative is allowed in the budget, refuting claims the pork barrel is back in the 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 21 The best time to establish printing business in Mindanao market Cagayan de Oro, PHILIPPINES – Celebrate ‘FUSION 2016: Filipino Creativity + Disruptive Technologies’ in the 2nd Print Shop Expo 2016 on September 22-24, 2016 at The Atrium, Limketkai 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB business.inquirer.net 22 Duterte to name execs, judges, cops in ‘Napoles pork scam’ DAVAO CITY – President Duterte has called for a “revisit” of the corruption case involving Janet Luy Lim-Napoles, the businesswoman believed to have masterminded the Priority Development 2016-08-22 12:00 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 23 Harambe lives: Killed zoo gorilla gets a second life online Harambe, the Ohio zoo gorilla shot and killed after a 3-year-old boy got into his enclosure, has taken on life after death 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB www.mid-day.com 24 Pregnant woman attacked by 3 men, gives birth to still-born in Haryana A six-month pregnant woman was allegedly beaten by three men in Sihi village here over a squabble between her son and a neighbouring boy, police said on Monday 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB www.mid-day.com 25 10 killed as bus falls into canal in Telangana At least ten persons were killed and 18 injured when a bus fell into a canal in Telangana's Khammam district early on Monday, police said 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB www.mid-day.com 26 Chinese envoy visits Taiwan amid protests TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- A Chinese envoy arrived in Taiwan Monday for a city-to-city dialogue, amid a chill in relations between the sides following the inau 2016-08-22 12:00 3KB mynorthwest.com 27 Japanese first lady pays tribute to Pearl Harbor TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's first lady has visited Pearl Harbor for the first time to pay tribute to the victims of the Japanese attack 75 years ago. Akie Abe sa 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB mynorthwest.com 28 PhD student alleges rape by JNU student- activist in Delhi A 28-year-old PhD student on Sunday filed a complaint of rape against a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student, police said. Accused allegedly assualted her under the pretence of giving her a copy of the film 'Sairat' 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB www.mid-day.com 29 Mumbai's biggest swimming pool re-opens in Shivaji Park after a year It was open sesame, or open swimming pool for swimmers who thronged the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Olympic (MGMO) pool or Shivaji Park swimming pool as it is known locally, yesterday morning 2016-08-22 12:00 4KB www.mid-day.com 30 New Smithsonian offers a view of rich black history WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lonnie Bunch leans forward to peer inside a slave cabin from Edisto Island, South Carolina. The dark and cramped interior defies his att 2016-08-22 12:01 6KB mynorthwest.com 31 Jigisha Ghosh murder case: 2 convicts get death sentence, 1 gets life A Delhi court on Monday awarded the death penalty to two convicts for kidnapping and killing IT executive Jigisha Ghosh in 2009 2016-08-22 12:01 2KB www.mid-day.com 32 Ford targets luxury travelers with ‘sensory’ billboards in India Ford has created a ‘sensory’ experience in Indian airports, blowing air and smoke and emitting sound based on movement around its billboards. 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB www.thedrum.com 33 No content marketing for old men Content marketing is a young person’s game according to JWT Singapore.
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