Rob Jetten: ex-athlete setting the pace in Dutch politics
As a talented junior athlete, Rob Jetten once ran as a pace-setter for future Olympic champion Sifan Hassan.
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Juve bounce back after Tudor sacking as Roma keep pace with leaders Napoli
Juventus snapped an eight-match winless streak with Wednesday's 3-1 success over Udinese with Luciano Spalletti ready to replace the sacked Igor Tudor, as Roma stayed level with Serie A leaders Napoli thanks to a 2-1 win over Parma.
Read moreExit poll suggests centrists win Dutch vote, beating far right
Dutch voters appeared to have shunned far-right leader Geert Wilders in favour of a centrist party, exit polls suggested Wednesday, after a snap election watched closely in Europe where extremists are gaining ground.
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Favorite Sovereignty scratched from Breeders' Cup Classic after fever
Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Sovereignty will be scratched from the $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar on Saturday after developing a fever, trainer Bill Mott said Wednesday.
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Doue injured as PSG held at Lorient in Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain star Desire Doue was stretchered off injured in Wednesday's 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Lorient just a week before the visit of Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
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Leverkusen win late in German Cup, Stuttgart progress
Bayer Leverkusen scored two goals after the 120-minute mark to win 4-2 at a 10-man Paderborn in the German Cup second round on Wednesday, as fellow Bundesliga side and reigning champions Stuttgart eased through.
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Jihadist fuel blockade makes life a struggle in Mali's capital
In Bamako's business district, hundreds of cars and motorcycles sit stranded day and night on a boulevard, waiting for one of three side-by-side petrol stations to finally have fuel.
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Uber plans San Francisco robotaxis in Waymo challenge
Uber said Wednesday it will launch its own robotaxi service in San Francisco late next year, taking on Google-owned Waymo on the rideshare giant's home streets.
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Paramilitary chief vows united Sudan as his forces are accused of mass killings
The head of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries vowed on Wednesday Sudan would be unified by "peace or through war" and expressed sympathy after reports of mass killings by his group in the newly captured El-Fasher.
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Trump, Xi to meet seeking truce in damaging trade war
Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their tit-for-tat trade war on Thursday, with the US president predicting a "great meeting" but Beijing being more circumspect.
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