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AIBA increases weight categories for Elite, Youth Men and Women boxers
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Lausanne [Switzerland], July 3 (ANI): The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has decided to increase the number of weight categories for men and women boxers, saying that it will allow a greater pool of boxers to fight in divisions they feel "most strong and comfortable" in.
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Express your views but not on podium: IOC relaxes protest rules for Tokyo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 3 (ANI): Athletes at Tokyo 2020 will now be allowed to "express their views" before and after competing -- but not on the podium -- as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released new guidelines on Friday.
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Spain beat 10-man Switzerland on penalties to reach Euro 2020 semis
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Saint Petersburg [Russia], July 3 (ANI): Mikel Oyarzabal held his nerves to score the crucial penalty as Spain entered the semi-finals of the ongoing Euro Cup after beating Switzerland 3-1 on penalties on Friday.
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IATA welcomes Rolls-Royce commitment to open after-market best practice
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 2 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Rolls-Royce Plc have signed a joint statement that clarifies the engine manufacturer's ongoing commitment to an open and competitive approach to its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services.
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Around 1 out of 4 people lack safe drinking water in 2020: Report
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Geneva (Switzerland), July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Around one in four people lacked safely managed drinking water in their homes in 2020 and nearly half the world's population lacked safely managed sanitation, said a joint report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations
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UN agency confirms 18.3C record heat in Antarctica
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 2 (ANI): The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed a new maximum temperature record for the Antarctic of 18.3 degrees Celsius (64.9 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Switzerland, Iceland, 7 EU nations okay SII's Covishield vaccine, day afte
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Zurich [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): A day after external affairs minister S Jaishankar said he has taken up with European Union to accept COVID-19 vaccines, such as Covishield and Covaxin, for Indian nationals travelling to Europe, Switzerland, Iceland and seven European Union countries on T
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Number of international migrant workers rises to 169 million: ILO
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): A new report by the United Nations (UN)-body International Labour Organisation (ILO) has highlighted that the number of international migrant workers has risen globally to 169 million, an increase of three per cent since 2017.
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COVID-19 Delta variant detected in 96 countries, says WHO
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Geneva (Switzerland), July 1 (ANI/Xinhua) -- The Delta COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, has already been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its weekly epidemiological update on Wednesday.
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CAS finds Salwa Eid Naser guilty of whereabout failures
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Lausanne [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeals filed by World Athletics (WA) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against the decision issued by the World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal on 14 October 2020.
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Global economy can lose $4 trillion due to Covid-19 impact on tourism: UNC
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The crash in international tourism due to coronavirus pandemic can cause a loss of more than four trillion dollars to the global GDP for the years 2020 and 2021, according to an UNCTAD report published on Wednesday.
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Wimbledon: He could have won the match, admits Federer after surviving sca
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London [UK], June 30 (ANI): Swiss tennis maestro, Roger Federer was all praise for his rival Adrian Mannarino after the first-round victory as the Frenchman took an unfortunate slip in the fourth set behind the baseline and was eventually unable to continue at the centre court in the ongo
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