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Floyd Mayweather says fight with UFC’s Conor McGregor will not happen

September 21, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_14163" align="alignleft" width="300"] Floyd Mayweather (right) says he almost came out of retirement to fight Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)featherweight champion Conor McGregor[/caption] Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather has ruled out a bout with mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor. The American five-weight world champion, 39, said...

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Zika Affects Brain And Memory Of Nurse Who Travelled To Dominican Republic

September 21, 2016 in International

The case of a nurse infected with Zika in the Dominican Republic has provided Italian scientists with evidence that the virus can affect the brains of adults and may damage memory. In a letter published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, the researchers described the case...

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US clings to hope of truce after air strike in Syria

September 21, 2016 in International

As Syria plunged back into bloodshed and the UN suspended humanitarian aid convoys Tuesday, world powers struggled to convince themselves that a ceasefire can be salvaged. US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that US-Russian attempts to broker a truce are "not dead" despite an air...

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NY bombing suspect ‘critical but stable’: police

September 20, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_14112" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ahmad Khan[/caption] The suspect held on suspicion of carrying out weekend bomb attacks in New York and New Jersey is in critical but stable condition in a hospital, police said Tuesday. Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, was wounded in a shootout Monday with police...

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Ex-US immigration agent guilty in US$2.4m cash smuggling

September 20, 2016 in International

A former federal immigration agent has pleaded guilty to helping smuggle more than US$2.4 million in cash into the US from the Dominican Republic. Court records show 44-year-old Luis De Jesus Alonzo Jr faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty late last week...

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