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Month: July 2023

Ukraine’s top fencer granted place at Olympics after disqualification for Russia handshake snub

By Svitlana Vlasova, Victoria Butenko and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The Ukrainian fencing champion banned from the world championships in Italy for refusing to shake hands with a Russian opponent has been readmitted to the tournament and given an automatic place at next year’s Paris Olympics. Olga Kharlan, leader of Ukraine’s national fencing team,

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4 air crew members are missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched off the Queensland coast

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Four air crew members are missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched into waters off the Queensland state coast during joint military exercises with the United States. Officials said on Saturday that the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter went down near Lindeman Island on the Great Barrier Reef at

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