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Los Angeles celebrates winning the 2028 Summer Olympics

Los Angeles celebrates winning the 2028 Summer Olympics

Paris seemed likely to be given the 2024 Summer Olmpyics after rival candidate city Los Angeles agreed to accept the prize of the 2028 Games. Both cities were competing for the 2024 Summer Games after several other contenders withdrew, and paves the way for Los Angeles and Paris to join London as the only cities ever to host the Games, summer or winter, three times since the modern Olympics began more than a century ago.  Aug 1, 2017
Malala condemns China over death of fellow Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo

Malala condemns China over death of fellow Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on July 18 condemned Chinas treatment of her fellow peace prize-winner Liu Xiaobo following his death from liver cancer in custody last week. Liu, 61, was jailed for 11 years in 2009 for inciting subversion of state power after he helped write a petition known as Charter 08 calling for sweeping political reforms in China. Jul 19, 2017
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