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Sudanese Judoka Drops out of Tokyo Olympics, Refusing to Face Israeli
A second judoka has dropped out of the Olympics before facing Israeli player in the 73kg division. Olympic officials say Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool didn’t show up to face Israeli player Tohar Butbul in their round of 32 bout Monday despite weighing in for the bout earlier. Algeria’s judoka Fethi Nourine Israeli media said Abdalrasool pulled out of the competition seemingly to avoid facing Israeli player who was listed as having “No competitor” ...
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Tunisian President Ousts Government in Move Critics Call a Coup
Tunisia's president dismissed the government and froze parliament on Sunday in a dramatic escalation of a political crisis that his opponents labelled a coup, calling their own supporters to come onto the streets in protest. President Kais Saied said he would assume executive authority with the assistance of a new prime minister, in the biggest challenge yet to the democratic system Tunisia introduced in a 2011 revolution. Crowds of people quickly flooded ...
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