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Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana Smashes World Record in Rio

Ethiopia smashes 23-year-old world record in women's 10,000 metres in Rio; the mayor of Cannes in France has banned full-body swimsuits known as burkinis; "old" Greenland sharks.

Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia takes gold in the women's 10,000 metres, smashing a 23-year-old world record; Cannes in France bans burkinis over suspected link to radical Islamism; "old" Greenland sharks.

(Picture: Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia wins the Women's 10,000 Meters Final and setting a new world record. Credit: Getty Images)

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Fri 12 Aug 2016 20:06GMT
大象传媒 World Service except News Internet

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