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Olympics-Australians stay away from Village due to blocked toilets, exposed wiring
(Adds details, quotes, background) RIO DE JANEIRO, July 24 (Reuters) – The Australian team will not move into the Olympic Village for next month’s Rio de Janeiro Games because of problems including “blocked toilets, leaking pipes and exposed wiring”, the head of the country’s delegation Kitty Chiller said on Sunday. The first Australian athletes to…
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India urges security forces to exercise restraint in Kashmir
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – India has asked its security forces to exercise restraint in responding to protests in disputed Kashmir and replace pellet guns with non-lethal weapons, its home affairs minister said on Sunday. Forty six people have been killed and more 5,000 wounded, including Indian security forces, since protests erupted after…