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Defiant Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa fights for her freedom
Defiant Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa fights for her freedom
by  AFP

Less than a year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to protect free speech, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is fighting to stay out of jail while her news site Rappler faces possible closure. She had hoped that winning the Nobel Peace Prize in October, which she shared with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, would shield her and other journalists in the Philippines.

Africa's fastest man Omanyala to miss Worlds over visa delay
Africa's fastest man Omanyala to miss Worlds over visa delay
by  AFP

Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala told AFP on Thursday he has given up on competing at the World Athletics Championships in the United States because of a delay in getting a visa. Omanyala had been due to compete in the 100m heats on the first day of the world championships on Friday, but lost a race against time to secure his US visa and travel to Oregon -- a trip of about 24 hours or more.

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