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Italian wrestler Chamizo claims he rejected $300,000 bribe to throw a match he controversially lost

Apr. 11, 2024 13:07 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Two-time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist Frank Chamizo claimed he turned down a bribe of $300,000 to deliberately lose a match at last week’s European wrestling Olympic qualification tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. Chamizo, who competes for Italy after...

UN climate chief's blunt message: Fewer loopholes, way more cash to really halt climate change

Feb. 02, 2024 08:36 AM EST

To keep Earth from overheating too much, the nations of the world need to put fewer loopholes in climate agreements and far more money — trillions of dollars a year — into financial help for poor nations, the United Nations climate chief said Friday. In an unusual and blunt...