Ten Things of Fight and Flight

Overall winner of the 656th annual oil wrestling last year/TRT World

1. For more than 370 years and some believe over half a century, Turkey's best wrestlers have gathered for their national championships on a grassy field near the city of Edirne. This year it kicks off for 657th time.
2. Germany's football association (DFB) has "emphatically rejected" allegations of racism from Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, but says it could have done more to protect him from abuse.
3. British boxer Amir Khan has apologised for mis-labelling Caitlyn Jenner in a Snapchat he posted from the 2018 ESPY Awards.
4. Yuko Fujii has made history as the first female head coach of Brazilian men's judo.
5. Pop singer Demi Lovato is in a Los Angeles hospital after a suspected drug overdose, US media report.
6. In three months' time Britain will be marking its first ever National Album Day.
7. People are getting less than half the sun protection they expect from suntan lotions, according to research.
8. Many people with disabilities in the world's poorest countries are unable to attend school or find work. Barriers such as stigma or a lack of support prevent them from realising their full potential.
9. Images of a mother receiving an honorary degree alongside her visually impaired daughter, have been shared tens of thousands of times across Facebook, Twitter and Reddit. The University of Sakarya in Turkey wanted to show appreciation and recognition to the mother for reading her daughter's lecture notes during her four-year course.
10. Suicide attacks in southern Syria have killed at least 38 people, reports say, while violence has erupted as millions head to the polls in Pakistan, with the worst incident seeing at least 27 killed by a bomb in the city of Quetta.

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