Is China holding Uighur Muslims in secret camps?

US politicians have called for sanctions against Chinese officials after reports of torture and indoctrination.

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UN: Iran continues to comply with terms of 2015 nuclear deal

UN's nuclear watchdog confirms Iranian compliance with 2015 nuclear deal amid uncertainty over future of the pact.

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Slain Palestinian's family not surprised by unrepentant Azaria

Relatives of Abed al-Fattah al-Sharif say the 21-year-old's killer has enjoyed total support from Israeli government.

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Dutch cartoon contest and protests in Pakistan: All for show?

Geert Wilders' competition as well as demands behind rallies in Pakistan only exist for attention, two analysts argue.

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Geert Wilders cancels Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest

November event that sparked protests in Pakistan was scrapped over security concerns, says far-right Dutch politician.

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Trans Mountain: Court quashes approval of contentious pipeline

Future of $5bn project in limbo after court rules Canada failed to adequately consult Indigenous people.

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UK seeks to tap Kenya markets as Brexit deadline approaches

The UK's prime minister wraps up a three-day Africa tour in Kenya. With Brexit looming, what can rebuilding old links help shore up Britain's economy?

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Russia and Syria vow to 'wipe out terrorists' in Idlib

Humanitarian fears grow as Russian and Syrian FMs signal all-out attack on last rebel-held stronghold is imminent.

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Unpacking South Africa's fraught and complex land debate

Land reform a key issue before elections next year, experts say, turning up debate over legacy of apartheid.

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Venice film festival: 75th annual celebration begins

Lights, camera, action: Venice rolls out the red carpet for its Film Festival and Al Jazeera takes a sneak peak at this year's contenders for the Golden Lion.

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DRC rebel tells ICC he's a revolutionary, not the 'terminator'

Bosco Ntaganda faces 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for acts allegedly committed in 2002-2003.

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Iran's only Jewish hospital grapples with fallout of US sanctions

As access to life-saving medicines becomes restricted, hospitals worry about future of their most vulnerable patients.

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Canada and US seek ways to salvage NAFTA as deadline looms

Canadian and US negotiators express optimism as they race to agree to new terms by Trump's Friday deadline.

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Asian Games: More than medals up for grabs

Victorious athletes in the 2018 Asian Games are given cash prizes by their nation, military service exceptions and even jobs.

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Top Chinese Buddhist monk accused of coercing nuns into sex fired

Prominent monk demanded sex from at least six nuns as 'part of Buddhist studies' and four of them gave in, report says.

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Iraq's disappeared: Where is Wissam?

Wissam disappeared without a trace after US soldiers arrested him in Baghdad 13 years ago.

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DR Congo: World's second-largest rainforest faces logging threat

Area of rainforest the size of France is at risk as government plans to end ban on industrial logging concessions.

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De Mistura warns of 'perfect storm' over Syria's Idlib

Fears are rising that Syria, backed by Russia, is mobilising for a military offensive to retake last rebel-held enclave.

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India's banknote recall failed to uncover 'black money'

Almost all banned currency during 2016 demonetisation drive was returned to India's Central Bank, its report reveals.

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Heavy rain pounds Hong Kong for fourth consecutive day

Locals warned to avoid steep slopes as landslide risk remains high.

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India may face sanctions if it buys Russia's S-400 missiles: US

US might not offer waiver to India if it buys S-400 missile system from Russia, Pentagon official says.

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Pakistan marchers threaten Islamabad blockade over Dutch cartoons

Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protesters vow to blockade the city unless Dutch ties are cut over cartoon competition.

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US judge blocks grizzly bear hunt near Yellowstone Park

LOS ANGELES: A US judge on Thursday (Aug 30) blocked the opening of grizzly bear hunts that were set to take place this weekend around Yellowstone National Park for the first time in 40 years. The ruling by US District Judge Dana Christensen, of Montana, marked a victory for wildlife advocates ...

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Au pair scandal hits Australia politician who ousted PM

SYDNEY: Australia's home affairs minister was under mounting pressure Friday (Aug 31) to formally explain why he personally intervened to help au pairs from France and Italy after their tourist visas were cancelled. Peter Dutton, the driving force behind a bitter Liberal party coup that unseated ...

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Trump vows to fight censorship of conservatives by social media firms

President Donald Trump told a campaign-style rally in Indiana on Thursday that his administration is standing up for free-speech rights, warning that large social media companies could not be allowed to "control what we can and cannot see."

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Australian police charge Sri Lankan with terror plotting

SYDNEY: Australia has arrested and charged a Sri Lankan man with planning a terror attack after finding "symbolic locations within Sydney" listed as possible targets in his notebook, police said on Friday (Aug 31). A staunch U.S. ally, Australia has been on heightened alert from 2015 for attacks ...

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Trump threatens to 'get involved' unless FBI, Justice Department 'start doing their job'

U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to a raucous, campaign-style rally in Indiana, warned on Thursday that the Justice Department and the FBI must "start doing their job and doing it right" or "I will get involved."

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Trump threatens to withdraw US from World Trade Organisation: Report

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened in an interview with Bloomberg News on Thursday to withdraw from the World Trade Organization if "they don't shape up," in his latest criticism of the institution.

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Microsoft requires US suppliers to offer parental leave

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft said on Thursday (Aug 30) it will begin requiring US suppliers to offer employees at least 12 weeks of paid parental leave when they have or adopt children. The new policy applies to suppliers with 50 or more employees who do substantial work for the US technology giant ...

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Commentary: Kofi Annan, a man of great expectations who set even higher standards

Kofi Annan was a charismatic cipher, a blank slate onto which supporters projected their hopes and aspirations for the UN, says dean of the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law.

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'Multiple' deaths in New Mexico bus-truck crash - officials

REUTERS: A Greyhound passenger bus and a semi-trailer truck collided on an interstate highway in New Mexico on Thursday, leading to "multiple" deaths, the New Mexico State Police said. The State Police did not immediately say how many people were killed and injured, or the cause of the crash on ...

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Trump says Sessions safe in job at least until November elections - Bloomberg

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was safe in his job at least until the November congressional elections, Bloomberg News reported after interviewing the U.S. leader.

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Biden eulogises friend John McCain as 'giant among all of us'

PHOENIX: Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday (Aug 30) eulogised late senator John McCain as an American "giant" whose belief in the soul of the country helped give citizens their confidence and optimism. Biden led heartfelt tributes to the warrior and onetime Republican presidential ...

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US top court rebuffs Catholic agency over same-sex foster care

REUTERS: The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Thursday to force the city of Philadelphia to resume the placement of children in need of foster care with a Catholic agency that refuses to accept gay couples as foster parents. In a decision that Catholic Social Services had said would force its foster ...

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Satterfield emerges as leading candidate for US envoy to Egypt

David Satterfield, a veteran U.S. diplomat with deep experience in the Middle East, is the leading candidate to be nominated as U.S. ambassador to Egypt, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.

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US warns Russia against 'harassment' of ships headed to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department on Thursday called on Russia to cease what it called "harassment of international shipping" in the Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait, accusing Moscow of trying to destabilise Ukraine. "Russia's actions to impede maritime transit are further examples of its ongoing ...

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Space station reports 'leak', crew not in danger

MOSCOW: The International Space Station crew on Thursday (Aug 30) was repairing a small "leak" most likely caused by a collision with a small meteorite, the head of the Russian space agency said, adding the incident presented no danger. "Overnight and in the morning there was an abnormal situation ...

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Veteran UK Labour MP quits over anti-Semitism row

LONDON: A veteran British MP quit the main opposition Labour Party group in parliament on Thursday (Aig 30) over mounting anti-Semitism allegations that have dogged Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. Frank Field, who has sat in the House of Commons for almost 40 years, said in a letter to the party that ...

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French star Depardieu faces probe over alleged sex assaults

PARIS: France's biggest international star Gerard Depardieu on Thursday (Aug 30) issued a strong denial after it emerged he faces an inquiry into allegations by a young actress of rape and sexual assault. Depardieu "absolutely denies any attack, any rape", his lawyer Herve Temime said on his ...

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Former Vice President Biden to lead memorial tribute to McCain

The body of war hero and two-time Republican presidential candidate John McCain arrived at a Phoenix church on Thursday for a commemoration to be led by his onetime Democratic Senate colleague, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.

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Atlantia's Autostrade unit presents options for rebuilding Genoa bridge

MILAN: Autostrade per l'Italia, a unit of Italian infrastructure group Atlantia, on Thursday presented several options to local authorities for rebuilding the motorway the bridge that collapsed in Genoa this month, the group said in a statement. A bridge on the A10 toll motorway in Genoa run by ...

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Three members returning to scandal-ridden Swedish Academy

Three members of the Swedish Academy will return to the body which decides the Nobel Prize for Literature after withdrawing in protest over a sex scandal, the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper reported on its website on Thursday.

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US argues Harvard admissions policies harm Asian-Americans

BOSTON: The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday threw its support behind a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants, saying the Ivy League school's race-based admissions process disadvantaged them. The department, which has been investigating Harvard ...

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UN calls on China to free Uighurs from alleged re-education camps

GENEVA: United Nations' human rights experts voiced alarm on Thursday over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and they called for the immediate release of those detained on the "pretext of countering terrorism". The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial ...

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Church roof in central Rome collapses, damages chapel underneath

ROME: The roof of a church built on top of an ancient prison that is said to have held St Peter before his crucifixion collapsed on Thursday (Aug 30) in Rome. No injuries were reported. The church was closed to the public at the time and is normally open only for marriage ceremonies, but dogs were ...

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Macri's bid to calm markets backfires, Argentine peso plummets

Following seven straight days of declines in Argentina's peso, President Mauricio Macri decided to make a rare address to the nation on Wednesday to reassure markets that the South American country had no trouble paying its debts.

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Court blocks construction of Canada pipeline to Pacific

OTTAWA, Canada: A Canadian court on Thursday (Aug 30) quashed the government's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline to the Pacific, siding with indigenous people worried that increased tanker traffic will harm whales along the coast. In its decision, the Federal Court of Appeal said Ottawa ...

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Director Gavras slams 'bad taste' joke after hoaxer tweets his 'death'

ATHENS: The Greek-French filmmaker Costa Gavras was forced to deny rumours of his own demise on Thursday (Aug 30) after some media were fooled by a fake ministerial Twitter account announcing he had died. Oscar-winning Gavras, who is known for his gritty political dramas, told Greek state ...

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Man in court over 'plot' to kill Dutch populist Wilders

THE HAGUE: A man briefly appeared in a Dutch court Thursday (Aug 30) on suspicion of wanting to assassinate far-right politician Geert Wilders after he said he planned to stage a Prophet Mohammed cartoon competition. The 26-year-old man "is being suspected of committing a terrorist act, planning ...

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27 dead after days of clashes near Libya capital: Ministry

TRIPOLI: At least 27 people have been killed and 100 wounded in several days of fighting between rival militias near the Libyan capital, the health ministry said Thursday (Aug 30). The clashes broke out on Monday in suburbs south of Tripoli and continued into Wednesday evening after a truce ...

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Qatar World Cup workers given 'cooling vests' to combat heat

DOHA: Thousands of World Cup stadium workers in Qatar have been handed "cooling vests" to help them cope with building tournament venues in the desert country's extreme temperatures. The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, Qatar's World Cup organisers, said the "state-of-the-art" vests can ...

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US argues Harvard admissions policies disadvantage Asian-Americans

BOSTON: The US Justice Department on Thursday (Aug 30) threw its support behind a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants, saying the Ivy League school's race-based admissions process disadvantaged them. The department, which has been investigating ...

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Football: Ronaldo set for Old Trafford return with Juventus in Champions League

MONACO: Cristiano Ronaldo can look forward to a return to Old Trafford in the Champions League this season after his new team Juventus came out in the same group as Manchester United in Thursday's (Aug 30) draw in Monaco. Ronaldo, who was not in Monaco despite being nominated for an individual ...

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Vettel riding the red wave at Monza

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari can hand Formula One champions Mercedes a taste of their own medicine and give the Italian fans a home win to savour on Sunday.

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Arnautovic ready for West Ham return

Marko Arnautovic is ready for a return to the West Ham United squad for Saturday's Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers after he returned to training this week, manager Manuel Pellegrini said.

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देखें, कैसी है 'यमला पगला दीवाना फिर से'

मूवी में धर्मेंद्र ने जयंत नाम परमार नाम के शख्‍स का किरदार निभाया है, बॉबी देओल 'काला' नाम के लड़के के रोल में हैं और सनी वैद्य बने हैं। फिल्‍म काफी हद तक दर्शकों को लाइट कमिडी डोज देने में सफल है।

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देखें, हॉट हैं शमा सिकंदर की ये इंस्टा फोटोज

शमा सिकंदर टीवी की सबसे मशहूर सेलिब्रिटीज में से एक हैं। सोशल मीडिया पर भी इनकी तगड़ी फैन फॉलोइंग है | शमा सिकंदर की लेटेस्ट इंस्टाग्राम फोटोज बड़ी तेजी से वायरल हो रही हैं।

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अक्षय कुमार की 'गोल्‍ड' के नाम यह उपलब्धि

बॉक्‍स ऑफिस पर 100 करोड़ का आंकड़ा पार कर चुकी अक्षय कुमार की फिल्‍म 'गोल्‍ड' सऊदी अरब में रिलीज होने वाली बॉलिवुड की पहली फिल्‍म भी बनने जा रही है

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केरल बाढ़ के ट्वीट पर पायल ने पेश की सफाई

केरल में आई भीषण बाढ़ को लेकर किए भद्दे ट्वीट करने के बाद बुरी तरह ट्रोल हुई ऐक्‍ट्रेस पायल रोहतगी ने इस मामले में सफाई देते हुए अपना विडियो ट्विटर पर शेयर किया है

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करण को मिल गया कुंभ के मेले में बिछड़ा भाई?

अभी तक आपने अमिताभ बच्‍चन, शाहरुख खान, ऐश्‍वर्या और माधुरी के हमशक्‍ल देखे थे, लेकिन आज सामने आया है करण जौहर का हमशक्‍ल

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जानें किस खबर से इतना भड़के हुए हैं भंसाली

ऐश्‍वर्या राय बच्‍चन को लेकर हाल ही में खबर आई थी कि उन्‍हें संजय लीला भंसाली और अनुराग कश्‍यप में से दोनों में से किसी एक को चुनने को कहा गया था

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रिपब्लिक डे पर 4 फिल्‍मों के बीच कांटे की टक्‍कर

रिपब्लिक डे पर इस बार बॉक्‍स ऑफिस पर फिल्‍मों की तगड़ी टक्‍कर देखने को मिलेगी। 2019 के रिपब्लिक डे पर 4 बडे़ सितारों की फिल्‍में एक साथ रिलीज होने जा रही हैं

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'लवरात्रि' के सॉन्ग में आयुष-वरीना का रोमांस

सुपरस्टार सलमान खान ने अपने जीजा आयुष शर्मा की पहली फिल्म 'लवरात्रि' का नया गाना 'तेरा हुआ' जारी किया है। फिल्म के निर्माता सलमान ने इसे रोमांटिक बताया है।

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पैरंट्स करेंगे आलिया-रणबीर की शादी की बात?

इस समय पूरी दुनिया को पता है रणबीर कपूर और आलिया भट्ट रिलेशनशिप में हैं और वह अपनी लाइफ को काफी इंजॉय कर रहे हैं।

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प्रियंका सुनील ग्रोवर संग करना चाहती हैं काम!

कमीडियन सुनील ग्रोवर ने मजाकिया लहजे में कहा है कि अभिनेत्री प्रियंका चोपड़ा उनके साथ काम करना चाहती हैं। उन्होंने कहा, उम्मीद है हम जल्द अगले साल तक फिल्म की शूटिंग शुरू करेंगे।

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'सेल्फ रिस्पेक्ट के कारण इंडस्ट्री छोड़ रहा था'

'फिल्म को तीन दिन शूट करने के बाद छोड़कर चला आया था। फिल्म छोड़ने की वजह थी, निर्देशक ओ पी रल्हन का जबान से कठोर होना, वह सम्मान देकर बात नहीं करते थे। मैंने कहा कि अगर मेरी रिस्पेक्ट नहीं हुई...'

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City wary of Shakhtar threat as European reunion looms

Manchester City are wary of the threat posed by Champions League Group A rivals Shakhtar Donetsk after being tested by the Ukrainian side in last season's competition, the Premier League club's director of football Txiki Begiristain has said.

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Everton forward Sandro joins Real Sociedad on loan

Everton forward Sandro Ramirez has joined Spanish side Real Sociedad on a season-long loan, the Premier League club have said.

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Vietnam gives green light to F1 race in Hanoi

The Vietnamese government has said it supports the idea of staging a Formula One race on the streets of the capital Hanoi.

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Australia's Kerevi out for at least two more months

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika's concerns over his midfield continued to mount on Friday with centre Samu Kerevi acknowledging he would not return to action for at least another two months.

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Sharapova battles past Cirstea to set up Ostapenko clash

NEW YORK: Maria Sharapova battled past unseeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2 7-5 at the U.S. Open on Thursday to set up a third round clash with Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko. Sharapova, who is seeded 22nd on her first appearance at Flushing Meadows since 2016, carved out a 3-0 first set lead despite ...

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Liverpool relishing PSG, Napoli battles in Europe - Klopp

Liverpool are looking forward to facing off against Paris St Germain and Napoli in the group stage of the Champions League, with manager Juergen Klopp anticipating a tough run in the tournament.

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Tsurenko hands Wozniacki another second round exit

NEW YORK: Second seed Caroline Wozniacki was dumped out of the U.S. Open after a shock 6-4 6-2 loss to Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko on Thursday as the Dane's second round woes continued at Flushing Meadows. The defeat marked the second consecutive year that Wozniacki, twice a U.S. Open finalist and ...

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Djokovic overcomes blip to beat Sandgren at US Open

NEW YORK: Two-times former champion Novak Djokovic overcame a lapse in concentration to beat unseeded American Tennys Sandgren 6-1 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2 and reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. The Serb, who was also pushed to four sets in punishing daytime temperatures above 90 Fahrenheit ...

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New Zealand Rugby take back ownership of misfiring Blues

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Rugby (NZR) have bought back a 40 percent stake in the Auckland Blues from their private owners after a review of the team's performance both on and off the field. NZR sold ownership of the management licences of their five Super Rugby franchises from 2013, with the sale ...

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Ex-coach booked on charges related to US gymnastics sex scandal

CHICAGO: The former women's gymnastics coach at Michigan State University turned herself in to authorities on Thursday (Aug 30), to face charges that she lied to police investigating a massive sex abuse scandal in the sport. Former gymnasts have accused Kathie Klages of turning a blind eye to the ...

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Tennis: Williams sister act extended to 30th meeting

NEW YORK: It takes something special to grab the spotlight on a Friday (Aug 31) night in the Big Apple but few contests attract more attention than Williams versus Williams and the tennis sisters have New York buzzing as they prepare to clash for a 30th time. A fascinating sibling rivalry that ...

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Football: Monaco sign Belgium forward Chadli from West Brom

PARIS: AS Monaco have brought in Belgium forward Nacer Chadli on a three-year contract from English second-tier side West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee, the clubs announced on Thursday (Aug 30).  West Brom, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, said the deal was ...

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Asian Games: Singapore paddlers through to last 16

JAKARTA: Singapore table tennis players Feng Tianwei, Yu Mengyu and Gao Ning have qualified on Thursday (Aug 30) for the last 16 in the singles event at the 2018 Asian Games.  The trio won their respective matches easily and now stand a chance to win Singapore's first table tennis medal at this ...

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Football: Firmino eyes end to goal drought as Liverpool face Leicester

LIVERPOOL: Roberto Firmino will seek to end a rare goal drought when Liverpool take on Leicester although his manager Jurgen Klopp has no concerns about a drop-off in productivity. The Brazil international has formed one of the most feared forward lines in European football over the past 12 months ...

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Burnley have learnt from European experience says Dyche

Burnley's European adventure ended on Thursday at the hands of Greek team Olympiakos Piraeus as the Premier League side failed to make the Europa League group stage but manager Sean Dyche said it was a valuable experience for the club.

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Tennis: Federer eases through as storm rages over umpire's Kyrgios pep-talk

NEW YORK: Roger Federer on Thursday (Aug 30) set-up a US Open third round clash against Nick Kyrgios who found himself at the centre of an impartiality row after an umpire climbed down from his chair to tell him: "I want to help you". Second seed and five-time champion Federer made it 18 wins in ...

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Federer cruises into US Open third round

NEW YORK: Second seed Roger Federer defeated a frustrated Benoit Paire 7-5 6-4 6-4 at the U.S. Open on Thursday to set up a third-round match against Nick Kyrgios as the Swiss continues his quest for a record sixth title at Flushing Meadows. Despite the straight sets win Federer was far from ...

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Football: Burnley crash out of Europa League

PARIS: Playing in their first European campaign in half a century, Burnley ran out of steam on Thursday (Aug 30) as they bowed out in their Europa League qualifier against Olympiakos while Rangers and Celtic both advanced. The Greeks had given Sean Dyche's men a steep hill to climb after winning 3 ...

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Kerber digs deep to dispatch Larsson in New York

NEW YORK: Fourth seed Angelique Kerber fended off a comeback attempt by Johanna Larsson to dispatch the Swede 6-2 5-7 6-4 and punch her ticket to the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. The match looked like it would be a cakewalk for the 2016 champion when she cruised through the first set ...

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Zverev sails into third round at US Open

Fourth seed Alexander Zverev beat a second lucky loser at the U.S. Open on Thursday, overcoming Nicolas Mahut 6-4 6-4 6-2 to reach the third round as he bids for his first Grand Slam title.

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Juve's Ronaldo to face old club United in Champions League

Champions League runners-up Liverpool, Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain and Serie A side Napoli were thrown together in the pick of the groups following the draw for this season's Champions League made on Thursday.

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Liverpool to face Chelsea in League Cup third round

LONDON: Liverpool will host Chelsea in the League Cup third round after Thursday's draw threw up four all-Premier League ties. Tottenham Hotspur will host Watford, Southampton visit Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome Midlands rivals Leicester City in the other top-tier encounters ...

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Modric voted UEFA's Player of the Year

MONACO: Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was voted Player of the Year for last season by European soccer body UEFA on Thursday, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah with Lionel Messi fifth. The 32-year-old helped Real Madrid win the Champions League for a third season running ...

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Kvitova topples Wang in second-round US Open clash

Hard-hitting Czech Petra Kvitova advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday, defeating China's Yafan Wang 7-5 6-3 to keep her dream of winning a third Grand Slam title alive.

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Thomson takes lead in Denmark as Ryder Cup hopefuls struggle

REUTERS: Jonathan Thomson fired the lowest round of his European Tour career to take the opening round lead at the Made in Denmark tournament on Thursday, while all three Ryder Cup hopefuls struggled to make an impact. Thomson, who equalled the course record in Hamburg last month, carded an eight ...

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I've still got the speed, says Raikkonen

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen shrugged off the years on Thursday and suggested his driving this season was no different to a decade earlier.

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Football: Modric pips Ronaldo, Salah to UEFA Player of the Year prize

MONACO: Real Madrid and Croatia star Luka Modric on Thursday (Aug 30) received the accolade of UEFA Player of the Year in Monaco, beating his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah to the prize. "I'm very happy to receive this great prize. I have worked hard for this, to ...

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Football: Ronaldo set for Old Trafford return with Juventus in Champions League

MONACO: Cristiano Ronaldo can look forward to a return to Old Trafford in the Champions League this season after his new team Juventus came out in the same group as Manchester United in Thursday's (Aug 30) draw in Monaco. Ronaldo, who was not in Monaco despite being nominated for an individual ...

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Vettel riding the red wave at Monza

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari can hand Formula One champions Mercedes a taste of their own medicine and give the Italian fans a home win to savour on Sunday.

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Arnautovic ready for West Ham return

Marko Arnautovic is ready for a return to the West Ham United squad for Saturday's Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers after he returned to training this week, manager Manuel Pellegrini said.

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Trump hails Kim, sees no need to resume US-South Korea war games

WASHINGTON: Days after cancelling a planned visit to North Korea by his top diplomat citing insufficient progress in denuclearisation talks, U.S. President Donald Trump hailed his personal relationship North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday and said there was no reason to resume war games ...

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Trump administration reconsiders rule on coal's mercury pollution

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Wednesday it was reconsidering part of an Obama-era rule on emissions of mercury from coal-fired plants, in the latest move by the administration to ease regulations on an industry important to President Donald Trump's political ...

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300 endangered turtles found dead on Mexico beach

MEXICO CITY: More than 300 sea turtles from an endangered species were found dead on a beach in southern Mexico, trapped in a banned type of fishing net, environmental authorities said. In Mexico's second mass turtle death in as many weeks, the Pacific Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were ...

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Commentary: What trade war? Brazil farmers see opportunity

Trump's trade war opens up fresh opportunities for US competitors, who are aggressively working to get a foothold into markets once dominated by American farmers, says one observer.

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Pro-Macron author to get top Los Angeles diplomatic posting

PARIS: A French author close to President Emmanuel Macron and his wife has landed a top diplomatic post in the United States, Le Monde reported on Wednesday, just weeks after several coveted foreign ministry positions were made available to non-diplomats. The appointment of Philippe Besson as ...

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Scotland ex-first minister quits SNP amid harassment claims

LONDON: Alex Salmond, the former nationalist leader who took Scotland to the brink of independence in 2014, said on Wednesday (Aug 29) he has resigned from the Scottish National Party (SNP) amid sexual misconduct accusations. The move comes after it emerged last week that two complaints were ...

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US seeks more time to decide on ex-Trump aide Manafort's retrial on 10 charges

REUTERS: U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge for more time to decide whether to retry former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on 10 criminal charges that a jury deadlocked on last week. Wednesday was Special Counsel Robert Mueller's deadline to decide but the government said that ...

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US Church divided over claims that pope ignored sex abuse

NEW YORK: The controversy over an alleged high-level cover-up of Church sex abuse in America has revealed a deep rift among US bishops that reflects both the damage done by the paedophilia scandals rocking the Vatican - and the country's current political divisiveness. Archbishop Carlo Maria ...

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Trump says China making things 'much more difficult' with North Korea

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Aug 29) accused China of complicating Washington's relationship with North Korea, as talks on Pyongyang's denuclearisation are at a standstill. "China makes it much more difficult in terms of our relationship with North Korea," Trump said at the ...

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Syrian army preparing phased Idlib assault - source

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces are preparing a phased offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib and surrounding areas, the last big rebel enclave, a source close to Damascus said on Wednesday. Russia, President Bashar al-Assad's main backer from outside the region, said on Wednesday that ...

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Ex-Scottish leader Salmond resigns from SNP amid misconduct allegations

Scotland's former first minister Alex Salmond has written to the Scottish National Party resigning his membership, he said on Wednesday in a video posted on YouTube http://bit.ly/2MEBhCo.

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Three released from jail in New Mexico compound case

Three people were released from jail in Taos, New Mexico, on Wednesday after a judge dismissed charges of child abuse at their desert compound where a toddler's body was found, a defence lawyer said.

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Football: Former South America boss Napout jailed for nine years in US

NEW YORK: The former head of the South American football confederation CONMEBOL, Juan Angel Napout, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday (Aug 29) for his role in the sweeping FIFA corruption scandal. The sentencing of the 60-year-old Napout came just a week after the former boss of ...

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US, Canada leaders upbeat on progress in NAFTA talks

WASHINGTON: Canada and the United States appeared to be moving closer to a new regional free trade pact, as US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday (Aug 29) touted the progress being made. As the crucial phase of talks continued in Washington to try to ...

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India not guaranteed US sanctions waiver for Russian missiles - official

WASHINGTON: The United States cannot guarantee that it will provide India a waiver from sanctions if it purchases major weapon and defence systems from Russia, a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday, ahead of a high-level dialogue between Washington and New Delhi. The United States has imposed ...

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Tensions rise in Catalonia over pro-independence yellow ribbons

BARCELONA: Catalan separatists decorate streets, monuments and even beaches with yellow ribbons to promote their cause - but their opponents just as soon remove them to clean up" this Spanish region. Tensions are rising in Catalonia over the use of this symbol demanding the release of Catalan ...

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Memorial tributes to Senator John McCain open in Arizona Capitol

PHOENIX: Family, former colleagues and other dignitaries filed past the flag-draped casket of Senator John McCain inside the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday for the first of several memorial tributes planned for the war hero and two-time Republican presidential candidate. A hearse bearing McCain's ...

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Iran accuses Washington of bullying even US allies

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States on Wednesday of bullying even its own allies, as he arrived in Turkey which is locked in a row with Washington.

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Egypt says 20 suspected militants killed in western desert, Sinai

CAIRO: Egypt has killed 20 suspected militants in an air strike in its western desert and shootouts in the Sinai peninsula, the military said on Wednesday, part of ongoing operations. The government launched military operations in February against Islamic State militants who have waged years of ...

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Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa names team to probe soldiers role in post-election violence

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday named a commission including a South African ex-president and a British human rights lawyer to investigate the death of six people in an army crackdown on post-election protests early this month.

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German finance minister urges European defence mergers

German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz called on Wednesday for mergers within the European defence industry to get a better bang for the buck on procurement spending.

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Brazil may limit entrance of Venezuelans via northern border - Temer

The Brazilian government may restrict entrance of Venezuelans at the border in the remote northwestern state of Roraima, President Michel Temer said on Wednesday, after a flood of migrants has strained local services and sparked violence with residents.

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Belgian TV presenter arrested over armed robbery

BRUSSELS: One of Belgium's top football TV presenters has been arrested as part of a police probe into a series of armed robberies, prosecutors said Wednesday (Aug 29). Stephane Pauwels, who has hosted football shows for Belgian and French TV, was held for questioning for "possible complicity" in ...

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Fishermen talk peace as Franco-British scallops dispute flares up

French and British fisherman pledged talks to quell a high-seas dispute over access to the scallop-rich seabed in the Baie de Seine after French vessels chased their rivals out of the zone, hurling projectiles and insults.

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Spain defends hard line on North African border immigration

MADRID: Spain will not tolerate violent attempts to enter the country, the government said on Wednesday, in response to criticism of its swift return of 116 illegal migrants to Morocco after they stormed the fence bordering one of its North African enclaves. The country's southern shores have ...

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South African mall reopens after evacuation due to bomb threat

JOHANNESBURG: South African police found no explosive device at the Mall of Africa after the shopping centre's management received a bomb threat earlier, a spokesman said on Wednesday. "Police searched and nothing was found and it was handed to the management," said police spokesman Lieutenant ...

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Aung San Suu Kyi won't be stripped of Nobel Peace Prize: Committee

STAVANGER, Norway: The Nobel Peace Prize to Aung San Suu Kyi will not be withdrawn in the light of a United Nations report that said Myanmar's military carried out mass killings of Muslim Rohingya, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Wednesday (Aug 29). On Monday, UN investigators said Myanmar's ...

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Muguruza stunned by qualifier Muchova at US Open

Czech qualifier Karolina Muchova stunned two-times Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, dumping the Spaniard out in the second round with a three-set victory.

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Nadal eases past Pospisil to reach US Open third round

NEW YORK: Defending champion Rafa Nadal eased into the third round of the U.S. Open with a regulation 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory over unseeded Vasek Pospisil on Wednesday. A fresh-looking Nadal, whose first round match was cut short after his opponent David Ferrer retired with a calf injury, started ...

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Son seeking gold with one eye on Spurs progress

Son Heung-min is one Asian Games win away from earning gold and an exemption from military service but the South Korean forward is also keeping a close eye on how his Tottenham Hotspur team mates are doing in the Premier League - when he can keep his eyes open that is.

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Settled India have momentum on their side, says Kohli

India are set to name an unchanged side for the fourth test against England as they look to build on the momentum of last week's victory at Trent Bridge, captain Virat Kohli has said.

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Pressure on United to get back on track at Burnley

The pressure is on Manchester United as they visit Burnley on Sunday desperate to avoid a third straight defeat in what has been a poor start to their Premier League campaign.

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Serena sees off Witthoeft to set up Venus clash

NEW YORK: Serena Williams overpowered German Carina Witthoeft 6-2 6-2 to set up a third-round clash with big sister Venus at the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Williams sent down 13 aces and 30 winners to record her second consecutive straight sets victory at Flushing Meadows as the 36-year-old, who is ...

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Isner outlasts Jarry to reach third round

NEW YORK: Home fans rose to acclaim John Isner after he fought back to vanquish Chilean Nicolas Jarry 6-7(7) 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 in a five-set, second-round thriller at the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Isner relied on his power serve, delivering 38 aces in the match to surpass Roger Federer with the ...

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Federer in daytime action on US Open day four

NEW YORK: Roger Federer will get his first taste of the oppressive conditions at the U.S. Open on Thursday when the Swiss faces Frenchman Benoit Paire in the second round on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The second seeded Federer beat Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets in his opening match in Tuesday's ...

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Tennis: Cornet shrugs off shirt change 'sexism', says Serena row '10,000 times worse'

Alize Cornet shrugged off the shirt-change sexism row which engulfed the US Open on Wednesday, claiming the Roland Garros furore over Serena Williams's cat suit was "10,000 times worse".

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Anderson defeats Chardy and rolls into third round

NEW YORK: Fifth-seed Kevin Anderson advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a 6-2 6-4 6-4 victory over France's Jeremy Chardy. The match was a relative sprint compared to the four hour, 14 minute-long first round match that Anderson endured on Monday when he fought back to ...

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Murray true to word with second round exit at US Open

NEW YORK: Andy Murray lived up to his pre-tournament prediction that he would not win this year's U.S. Open when he was beaten 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-4 by Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the second round on Wednesday. The former-world number one and 2012 U.S. Open champion, who is still working his way back ...

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Del Potro overwhelms Kudla in ominous power play

NEW YORK: Argentine Juan Martin del Potro overpowered American Denis Kudla 6-3 6-1 7-6(4) in the U.S. Open second round on Wednesday, delivering a near flawless performance and serving notice that the injury-plagued 2009 champion is in top form. Showing no ill-effects from the wrist injuries that ...

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Injured American Fowler practising again as Ryder Cup looms

American golfer Rickie Fowler started practising again on Wednesday, which is likely to dispel any suggestion an oblique muscle tear will keep him out of for next month's Ryder Cup.

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Football: Newcastle suffer early League Cup exit, Everton roll on

LONDON: Newcastle's miserable start to the season suffered another blow with a dramatic late 3-1 defeat to Championship side Nottingham Forest on Wednesday (Aug 29) to crash out of the League Cup at the second round. There was no such strife for Premier League high flyers Everton and Watford, who ...

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New Zealand's Moody ruled out of Rugby Championship with broken thumb

All Blacks prop Joe Moody has been ruled out of the rest of the Rugby Championship after he broke his thumb in their 40-12 victory over Australia on Saturday.

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Football: Red Star reach Champions League group stage with Benfica, PSV

PARIS: A thrilling draw away to Salzburg enabled Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade to reach the Champions League group stage for the first time where they will be joined by Portugal's Benfica and Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. Red Star, who won the European Cup in 1991, came back from two goals down ...

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Tennis: Wawrinka fights through as Tsitsipas toppled at US Open

NEW YORK: Former champion Stan Wawrinka battled past determined French qualifier Ugo Humbert on Wednesday (Aug 29) as world number one Rafael Nadal and others braced for another steamy day at the US Open. Wawrinka, unable to defend his 2016 title after undergoing two knee surgeries last year, said ...

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Tsitsipas 'empty' after punishing loss

NEW YORK: Young Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas was left drained after losing 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3 to Russia's Daniil Medvedev in a brutal U.S. Open second-round match played in searing heat on Wednesday. The 20-year-old 15th seed was outwitted by the unseeded Medvedev in a series of long, intense rallies in ...

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Technology Keys to US Open win

NEW YORK: The difference between reaching the U.S. Open final and winning it lies is in the details, believes Madison Keys who has turned to technology in an attempt to help make her Grand Slam dream a reality. Rackets made from space-age materials, training methods taken straight out of Navy Seal ...

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Stephens survives scare to reach third round in New York

NEW YORK: Defending U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens overcame scorching heat, a blister and an inspired performance by qualifier Anhelina Kalinina to advance to the third round with a hard-fought 4-6 7-5 6-2 win on Wednesday. The third-seeded American fired an ace on match point to complete the ...

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Wawrinka tames heat and young Frenchman at US Open

Stan Wawrinka fought off punishing heat and a youthful challenge from French qualifier Ugo Humbert to earn a 7-6 (5) 4-6 6-3 7-5 win on Wednesday and a spot in the U.S. Open third round.

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Venus Williams sends Giorgi packing

NEW YORK: Venus Williams beat Italy's Camila Giorgi 6-4 7-5 in the U.S. Open second round on Wednesday to set up a possible third-round match against her younger sister Serena. Venus, seeded 16th, powered through the first set but appeared to lose energy towards the end of the second in broiling ...

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Football: Former South America boss Napout jailed for nine years in US

NEW YORK: The former head of the South American football confederation CONMEBOL, Juan Angel Napout, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday (Aug 29) for his role in the sweeping FIFA corruption scandal. The sentencing of the 60-year-old Napout came just a week after the former boss of ...

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Soccer-Real Madrid re-sign forward Mariano

Real Madrid have re-signed forward Mariano Diaz from French side Olympique Lyonnais on a five-year contract, the Spanish club said on Wednesday.

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Tennis-Not for sale - US Open's iconic venue names

The U.S. Open will not sell the naming rights to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Arthur Ashe or Louis Armstrong stadiums despite just completing an expensive 5-year, US$600 million (461.47 million pounds)renovation project, tournament organizers told Reuters.

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Asian Games: Precious gold glitters for Son, Bahraini claims sprint double

JAKARTA: South Korea's Son Heung-min moved just 90 minutes away from the gold medal that would spare him military service on Wednesday (Aug 29) as Bahrain's Edidiong Odiong completed a rare sprint double at the Asian Games. Tottenham Hotspur forward Son played a captain's role as Korea beat ...

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Heat rule in effect again at US Open

The U.S. Open will implement its heat rule for the second day running to give suffering players some relief from the brutally hot temperatures and high humidity at Flushing Meadows.

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England's Bairstow to play with fractured finger in fourth test against India

Jonny Bairstow was selected to play as a specialist batsman in England's fourth test against India even though he fractured a finger while keeping wicket in the third-test loss.

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Games - Bahrain's Odiong completes women's sprint double in Jakarta

Nigerian-born Edidiong Odiong of Bahrain pipped India's Dutee Chand for the second time in three days to win the women's 200 metres gold and claim the prestigious sprint double at the Asian Games on Wednesday.

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Asian Games: Singapore sailing duo secure gold with a racing day to spare

Singapore sailing’s skiff 49erFX pair Cecilia Low and Kimberly Lim secured the country’s first sailing gold medal at the Asian Games on Wednesday (Aug 29). 

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Top manager falls to his death from iconic haunted Moscow building

Mystery surrounds the death of the vice president of Russia’s top steel producing company, who lost his life in a freak fall from the window of one of Moscow’s most enigmatic and superstition-laden buildings.
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South Korea star Son edges closer to escaping military service as team reach Asian Games final

South Korea and Tottenham Hotspur football star Son Heung-min has moved closer to avoiding military service after he helped his country reach the final of the Asian Games in Indonesia.
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Mass opiate overdose suspected in Ohio prison

29 people at the Ross Correctional Institution in Ohio, including four nurses, 23 correctional officers and an inmate, required medical attention after experiencing overdose symptoms due to exposure to an unknown substance.
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Spain ‘won’t tolerate’ violent attempts to enter country after return of migrants to Morocco

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Biblical scenes in eastern Russia as thousands of bugs rain from the sky (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

In a scene reminiscent of the Old Testament, residents of Amginsky District in eastern Russia’s Sakha Republic were subjected to a bizarre phenomenon on Tuesday, as thousands of bugs rained from the sky.
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‘These are violent people’: Trump warns Christians of consequences if GOP loses midterms

In a hotly contested election season, marked by confrontations and a widening divide between the left and right, President Trump fired up his evangelical base with a warning: “you’re one election away from losing everything.”
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‘His claims of racism are exaggerated’: German coach Low breaks silence on Ozil debate

Germany coach Joachim Low has broken his silence on the debate surrounding Mesut Ozil's claims of racism, saying the player has not contacted him since his national team retirement and that his accusations are “exaggerated.”
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Boy, 10, hospitalized after being bullied says he didn’t fight back because it’s ‘not the Jedi way’

A 10-year-old boy who had to be hospitalized after being bullied this week has won the praise of Star Wars star Mark Hamill as he said he did not fight back because it isn’t the “Jedi way.”
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Russia-Ukraine relations ‘can hardly deteriorate further’ – Kremlin

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काजोल को मिला था शाहरुख की बहन का रोल

बॉलिवुड की सबसे रोमांटिक जोड़ियों में से एक शाहरुख खान और काजोल की ऑनस्‍क्रीन केमिस्‍ट्री दर्शकों को सिनेमाघर तक खींचकर लाने के लिए काफी थी

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Muguruza stunned by qualifier Muchova at US Open

Czech qualifier Karolina Muchova stunned two-times Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, dumping the Spaniard out in the second round with a three-set victory.

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Nadal eases past Pospisil to reach US Open third round

NEW YORK: Defending champion Rafa Nadal eased into the third round of the U.S. Open with a regulation 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory over unseeded Vasek Pospisil on Wednesday. A fresh-looking Nadal, whose first round match was cut short after his opponent David Ferrer retired with a calf injury, started ...

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Son seeking gold with one eye on Spurs progress

Son Heung-min is one Asian Games win away from earning gold and an exemption from military service but the South Korean forward is also keeping a close eye on how his Tottenham Hotspur team mates are doing in the Premier League - when he can keep his eyes open that is.

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Settled India have momentum on their side, says Kohli

India are set to name an unchanged side for the fourth test against England as they look to build on the momentum of last week's victory at Trent Bridge, captain Virat Kohli has said.

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Pressure on United to get back on track at Burnley

The pressure is on Manchester United as they visit Burnley on Sunday desperate to avoid a third straight defeat in what has been a poor start to their Premier League campaign.

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Serena sees off Witthoeft to set up Venus clash

NEW YORK: Serena Williams overpowered German Carina Witthoeft 6-2 6-2 to set up a third-round clash with big sister Venus at the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Williams sent down 13 aces and 30 winners to record her second consecutive straight sets victory at Flushing Meadows as the 36-year-old, who is ...

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Isner outlasts Jarry to reach third round

NEW YORK: Home fans rose to acclaim John Isner after he fought back to vanquish Chilean Nicolas Jarry 6-7(7) 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 in a five-set, second-round thriller at the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Isner relied on his power serve, delivering 38 aces in the match to surpass Roger Federer with the ...

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Federer in daytime action on US Open day four

NEW YORK: Roger Federer will get his first taste of the oppressive conditions at the U.S. Open on Thursday when the Swiss faces Frenchman Benoit Paire in the second round on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The second seeded Federer beat Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets in his opening match in Tuesday's ...

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Tennis: Cornet shrugs off shirt change 'sexism', says Serena row '10,000 times worse'

Alize Cornet shrugged off the shirt-change sexism row which engulfed the US Open on Wednesday, claiming the Roland Garros furore over Serena Williams's cat suit was "10,000 times worse".

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Anderson defeats Chardy and rolls into third round

NEW YORK: Fifth-seed Kevin Anderson advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a 6-2 6-4 6-4 victory over France's Jeremy Chardy. The match was a relative sprint compared to the four hour, 14 minute-long first round match that Anderson endured on Monday when he fought back to ...

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Murray true to word with second round exit at US Open

NEW YORK: Andy Murray lived up to his pre-tournament prediction that he would not win this year's U.S. Open when he was beaten 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-4 by Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the second round on Wednesday. The former-world number one and 2012 U.S. Open champion, who is still working his way back ...

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Del Potro overwhelms Kudla in ominous power play

NEW YORK: Argentine Juan Martin del Potro overpowered American Denis Kudla 6-3 6-1 7-6(4) in the U.S. Open second round on Wednesday, delivering a near flawless performance and serving notice that the injury-plagued 2009 champion is in top form. Showing no ill-effects from the wrist injuries that ...

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Injured American Fowler practising again as Ryder Cup looms

American golfer Rickie Fowler started practising again on Wednesday, which is likely to dispel any suggestion an oblique muscle tear will keep him out of for next month's Ryder Cup.

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Football: Newcastle suffer early League Cup exit, Everton roll on

LONDON: Newcastle's miserable start to the season suffered another blow with a dramatic late 3-1 defeat to Championship side Nottingham Forest on Wednesday (Aug 29) to crash out of the League Cup at the second round. There was no such strife for Premier League high flyers Everton and Watford, who ...

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New Zealand's Moody ruled out of Rugby Championship with broken thumb

All Blacks prop Joe Moody has been ruled out of the rest of the Rugby Championship after he broke his thumb in their 40-12 victory over Australia on Saturday.

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Football: Red Star reach Champions League group stage with Benfica, PSV

PARIS: A thrilling draw away to Salzburg enabled Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade to reach the Champions League group stage for the first time where they will be joined by Portugal's Benfica and Dutch side PSV Eindhoven. Red Star, who won the European Cup in 1991, came back from two goals down ...

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Tennis: Wawrinka fights through as Tsitsipas toppled at US Open

NEW YORK: Former champion Stan Wawrinka battled past determined French qualifier Ugo Humbert on Wednesday (Aug 29) as world number one Rafael Nadal and others braced for another steamy day at the US Open. Wawrinka, unable to defend his 2016 title after undergoing two knee surgeries last year, said ...

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Tsitsipas 'empty' after punishing loss

NEW YORK: Young Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas was left drained after losing 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3 to Russia's Daniil Medvedev in a brutal U.S. Open second-round match played in searing heat on Wednesday. The 20-year-old 15th seed was outwitted by the unseeded Medvedev in a series of long, intense rallies in ...

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Technology Keys to US Open win

NEW YORK: The difference between reaching the U.S. Open final and winning it lies is in the details, believes Madison Keys who has turned to technology in an attempt to help make her Grand Slam dream a reality. Rackets made from space-age materials, training methods taken straight out of Navy Seal ...

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Stephens survives scare to reach third round in New York

NEW YORK: Defending U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens overcame scorching heat, a blister and an inspired performance by qualifier Anhelina Kalinina to advance to the third round with a hard-fought 4-6 7-5 6-2 win on Wednesday. The third-seeded American fired an ace on match point to complete the ...

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Wawrinka tames heat and young Frenchman at US Open

Stan Wawrinka fought off punishing heat and a youthful challenge from French qualifier Ugo Humbert to earn a 7-6 (5) 4-6 6-3 7-5 win on Wednesday and a spot in the U.S. Open third round.

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Venus Williams sends Giorgi packing

NEW YORK: Venus Williams beat Italy's Camila Giorgi 6-4 7-5 in the U.S. Open second round on Wednesday to set up a possible third-round match against her younger sister Serena. Venus, seeded 16th, powered through the first set but appeared to lose energy towards the end of the second in broiling ...

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Football: Former South America boss Napout jailed for nine years in US

NEW YORK: The former head of the South American football confederation CONMEBOL, Juan Angel Napout, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday (Aug 29) for his role in the sweeping FIFA corruption scandal. The sentencing of the 60-year-old Napout came just a week after the former boss of ...

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Soccer-Real Madrid re-sign forward Mariano

Real Madrid have re-signed forward Mariano Diaz from French side Olympique Lyonnais on a five-year contract, the Spanish club said on Wednesday.

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Tennis-Not for sale - US Open's iconic venue names

The U.S. Open will not sell the naming rights to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Arthur Ashe or Louis Armstrong stadiums despite just completing an expensive 5-year, US$600 million (461.47 million pounds)renovation project, tournament organizers told Reuters.

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Asian Games: Precious gold glitters for Son, Bahraini claims sprint double

JAKARTA: South Korea's Son Heung-min moved just 90 minutes away from the gold medal that would spare him military service on Wednesday (Aug 29) as Bahrain's Edidiong Odiong completed a rare sprint double at the Asian Games. Tottenham Hotspur forward Son played a captain's role as Korea beat ...

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Heat rule in effect again at US Open

The U.S. Open will implement its heat rule for the second day running to give suffering players some relief from the brutally hot temperatures and high humidity at Flushing Meadows.

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England's Bairstow to play with fractured finger in fourth test against India

Jonny Bairstow was selected to play as a specialist batsman in England's fourth test against India even though he fractured a finger while keeping wicket in the third-test loss.

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Games - Bahrain's Odiong completes women's sprint double in Jakarta

Nigerian-born Edidiong Odiong of Bahrain pipped India's Dutee Chand for the second time in three days to win the women's 200 metres gold and claim the prestigious sprint double at the Asian Games on Wednesday.

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Asian Games: Singapore sailing duo secure gold with a racing day to spare

Singapore sailing’s skiff 49erFX pair Cecilia Low and Kimberly Lim secured the country’s first sailing gold medal at the Asian Games on Wednesday (Aug 29). 

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Brazil deploys military to boost security at Venezuela border

Brazilian President Michel Temer signed a decree Tuesday to send the army to "guarantee law and order" on the border with crisis-hit Venezuela after recent violent clashes.

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Venezuelans flee home only to end up homeless in Brazil

The homeless Venezuelan woman in the Brazilian town of Boa Vista was once an operating theater assistant. And she once had dreams.

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Bees besiege Times Square street, drawing swarm of tourists

NEW YORK: It was a case of hold the honey, double the mustard in Times Square at lunchtime on Tuesday (Aug 28).  Police shut part of 43rd Street near Seventh Avenue after a thick swarm of around 30,000 bees gathered atop a blue and yellow umbrella over a hotdog cart in an area of Manhattan already ...

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US leads calls for Myanmar military to be held to account for Rohingya crackdown

NEW YORK: Several countries, including the United States, called on Tuesday (Aug 28) for Myanmar military leaders accused of orchestrating the repression of the country's Rohingya minority to be brought before international justice. "The facts of the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya must be said ...

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White US cop found guilty of murder in death of black teen

CHICAGO: A Texas jury found a white police officer guilty of murder Tuesday (Aug 28) for the shooting death of a 15-year-old African American boy - a rare conviction resulting from a high-profile police shooting case. Roy Oliver fired five bullets into a car full of teens last year, killing Jordan ...

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Trudeau stands firm on US demands as NAFTA talks set to resume

WASHINGTON: As Washington and Ottawa resumed trade talks on Tuesday (Aug 28), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would only sign a new trade pact that was good for his country. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland was upbeat in Washington after meeting US Trade Representative ...

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Kid you not: Goats can read your face

PARIS: Goats can distinguish smiling human faces from frowning ones on photos, and actively seek out snapshots of happier individuals, a study said Wednesday (Aug 29). Shown two pictures of the same person - one with a happy expression and the other angry - 20 domesticated goats in an experiment ...

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Mexico-US deal includes Mexican auto export cap: Sources

A proposed U.S.-Mexico trade deal would allow President Donald Trump to impose punitive tariffs of up to 25 percent on imports of Mexican-made cars, sport utility vehicles and auto parts above certain volumes, auto executives and sources said on Tuesday.

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About 300 endangered sea turtles found dead off Mexican coast

About 300 endangered sea turtles were found dead off the southern coast of Mexico on Tuesday, trapped in fishing nets, shortly after more than 100 dead turtles were recovered.

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Brazil's Temer says Venezuelan exodus a threat to whole region

Brazilian President Michel Temer signed a decree on Tuesday to deploy the Armed Forces to the northern state of Roraima on the border with Venezuela to assist in keeping order and ensuring the safety of Venezuelan immigrants.

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Puerto Rico's death toll from Hurricane Maria raised to nearly 3,000

The official death toll on Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to strike the Caribbean island in almost a century, was raised on Tuesday from just 64 to nearly 3,000, based on a study ordered by the governor of the U.S. territory.

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Commentary: Asia must take a stand in dealing with Trump's trade war

Wait-and-see strategies to Trump's trade war are no longer viable. It's time for a strategic response from the region that has more stake in the global system than any part of the world, says one observer.

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Commentary: The London Zoo helps animals with this one simple act

Zoos can help conservation efforts assess how vulnerable some species might be to climate change, habitat loss and other threats, says one researcher.

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US toughens stance as North Korea talks stumble

WASHINGTON: With US-South Korean military drills back on the table and the cancellation of a top-level summit in Pyongyang, Washington is toughening its stance as it negotiates with North Korea. Discussions have grown prickly after a historic summit in June between President Donald Trump and ...

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Thousands pay respects as Aretha Franklin lies in state

Follow our CNA LIFESTYLE page on Facebook for more trending stories and videos DETROIT: Fans paid their respects en masse on Tuesday (Aug 28) to US music icon and "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, whose body lay in a golden casket while dressed in a red dress and matching stilettos in Detroit. The ...

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McCain death leaves Republicans lined up behind Trump

WASHINGTON: The death of senator John McCain has left his Republican party ever more firmly in the hands of Donald Trump, without a voice willing to challenge the president's most extreme statements and policies. Back to work in full on Tuesday (Aug 28) following McCain's death, few senators ...

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Hurricane Maria killed 2,975 in Puerto Rico: New official toll

WASHINGTON: Hurricane Maria killed 2,975 people in Puerto Rico, according to the results of a long-awaited independent investigation commissioned by the government of the US island territory. After nearly a year of controversy over the true toll of the 2017 monster storm, the governor of Puerto ...

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Iran says it has arrested 'tens of spies' in state bodies

Security forces in Iran have arrested tens of spies working in state bodies, Intelligence Minister said on Tuesday, at a time of rising tensions between Iran and the West following the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Tehran.

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Citing free speech, Trump seeks dismissal of Stormy Daniels defamation case

Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump have asked a federal judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by adult film actress Stormy Daniels, calling it an attempt to suppress the president's free speech.

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Trump warns tech giants, stepping up attacks claiming 'bias'

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump stepped up attacks on big tech firms on Tuesday (Aug 28), warning Facebook, Google and Twitter to be "careful," hours after slamming what he called "rigged" internet search results. Trump offered no details on what if any actions he might take, but a top White ...

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US envoy Haley questions Palestinian refugee numbers

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday appeared to question the world body's count of Palestinian refugees, the latest in a series of steps by the Trump administration challenging how relief aid is delivered to the Palestinians.

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Video game maker cancels three tournaments after shooting

U.S. video game maker Electronic Arts on Tuesday cancelled three tournaments of its Madden NFL 19 football game to review its security measures after a competitor who lost a Florida matchup shot dead two rivals and wounded 11 others.

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धोखाधड़ी के आरोप पर रितिक की टीम का जवाब

लगता है बॉलिवुड ऐक्टर रितिक रोशन का विवादों से गहरा नाता हो गया है। हाल ही में उनके खिलाफ चेन्नै के एक बिज़नसमैन ने केस दर्ज कराया, जिसके बाद उनकी टीम की ओर से भी इस मामले में स्टेटमेंट जारी किया गया है।

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'केबीसी' का अगला सीजन होस्ट करेंगे सलमान?

इस शो को अभी तक मेगास्टार अमिताभ बच्चन के अलावा शाहरुख खान होस्ट कर चुके हैं, लेकिन हाल ही में सलमान खान ने अपने शो 'दस का दम' पर इच्छा ज़ाहिर की थी कि वह 'कौन बनेगा करोड़पति' को होस्ट करना चाहेंगे। जानें बिग बी ने क्या कहा।

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देखें, समधन संग '3 पैग' पर झूमीं प्रियंका की मां

प्रियंका चोपड़ा और निक जोनस के रोके और सगाई की सेरिमनी पर दोनों समधनों ने कैसे '3 पैग' पर ज़बरदस्त ठुमके लगाए, इसका एक विडियो सामने आया है। आप भी देखें:

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मैं खुद को फकीर ऐक्टर मानता हूं: जैकी श्रॉफ

'मैं फकीरों की तरह फिल्म इंडस्ट्री में काम करता रहा हूं और आगे भी कर रहा हूं। मेरी कभी कोई ऐसी चाहत नहीं रही कि कोई खास रोल करूं, जो काम मिला, वही किया। आप मुझे फकीर ऐक्टर कह सकते हैं।'

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देखें, भीड़ के बीच फंसीं मौनी रॉय का हाल बेहाल

'गोल्ड' फिल्म की ऐक्ट्रेस मौनी रॉय हाल ही में लोगों की भारी भीड़ के बीच फंस गईं, जिसका एक विडियो सामने आया है, जो सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो रहा है।

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अफेयर के ऑफर्स पर उलझे आयुष्मान खुराना!

इन दिनों ऐक्टर आयुष्मान खुराना मिल रहे एक्स्ट्रा मैरिटल अफेयर के ऑफर्स से परेशान हैं, तभी तो ऐसी स्थिति में उन्होंने फिल्ममेकर करण जौहर से सलाह लेना ही बेहतर समझा। खास बात यह है कि करण ने उनकी समस्या का समाधान भी कर दिया।

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साथ नहीं दिखेगी सारा और सैफ की जोड़ी?

फैन्स को इस बात का बेसब्री से इंतज़ार है कि कॉमिडी ड्रामा फिल्म 'हिन्दी मीडियम' में जल्द से जल्द सारा अली खान अपने पापा सैफ के साथ स्क्रीन पर नज़र आएं, लेकिन लेटेस्ट रिपोर्ट की मानें तो यह प्रॉजेक्ट मुश्किल में नजर आ रहा।

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दिखेगी सलमान, शाहरुख और रानी की मस्ती

सलमान खान के टेलिविजन शो 'दस का दम' में शाहरुख खान और रानी मुखर्जी का स्पेशल अपीयरेंस नजर आनेवाला है। चैनल ने शो के इस खास एपिसोड का प्रोमो लॉन्च किया है और फैन्स को इस एपिसोड का बड़ी ही बेसब्री से इंतज़ार है।

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ऐश्वर्या राय को मिलेगा इंटरनैशनल अवॉर्ड!

बॉलिवुड ब्यूटी ऐश्वर्या राय बच्चन 8 सितंबर को वॉशिंगटन डीसी में डब्ल्यूआईएफटी अवॉर्ड गाला में हिस्सा लेंगी जहां उन्हें मेरिल स्ट्रीप अवॉर्ड से सम्मानित किया जाएगा।

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चाचा संजय कपूर के सोनम ने शुरू की शूटिंग

सोनम कपूर अभिषेक शर्मा की अगली डायरेक्टोरियल फिल्म की शूटिंग आज से शुरू करने जा रही हैं, जो अनुजा चौहान की किताब 'द जोया फैक्टर' की कहानी पर बेस्ड है।

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'सुपरस्टार्स के साथ काम गुलामी करने जैसा'

'नए लोगों के साथ काम करने से ऐसा महसूस होता है कि किसी गुलामी से आजादी मिली हो और सच बताऊं तो उनकी इस बात को सुनकर मुझे अपने शुरुआती दिन याद आ गए जब मैं फिल्में बनाया करता था।'

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विशाल भारद्वाज की अगली फिल्म में होंगी प्रियंका

ऐक्ट्रेस प्रियंका चोपड़ा और डायरेक्टर विशाल भारद्वाज 2 सफल फिल्में कर चुके हैं। 'कमीने' और 7 खून माफ के बाद अब ये दोनों फिर से साथ में काम करने जा रहे हैं।

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जानें 'सड़क 2' में कैसा होगा आलिया का किरदार

1991 में आई इस फिल्म के ऑरिजनल वर्जन में काम कर चुके संजय दत्त ने फिल्म के बारे में कुछ खास बातें बताई हैं। संजय दत्त ने बताया कि 'सड़क 2' एक बहुत ही इमोशनल फिल्म होगी।

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आराध्या संग केबीसी खेलना चाहते हैं बिग बी

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रितिक रोशन पर धोखाधड़ी का मामला दर्ज

चेन्नै के एक व्यापारी ने बॉलिवुड ऐक्टर रितिक रोशन समेत 8 अन्य लोगों के खिलाफ केस दर्ज कराया है। यह मामला रितिक के एक मशहूर ब्रैंड की मार्केटिंग को लेकर है।

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Kohli not keen on new 100-ball format

India captain Virat Kohli has ruled out participating in the initial stages of the England and Wales Cricket Board's new 100-ball format and says he is worried that commercial concerns are eroding the quality of the game.

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Cardiff's Mendez-Laing out for three months with knee injury

Cardiff City winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is expected to be sidelined for three months after sustaining a knee injury in the Premier League club's 0-0 draw with Huddersfield Town last weekend, manager Neil Warnock has said.

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Sharapova edges past spirited Schnyder at Flushing Meadows

NEW YORK: Maria Sharapova overcame a shaky start and survived a spirited fightback from Patty Schnyder to defeat the Swiss veteran 6-2 7-6(6) in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Five-times Grand Slam champion Sharapova, who won at Flushing Meadows in 2006, struggled with her serve at ...

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Weary Kyrgios puts heat on officials after first round win

NEW YORK: Nick Kyrgios sweated out a 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-2 win over Radu Albot to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday then the fiery Australian put the heat on officials to come up with a extreme conditions rule instead of making one up on the fly. With temperatures soaring above 32 ...

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Iraq's 'special athletes' go for gold

With two gold medals to her name already, Iraqi badminton player Heba Asghar is more determined than ever as she prepares for next year's Special Olympics for athletes with intellectual disabilities.

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'I wasn't going to die': Players fume in US Open extreme heat

For Caroline Wozniacki, it was like "drinking a margarita on a beach" but for Argentina's Leonardo Mayer it felt "like I was going to die" as temperatures nudged towards the 40-degree mark at the US Open on Tuesday.

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The naked truth: Djokovic enjoys mid-match ice bath

Novak Djokovic said it was a "magnificent feeling" when he and US Open opponent Marton Fucsovics sat naked in separate, adjacent ice baths during a heat break on Tuesday.

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Federer makes short work of Nishioka in clammy New York

NEW YORK: Roger Federer made light of energy-sapping conditions to brush past Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 6-2 6-4 in his opening match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Where other players had slogged through long rallies as the temperature hit 90 Fahrenheit (32C), Federer kept his time on court to ...

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Contract bridge a game of skill, not luck: Singapore's Asian Games gold medallists tell detractors

JAKARTA: At the 2018 Asian Games, contract bridge is a marathon of sorts.    Especially for the men's team event - the schedule is relentless. Seven hours a day, for seven straight days, competitors sat at tables in a cold room and attempted to baffle their opponents.  "It's like a long marathon ...

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Weather woes set to continue on US Open Day three

NEW YORK: Sloane Stephens resumes the defences of her U.S. Open crown against unseeded Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina on Wednesday, but will also have to contend with stifling weather conditions that show few signs of easing. The oppressive heat and humidity in New York prompted organisers to ...

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Zverev eases past lucky loser Polansky at US Open

NEW YORK: Fourth seed Alexander Zverev hardly broke sweat despite the sweltering U.S. Open heat on Tuesday as the German dispatched Canadian lucky loser Peter Polansky 6-2 6-1 6-2 in a first-round match that lasted just over an hour and a half. The 21-year-old won 83 percent of his first serves ...

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Tennis: Djokovic survives heat to reach US Open second round

NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic suffered in sweltering US Open conditions but held on to reach the second round with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory over Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. The Wimbledon champion, playing his first match on Athur Ashe Stadium since falling to Stan Wawrinka in the 2016 final ...

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Djokovic battles through brutal heat to topple Fucsovics

NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic overcame Hungary's Marton Fucsovics 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-0 in the U.S. Open first round on Tuesday in punishing temperatures that prompted officials to observe a heat rule for men's singles matches for the first time. The players took a 10-minute break between the third and ...

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Football: Fights between Dynamo Kiev and Ajax fans lead to nine arrests

KIEV: Supporters of Dynamo Kiev and Dutch side Ajax clashed in the Ukrainian capital before a Champions League playoff on Tuesday (Aug 28), leading to nine arrests. "Police ended the fight," a police statement said, adding the trouble had broken out in a bar near the Olympic Stadium. Nine "active ...

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Football: Ajax, Young Boys and AEK reach Champions League group stage

BELGRADE: Former European Cup winners Ajax Amsterdam eased into the Champions League group stage after a 0-0 draw at Dynamo Kiev in an eventful second leg of their playoff gave the Dutch side a 3-1 aggregate win over the Ukrainians on Tuesday (Aug 28). Ajax were joined by Young Boys, who stunned ...

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Football: West Ham survive scare, three Premier League sides exit League Cup

LONDON: West Ham survived a scare from League One Wimbledon to register Manuel Pellegrini's first win in charge and progress to the third round of the League Cup as Premier League sides Cardiff, Huddersfield and Brighton bowed out on Tuesday (Aug 28). The Hammers have suffered three straight ...

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Cilic reaches second round after Copil retires hurt

NEW YORK: Marin Cilic clinched a second-round berth at the U.S. Open after opponent Marius Copil of Romania retired hurt in the third set trailing the seventh-ranked Croat 7-5 6-1 1-1 on Tuesday. Cilic, who was champion in 2014, was cruising against Copil, who quit with a left-arm strain ...

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Kerber banishes US Open hangover with first round win

Fourth seed Angelique Kerber showed she has fully recovered from last year's U.S. Open hangover by disposing of Russian Margarita Gasparyan 7-6 (5) 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the second round at Flushing Meadows.

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Wozniacki breezes past sloppy Stosur at US Open

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki cruised past error-prone Samantha Stosur 6-3 6-2 to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

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Belated punishment leaves Copa Libertadores tie in disarray

South American football faced another day of turmoil on Tuesday after governing body CONMEBOL overturned the result of last week's Copa Libertadores game between Santos and Independiente less than 12 hours before their second leg was due to kick off.

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Tennis-Ostapenko sweats out win as heat turned up at US Open

Jelena Ostapenko sweated out a 6-4 4-6 7-5 win over German Andrea Petkovic to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday as the heat was turned up at Flushing Meadows.

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Football: Should Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho?

MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is fighting to save his job just three games into the new Premier League season after back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Tottenham. Spurs' 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Monday was the heaviest home defeat of his coaching career and the team ...

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Trail and mountain running worlds set for 2021 launch - IAAF

Trail and mountain running are likely to see further expansion into more countries after the governing bodies combined forces to launch an inaugural world championships in 2021.

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Asian Games: Athletics mixed relay gets thumbs-up on debut

JAKARTA: Athletes declared the Asian Games' first-ever mixed 4x400m relay a fun - if chaotic - success on Tuesday (Aug 28), ahead of its planned introduction at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Athletics bosses have introduced the concept - two men and two women on each team, running in whichever order ...

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King storms to career best victory in Vuelta

MADRID: Ben King earned the biggest victory of his career by emphatically out-sprinting Nikita Stalnov in a summit finish on stage four of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday. The Team Dimension Data rider, 29, triumphed in four hours 33 minutes and 12 seconds, two seconds ahead of Astana Pro Team's ...

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Roma midfielder Strootman joins Marseille

AS Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman has joined Olympique de Marseille in a permanent move, the Italian Serie A club said on Tuesday.

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England's Bairstow hoping to keep wicket in fourth test

England's Jonny Bairstow is desperate to keep his place as wicketkeeper for the fourth test against India despite fracturing his middle finger at Trent Bridge last week.

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Mercury set to soar on day two of US Open

NEW YORK: Players and fans are braced for more hot and muggy conditions in New York on day two of the U.S. Open on Tuesday when Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki are set to play first-round matches. Organisers urged everyone attending the 50th edition of the tournament in ...

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Asian Games - Bahrain grab inaugural 4x400m mixed relay gold as China soar

Bahrain claimed the gold medal in the mixed 4x400 metres relay in the event's Asian Games debut as China continued their dominance in track and field on Tuesday.

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Golden statue of Erdogan appears in Germany, gets defaced & stirs controversy

A golden statue of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently erected in the German city of Wiesbaden has already been defaced. Created as part of an arts festival, it has stirred controversy.
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Olesen faces anxious weekend in bid to seal Ryder Cup debut

Home favourite Thorbjorn Olesen will have more on his mind than winning a sixth Tour title when he tees it up at the Silkeborg Ry Golf Club on Thursday.

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Kohli not keen on new 100-ball format

India captain Virat Kohli has ruled out participating in the initial stages of the England and Wales Cricket Board's new 100-ball format and says he is worried that commercial concerns are eroding the quality of the game.

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Cardiff's Mendez-Laing out for three months with knee injury

Cardiff City winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is expected to be sidelined for three months after sustaining a knee injury in the Premier League club's 0-0 draw with Huddersfield Town last weekend, manager Neil Warnock has said.

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Sharapova edges past spirited Schnyder at Flushing Meadows

NEW YORK: Maria Sharapova overcame a shaky start and survived a spirited fightback from Patty Schnyder to defeat the Swiss veteran 6-2 7-6(6) in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Five-times Grand Slam champion Sharapova, who won at Flushing Meadows in 2006, struggled with her serve at ...

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Weary Kyrgios puts heat on officials after first round win

NEW YORK: Nick Kyrgios sweated out a 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-2 win over Radu Albot to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday then the fiery Australian put the heat on officials to come up with a extreme conditions rule instead of making one up on the fly. With temperatures soaring above 32 ...

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Iraq's 'special athletes' go for gold

With two gold medals to her name already, Iraqi badminton player Heba Asghar is more determined than ever as she prepares for next year's Special Olympics for athletes with intellectual disabilities.

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'I wasn't going to die': Players fume in US Open extreme heat

For Caroline Wozniacki, it was like "drinking a margarita on a beach" but for Argentina's Leonardo Mayer it felt "like I was going to die" as temperatures nudged towards the 40-degree mark at the US Open on Tuesday.

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The naked truth: Djokovic enjoys mid-match ice bath

Novak Djokovic said it was a "magnificent feeling" when he and US Open opponent Marton Fucsovics sat naked in separate, adjacent ice baths during a heat break on Tuesday.

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Federer makes short work of Nishioka in clammy New York

NEW YORK: Roger Federer made light of energy-sapping conditions to brush past Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 6-2 6-4 in his opening match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Where other players had slogged through long rallies as the temperature hit 90 Fahrenheit (32C), Federer kept his time on court to ...

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Contract bridge a game of skill, not luck: Singapore's Asian Games gold medallists tell detractors

JAKARTA: At the 2018 Asian Games, contract bridge is a marathon of sorts.    Especially for the men's team event - the schedule is relentless. Seven hours a day, for seven straight days, competitors sat at tables in a cold room and attempted to baffle their opponents.  "It's like a long marathon ...

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Weather woes set to continue on US Open Day three

NEW YORK: Sloane Stephens resumes the defences of her U.S. Open crown against unseeded Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina on Wednesday, but will also have to contend with stifling weather conditions that show few signs of easing. The oppressive heat and humidity in New York prompted organisers to ...

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Zverev eases past lucky loser Polansky at US Open

NEW YORK: Fourth seed Alexander Zverev hardly broke sweat despite the sweltering U.S. Open heat on Tuesday as the German dispatched Canadian lucky loser Peter Polansky 6-2 6-1 6-2 in a first-round match that lasted just over an hour and a half. The 21-year-old won 83 percent of his first serves ...

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Tennis: Djokovic survives heat to reach US Open second round

NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic suffered in sweltering US Open conditions but held on to reach the second round with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory over Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. The Wimbledon champion, playing his first match on Athur Ashe Stadium since falling to Stan Wawrinka in the 2016 final ...

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Djokovic battles through brutal heat to topple Fucsovics

NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic overcame Hungary's Marton Fucsovics 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-0 in the U.S. Open first round on Tuesday in punishing temperatures that prompted officials to observe a heat rule for men's singles matches for the first time. The players took a 10-minute break between the third and ...

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Football: Fights between Dynamo Kiev and Ajax fans lead to nine arrests

KIEV: Supporters of Dynamo Kiev and Dutch side Ajax clashed in the Ukrainian capital before a Champions League playoff on Tuesday (Aug 28), leading to nine arrests. "Police ended the fight," a police statement said, adding the trouble had broken out in a bar near the Olympic Stadium. Nine "active ...

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Football: Ajax, Young Boys and AEK reach Champions League group stage

BELGRADE: Former European Cup winners Ajax Amsterdam eased into the Champions League group stage after a 0-0 draw at Dynamo Kiev in an eventful second leg of their playoff gave the Dutch side a 3-1 aggregate win over the Ukrainians on Tuesday (Aug 28). Ajax were joined by Young Boys, who stunned ...

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Football: West Ham survive scare, three Premier League sides exit League Cup

LONDON: West Ham survived a scare from League One Wimbledon to register Manuel Pellegrini's first win in charge and progress to the third round of the League Cup as Premier League sides Cardiff, Huddersfield and Brighton bowed out on Tuesday (Aug 28). The Hammers have suffered three straight ...

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Cilic reaches second round after Copil retires hurt

NEW YORK: Marin Cilic clinched a second-round berth at the U.S. Open after opponent Marius Copil of Romania retired hurt in the third set trailing the seventh-ranked Croat 7-5 6-1 1-1 on Tuesday. Cilic, who was champion in 2014, was cruising against Copil, who quit with a left-arm strain ...

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Kerber banishes US Open hangover with first round win

Fourth seed Angelique Kerber showed she has fully recovered from last year's U.S. Open hangover by disposing of Russian Margarita Gasparyan 7-6 (5) 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the second round at Flushing Meadows.

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Wozniacki breezes past sloppy Stosur at US Open

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki cruised past error-prone Samantha Stosur 6-3 6-2 to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

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Belated punishment leaves Copa Libertadores tie in disarray

South American football faced another day of turmoil on Tuesday after governing body CONMEBOL overturned the result of last week's Copa Libertadores game between Santos and Independiente less than 12 hours before their second leg was due to kick off.

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Tennis-Ostapenko sweats out win as heat turned up at US Open

Jelena Ostapenko sweated out a 6-4 4-6 7-5 win over German Andrea Petkovic to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday as the heat was turned up at Flushing Meadows.

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Football: Should Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho?

MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is fighting to save his job just three games into the new Premier League season after back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Tottenham. Spurs' 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Monday was the heaviest home defeat of his coaching career and the team ...

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Trail and mountain running worlds set for 2021 launch - IAAF

Trail and mountain running are likely to see further expansion into more countries after the governing bodies combined forces to launch an inaugural world championships in 2021.

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Asian Games: Athletics mixed relay gets thumbs-up on debut

JAKARTA: Athletes declared the Asian Games' first-ever mixed 4x400m relay a fun - if chaotic - success on Tuesday (Aug 28), ahead of its planned introduction at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Athletics bosses have introduced the concept - two men and two women on each team, running in whichever order ...

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King storms to career best victory in Vuelta

MADRID: Ben King earned the biggest victory of his career by emphatically out-sprinting Nikita Stalnov in a summit finish on stage four of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday. The Team Dimension Data rider, 29, triumphed in four hours 33 minutes and 12 seconds, two seconds ahead of Astana Pro Team's ...

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Roma midfielder Strootman joins Marseille

AS Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman has joined Olympique de Marseille in a permanent move, the Italian Serie A club said on Tuesday.

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England's Bairstow hoping to keep wicket in fourth test

England's Jonny Bairstow is desperate to keep his place as wicketkeeper for the fourth test against India despite fracturing his middle finger at Trent Bridge last week.

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Mercury set to soar on day two of US Open

NEW YORK: Players and fans are braced for more hot and muggy conditions in New York on day two of the U.S. Open on Tuesday when Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki are set to play first-round matches. Organisers urged everyone attending the 50th edition of the tournament in ...

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Asian Games - Bahrain grab inaugural 4x400m mixed relay gold as China soar

Bahrain claimed the gold medal in the mixed 4x400 metres relay in the event's Asian Games debut as China continued their dominance in track and field on Tuesday.

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Olesen faces anxious weekend in bid to seal Ryder Cup debut

Home favourite Thorbjorn Olesen will have more on his mind than winning a sixth Tour title when he tees it up at the Silkeborg Ry Golf Club on Thursday.

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German far-right protesters clash with leftists after Chemnitz stabbing

CHEMNITZ, Germany: Far-right demonstrators clashed with leftist protesters in the eastern German city of Chemnitz on Monday after an Iraqi and a Syrian were arrested over a fatal stabbing that had triggered violent demonstrations. Police said they brought in water cannons after fireworks were ...

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German minister sees progress on migrant deal with Italy - media

Germany has made good progress towards an agreement with the Italian government to send migrants back to Italy if they have already applied for asylum there, German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Monday.

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Fire forces evacuation of Statue of Liberty island in New York

NEW YORK: Thousands of visitors to the Statue of Liberty were evacuated from the national monument's New York Harbour island on Monday (Aug 27) after a small fire broke out at a construction site, authorities said. Officials ordered the evacuation "out of an abundance of caution" after the fire ...

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Florida video game contest shooting reignites gun rights debate

REUTERS: The slaying of two competitors at a Florida video game tournament on Sunday has stirred the long-simmering gun rights debate in the state on the eve of its hotly contested state and federal primary elections. With Florida voters scheduled to pick candidates for governor and Congress on ...

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Exclusive - US Army forms plan to test 40,000 homes for lead following Reuters report

NEW YORK: The U.S. Army has drafted a plan to test for toxic lead hazards in 40,000 homes on its bases, military documents show, in a sweeping response to a Reuters report that found children at risk of lead poisoning in military housing. The inspection programme, if implemented, would begin ...

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France to make contingency plans for no-deal Brexit

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Monday tasked his ministers to prepare contingency measures in case of a no-deal Brexit.

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Merkel, Trump share concerns about Syrian developments

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump share concerns about developments in Syria, especially the humanitarian situation in the region around Idlib, Merkel's spokesman said after the two leaders spoke by telephone.

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Iran forces kill two militants, seize 14 near western border

REUTERS: Iranian security forces killed two militants and arrested 14 in two separate operations carried out in the western part of the country, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Monday, quoted by the IRIB news agency.  He did not specify when the operations took place. Alavi said that ...

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US judge extends ban of online 3-D printed gun blueprints

REUTERS: A U.S. federal judge on Monday extended a ban on the online distribution of 3-D printed gun blueprints, a win for a group of mainly Democratic-led states that said such a publication would violate their right to regulate firearms as well as endanger their residents. U.S. District Judge ...

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Qatar to expand air base hosting major US military facility

DOHA: Qatar will expand two air bases including Udeid, which hosts the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East, a senior military official said on Monday amid a year-long dispute between the tiny Gulf Arab state and its neighbours. The development will help accommodate new aircrafts and ...

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US, Mexico reach NAFTA deal, turn up pressure on Canada

The United States and Mexico reached a deal on Monday to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and talks with Canada were expected to begin immediately in the hopes of reaching a final agreement by Friday, a senior U.S. trade official said.

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Attackers beat, injure Bosnian Serb journalist reporting on suspicious death

BELGRADE: A Bosnian Serb journalist who reported on the suspicious death of a young man was severely beaten late on Sunday, when hooded men attacked him in the Bosnian Serb capital of Banja Luka, his employer the local BN TV said. After the attack, Vladimir Kovacevic was admitted to a local ...

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Ethiopia arrests disgraced regional boss accused of rights abuses

ADDIS ABABA: Police in Ethiopia arrested the disgraced former head of the eastern Somali region on Monday on charges of human rights abuses and stoking deadly ethnic clashes, the attorney general's office said. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, presiding over democratic reforms in the African nation of ...

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Russia hit with new US sanctions over nerve agent attack

WASHINGTON: The United States imposed new sanctions on Russia Monday (Aug 27) over the attempted assassination of a former spy in Britain using a lethal nerve agent. The sanctions include halting foreign aid to Russia, blocking the sale of items or services related to defense and national security ...

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Hunt to visit Myanmar to seek answers on Rohingya killings

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he would visit Myanmar to seek answers on the "deeply disturbing" treatment of the Rohingya people as revealed in a United Nations report released on Monday.

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EU disagrees with Russia that Syrian refugees can go back

BRUSSELS: The European Union does not believe Syria is safe for refugees to go back, officials in Brussels said of a Russian push to have people return to the war-torn country and the international community to spend money on rebuilding it. The bloc's foreign ministers will discuss the matter in ...

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Greek PM says government needs 'new blood' before a 2019 election

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday nominated Interior Minister Panos Skourletis as secretary of his leftist Syriza party, paving the way for a cabinet reshuffle this week. Tsipras told his party's central committee that his cabinet and his leftist party needed "new blood" and ...

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Italy threatens to veto EU budget without changes in immigration policy - Di Maio

Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio on Monday threatened to veto the European Union's seven-year budget plan should the bloc not do more to share the burden of migrant arrivals.

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Ousted Australian PM Turnbull set to quit parliament

Turnbull's move could lose Australian government the one-seat majority in parliament.

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Why London's Notting Hill Carnival means more this year

Europe's biggest street party event celebrates Afro-Caribbean culture and aims to promote racial tolerance, but it has special significance this year following Windrush deportation scandal.

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Rohingya refugees made permanent: A cycle repeated

New infrastructure in Bangladesh's Rohingya camps, coupled with a stalled repatriation deal, spell out a permanent stay for refugees.

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Algeria's Bouteflika in Geneva for 'periodic medical checks'

President Bouteflika has made similar trips in the past, including the Val-de-Grace hospital in Paris, for treatment.

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Will the largest dam in Africa ever be completed?

The multi-billion dollar project has been dogged by disputes and delays.

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Pakistan condemns blasphemous Dutch cartoon contest

Senate passes resolution decrying Prophet Muhammad caricature competition planned by far-right Dutch politician.

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US judge extends ban on release of 3-D printed gun blueprints

Judge extends order blocking the online distribution of files for printing plastic guns until the case is resolved.

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Ethiopia arrests ex-Somali region head over rights abuses

Abdi Mohamed Omar arrested on charges of human rights abuses and stoking deadly ethnic clashes in restive region.

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Journalists demand justice after Bosnian reporter badly beaten

Media workers in Bosnia are routinely subjected to verbal attacks, threats and libel lawsuits.

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US, Mexico reach NAFTA deal as attention turns to Canada

Trump pledges to 'get rid of the name NAFTA' after months of negotiations over the trilateral trade deal.

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Report: Saudi's King Salman blocked public listing of Aramco

Move to halt oil giant's $100bn initial public offering seen as king's way to keep the crown prince's power in check.

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US vows to fight Iran lawsuit in international court

Tehran accuses Washington of 'naked economic aggression' and urges UN's top court in The Hague to nullify US sanctions.

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Egypt: Security forces kill 5 armed men in the south

Interior ministry said attackers killed after they opened fire on security forces during an early morning raid.

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Pakistan's baseball team use their cricket skills at Asian Games

In Pakistan, cricket is king - but their baseball players are using some of the same skills to impress at the Asian Games.

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UN documents 'shocking crimes' by Myanmar army

Top Myanmar generals led brutal campaign against Rohingya involving 'gravest crimes under international law"'.

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Europe drought reveals 'Hunger Stones' in Czech river

Rivers are drying up during the hottest-recorded summer in Europe, revealing archaeological treasures in the Czech Republic.

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French President Macron: Europe cannot depend on US for security

Trump's 'aggressive' isolationism means US 'appears to be turning its back on shared history', French president says.

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How much plastic is in our oceans?

The world's plastic pollution has doubled in the past 20 years and only less than 10 percent of the world's plastic is recycled.

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Russia, Tajikistan deny air raids in Afghanistan

Afghan officials said clashes broke out between drug smugglers and Tajik border guards before the air attack.

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John McCain, brave warrior, occasional maverick, and statesman

At a time when US politics is mired in toxic rhetoric, it is good to remember politicians like John McCain.

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'My world went dark': The day ISIL killed my cousin at school

Maisam Iltaf recalls how 17-year-old Rahila died in a suicide attack on a school in the Afghan capital on August 15.

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Libya: Armed groups vie for control in deadly Tripoli clashes

At least four people have been killed in the clashes between rival groups operating under the UN-backed government.

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Mohamed Salah hits out at Egyptian FA over image use

Liverpool footballer says officials ignored letters he and his lawyers sent, reigniting months-old dispute.

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US President Donald Trump signs free trade agreement with Mexico

US President Donald Trump signs free trade agreement with Mexico

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