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Usain Bolt overwhelmed by unveiling of statue where it all began

KINGSTON: Multiple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt has described the unveiling of his statue in front of Kingston?s National Stadium as one of the greatest moments of his career. The statue, commissioned by the Jamaican government and revealed by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, stands in front of the place where 15 years ago Bolt won the junior championships to announce himself to the world. ?For me this is up there, it can?t be doubted that this is one of the greatest moments in my caree

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Tessori alleges changes in MQM-P by Sattar 'ordered by someone else'

KARACHI: The changes made in Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's (MQM-P) constitution by senior party leader Farooq Sattar were "ordered by someone else", its deputy convener Kamran Tessori claimed Monday night. "However, the party had called a meeting and did away with those changes," Tessori told Aapas Ki Baat host Muneeb Farooq last night. "Now, MQM-P is out of turmoil," he added. Tessori noted that they will not be pressurized by "anyone, anymore" now and that they do not intend to form

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Britain and EU fail to reach Brexit deal

Britain and the EU failed to strike a Brexit divorce deal after a dispute over the Irish border scuppered talks in Brussels on Monday, but both said they were confident of reaching an agreement later this week. British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker appeared to have made a breakthrough on easing Dublin's concerns about future frontier arrangements. Britain was prepared to keep the EU customs and single market rules for Northern Ireland in order

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Fashion photographer Bruce Weber accused of sexual harassment

Bruce Weber. Image Courtesy: Photographer Magazine NEW YORK: Another big name in fashion photography, Bruce Weber, has been accused of sexual harassment involving a male model, according to a suit filed in New York. The 71-year-old Weber, who worked for Vogue and helped forge the image of brands such as Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and Abercrombie & Fitch, is alleged to have molested Jason Boyce in December 2014 during a photo session at his Manhattan studio. According to the complaint f

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´Reasonable basis´ for British war crimes in Iraq: ICC

The entrance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen/Files THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court´s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said Monday there is a "reasonable basis" to believe that some British soldiers committed war crimes after the US-led invasion of Iraq. The disclosure came in a 74-page report on preliminary inquiries as the ICC´s member states gather in New York for its annual nine-day meeting to discus

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Trump endorses accused child molester Moore for Senate

US President Donald Trump on Monday officially endorsed the candidacy of embattled Republican Senate hopeful Roy Moore, who has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women including one who was 14 at the time. Trump had previously characterized the allegations against Moore as "very troubling" before changing tack and warning voters in Moore's home state of Alabama that a victory for his Democratic rival Doug Jones "would be a disaster!" On Monday he telephoned the 70-year-old Christian c

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Trump, Democrats to meet to avert government shutdown

US President Donald Trump turns to House Speaker Paul Ryan (3L) as he gathers with Congressional Republicans in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, US, May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files  WASHINGTON: Democratic leaders of the House and Senate agreed on Monday to meet with US President Donald Trump later in the week to discuss pressing issues and avert a potential government shutdown. "We are hopeful the President will be open to an agreement to address the urgent needs of

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Trump endorses accused child molester Moore for Senate

Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore speaks at the Values Voter Summit of the Family Research Council in Washington, DC, US, October 13, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/Files  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday officially endorsed the candidacy of embattled Republican Senate hopeful Roy Moore, who has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women when they were teenagers, including one who was 14 at the time. Trump had previously characterized the allegations

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Six-year-old tells Santa: 'You don't know my troubles'

A 6-year-old Virginia boy has shaken up social media with an all-too-skeptical letter to Santa Claus in which he says he knows that jolly Saint Nick?s life is empty and that Santa had no idea whether he had been naughty or nice. The boy?s mother, Sarah McCammon, posted the ?Dear Santa? letter on Twitter on Sunday and by Monday it was featured on Moments, which Twitter considers its most popular or relevant topics. ?Im only doing this for the class,? the letter says. ?I know your notty list is

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Uber joins forces with global public transport association

Ride-hailing app Uber said on Monday it was joining a global public transport association to improve mobility in the cities it operates in, although North America?s largest public transit union said there was no place for the US company. Uber?s move to join the International Association of Public Transportation (UITP) is part of a drive by Uber to improve its relationships with local authorities after a series of regulatory and legal setbacks. UITP represents public transport providers around

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Man United's Matic, Ibrahimovic ruled out of CSKA game

Manchester United will be without Nemanja Matic and Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Tuesday?s Champions League group match against CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford, manager Jose Mourinho said. Serbian midfielder Matic limped off with a muscle problem at Watford last week but started in United?s 3-1 Premier League victory over Arsenal on Saturday. Mourinho said he will not risk the 29-year-old for the match, with United requiring a point to secure top spot in Group A. ?Matic is injured and when I say he is

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Messi's statue hacked down again

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina?s Lionel Messi is used to being hacked down by desperate defenders but his statue in Buenos Aires has suffered even rougher treatment for the second time this year. The Barcelona forward?s bronze sculpture on Paseo de la Gloria was vandalised on Monday, chopped off at the ankles with the body left on the pavement. Appropriately perhaps, given how difficult it is to pry it away from him on the pitch, the ball remained stuck to the left boot at the base of the statue. Si

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Lamborghini drives into crowded SUV market

Lamborghini, the fabled Italian sports car manufacturer, on Monday unveiled its new Sports Utility Vehicle, accelerating into a fast growing market already crowded with upmarket rivals. The Urus, as the four-wheel drive "super SUV" will be known, was revealed at the Volkswagen group-owned company's historic home near Bologna. It will reach a top speed of 305 kph (190 mph), can go from zero to 100 kph in 3.6 seconds and brake from 100 kph to zero in 33.7 metres, company officials said. Buildin

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German SPD to start talks with Merkel next week if members agree

File The leader of Germany?s Social Democrats (SPD) said on Monday he would launch talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel?s conservatives on forming a government next week if members of his center-left party gave him the green light at a congress this weekend. The remarks by Martin Schulz raised hopes that the two parties that suffered losses to the far right in an election in September could renew an alliance that has ruled Germany since 2013 and end the political deadlock in Europe?s largest eco

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Dow hits record as investors bet on tax cuts

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid  The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high on Monday, with banks and retailers surging and technology companies falling as investors realigned their portfolios in hopes of benefiting from expected corporate tax cuts. The S&P 500 ended with a loss after hitting an intra-day all-time high earlier in the day, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq dropped 1.05 p

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Russia faces decision on Winter Olympics ban for doping

The International Olympic Committee meets from Tuesday to decide whether to bar Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping violations, in one of the weightiest decisions ever faced by the Olympic movement. The build-up to the high-stakes summit in Lausanne just 66 days before the start of the Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, has been dominated by an almost daily drip of negative news for the winter sports heavyweights. On November 26, athletics' ruling body the International Association

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UN political affairs chief to visit North Korea this week

Jeffrey Feltman speaks during a news conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 3, 2015. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/Files  UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations? political affairs chief will visit North Korea this week, making the highest-level visit by a UN official in more than six years as tensions grip the region over Pyongyang?s nuclear and weapons programs. Jeffrey Feltman ? a former senior US State Department official ? will visit from Tuesday to Friday and meet with officials to discuss ?is

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Oil eases just a percent on profit-taking as US output eyed

An offshore oil platform can be seen at the Bouri Oil Field, near Libya's coast, August 3, 2015. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi/Files  NEW YORK: Oil fell more than 1 percent on Monday on profit-taking as the market eyed signs of rising US production, though prices remained close to recent two-year highs thanks to last week?s decision by OPEC and other producers to extend output cuts. Brent crude futures settled down $1.28 (2 percent) at $62.45 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures we

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Fox prefers Disney as buyer for studio, media assets: Bloomberg

Media company Twenty-First Century Fox, controlled by the Murdoch family, favours selling some assets to Walt Disney Co as it is a better strategic fit and presents fewer regulatory hurdles, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is said to be in talks on combining certain media assets, including Fox's stake in European pay-TV provider Sky Plc as well as its Twentieth Century Fox TV and Film studio, with Disney and Comcast Corp, Bloomberg reported. Re

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Taylor Swift spends third week atop Billboard 200 chart

Taylor Swift performs during iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour at The Forum in Inglewood, California, US, December 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files LOS ANGELES: Taylor Swift held onto her throne atop the weekly US Billboard 200 album chart for a third consecutive week on Monday. Swift?s Reputation record sold another 147,000 album units in the week ending November 30, according to figures from Nielsen Music. At No. 2 this week is acapella group Pentatonix?s festive album A Pentatonix Christma

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Judge refuses to free four Catalan leaders as elections near

Catalonia's sacked vice president Oriol Junqueras and three other separatist leaders will remain in prison during a probe over their role in the region's independence drive, a Spanish judge decided Monday, as critical Catalan elections approach. Six other former ministers who were also remanded in custody last month were released on bail of 100,000 euros ($119,000) each as an investigation into charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds continues, the Madrid court said in a state

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Fighting, air strikes in Yemen's Sanaa trap civilians, halt aid: UN

Houthi fighters walk in Sanaa, Yemen, November 30, 2017. AFP/Mohammed Huwais GENEVA: Fighting and air strikes have intensified in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa ? where roads are blocked and tanks are deployed on many streets ? trapping civilians and halting delivery of vital aid including fuel to supply clean water, the United Nations (UN) said on Monday. Some of the fiercest clashes are around the diplomatic area near the UN compound, while aid flights in and out of Sanaa airport have been susp

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Tiger Woods seemingly healthy again, but too early to predict future glory

When Tiger Woods tees up next year he will be at an age at which few have dominated, but that will not stop the PGA Tour hype machine and others from promoting his appearance with an implied suggestion Tiger 2.0 will be as good as the previous version which won 14 major championships between 1997 and 2008. Amid overwhelmingly positive reviews of Woods? performance at the Hero World Challenge that might lead some to believe that he is destined to recapture his old greatness, a word of caution mi

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US appeals courts to consider legality of Trump's latest travel ban

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Federal appeals courts in the states of Washington and Virginia are set to hear arguments this week on the legality of US President Donald Trump?s most recent travel ban, which sharply limits visitors and immigrants from eight countries ? six of them Muslim-majority. Challengers ? including the state of Hawaii and immigrant advocacy organizations and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ? argue the

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'House of Cards' to resume production ? without Spacey

The sixth and final season of "House of Cards" -- the hit Netflix series thrown into crisis by sexual assault allegations against Kevin Spacey -- is to resume production early next year without its star, an industry source told AFP Monday. The show's finale is now set to focus on the character of Claire Underwood -- played by Robin Wright -- who, having succeeded her husband as president at the end of season five, looked directly at the camera, declaring: "My turn." Netflix put the award-winni

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