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Trump attacks British PM after criticism of anti-Muslim videos

US President Donald Trump with British Prime Minister Theresa May/File photo WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump publicly upbraided British Prime Minister and ostensible ally Theresa May late Wednesday, rebutting her criticism of anti-Muslim propaganda in a diplomatic row between the two leaders. Plunging headlong into a high-profile spat with one of America´s closest international partners, Trump suggested May focus on defending the United Kingdom rather than criticizing him. "@theresa_may

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Bodybuilding products sold online may be mislabeled or unsafe

Many bodybuilding products sold online are mislabeled and contain unapproved drugs and other ingredients that may not be safe, a new study suggests. Researchers tested 44 products they bought online that were marketed as nonsteroidal selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs), which mimic the effect of testosterone and help build muscle. Overall, only about half of these items actually contained SARMs, the study found. One in four products contained ingredients that weren?t on the label, i

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Alibaba betting on long-term gain from eSports investment

The booming eSports industry may not yet attract the sponsors and television rights of real life sports, but Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba believes it is only a matter of time before its bet on competitive video gaming comes up big. Alibaba's sports arm Alisports was opened in 2015 with the aim of cashing in on the rapidly growing world of electronic sports, where players square off in lucrative video game tournaments that draw millions of viewers online. "We are prepared to lose mon

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Selena Gomez most-followed on Instagram, Ronaldo climbs

LOS ANGELES: Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo muscled his way into Instagram?s top-followed ranks this year as he documented his career and growing family, but pop star Selena Gomez still reigned supreme on the social media platform. Ronaldo, who was named Forbes? highest-paid soccer player this year with $93 million in earnings, climbed to No. 2 with 116 million followers on Instagram, up from 82.8 million followers and the No. 6 slot last year. Gomez remained the most-followed person

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Michael Jackson's impact on art revealed in new show

Pop legend Michael Jackson's "huge impact" on contemporary art will be explored in a new exhibition in Paris and London next year. The "groundbreaking" show claims it will tell the "untold story" of how the king of pop became "one of the most influential figures in art of the last half century", inspiring artists from Andy Warhol to David LaChapelle and Grayson Perry. Works featuring Jackson by some 40 artists including Gary Hume, Maggi Hambling, Catherine Opie and Yan Pei Ming will be brought

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US calls for isolation of NKorea after missile test

UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Wednesday called on the international community to cut all diplomatic and trade ties with North Korea -- including Chinese oil shipments to Pyongyang after a groundbreaking missile test by the pariah regime. Washington urged tough action as emergency talks on the North´s latest provocation opened in the UN Security Council -- and after US President Donald Trump derided Kim Jong-Un as a "sick puppy" and threatened "major" new sanctions. Pyongyang on Wednesda

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Argentine court sentences 29 to life for dictatorship crimes

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina sentenced 29 people, some with nicknames like ?Blond Angel of Death? and ?The Tiger,? to life sentences on Wednesday in a trial involving some 800 cases of kidnapping, torture and murder during the 1976-1983 dictatorship. Many defendants, including former Navy Captain Alfredo Astiz and Captain Jorge Acosta, were already serving life sentences for Dirty War crimes committed at the ESMA Naval Mechanics School that was converted into a clandestine prison and torture centre.

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Facebook to eliminate transaction fees on donations on its platform

Facebook Inc has eliminated transaction fees on donations made to non-profit organizations on its platform, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday, a change that could help the world?s largest social media network expand its presence in online fund raising. Facebook had been charging a 5 percent transaction fee on donations made to non-profits via its website or app. However, it will continue to impose fees on fund raisers established by individuals, including a payment processing fe

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North Korea tests most advanced missile yet; US mainland in range

North Korea test fired its most advanced intercontinental ballistic yet on Wednesday, putting the US mainland within range and increasing pressure on US President Donald Trump to deal with the nuclear-armed nation. Trump, who has vowed to halt North Korea?s nuclear and missile programs, spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping and urged Beijing to rein in its ally North Korea. North Korea said the new missile soared to an altitude of about 4,475 km (2,780 miles) - more than 10 times the height

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Slump in Facebook, Apple raises prospects of tech rally brake

Shares of Facebook, Apple and other technology heavyweights dropped on Wednesday, creating uncertainty over whether the top-performing sector?s record-breaking rally this year is ending or merely taking a break. A day after hitting a record high, the S&P 500 information technology index .SPLRCT fell 2.9 percent and was on track for its worst session since June. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index .SOX dropped 4.38 percent, heading for its worst session in a year. Wednesday?s was the lates

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Wonder Woman Gal and SNL's Kumail get candid on interview with each other

The Wonder Woman wowing the box office ? Israel's Gal Gadot and SNL's most recent host ? Kumail Nanjiani, Pakistani-American actor and comic, interviewed each other on the show Actor on Actor. The candid conversation gives insight into the personal lives and struggles of both actors. They also share the experiences of their recent projects. Nanjiani: So how did you end up playing Wonder Woman? How did that happen? Gadot: It?s kind of one thing led to the other. I never planned on becoming

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SNL's Kumail Nanjiani and Wonder Woman Gal get candid about personal lives

Kumail Nanjiani and Gal Gadot interview each other on 'Actors on Actors'  The Wonder Woman wowing the box office ? Gal Gadot and Saturday Night Live's most recent host, Pakistani-American actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani interviewed each other on the show 'Actor on Actor', getting candid about their personal lives and struggles.  They also shared the experiences of their recent projects. Here's how their conversation went: Nanjiani: So how did you end up playing Wonder Woman? How did that ha

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Modric latest La Liga player to be accused of tax fraud

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has been accused by Spanish prosecutors of tax fraud of up to 870,728 euros (£0.74 million) in image rights in 2013 and 2014, a court filing showed on Wednesday. The Croatia international is the latest La Liga player to be caught up in a recent clampdown on tax fraud by the Spanish authorities, who have also investigated Modric?s team mates Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcelo and his former coach Jose Mourinho among other high profile players. Modric and his agent wer

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Bubble trouble? Bitcoin tops $11,000 after $1,000 surge in 12 hours

Bitcoin zoomed past $11,000 (£8,185.50) to hit a record high for the sixth day in a row on Wednesday after gaining more than $1,000 in just 12 hours, stoking concerns that a rapidly swelling bubble could be set to burst in spectacular fashion. After soaring more than 1,000 percent since the start of the year, bitcoin rose as much as 15 percent on Wednesday. It topped $10,000 for the first time in early Asia trading, before surging above $11,000 less than 12 hours later to reach $11,395 on Luxe

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Barcelona, Sevilla ease into Copa del Rey last 16

Holders Barcelona eased into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey by thrashing Real Murcia 5-0 at the Camp Nou on Wednesday to complete an 8-0 aggregate victory. Already leading 3-0 from the first leg, Barca boss Ernesto Valverde made 10 changes from Sunday's top-of-the-table clash at Valencia with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez among those to drop out. Paco Alcacer kept up his fine strike rate this season with his fourth goal of the campaign from just over 400 minutes on the field when he headed hom

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COAS deeply saddened on demise of martyred Lt Arsalan's father: ISPR

COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa (Left), father of martyred Lt Arsalan (Right), who breathed his last on Wednesday, Nov 29. ? ISPR RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Wednesday expressed sorrow over the demise of father of martyred Lieutenant Arsalan, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Lt Arsalan Alam Shaheed. Lieutenant Arsalan Alam, a 22-year-old Pak Army officer who hailed from Murree, embraced martyrdom on September 23, while commanding a p

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US radio host Garrison Keillor fired over claim of improper behaviour

Author and radio personality Garrison Keillor listens to US President Barack Obama speak at a campaign rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US October 23, 2010. ? Reuters FILE LOS ANGELES: Veteran US radio host Garrison Keillor, creator of the folksy show ?A Prairie Home Companion,? has been fired over an accusation of inappropriate behaviour, Minnesota Public Radio said on Wednesday. ?Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is terminating its contracts with Garrison Keillor and his private media companies af

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Cricket in Pakistan will not be impacted if India doesn't tour country: Zaheer Abbas

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas Wednesday said cricket in Pakistan will not be affected if the Indian cricket team does not visit the country. Abbas, a former president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and CEO of Punjab Sports Academies, said so while speaking to mediamen during his visit to Gujranwala for the establishment of a cricket academy. He noted that nine cricket academies have been formed in different cities, including Lahore and Rawalpindi, to facilitate you

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Ghouta child malnutrition worst in Syria?s war: UN

Childhood malnutrition levels in Syria?s Eastern Ghouta region, under government siege since 2013, are the highest recorded in the country since its six-year war began, the UN said Wednesday. PHOTO: AFP  BEIRUT: Childhood malnutrition levels in Syria?s Eastern Ghouta region, under government siege since 2013, are the highest recorded in the country since its six-year war began, the UN said Wednesday. The UN children?s agency UNICEF said a November survey in the rebel-held area outside Damascu

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BuzzFeed to cut jobs, refocus advertising

WASHINGTON: BuzzFeed said Wednesday it was cutting an estimated 100 jobs as the news and entertainment website reorganises its advertising efforts in the face of disappointing revenues. The cuts will be mainly in the business and advertising divisions in the US operations, with a number of editorial and business employees cut in Britain, a spokesman said, confirming an earlier report in the Wall Street Journal. The reductions represent around eight percent of its US workforce and less than six

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Junaid Jamshed's son will touch your hearts with this emotional tribute to his father

Babar (left) pictured with his late father Junaid Jamshed.  Junaid Jamshed passed away in a tragic plane crash last year, leaving behind him, a vast legacy. His son, Babar, has recorded a song to pay tribute to his late father. The song, called Meray Baba [my father], has touched hearts of the many fans of the musician-turned-evangelist. Syed Zeeshan Ahmed is the man behind the video. The tune has been mixed, mastered, and composed by Kashan Admani. Babar has a f

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US believes it can defend against N. Korea missiles, for now

WASHINGTON: The US military remains confident it can - at least for the moment - protect against any North Korean missile threat, a US official said Wednesday after Pyongyang tested a new rocket type. North Korea earlier launched a previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missile, which it called a Hwasong 15, that was capable of carrying a "super-large heavy warhead" to any target in the continental United States. US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said the missile flew higher than any

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Volcanic 'super-eruptions' more frequent than thought: study

PARIS: The last volcanic "super-eruption" big enough to erase civilisation as we know it happened 25,000 years ago -- but these types of blasts occur every 17,000 years on average, according to a revised calculation out on Wednesday. Up to now, it was assumed that eruptions of this magnitude took place every 50,000 to 700,000 years, according to a study, published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. The new estimate establishes a range of 5,000-48,000 years, with the best estim

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OPEC committee recommends oil deal extension

VIENNA: A joint committee of oil producers inside and outside OPEC has recommended that a deal curbing output be extended, Russia's energy minister said ahead of a key meeting in Vienna on Thursday. "The (oil) market has not yet achieved complete stability and more action is needed beyond April 1. Everyone (in the committee) recommended an extension," Alexander Novak said in the Austrian capital. "All the details will be discussed tomorrow (Thursday)... But I am sure that the recommendations o

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Turkey claims over 80 'terrorists' killed in northern Iraq

ANKARA: The Turkish armed forces on Wednesday claimed to have killed over 80 "terrorists" after air strikes on Kurdish militant positions in northern Iraq. The military said there were also "several" injured members of the "separatist terrorist organisation" - Turkey's official term for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - after the strikes in the Asos region on Monday. It was not possible to independently verify the toll. The strikes also damaged a PKK shelter, tunnel and hideout,

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