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NYT suspends White House correspondent over 'sexually inappropriate' conduct

NEW YORK: The New York Times has suspended a senior White House correspondent following accusations that he engaged in sexually inappropriate behaviour in a previous job, the newspaper said Monday. It came after the website Vox accused Glenn Thrush of acting inappropriately toward young women while a reporter at Politico, his previous employer before joining the Times in January to cover the Trump administration. "The alleged behaviour is very concerning and not in keeping with the standards
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Sven 'Diamond Eyes' Mislintat joins Arsenal as recruitment head

LONDON: Arsenal have appointed Borussia Dortmund's chief scout Sven Mislintat as their new head of recruitment, the Premier League club announced on Monday. Mislintat has spent 10 years at Dortmund and is credited with helping to recruit players such as Shinji Kagawa, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ousmane Dembele, and Christian Pulisic. The 45-year-old German, nicknamed 'Diamond Eyes' for the talents he spots, will take up his new role in December. He will work alongside Arsenal manager Arsene
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Remains of five people found in plastic bags in Mexico

A forensic technician ties a used police line together to seal off a crime scene in Monterrey, Mexico, February 8, 2012. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/Files COATZACOALCOS: The mutilated remains of five people were found in plastic bags in the southeastern Mexican state of Veracruz, one of the country's most violent regions, officials said on Monday. The bags were found late Sunday night in the state capital Xalapa, an official from the prosecutor's office said. The remains were established to be mal
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As Venezuela pumps below OPEC target, oil rivals begin filling gap

A boat is seen close to oil installations at Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Venezuela, October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia/Files HOUSTON/DUBAI: As Venezuela?s dilapidated energy sector struggles to pump enough crude oil to meet the output target set by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for the country, rival producers have started to plug the gap, according to OPEC and industry sources and US government data. The South American country?s oil output hit a 28-year low i
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World's largest whales are mostly 'right-handed': study

A blue whale swims in the deep waters off Mirissa, Sri Lanka, March 26, 2009. AFP/Ishara S. Kodikara/Files  MIAMI: Blue whales, the world's largest animals, usually favour their right side when they lunge to catch food ? a preference similar to right-handedness in people, researchers said Monday. But on certain occasions, while moving upward in shallow water, these righties will almost always shift to their left to keep a good eye on their favoured prey ? tiny crustaceans known as krill. The
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Qatar urges Gulf neighbours to let nationals attend 2022 FIFA World Cup

File DOHA: Qatar is urging the four countries imposing a diplomatic and trade boycott against it to allow their nationals to attend the World Cup in Doha in 2022, a senior Qatari organiser said on Monday. ?We separate politics from sports,? Hassan Al Thawadi, secretary general at Qatar?s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, told reporters in Doha. The committee is responsible for planning and operations for the tournament. ?We hope that the blockading nations see reason in this matter
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Karachi Mayor upset at not being invited to Jahangir Park inauguration

Mayor of Karachi Waseem Akhtar (L) and Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah (R) KARACHI: "Why was I not invited?" Mayor Waseem Akhtar asked Monday night, shooting the question towards Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah in an open expression of disappointment that an inauguration event was held without him. "I wanted to be there to inaugurate [Jahangir Park]," Akhtar complained, upset that he was neither informed of the event nor called as the chief guest to open the new place to th
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CM Punjab orders inquiry into elderly torture incident, suspends policemen

MULTAN: Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif on Monday night took notice of an incident of abuse at the hands of police, suspending the officials allegedly involved, a spokesperson for the office of the government of Punjab said. After ordering an inquiry into the despicable incident wherein two police officers severely beat up an elderly couple outside the office of Multan Development Authority (MDA), Sharif suspended the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and Station House Officer (SHO)
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Oil eases as traders; investors grow edgy ahead of OPEC

Oil prices slipped on Monday, extending recent weakness ahead of an OPEC meeting next week, while a rally in the dollar negatively affected commodities across the board. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 84 cents at $61.86, or 1.4 percent, by 1637 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 70 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $55.85 a barrel. Oil has been under pressure for the last two weeks since peaking in early November; US crude has lost 2.6 percent. The Organization of the
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Nebraska clears path for Keystone XL pipeline, challenges remain

Nebraska regulators approved a route for TransCanada Corp?s Keystone XL pipeline through the state on Monday, removing a big regulatory obstacle for the long-delayed project backed by President Donald Trump, but leaving its future shrouded in legal and market uncertainty. The 3-2 vote by the Nebraska Public Service Commission helps clear the way for the pipeline linking Canada?s Alberta oil sands to refineries in the United States. But opponents have promised to tie the project up in court for
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France on a mission to restore lost Middle East clout

French President Emmanuel Macron stands at the main entrance of the Elysee Palace, Paris, France, November 20, 2017. AFP/Ludovic Marin  PARIS: From mediating in the crisis in Lebanon to defending Iran's nuclear deal, President Emmanuel Macron aims to fill the vacuum left by an isolationist America to boost France's clout in the Middle East. On Saturday, Macron hosted Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri for talks aimed at trying to resolve the crisis triggered by Hariri's shock decision to res
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Angels or demons? Politics in the air as Victoria's Secret show hits China

Models Alecia Morais (L), Maggie Lane (C) and Xiao Wen get ready backstage before the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai, China, November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song  SHANGHAI: Victoria?s Secret?s glitzy annual fashion show hit the stage in China for the first time on Monday, though without several of its ?Angels? and star names who had been expected to attend, including model Gigi Hadid and pop singer Katy Perry. At a packed Shanghai stadium, British singer Harry Styles opened a
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Federer, Nadal set for repeat show in 2018?

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have utterly dominated during 2017 but as the season ends there is a palpable sense that the top of the men's game is in a state of rare flux. Federer and world number one Nadal rolled back the years to reclaim the top two ranking spots and hogged the four Grand Slam titles as Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray slipped off the radar. But the season ended with a new name on the ATP Finals trophy after Grigor Dimitrov triumphed in London. So with a clutch of new faces
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Pinera faces battle to win Chile presidency against resurgent left

SANTIAGO: A strong performance by Chile?s left-wing parties in Sunday?s election left conservative presidential frontrunner Sebastian Pinera facing a tight battle to win a December runoff and likely opposition to tax breaks in Congress if elected. Pinera came first with more than 36 percent of the vote, but his two main leftist rivals made a stronger-than-expected showing, garnering a combined 43 percent between them. That unnerved financial markets, which had long seen the billionaire former
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Uber to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo

Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the US firm from an app used to summon a taxi to the owner and operator of a fleet of cars. The non-binding framework deal could offer San Francisco-based Uber a way to overcome setbacks at its autonomous driving division in Silicon Valley?s race to perfect self-driving systems. Combining Volvo?s cars with Uber?s self-driving system builds on their nearly three-year relationship and comes as Uber?s autonomou
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2.5 million Yemenis now lack access to clean water: Red Cross

Yemeni children demonstrate on the occasion of the UN's Universal Children's Day in front of the UN offices in the capital Sanaa, Yemen, November 20, 2017. AFP/Mohammed Huwais  GENEVA: The capital Sanaa and al-Bayda have joined the list of Yemen cities without clean water due to the blockade by a Saudi-led coalition, which has cut off supplies of fuel for pumping, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday. Some 2.5 million Yemenis now lack access to clean water in cro
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe in contact with ousted VP 'The Crocodile'

Emmerson Mnangagwa ? the ousted vice president of Zimbabwe ? arrives at the National Heroes Acre, in Harare, Zimbabwe, January 7, 2017. AFP/Jekesai Njikizana/Files  HARARE: Zimbabwe?s top general said on Monday talks were planned between President Robert Mugabe and former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking by the 93-year-old leader two weeks ago triggered a coup. General Constantino Chiwenga, head of the armed forces and leader of the takeover codenamed ?Operation Restore Legacy
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Sale of migrants in Libya 'slave markets' sparks global outcry

A video appearing to show African migrants sold as slaves in Libya sparked a global outcry on Monday as protests erupted in Europe and Africa, while soccer stars to UN officials made impassioned pleas for the abuse to end. Two young men stand in the dark as an auctioneer shouts out prices in the footage published by news network CNN last week, appearing to sell them for the equivalent of about $400 each. Young African men bound for Europe are frequently caught in trafficking networks and sold
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England's Stuart Broad struck by stray golf ball on day off

England pace bowler Stuart Broad saw the funny side of things after being struck by a stray golf ball during a day off at the Brisbane Golf Club on Monday as his team eased fears that it would affect his Ashes preparation. Broad was working on his putting when a wayward shot by a club member hit his lower back but the 31-year-old played down the incident by posting a picture of his bruise on Instagram while sm
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Pope urges police to show 'mercy' in traffic stops

Pope Francis (L) shakes hands with Italian Police chief Franco Gabrielli during a private audience ? with members of Executives and Personnel of the Central Direction for Road and Rail Police ? at Sala Clementina, Vatican, November 20, 2017. Vatican Press Office (Osservatore Romano)/Handout via AFP  VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday called on police to show "mercy" during traffic stops while standing firm against those who use the streets as their own Formula 1 race track. Meeting with rep
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Flour mill boiler explodes into fireball in Karachi's Nazimabad: authorities

Emergency services respond to a fire that erupted at a flour mill in the Nazimabad locale of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, November 21, 2017. Geo.tv/Qamar Ali  KARACHI: Fire erupted at a flour factory late Monday night here in the metropolis' Nazmiabad area when a boiler exploded, engulfing the building's entire top floor in flames. There was no labourer inside the building ? a two-storey structure ? at the time of the blaze, emergency services explained, adding that the boiler is located on its
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Macron says EU banking agency shows 'attractiveness of France'

French President Emmanuel Macron looks on during a meeting at the Elysee Palace, Paris, France, November 20, 2017. AFP/Pool/Michel Euler PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Monday the choice of Paris as the new home of the European Banking Authority (EBA) following Britain's withdrawal from the EU in March 2019. "Paris will welcome the European Banking Authority! It is recognition of the attractiveness and the European commitment to France," Macron tweeted. "Happy and p
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Italy football federation president Tavecchio resigns after World Cup elimination

Italian football federation (FIGC) president Carlo Tavecchio resigned on Monday, a week after the national team failed to qualify for the World Cup finals for the first time in 60 years. Tavecchio, 74, had been under pressure to step down after a goalless draw at home to Sweden meant Italy missed out on the World Cup for the first time since 1958. Coach Gian Piero Ventura was sacked last Wednesday. An angry Tavecchio told a news conference he had resigned because he had lost political support
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Russia confirms 'extremely high' readings of radioactive pollution

Russia's meteorological service confirmed on Monday "extremely high" concentrations of the radioactive isotope ruthenium-106 in parts of the country in late September, following European reports about the contamination this month. "Probes of radioactive aerosols from monitoring stations Argayash and Novogorny were found to contain radioisotope Ru-106" between September 25 and October 1, the Rosgidromet service said. The highest concentration was registered at the station in Argayash, a village
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18 including foreigners being sent illegally to Europe recovered from Turbat

File Photo QUETTA: Security forces late on Monday conducted an operation in Turbat, recovering at least 18 people, including 16 foreigners who were being sent illegally to Europe. According to security forces sources, 15 of the recovered foreigners belonged to Nigeria, while one hailed from Yemen. The foreigners sought to illegally travel to Europe, the source added. Security forces also arrested two armed suspects during the operation and recovered weapons. Earlier, the Federal Investigat
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