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Biles, Douglas feud over Raisman 'shaming' Tweet

LEFT: Simone Biles (L) and Alexandra Raisman (Aly Raisman) of USA celebrate winning gold and silver, respectively, at the Women's Individual All-Around Final in 2016 Rio Olympics' Artistic Gymnastics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files; RIGHT: Olympian Gabby Douglas arrives at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles, California, US, June 30, 2013. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/Files  LOS ANGELES: Olympic gymnastics queen Simone Biles sprang to the defence of team-mate Aly Rai

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Real title hopes fade further after derby draw at Atletico

Liga champions Real Madrid suffered another dent in their hopes of defending the title as they drew 0-0 at Atletico Madrid in the first local derby at the Wanda Metropolitano, an encounter high on intensity and passion but low on quality. Atletico were gifted a glorious chance with the game less than three minutes old when Marcelo played a woeful back pass which invited the hosts to attack and the ball made its way to Angel Correa, who sliced his shot wide of goal with only Kiko Casilla to beat

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Lebanese FM may not attend Arab League meeting, to decide Sunday: senior Lebanese official

Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil speaks during a meeting with Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano in Rome, Italy, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Remo Casilli  BEIRUT: Lebanon?s foreign minister may not attend an Arab League meeting in Cairo on Sunday and a final decision will be taken in the morning, a senior Lebanese official told Reuters on Saturday. The official said Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil wanted to avoid an anticipated confrontation at the meeting with Saudi Arabia and its Arab

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Cavani scores twice as PSG hammer Nantes

Paris St Germain?s unstoppable march towards the Ligue 1 title continued when Edinson Cavani?s double inspired them to a 4-1 home win against Nantes on Saturday. Cavani netted either side of half-time as Javier Pastore and Angel Di Maria also scored to put the unbeaten capital side on 35 points from 13 games, six ahead of second-placed Monaco after the champions were held to a 1-1 at Amiens on Friday. Nantes, who are fifth on 23 points, scored through Prejuce Nakoulma as Claudio Ranieri?s team

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Spain's top prosecutor Maza dies in Argentina

Spain's Attorney-General Jose Manuel Maza delivers a statement at State Prosecutor office in Madrid, Spain, October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera/Files  BUENOS AIRES: Spain's top prosecutor Jose Manuel Maza, fresh off the drama of the Catalonian independence bid, died unexpectedly Saturday during a working visit to Argentina. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy confirmed his passing on Twitter. The head of Spain's federal prosecutorial office had been in the position for just under a year.

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Gerry Adams to step down in end of an era for Irish nationalism

DUBLIN: Sinn Fein?s Gerry Adams, a pivotal figure in the political life of Ireland for almost 50 years, said on Saturday he will step down as party leader and complete a generational shift in the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Reviled by many as the face of the IRA during its campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland, Adams reinvented himself as a peacemaker in the troubled region and then as a populist opposition parliamentarian in the Irish Republic. Adams

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Six hurt as police fire on DR Congo opposition rally: MP

Supporters of the Congolese main opposition party Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) display a bullet they say was used by riot-police during clashes in the Limete municipality of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Robert Carrubba/Files1 KIKWIT: Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday fired on an opposition rally, injuring six protesters denouncing the extended rule of President Joseph Kabila, a lawmaker said. "The police fired on our milit

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19 dead in Beijing fire: state media

Policemen investigate the site of a fire in Beijing, China, April 25, 2011. BEIJING: A fire tore through a house in Beijing Saturday, killing 19 people and injuring eight, Chinese state media said. The inferno broke out in Beijing's southern Daxing district, Xinhua news agency said, citing local authorities. The report did not specify the cause but said an unspecified number of suspects were in police custody. Xinhua said the fire was brought under control some three hours after it erupted a

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Simeone defends lifeless Griezmann, Zidane remains hopeful of title

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone defended Antoine Griezmann after a lifeless display from the French striker in Saturday?s 0-0 draw with Real Madrid, while Zinedine Zidane insisted his side could still make up their 10-point deficit with Barcelona. Simeone substituted the out-of-form Griezmann for the second game in a row while his side were chasing a winner and the France international was booed off the pitch by his own supporters at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium. ?Griezmann is still one

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Official photo released to mark 70th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth

Britain's Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and her husband Philip Duke of Edinburgh pose during their honeymoon in Broadlands estate, Hampshire, UK, November 25, 1947. AFP/STR  LONDON: Buckingham Palace issued a new photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip on Saturday to mark their upcoming 70th wedding anniversary. The couple married at London?s Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20, 1947, just two years after the end of World War Two, in a lavish ceremony attende

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Trump adds five conservatives to list of possible Supreme Court picks

A general view of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, US, November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files  WASHINGTON: In a move certain to please conservatives, President Donald Trump on Friday added five names to his list of candidates for a prospective US Supreme Court vacancy as he presses ahead with a campaign to move the federal judiciary to the right. Two of them ? Amy Coney Barrett and Kevin Newsom ? are appellate judges who were nominated by Trump earlier this year and confir

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Honda recalling 900,000 minivans because seats may tip forward

Honda Motor Co said on Saturday that it was recalling about 900,000 minivans because second-row seats may tip forward if not properly latched after being adjusted. The Japanese automaker said the recall covered 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey minivans, all but 2,000 of which are in North America, and that it had 46 reports of minor injuries related to the issue. Honda said it was working on a recall fix to help ensure proper latching and, in the interim, had posted a detailed instruction sheet on ho

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China wants Bangladesh, Myanmar to solve Rohingya crisis bilaterally

DHAKA: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday urged Bangladesh and Myanmar resolve the Rohingya crisis through bilateral negotiations instead of an international initiative. ?The international community should not complicate the situation,? Wang said in a press briefing at the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka. ?Actions in the United Nations Security Council must help Bangladesh-Myanmar bilateral cooperation to resolve the problem peacefully?, the minister told reporters. Wang arrived in Banglad

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Vatican says investigating alleged abuser who became priest

Cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave in order to elect a successor to Pope Benedict, in a still image taken from a video at the Vatican, March 12, 2013. REUTERS/Vatican CTV via Reuters TV  VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said on Saturday it had opened an investigation into reports that a former teenage altar boy ? who allegedly repeatedly forced a dormitory mate to have *** with him ? went on to become a priest. The allegations concerning the St. Pius X Institute ? known as a pr

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Liverpool rout Saints as Salah breaks Fowler record

Liverpool continued their push towards the Premier League's top four after Mohamed Salah scored two superb goals in a 3-0 win over Southampton on Saturday and broke former striker Robbie Fowler's club record. The result left Liverpool fifth on 22 points from 12 games, one behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur and third-placed Manchester United who were at home to Newcastle later in the day. Juergen Klopp, who was taken to hospital after a health scare on Wednesday and returned to work on Thur

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US nuclear general says would resist 'illegal' Trump strike order: CBS

US Air Force General John Hyten, Commander of US Strategic Command WASHINGTON: The top US nuclear commander was quoted as saying on Saturday that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered an ?illegal? launch of nuclear weapons. CBS News said Air Force General John Hyten, commander of the US Strategic Command (STRATCOM), told an audience at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada that he had given a lot of thought to what he would say if he received such an or

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Chelsea hammer West Brom 4-0

Antonio Conte celebrated his 50th Premier League game as manager by watching his Chelsea side hammer West Bromwich Albion 4-0 at the Hawthorns on Saturday to make it four straight league defeats for the Baggies. The home side started well and had an early goal ruled out for offside, but once Alvaro Morata drilled home the rebound from an Eden Hazard shot to give the Blues the lead in the 17th minute they never looked back. Morata turned provider six minutes later, his slick backheel putting Ed

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German parties regroup for last-ditch coalition push

Germany?s three would-be coalition partners went deep into overtime in talks on Saturday as they sought enough common ground in climate and migration policy to form a government and stave off the prospect of a repeat election. Incumbent chancellor Angela Merkel?s only realistic hope of securing a fourth term after suffering losses in September?s election is an awkward three-way conservative-liberal-Green alliance. But after four weeks of talks, the parties remained far apart as they adjourned

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Goffin shocks Federer to reach final at ATP Finals

David Goffin produced a dazzling comeback to beat hot favourite and six-time champion Roger Federer 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday and reach the final of the ATP Finals. Federer was quickly into his stride in front of a packed house at London's O2 Arena, winning the first set with ease and the chances of a comeback from the Belgian appeared remote. But the seventh seed hit back early in the second set to break the world number two and, suddenly looking rejuvenated, went on to take level the match b

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Deepika on Padmavati row: I feel hurt, I feel angry

Ranveer Singh as Alauddiin Khilji (left) and Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati (right)  Deepika Padukone has finally broken her silence on the controversies that surround her upcoming movie Padmavati. In an interview to a leading daily, the Bollywood star said: ?As a woman, as an artiste, as someone who has worked and given two years of my life to this movie, I feel hurt, I feel angry, but I also think it is extremely funny that people are reacting like this to a film.? ?I am feeling so man

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Father throws minor daughters into river in Gujranwala

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/15cffb88a2d9369e3c1ac7a3389c47a0.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMTgvMjAxNyA1OjUwOjQxIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9SWh0ZzBkYTd2N1lneVpObGFBQXltUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] GUJRANWALA: A father threw two minor daughters into river near Gujranwala early Friday morning, Geo News reported on Saturday. Acco

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Argentina still searching for missing submarine carrying 44 people

The ARA San Juan, shown in a photo released by the Argentine navy, has been missing for days with 44 crew members aboard. Photo: AFP file  BUENOS AIRES: Argentina?s military on Saturday were continuing the search for the submarine ARA San Juan, which has been missing with 44 crew aboard for days. There has been no contact with the submarine since Wednesday morning, according to the navy, prompting Buenos Aires to launch an air and sea search for the missing vessel. "We will do what is necess

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Wanted Russian arrested over Forbes editor's murder

KIEV: Ukraine?s security agency said Saturday it has arrested a Russian man wanted by Interpol over the 2004 murder of American journalist Paul Khlebnikov. The suspect, originally from Chechnya, was arrested in Kiev. "According to Interpol, the foreigner participated in a series of sponsored murders, in particular, that of Forbes? editor-in-chief, the US citizen Paul Khlebnikov," as well as a Chechnyan government official, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said in a statement. Khlebnikov,

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Pakistan's DGMO protests targetting of civilians in hotline contact

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army's director general of military operations on Saturday contacted his Indian counterpart and protested the recent tagetting of civilians along the Line of Control (LoC), said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The DGMO conveyed that "deliberate targeting of innocent civilians along LoC lately in Nezapir, Chirikot and Battal sectors are highly unprofessional and unethical". ISPR added that such provocations are also causing loss of innocent civilian lives and are

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PLO presence in Washington threatened: Palestinians

RAMALLAH: The US State Department has refused to renew operating permission for the Palestine Liberation Organisation's office in Washington for the first time since the 1980s, a Palestinian official said Saturday. The PLO, which the international community sees as representing all Palestinians, must have its permission to operate its premises in the American capital renewed every six months. "The Palestinian Authority received a letter from the State Department two days ago saying that the Se

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