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Jedinak hat-trick sends Australia to FIFA World Cup

Captain Mile Jedinak led the way with a second-half hat-trick as Australia brushed aside Honduras 3-1 in the second leg of their intercontinental playoff on Wednesday to secure a place at next year?s World Cup finals. The midfielder settled his compatriots? nerves with a deflected free kick and two penalties to give Australia a comfortable aggregate victory after the 0-0 draw in the first leg last week. Honduras were bidding for a third successive World Cup appearance but barely threatened the

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In post-Asia trip speech, Trump makes news ... with water

US President Donald Trump takes a drink of water as he speaks about his recent trip to Asia in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump went on television on Wednesday to recap his just-completed trip abroad, but it was his pause to refresh that ended up making the news. The day after returning from a 12-day journey to Asia, Trump delivered a more than a 20-minute live address to tout his accompl

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Taxing times loom for China's wantaway foreign football stars

Expensive flop Carlos Tevez could leave China soon, but other foreigners pining for a move in World Cup year may be disappointed by clubs desperate to retain their pricey stars. The unsettled Argentine, branded "very homesick boy" by fed-up Chinese fans, has endured a miserable 11 months in the Chinese Super League (CSL) and hinted that he is eager to return to Argentina. Shanghai Shenhua are paying the 33-year-old forward some of the highest wages in world football, an estimated 730,000 euros

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Aid slow to reach quake-hit Iranian villages

A view through the buildings left damaged by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck days before in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab in Kermanshah, Iran, November 15, 2017. AFP/Atta Kenare  KOUIK: Iranian survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed more than 400 people pleaded Wednesday for water, tents and other emergency supplies as aid trickled into remote villages near the Iraqi border. The government ordered rescuers to keep searching for people trapped under rubble after the 7.3-magnitude q

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Rapper video shoot sparks fresh riots in Brussels

BRUSSELS: Rioters clashed with police in Brussels Wednesday after a rapper tried to illegally shoot a video, officials said, days after football fans went on the rampage in the Belgian capital. Hundreds of youths damaged a vehicle and shut down a major metro station, while several arrests were made at the incident outside the city's main opera house, police said. It was the city's second eruption of violence in four days following clashes that injured 22 police officers and destroyed shops an

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Godspeed: Pope Francis passes on Lamborghini for charity

Lamborghini gave Pope Francis a personalised white supercar on Wednesday, but he put it up for auction to raise money for charity rather than give up his trademark popemobile. The Huracan sports car, which boasts a 610 metric horsepower, was blessed by the pontiff, who bent to scrawl his signature on its gleaming bonnet before it was sent off to Sotheby's auction house. The supercar usually goes for around 200,000 euros ($237,000), but this model -- featuring gold stripes and gold-rimmed wing

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Erdogan pledges military support for Qatar on Doha visit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sincan district, Ankara, Turkey, August 14, 2017. AFP/Adem Altan/Files  DOHA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged his country's continued military support for Qatar during a visit to Doha on Wednesday, according to state media, amid an ongoing Gulf political crisis. Erdogan also signalled the "readiness" of Turkey's private sector to help Qatar with its multi-billion projects for the 2022 football World Cup, according to the Qatar News Agen

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Catalan separatists ready for polls after independence falls flat

Former Catalan President Artur Mas attends a PDeCat (Catalan Democratic Party) meeting in Barcelona, Spain, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea  BARCELONA: Catalonia's "republic" never materialised and separatist leaders now openly recognise they still have to convince more Catalans about the benefits of independence, hoping to do so by next month's regional elections. "You know why we aren't independent yet?", asked Joan Tarda, a national lawmaker for Catalonia's leftwing ERC separatist pa

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Dead whale surprises swimmers at iconic Rio beach

People watch a 12 meters whale that was found dead at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 15, 2017. AFP/Leo Correa  RIO DE JANEIRO: The decomposing body of a dead humpback whale surprised swimmers when it washed up on the city's iconic Ipanema beach Wednesday. Curious onlookers approached a cordon to take photographs of the humpback, whose 14-meter (45 feet) long carcass gave off a putrid stench as it lay exposed to the sun. Some touched its jaw bones, which had come loose and

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'Good' gut bacteria may solve Crohn's disease: study

Researchers analyzed stool samples from 90 children with Crohn's disease and compared them to 26 healthy children  MIAMI: Fixing the balance of gut bacteria by introducing a specific kind of "good" bug could help treat Crohn's disease, a painful, inflammatory bowel condition that affects millions worldwide, researchers said Wednesday. Symptoms of Crohn's disease include frequent diarrhoea, fever, cramping, fatigue, rectal bleeding, and unexplained weight loss. The cause is unknown, and there

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US chemical plants must prepare for more Harveys: official

Craig "Cajun" Uggen, 57, nearly floods his truck as Hurricane Harvey comes ashore in Corpus Christi, Texas, US. REUTERS/Brian Thevenot/Files NEW YORK: A Texas chemical plant explosion during Hurricane Harvey underscores the need for industrial plants to rethink emergency preparedness for more serious storms, US investigators said Wednesday. "Our message is you do have to reassess your worst-case scenario," US Chemical Safety Board director Vanessa Allen Sutherland said in a briefing on the pro

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Pakistan unveils 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha, evoking diverse heritage

A general view of the main stupa is seen after it was discovered and unveiled to the public during a ceremony at the Buddhist-period archaeological site near Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Saad Sayeed HARIPUR: Pakistan unveiled the remains of a 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha image on Wednesday, part of an initiative to encourage tourism and project religious harmony in the troubled region. A reflection of the diverse history and culture of the South Asia

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Merkel's EU ally says more confident about resolving Brexit problems

Manfred Weber takes part in a summit in St Julian's, Malta, March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi/Files  LONDON: Manfred Weber ? a leading lawmaker in the European Parliament ? said Wednesday he was more confident about Britain and the European Union (EU) ironing out difficulties in the Brexit talks. Weber, an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the parliament, spoke after meeting Theresa May in London but would not say whether the British prime minister had signalled she was read

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Sri Lanka in talks with Hathurusingha over coach's job

Bangladesh?s coach Chandika Hathurusingha during Bangladesh Nets, Edgbaston, June 13, 2017. Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers Livepic/Files  COLOMBO: Sri Lanka are in talks to hire their former opening batsman Chandika Hathurusingha as the coach, Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said on Wednesday. Hathurusingha resigned as the head coach of Bangladesh last week, amid media speculation that he was set to take charge of Sri Lanka. ?I hope mostly the deal will go through,? Jayasekara

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Two US Senate Republicans critical of party's tax plan

Copies of tax legislation are seen during a markup on the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein  WASHINGTON: A Senate Republican tax plan that would repeal the Obamacare mandate and give permanent tax cuts only to US corporations drew fire from two Republican lawmakers on Wednesday in what could be a sign of trouble for the sweeping measure. Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said he would not support the current Senat

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Wonder Woman sword, Spider-Man drone land on 'Worst Toys' list

A plastic version of comic-book superhero Wonder Woman?s sword and a Spider-Man drone showed up as villains on a US child safety advocacy group?s annual list of potentially hazardous toys. The group, World Against Toys Causing Harm, released its ?10 Worst Toys? list on Tuesday, around the start of the holiday shopping season, with the goal of alerting parents to playthings that could hurt their children. Besides the sword, which the group warned could cause ?blunt-force injuries,? and the dron

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World leaders, teenager plead for climate action at UN forum

French President Emmanuel Macron, COP23 President Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama of Fiji and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for a photo with Timothy Naulusala from Fiji during the COP23 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay  BONN: World leaders shared the spotlight with a 12-year-old Pacific islander on Wednesday to drive home a plea for urgent climate action despite the Trump administration's rejection of a planet rescue plan. UN

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Luc Besson to direct US detective show

LEFT: French film director Luc Besson poses upon arrival for the pre-premiere of the film 'Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets' in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, Paris, France, July 25, 2017. AFP/Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/Files; RIGHT: French actor Jean Dujardin (L) and his partner former French figure skater Nathalie Pechalat pose as they arrive for the 42nd edition of the Cesar Ceremony at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, February 24, 2017. AFP/Thomas Samson  LOS ANGELES: French filmmaker Luc Besson i

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Eleven dead in Tanzania plane crash: aviation company

The image shows a Cessna 208 Caravan that crashed in Canaima, Bolivar, Venezuela, on April 17, 2009. Image Courtesy: B3A  NAIROBI: Eleven people have died after a plane belonging to a safari company crashed in northern Tanzania, according to the aircraft's owners, Coastal Aviation. "We are deeply saddened to report that eleven people have died after a single-plane accident this morning in Northern Tanzania," the company said in a statement published on its website. Coastal Aviation, which co

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Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' sales soar, but Adele keeps her crown

LOS ANGELES: Taylor Swift?s new album ?Reputation? has sold more than one million copies in its first four days, Nielsen Music said on Tuesday, but the US pop star failed to beat the record set by Britain?s Adele two years ago. Swift?s 1.05 million US sales of ?Reputation? came despite the singer keeping the album from streaming services and gave her the best-selling album of 2017. But the figure was less than half the monster sales for the debut of Adele?s ?25? album, which surpassed 2.43 mil

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Venezuela, in 'selective default', signs debt deal with Russia

(L-R) Venezuelan Ambassador to Russia Carlos Rafael Faria Tortosa, Venezuela's minister of agriculture Wilmar Castro Soteldo, and finance minister Simon Zerpa give a press briefing in Moscow, Russia, November 15, 2017. AFP/Alexander Nemenov MOSCOW: Venezuela signed a debt restructuring deal with major creditor Russia on Wednesday, as rating agencies declared Caracas in partial default. The country is seeking to restructure its foreign debts, estimated at around $150 billion after it was hit ha

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Serena Williams set to tie the knot in New Orleans: reports

Serena Williams attends Glamour's 2017 Women of The Year Awards at Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, November 13, 2017. AFP/Angela Weiss/Files WASHINGTON: Tennis superstar Serena Williams is used to hoisting trophies, but on Thursday, it looks like she'll be carrying a wedding bouquet. Music royalty Beyonce and Jay Z, along with actress Eva Longoria are among the A-listers reportedly convening in New Orleans for Williams' wedding to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. People and The Daily Mai

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UK cyber security chief blames Russia for hacker attacks

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) head Ciaran Martin. Image Courtesy: The Telegraph via Simon Williams  LONDON: Russia has launched cyber attacks on the UK media, telecoms, and energy sectors in the past year, Britain's cybersecurity chief said Wednesday, amid reports of Russian interference in the Brexit referendum. "Russia is seeking to undermine the international system. That much is clear," Ciaran Martin, head of Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), said at a technology co

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Liverpool manager Klopp admitted to hospital due to illness

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp went to hospital after feeling unwell and missed Wednesday?s training session, the Premier League club said. ?Juergen Klopp has attended a hospital appointment today as a precautionary measure, after feeling ill,? the club said in a statement. ?He is being assessed by doctors and will be absent from training on Wednesday as a result.? No details were given about Klopp?s illness but the club confirmed the 50-year-old German is expected to be released on Wednesda

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Ventura sacked by Italy after World Cup fiasco

Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura was sacked on Wednesday as he paid the almost inevitable price for their failure to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years. The Italian federation (FIGC) initially issued a statement saying that Ventura was ?no longer? the coach without clarifying whether he had been sacked or resigned. An FIGC source, however, told Reuters that the 69-year-old had been fired. The four-times world champions were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Sweden in the second

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