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Madrid draw a huge step forward for Pochettino's Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur?s 1-1 Champions League draw at Real Madrid on Tuesday was the moment they proved they can compete at the highest level, according to manager Mauricio Pochettino who hopes it could be the making of his young, exciting side. Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris took the plaudits for keeping out Real?s glut of chances in either half while Madrid stopper Keylor Navas was also in inspired form in a highly entertaining game at the Santiago Bernabeu. Borussia Dortmund?s surprise 1-1 draw at

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Man City make it three out of three with win over Napoli

Manchester City beat Napoli 2-1 in their Champions League Group F match on Tuesday, maintaining their 100 percent record after three games, but Pep Guardiola?s side were forced to hang on despite going 2-0 up inside 13 minutes. City started as they left off in their 7-2 crushing of Stoke City in the Premier League on Saturday, attacking with a speed and fluency which the Serie A leaders struggled to cope with. Raheem Sterling put the home side ahead in the ninth minute, finishing with his left

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Red-hot Liverpool hit seven to ignite Champions League campaign

Liverpool produced a superb attacking display to ignite their stuttering Champions League campaign with a blistering 7-0 Group E victory at Maribor on Tuesday. Having drawn their opening two games, Liverpool made a dream start when Mohamed Salah burst into the box before squaring for Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino to stroke home in the fourth minute. Nine minutes later Firmino?s compatriot Philippe Coutinho converted James Milner?s smart pullback to double the lead before Salah finished sma

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Amazon Studios chief resigns after harassment reports

Amazon Studios chief Roy Price has resigned, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday, following reports that he harassed a producer and ignored an allegation by an actress of sexual assault by producer Harvey Weinstein. Price took a leave of absence last week and Albert Cheng, the studio?s chief operating officer, remains interim head of the division, the spokeswoman said. Price did not immediately return a request for comment. Price?s move comes after many women have shared their experiences o

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Harvey Weinstein resigns from Weinstein Co board

LOS ANGELES: Harvey Weinstein has resigned from the board of The Weinstein Company, the board announced on Tuesday, as he faces allegations that he sexually harassed or assaulted a number of women over three decades in the film business. In a statement, the board said it also ratified its Oct. 8 decision to fire Weinstein as chief executive of the movie and television company he co-founded with his brother. A source close to Weinstein confirmed that he had resigned from the board and had no fu

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Catalonia refuses to renounce independence, separatist protesters rally

BARCELONA: Catalonia refused on Tuesday to bow to the Spanish government?s demand that it renounce a symbolic declaration of independence, setting it on a political collision course with Madrid later this week. Madrid has threatened to put Catalonia, which accounts for a fifth of Spain?s economy, under direct central rule if its regional government does not abandon independence by Thursday. But Catalonia?s government rejected Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy?s deadline. ?Giving in forms no part o

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Camp Nou reopens amid political confusion in Catalonia

For the first time since playing to an empty stadium in protest at a violent crackdown of an independence referendum in Catalonia, Barcelona's Camp Nou opens its doors when Olympiakos visit on Wednesday. On the field, Barca should have little problem sweeping aside an Olympiakos side without a point in the Champions League so far this season to consolidate their position atop Group D. However, how Barca's fans will react to a tumultuous few weeks of political tension in Catalonia is less predi

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Pakistan condemns terrorist attack on police training center in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted the police training academy in the Gardez city of Afghanistan's Paktia province, in which many precious lives were lost while a number of innocent people were injured. The Government of Pakistan is deeply saddened and grieved over the loss of precious lives in the attack, read a statement issued by the Foreign Office. Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 71 in attacks on Afghan security forces Taliban claime

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Sometimes injustice must be borne for country's sake: Hamza Shehbaz

KARACHI: At times injustice has to be borne for the country?s sake, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Hamza Shehbaz said on Tuesday. While speaking in regards to his uncle and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif?s reaction to being ousted after the Supreme Court?s judgment, Hamza said no matter what the circumstances are, one should not clash with institutions. ?Even I have spent time behind bars,? he said while speaking on Geo News show Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath. ?But Rangers, Army and a

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Nadal to miss Basel in boost to Federer´s No.1 bid

Rafael Nadal on Tuesday announced he will miss this month´s Swiss Indoors tournament, boosting arch rival Roger Federer´s dream of ending the season as world number one. Photo: Reuters file MADRID: Rafael Nadal on Tuesday announced he will miss this month´s Swiss Indoors tournament, boosting arch rival Roger Federer´s dream of ending the season as world number one. Nadal told his Facebook followers he was skipping the October 21-29 tournament due to a knee injury. "I sadly announce that I have

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With drug deaths soaring, US indicts Chinese fentanyl producers

US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announces the indictments of two major Chinese producers of deadly fentanyl, the synthetic opioid blamed for some 20,000 US overdose deaths last year. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department announced Tuesday the indictment of two Chinese producers of fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that causes a rising share of the country's 60,000-plus annual overdose deaths. But questions remained over whether the Trump administration will go after the US mak

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Total's CEO says will try to move ahead with Iran gas project

Total´s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne said in an interview with International Oil Daily that the company would wait to see the consequences of Trump´s decision, and if there are any laws that obliges it to withdraw from Iran, then it will comply. Photo: Reuters file PARIS: French oil and gas major Total will push ahead with its Iran gas project if the United States decides to slap unilateral sanctions on Teheran after President Donald Trump said he will not certify the landmark Iran n

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Jamaat-ul-Ahrar chief 'critically injured' in Paktia drone attack: sources

PESHAWAR/KARACHI: Umar Khalid Khurasani, chief of banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), has been "critically injured" in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's Paktia province, sources told Geo News Tuesday evening. The strike was conducted close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Paktia on Tuesday. Khurasani, being critically injured in the attack, was moved to an undisclosed location, sources said. Jamaat ul Ahrar: Changing the militant landscape in Pakistan From August 2014 to

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Trump faces backlash over US servicemen claim

US President Donald Trump was facing a backlash on Tuesday after falsely claiming that Barack Obama and other former US leaders did not call the families of fallen soldiers. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump was facing a backlash on Tuesday after falsely claiming that Barack Obama and other former US leaders did not call the families of fallen soldiers. "Stop the damn lying ? you´re the president," Obama´s former attorney general Eric Holder said in a tweet. Holder

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Japan's blind piano maestro plays it by ear

Japanese blind pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii puts his global success down to a wide range of experiences outside music -- and listening to how the conductor breathes. Photo: AFP TOKYO: Blind since birth, virtuoso Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii puts his global success down to a wide range of experiences outside music -- and listening to how the conductor breathes. "I love sport, I love swimming, skiing," the 29-year-old maestro told AFP in an interview. "The more I experience, the more positive thin

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Norway solar firm signs 2.5 bn-euro deal with Iran

Just days after US President Donald Trump called for further isolation of Iran, a Norwegian solar company signed a deal to invest 2.5 billion euros in the country over the next five years. Photo: AFP file TEHRAN: Just days after US President Donald Trump called for further isolation of Iran, a Norwegian solar company signed a deal to invest 2.5 billion euros in the country over the next five years. "Norway is fully committed to the JCPOA (nuclear deal) and this is proof that we have taken the o

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No drone strikes took place in Kurram Agency: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: The military said on Tuesday that no drone strike has taken place in Pakistan?s Kurram Agency. "There has been no air violation along Pak-Afg border in that area nor any drone strike in Kurram Agency." A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that military operations are being conducted in Khost and Paktia province of Afghanistan, opposite Kurram Agency. During the last 24 hours, a number of air engagements have taken place in those areas inside Afghanistan w

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Seven miners killed, one missing in coal mine collapse in Turkey

Turkish soldiers stand guard as rescue workers work after six miners were killed inside a collapsed coal mine in Sirnak in southeast Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. Photo: AP  DIYARBAKIR: Seven miners were killed and another was missing after part of a coal mine in Turkey?s southeastern province of Sirnak collapsed on Tuesday, government spokesman Bekir Bozdag said. Search and rescue teams were looking for the missing worker who was trapped at the site. Turkey?s energy ministry said the coal

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No clash with institutions, says Ahsan Iqbal

Interior Minister and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) Ahsan Iqbal. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said that the government believes in the stability of institutions and he never had a dispute with the Pakistan Rangers. Speaking on Geo News? programme Capital Talk, the interior minister said that his participation in a passing out parade ceremony of the rangers is a 'loud a

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Google to offer stepped-up security for 'high risk' users

WASHINGTON: Google said Tuesday it would offer stronger online security for "high risk" users who may be frequent targets of online attacks. The US technology titan said anyone with a personal Google account can enroll in the new "advanced protection," while noting that it will require users to "trade off a bit of convenience" for extra security. "We took this unusual step because there is an overlooked minority of our users that are at particularly high risk of targeted online attacks," said

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12 wounded in bomb attack on police van in Turkey

ANKARA: A police vehicle in Turkey?s southern province of Mersin was hit in a bomb attack on Tuesday, wounding several people, security sources and Turkish media said. Broadcaster NTV said that some 12 people were injured in the attack, in Mersin?s Yenisehir district. Mersin Mayor Burhanettin Kocamaz told another broadcaster, Haberturk, that the attack took place on the street where the local governor?s office is located. He said the police vehicle was moving at the time of the attack. An ima

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William and Kate expect baby in April: Kensington Palace

LONDON: Prince William and his wife Kate are expecting their third baby in April, Kensington Palace announced on Tuesday. The couple -- the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge -- were "delighted" to confirm the month their child is due to be born, a brief statement said. Kensington Palace announced Kate´s pregnancy last month after she was forced to cancel an engagement because of extreme morning sickness. The Duchess has continued to suffer from the condition but made a surprise appearance at a ro

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Shehbaz advises Maryam to abstain from politics of confrontation: sources

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/adc8fa9b5b4453dfded3ace0d5864cdc.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMTcvMjAxNyAyOjU4OjU2IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9a1FnN0Evc2Q5OGdyMXpiWVhFUVYxUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday held an important meeting with Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif after six months, sources said, where MNA Ham

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Taj Mahal built by traitors, is blot on Indian culture: BJP lawmaker

After Taj Mahal was excluded from a tourism book of Uttar Pradesh, row has started between politicians over the historical significance of the mausoleum, with some cherishing its glory while others irked by its fame. , according to Indian media.  A lawmaker of Bharatiya Janata Party, Sangeet Som, has said the monument was ?built by traitors and is a blot on Indian culture?. Som believes India's history should be rewritten to erase Mughal emperors. "What history are we talking about? The man wh

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Trump´s fortune slides by $600 mn on Forbes wealth list

America´s richest may be getting richer but President Donald Trump´s fortune has slid by $600 million to $3.1 billion, according to a list of 400 billionaires released by Forbes magazine on Tuesday. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: America´s richest may be getting richer but President Donald Trump´s fortune has slid by $600 million to $3.1 billion, according to a list of 400 billionaires released by Forbes magazine on Tuesday. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates topped the list for a 24th consecutive year on a

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