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Daniel Johnston, rock outsider, closes out with friends

With his painfully raw lyrical delivery and battles with mental illness, Daniel Johnston is one of rock's ultimate loners. But for what may be his last concerts, he has found plenty of friends to celebrate his legacy. In between stints in psychiatric care for severe manic depression, Johnston has given a new meaning to lo-fi with decades worth of homemade recordings in which he pours out stories of personal pain and unrequited love set to classic, Beatles-inspired pop. The 56-year-old, who liv
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Playoff-bound Sweden lose as Robben signs off in style for Dutch

AMSTERDAM: Sweden claimed a World Cup playoff spot despite losing 2-0 on Tuesday away to a Netherlands side inspired by Arjen Robben who finished his international career with both goals as the Dutch bowed out. The Netherlands needed to win by a seven-goal margin to reach the playoffs but finished level on 19 points, behind Group A winners France, with the Swedes second on goal difference. The home side started brightly in the Amsterdam Arena with a fired-up Robben converting a 16th-minute p
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Make or break for Messi and Argentina

Lionel Messi and Argentina will be fighting for their World Cup lives here Tuesday as the South American heavyweights take on Ecuador aiming to avoid a humiliating failure to qualify for next year's finals in Russia. The eyes of the football world will turn to Quito's Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa to see if the once unthinkable prospect of a World Cup without Messi is to become a stunning reality. The two-time World Cup winners head into the final round of South American qualifiers in sixth place
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Catalan leader signs document declaring independence from Spain

BARCELONA: Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and other regional politicians signed a document declaring Catalonia?s independence from Spain, but it was unclear if the document would have any legal value. ?Catalonia restores today its full sovereignty,? says the document, called ?declaration of the representatives of Catalonia.? ?We call on all states and international organisations to recognise the Catalan republic as an independent and sovereign state. We call on the Catalan government to take
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Apple nears TV deal with Spielberg for 'Amazing Stories'

Apple Inc is finalizing a deal to make 10 new episodes of Steven Spielberg?s 1980s science fiction anthology series ?Amazing Stories,? landing a premiere Hollywood talent for its plunge into original TV programming, a source with knowledge of the discussions said. The series would be produced for Apple by Spielberg?s Amblin Television and Comcast Corp?s NBCUniversal television production unit. ?Amazing Stories? originally ran on the NBC broadcast network. ?We love being at the forefront of App
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Nadal savouring winning feeling after injury hell

World number one Rafael Nadal said on Tuesday he savours each victory more than ever after returning to peak form this year following a succession of injuries. The 31-year-old Spaniard won his sixth title of the year on Sunday in Beijing, fresh from lifting his third US Open title. Nadal's resurgence after injury is one of the tennis storylines of 2017 along with the similar rejuvenation of old rival Roger Federer. Speaking at the Shanghai Masters, where Federer is also playing, Nadal said: "
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Giroud scorpion kick shortlisted for FIFA goal award

Olivier Giroud?s scorpion kick strike for Arsenal against Crystal Palace last season was shortlisted for FIFA?s goal of the year award on Monday, alongside efforts from Venezuelan teenager Deyna Castellanos and goalkeeper Oscarine Masuluke. Giroud scored with an improvised volley in the Premier League match on Jan. 1, producing an acrobatic flick with his left heel to convert Alexis Sanchez?s cross into the net off the crossbar while tumbling forward. Arsenal won the match 2-0 and Giroud, who
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Griezmann propels France to 2018 FIFA World Cup

Griezmann opened the scoring and then set up Olivier Giroud before the break while Belarus reduced the arrears on the stroke of halftime through Anton Saroka. The result put France, who will take part in their sixth consecutive World Cup finals, on 23 points after 10 games, four ahead of second-placed Sweden. Four days after a decisive 1-0 win in Bulgaria, Didier Deschamps?s team were never really under pressure and avoided having to go through the playoffs, as they had to reach the 2010 and 2
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Portugal end Swiss winning run to qualify for FIFA World Cup

LISBON: European champions Portugal qualified for next year?s World Cup with a convincing 2-0 home win over Switzerland on Tuesday, ending their rivals? perfect record in Group B after an own goal by Johan Djourou set them on their way. With Bernardo Silva giving one of his best performances for his country, the Portuguese did not even need a goal from their captain Cristiano Ronaldo as they pulled level on 27 points with Switzerland and won the group on goal difference. Djourou put the ball t
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Federal cabinet reviews provincial quota regime

ISLAMABAD: A federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday reviewed the existing provincial quota regime which was being followed during recruitment process for the posts of Central Superior Services (CSS) and other vacancies at the federal level. A detailed presentation was made on the existing provincial quota regime and it was decided that the matter should be discussed in detail on the floor of the Parliament as well as at the forum of Council of Common I
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Stones pelted on Australian team bus in India

KARACHI/GUWAHATI: The Australian cricket team's bus came under attack while touring India, where stones were pelted after the team?s victory in their Twenty20 match against the hosts on Tuesday. Australia's T20 skipper Aaron Finch, member of the visiting team, posted a photo of the brick attack on Twitter. ?Pretty scary having a rock thrown through the team bus window on the way back to the hotel!!,? he tweeted. Captain David Warner, who was also on the bus, during th
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15-year-old girl allegedly murdered in Karachi

KARACHI: A 15-year-old girl, who was also a witness to her mother's murder, was allegedly killed in Karachi, Geo News learnt Tuesday, with her body dumped in the water tank of her house. Raheema lived with two of her sisters in Maripur area of Karachi's Keamari Town. Her sisters, when reached home on Monday evening, found their house locked up. They entered the house after breaking the lock, but didn't find Raheema inside. Searching for their sister, when they looked into the water tank they
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'I feel like I'm going crazy:' migrant health crumbles in Greece

FILE PHOTO: A Pakistani migrant threatens to hang himself from a utility pole during a demonstration inside the Moria registration centre on the Greek island of Lesbos, April 6, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/file ATHENS: A mental health emergency is unfolding in migrant camps on Greece?s islands, fueled by poor living conditions, neglect and violence, charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday. Medical staff have seen a sharp increase in people trying to get help after attempting suicide, har
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Russian military jet crashes on takeoff in Syria, crew killed: agencies

A still image taken from a file video footage shows a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 military jet taxiing on the tarmac at the Hmeymim air base near Latakia, Syria. Photo: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation/Handout via REUTERS MOSCOW: A Russian military jet crashed while taking off from Russia?s Hmeymim air base in Syria on Tuesday in an incident that killed its two-man crew, Russia?s Defence Ministry said, Russian news agencies reported. The Sukhoi-24 attack aircraft, codenamed Fencer by the
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Catalonia nears possible independence proclamation despite Madrid's warnings

Mossos d'Esquadra, Catalan regional police officers, carry barriers near the Catalonian regional parliament in Barcelona, Spain, October 10, 2017. Photo: REUTERS BARCELONA: Catalan police tightened their protective ring around the region?s parliament on Tuesday where secessionists have pledged a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain despite warnings from Madrid of swift counter-measures. Regional leader Carles Puigdemont held a meeting of his cabinet to decide how to press an indepe
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Last privately-owned Da Vinci to go on sale for $100 mn

NEW YORK: The last Leonardo Da Vinci painting still in the hands of a private collector will go under the hammer next month in New York, the Christie's auction house said Tuesday, estimating its worth at $100 million. Dating from around 1500, "Salvator Mundi" -- which depicts Jesus Christ as the world´s saviour -- was long believed to be a copy of an original by the Italian master, until it was eventually certified as authentic. Fewer than 20 works by Da Vinci, whose art was already highly sou
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Who's the moron? Trump challenges Tillerson to IQ test

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's feud with top diplomat Rex Tillerson burst back into the open Tuesday, with the US president suggesting he and his Secretary of State compare IQ scores. Having loudly dismissed reports that Tillerson once called him a "moron," Trump showed no sign of letting the controversy go, renewing questions about Tillerson´s future as America´s top diplomat. Just to make it clear that he´s smarter than his secretary of state, Trump suggested taking a test to prove it. "I think
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At least nine killed as passenger bus overturns near Larkana

Photo: FILE LARKANA: At least nine people were killed after a passenger bus overturned near Larkana on Tuesday, police said. The ill-fated bus, which was en route to Larkana from Sehwan, overturned because of over-speeding, police said. The deceased included two minors. The incident left 30 other passengers wounded. The injured persons were shifted to Chandka Medical Hospital.
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Moscow says US 'pretending' to fight Daesh in Iraq

MOSCOW: Moscow accused the US on Tuesday of reducing air strikes against the Daesh group in Iraq to let militants into Syria and fight the Russian-backed Syrian army, claims the Pentagon denied. Russian military spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the Syrian regime was attempting to push the militants out of eastern Deir Ezzor province, but that arrivals from Iraq were boosting their numbers. "The US-led coalition, pretending to fight IS, largely in Iraq, sees all this but continues allegedly acti
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Looking for an Uber? Book it through Snapchat's 'context cards'

The logo of messaging app Snapchat is seen at a booth at TechFair LA, a technology job fair, in Los Angeles, California, US, January 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters  Snap Inc?s Snapchat on Tuesday introduced ?context cards?, a new feature that will allow users to book an Uber ride or reserve a seat at a restaurant without leaving the messaging app. The new feature is aimed at increasing the time a user spends on the app by providing contextual location-based search, potentially helping the company to
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U2 yield to Messi fever, delay Argentina concert

Left to right: The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr, Bono and Adam Clayton of U2 perform during The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 at University of Phoenix Stadium on September 19, 2017. Photo: AFP File  BUENOS AIRES: Irish rockers U2 have agreed to delay their concert in Buenos Aires on Tuesday to allow their fans to watch Argentina's do-or-die World Cup qualifier. The band, playing Buenos Aires as part of its "Joshua Tree" tour, have agreed to push back their set by almost two hours, the organizers said. Fans
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Wouldn?t have voted for Javed Iqbal as chairman NAB: Zafarullah Khan

MNA Shazia Murree (extreme left), Barrister Zafarullah Khan, Senior Journalist Hamid Mir, and Advocate Awais Ahmed (extreme right) on Geo News Programme Capital Talk. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Zafarullah Khan on Tuesday said that better choices for the position of chairman of the National Accountability Bureau existed. Speaking on Geo News? programme Capital Talk, the Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) said that he per
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IoK woman sent back as goodwill gesture by Army

RAWALPINDI: A woman from Indian Occupied Kashmir, identified as Azmat Jan, was sent back home on Tuesday after she crossed over the Line of Control near Chirikot, according to Inter-Services Public Relations.  Azmat, who is married to Muhammad Shakeel and lives in Degwar Maldialan, was returned to IoK at Rawala-Poonch crossing point on humanitarian grounds. Photo: ISPR  Azmat, who is married to Muhammad Shakeel and lives in Degwar Maldialan, was returned to IoK at Rawala-Poonch crossing point
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Dengue claims two more lives in KP, death toll rises to 52

PESHAWAR: Dengue claimed two more lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 52 in the province. According to the Dengue Response Unit of the health department, the deceased have been identified as 65-year-old Mehar Taj, wife of Jumma Khan, and 70-year-old Aslam, son of Mukarram Umar. The deceased were admitted to Khyber Teaching Hospital on October 5, 2017. The DRU also informed that around 1790 dengue tests were conducted on Tuesday, out of which 368 were found to be
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Tears in Damascus as Syria misses shot at World Cup

DAMASCUS: Syrians in Damascus collapsed into tears of disappointment Tuesday as their war-torn country's hopes of qualifying for its first ever football World Cup were dashed during extra time against Australia. The prospect of the Syrian team qualifying for football's biggest contest brought thousands of cheering fans into public squares and cafes across parts of the country, including the capital Damascus. Excitement had been building for days, and students lobbied to have lectures reschedu
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