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Tensions with North Korea, China hurt ticket sales for South Korean Olympics, says organiser

South Korea?s political tensions with North Korea and China are depressing ticket sales for the 2018 Winter Olympics in the South Korean city of Pyeongchang, leaving hundreds of thousands of tickets unsold, the organiser said on Friday. France said on Thursday its Winter Olympics team will not travel to South Korea if security cannot be guaranteed, as tensions escalate over North Korea?s nuclear programme following its sixth and largest nuclear test on Sept. 3. Hurting ticket sales in China, B
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Germany's surging far-right promises to disrupt cozy parliament

German Chancellor Angela Merkel ? a top candidate of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU) for the upcoming general elections ? speaks during the final election rally in Munich, Germany, September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle  MUNICH/POTSDAM: More than 8,000 people ? including hecklers blowing whistles ? showed up in Munich for one of German Chancellor Angela Merkel?s final speeches before Sunday?s national election that is expected to sweep her into a fourth term. Merkel ? whose con
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Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar on FIFA player of the year shortlist

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar have been nominated as finalists for the Best FIFA Men?s Player award, the sport?s governing body said on Friday. Ronaldo helped Real Madrid to a second consecutive Champions League title and finished as the tournament?s top scorer with 12 goals earlier this year. Messi and Neymar claimed the Spanish King?s Cup with Barcelona with the former finishing as La Liga?s top scorer with 37 goals last season. Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon was shortlisted
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Morata will fill Costa void for Chelsea, says Shevchenko

Diego Costa?s departure will have no lasting impact on Chelsea?s title ambitions because in Alvaro Morata they have signed the perfect striker to fill his boots, the club?s former frontman Andriy Shevchenko said on Friday. Premier League champions Chelsea agreed to sell Spain international Costa back to Atletico Madrid on Thursday -- ending a standoff between the 28-year-old and the club for whom he was top scorer in his three seasons at Stamford Bridge. Morata signed from Real Madrid in July
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Canada to impose sanctions on Venezuela's Maduro and top officials

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during his weekly broadcast "Los Domingos con Maduro" (The Sundays with Maduro) in Caracas, Venezuela, September 17, 2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS OTTAWA: Canada will impose targeted sanctions against 40 Venezuelan senior officials, including President Nicolás Maduro, to punish them for ?anti-democratic behaviour?, the foreign ministry said on Friday. Canada?s move ? which followed a similar decision by the United States ? came after mo
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Cavalli's Paul Surridge searches for new sensuality in Milan

British creative director Paul Surridge acknowledges the applause from Italian designer Roberto Cavalli at the end of Roberto Cavalli Spring/Summer 2018 show at the Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini  MILAN: British designer Paul Surridge debuted in Milan with his first collection for Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli, showing tight-fitting designs and animal prints that he said were an attempt to find a new type of sensuality. The alumni of
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Trump mulls new order to replace travel ban, no decision yet

US President Donald Trump looks up at a House and Senate leadership lunch at the White House, Washington, US, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is considering a new order to replace his soon-to-expire travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries that would be tailored on a country-by-country basis to protect the United States from attacks, US officials said on Friday. With the current ban on people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria,
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Wall St slips on healthcare, North Korea, earnings angst

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files  NEW YORK: The S&P 500 closed slightly higher on Friday even though Apple was a drag, as worries about Washington?s latest healthcare legislation proposal eased and investors shrugged off concerns about North Korea. Investors in the broader market were also encouraged by a jump in the Russell 2000 small-cap index, which ended with a record high close. After
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French President Macron to make EU reforms proposals on Tuesday

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in Manhattan, New York, US, September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files  PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will announce his proposals for European Union (EU) reforms in a speech at the Paris-Sorbonne University on Tuesday, his office said on Friday. Macron has said he would make proposals on about 10 issues, including strengthening the
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Shawn Mendes starts relief campaign for Mexico

Pop star Shawn Mendes on Friday announced a $100,000 donation for earthquake-hit Mexico as he urged fans to open their wallets for relief efforts. The 19-year-old Canadian singer was in Mexico City preparing to perform the following day when the 7.1-magnitude tremor struck on Tuesday, killing nearly 300 people. "While I cancelled my concert out of respect and for safety, being there during this tragedy and seeing the devastation firsthand made me want to do whatever I could to help those impac
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Trump administration drops guidance on college sex-crime probes

Demonstrators protest sexual assaults on college campuses at a #YesAllWomen rally in solidarity with those affected by violence in Seattle, May 30, 2014. Image Courtesy: Time via Alex Garland?Demotix/Corbis  The Trump administration on Friday reversed Obama-era guidelines on how colleges should handle sexual assault allegations that it said treated the accused unfairly. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has said the guidelines established under former Democratic President Barack Obama ? unde
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Oil rises nearly 1 percent as OPEC defers extension of output cuts

The logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is pictured at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger  NEW YORK: Oil prices ended nearly 1 percent higher on Friday ? close to their highest levels in months ? as major producers meeting in Vienna said they may wait until January before deciding whether to extend output curbs beyond the first quarter. ?I believe that January is the earliest date when we can actually, credibly spe
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Bill Clinton's upcoming suspense novel to become Showtime series

Former US president Bill Clinton attends a pontifical requiem mass for late former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in the cathedral in Speyer, Germany, July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Arne Dedert/Pool/Files LOS ANGELES: Former US President Bill Clinton?s debut novel will not hit shelves for almost a year, but it is already getting the TV treatment as Showtime said Friday that it would adapt the anticipated book into a series. Clinton?s The President Is Missing ? co-authored with prolific thriller writer J
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Malala thanks GoT star for speaking about violence against women

Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousafzai couldn?t contain her excitement when she met Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj CosterWaldau, known for his portrayal of Jamie Lannister, at the United Nations General Assembly 2017. Malala took to Twitter to share the moment, captioning the picture: ?Thank you @nikolajcw for your work and for hosting an honest conversation about violence against women and girls."  Replying to this, Nikolaj CosterWaldau tweeted, "It was such an honour and inspiration
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Russia firm unveils 'surveillance-proof' smartphone

MOSCOW: For Russians who fear that someone may be eavesdropping on their phone conversations, leading IT entrepreneur Natalya Kaspersky says she has a solution. At a business forum in Moscow on Friday she presented "TaigaPhone", a brand new smartphone created by InfoWatch Group, her software development company, costing around $260. The TaigaPhone is entirely green to represent the Russian northern forest after which it is named and has a five-inch touchscreen. "We have created it for the cor
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US seeks urgent action on Myanmar, while UN eyes $200 million for refugees

Rohingya refugees queue for aid in Cox´s Bazar, Bangladesh - Reuters YANGON/ DHAKA: The United States wants Myanmar to take urgent action to end violence in Rakhine state, where a military offensive has created a crisis that could jeopardise its economic and political transition, a US official said on Friday. Bangladesh and aid organisations are struggling to help 422,000 Rohingya Muslims who have arrived since Aug. 25, when attacks by Rohingya militants triggered a Myanmar crackdown that the U
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Audrey Hepburn´s family opens up her attic for auction

A visitor walks during a preview of Audrey Hepburn´s personal collection at Christie´s auction house in central London on September 22, 2017. Photo: AFP  LONDON: Film scripts, dresses and other treasures from late film legend Audrey Hepburn´s Swiss attic are going up for sale in London at an auction that offers a remarkable insight into her personal world. "My mother kept it in the attic, quite literally," Hepburn´s son Luca Dotti told AFP at a viewing of the more than 500 lots at Christie´s
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Trump's travel ban could be expanded after Sunday

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's contentious travel ban expires Sunday with little clarity over whether America´s door will reopen for travellers from six majority-Muslim countries. After the 90-day ban ends, travellers from Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen have been hopeful that US representatives would resume granting visas for trips to the United States for work, study, pleasure or to emigrate. But according to some media reports early Friday, the ban could actually become o
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India using chilli sprays, stun grenades to dissuade Rohingya influx

source: Reuters NEW DELHI: India has stepped up security along its largely porous eastern border with Bangladesh and is using ?chilli and stun grenades? to block the entry of Rohingya Muslims fleeing from violence in their homeland of Myanmar, officials said on Friday. Border forces in Hindu-majority India, which wants to deport around 40,000 Rohingya already living in the country, citing security risks, have been authorised to use ?rude and crude? methods to stop any infiltration attempts. ?W
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Pakistan exported food commodities worth $500m in last two months

ISLAMABAD: The country earned US$ 512.3 million by exporting different food commodities during the first two months of the current financial year as compared the earnings of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July to August 2017, food group exports from the country increased by 30.6 percent as compared the exports of the same period of last year. According to the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics,  since the last two months exports of rice grew by 40 percent as
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Removal of clause in electoral reform bill means to revive Nawaz: Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan on Friday strongly criticised the changes in the Electoral Reforms Bill 2017 and said the PML-N is destroying the last vestiges of ethics and morality by removing a clause in the bill which prevented disqualified individuals from heading a political party.  Khan's scathing criticism came after the Senate today passed the Electoral Reforms Bill 2017. The PTI chairman further said that the steps are being taken by the PML-N to re
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Bali volcano on highest alert level, thousands flee

source: AFP JAKARTA: Indonesian officials raised the highest possible alert for a volcano on the resort island of Bali late Friday, after tremors prompted thousands to flee over fears it could erupt for the first time in more than 50 years. Mount Agung, about 75 kilometres (47 miles) from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been rumbling since August and officials have recommended that people stay at least nine kilometres away from the crater. Hundreds of small tremors have rattled the mountain this
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Diesel's disgrace brings hybrids-for-all in race to electrify

FRANKFURT: Carmakers squeezed between carbon emissions cuts and falling sales of fuel-efficient diesels have used the Frankfurt auto show to spotlight a future generation of electric cars that will largely come too late to help them out of their bind. But elsewhere at the show, suppliers like Valeo and Delphi are lifting the lid on a quicker fix: affordable 48-volt hybrids. These "mild" hybrids, which add some electric power to existing petrol models without a costly redesign, are now being d
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British High Commissioner calls on COAS

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/b858e712cd3f7d052d32abce4928f0a4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yMi8yMDE3IDU6NDA6MDEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1yeGR1b2cxTjNBUWVEZ3JYaGlLL0hBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] RAWALPINDI: British High Commissioner Thomas Drew called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquart
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Mexico quake's homeless gather in tent village, toll reaches 286

MEXICO CITY: Desperate residents left homeless by Mexico's deadliest earthquake in a generation gathered in a tent village in the south of the capital on Friday, as the death toll climbed to 286 and signs of exhaustion gripped rescuers three days after the tremor. Tuesday's 7.1 magnitude quake levelled some 52 buildings in the sprawling Mexican capital, sparking a frenzied hunt for survivors and prompting political parties to outdo each other with pledges of donations to the rescue efforts ahea
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