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Spain calls Catalan mayors for questioning on independence vote

A huge Estelada (Catalan separatist flags) is carried as thousands of people gather for a rally on Catalonia's national day 'La Diada' in Barcelona, Spain, September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera MADRID: Spain?s state prosecutor has summoned more than 700 Catalan mayors who have backed an independence referendum, in an escalation of Madrid?s efforts to block the vote that it has declared illegal. Officials engaging in any preparations for the vote could be charged with civil disobedience, abus
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French court bans couple from using 'ñ' in baby's name

BREST: A French court on Wednesday banned a couple from giving their baby a name containing a tilde, ruling that the "n with a squiggle over it" was incompatible with national law. The couple from Brittany wanted to call their newborn baby boy Fañch, a traditional name in the northwestern region, which has its own language. "The principle according to which babies' names are chosen by their mothers and fathers must have limits when it comes to using a spelling which includes a character unrec
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Children at the Emmys: The little stars making it big

From sci-fi horror series "Stranger Things" to drama "Big Little Lies" and sitcom "black-ish," one notable feature of many contenders for this weekend's Emmy Awards is that they star children. Unlike the elaborate riders sometimes specified by their adult counterparts, these pint-sized thespians have more mundane requirements -- time for homework, regular breaks and the odd afternoon nap. "They are not trained actors like adults, but the kids that get the roles have an inherent ability," said
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A healthy heart can also help keep the mind sharp

Many of the same things people should do for a healthy heart, like exercising, eating well and avoiding cigarettes, can also help protect the brain from cognitive decline and dementia, according to the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association. Both the heart and brain need adequate blood flow. But blood vessels can narrow and harden over time, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes as well as cognitive decline, according to an advisory the organizations published
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Criminal probe opens into eight deaths at Florida nursing home after Irma

The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills is pictured in Hollywood, Florida, US, September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri  HOLLYWOOD: Eight elderly patients died Wednesday after being left inside a stifling South Florida nursing home that lost power during Hurricane Irma, prompting a criminal investigation and adding a tragic new dimension to mounting loss of life from the storm. The overall death toll from Irma climbed to 81 on Wednesday, with several hard-hit Caribbean islands accountin
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Ford self-driving test van 'talks' to pedestrians via light signals

The Ford and Virginia Tech research simulated a self-driving vehicle using a ?seat suit? to conceal the human driver in order to explore pedestrians' reaction to external lighting signals that indicate when the vehicle is driving, yielding or accelerating from a stop in Arlington, Virginia, September 13, 2017. Ford Motor Company/Handout via Reuters WASHINGTON: Ford Motor Co and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute are testing a way to enable self-driving vehicles to communicate their movements
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New York mayor's re-election campaign off to good start

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at the dedication ceremony to mark the opening of a new campus of Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island, New York City, September 13, 2017. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP  NEW YORK: While he may lack the charisma of his predecessors, the Democratic New York mayor who sees himself as an antidote to Donald Trump has a solid head start to his re-election campaign. New York is the US president's hometown, but the Republican is deeply unpopular in the city that is one of
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Key Democrats line up behind Sanders health care bill

US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks on health care during an event to introduce the Medicare for All Act of 2017, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, September 13, 2017. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP  WASHINGTON: Former US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders will Wednesday introduce a plan for government-sponsored universal health care, a notion long shunned in America that has newly gained traction among rising-star Democrats. But while support for such a scheme has surged among prominent Democrats ? in
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At least 25 burnt to death in fire at Malaysian capital school: officials

KUALA LUMPUR: At least 25 people ? most of them students ? were killed when a fire tore through a religious school in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur Thursday morning, officials said. The blaze broke out in Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah ? a religious school located in a mainly Malay settlement of Datuk Keramat ? just before dawn and reported at around 5.40 AM (2140 GMT Wednesday), according to a statement from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department. "The number of confirmed dead are 23 s
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Wenger prefers top-four finish over Europa League glory

Arsenal can sustain a Europa League challenge but a top-four finish in the Premier League would be the best way to reach next season?s Champions League, manager Arsene Wenger has said. Manchester United won the Europa League title last season to secure direct entry to the Champions League. Manager Jose Mourinho made winning the competition a priority as United slipped to a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League. Wenger, however, believes domestic success is key to Arsenal?s ambitions after
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Elephants hide by day, forage at night to evade poachers

This photo ? taken on July 1, 2010 ? shows an elephant walking along at sunset in Addo Elephant Game Reserve, near Port Elizabeth in South Africa. AFP/Jewel Samad/Files PARIS: Like escaped convicts, elephants in eastern Africa have learned to travel at night and hide during the day to avoid poachers who are hunting tuskers into extinction, researchers reported Wednesday. Normally elephants forage for food and migrate in daylight while resting under cover of darkness. But a sharp increase in i
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory hero 'was black boy'

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1971). Image Courtesy: Rotten Tomatoes LONDON: The hero of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory book was originally written as a black boy, the author's widow told the BBC on Wednesday. "The first Charlie that he wrote about was a little black boy, you know, and I'm sure that was influenced by America," Liccy Dahl told BBC Radio 4. The tale of Charlie Bucket's adventures at the chocolate factory owned by Willy Wonka was first published in 1964 and
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One dead, several wounded in northwest US school shooting

People gather outside of Freeman High School south of Spokane after a shooting on Wednesday. Image Courtesy: Seattle Times/KHQ via AP  LOS ANGELES: One student was killed and at least three other people were wounded Wednesday in a shooting in a school in the northwest of the United States, according to officials quoted by local media. The shooting took place in a high school in the town of Spokane in Washington state, 460 kilometres (285 miles) from Seattle. Fire department spokesm
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Rome sets mosquito campaign after chikungunya cases

File Photo ROME: The city of Rome on Wednesday announced it would carry out a fast-track, anti-mosquito campaign after a string of suspected cases of the insect-borne chikungunya virus were detected in the region. The move was criticised as too late by the national minister of health, who added it was likely that blood donations in Rome may have to be halted to help stop transmission of the disease. In a statement, city hall said disinfection and other anti-mosquito measures would be carried
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Pakistan kicks out medical charity MSF from country's tribal region

Workers unload emergency medical aid ? sent by Medecins Sans Frontieres ? from a plane, April 13, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Files  PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday told medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres? (MSF) to stop work and leave its impoverished tribal areas that border Afghanistan, the health organization said, ending its 14-year stay in the volatile region. MSF works out of two health facilities in the Kurram district of Pakistan?s Federally Administered Tribal Ar
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Canadian teens tried to use Christmas lights for bomb: prosecutor

A woman reporter runs with a rebel fighter to avoid snipers at the frontline against Daesh fighters in Aleppo's northern countryside, October 10, 2014. REUTERS/Jalal Al-Mamo/Files  MONTREAL: A young Montreal couple tried to use Christmas lights and sandpaper to make a homemade bomb, a prosecutor told a Canadian court on Wednesday in opening statements in the terrorism trial of the former college students. The items and a handwritten recipe to make a bomb were found after the Royal Canadian Mo
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Sevilla equaliser leaves Liverpool ruing penalty miss

Liverpool paid a heavy price for a first-half penalty miss as Sevilla grabbed a late equaliser to earn a 2-2 draw in their Champions League group E opener at Anfield on Wednesday. The Premier League side had been cruising after overcoming the shock of Wissam Ben Yedder?s fifth-minute goal to lead 2-1 at halftime. But Roberto Firmino, who had scored Liverpool?s first on 21 minutes, struck a post with a penalty just before the break, shortly after Mohamed Salah had put them ahead. Despite Liver
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Aguero reaches goals milestone as City thrash Feyenoord

Striker Sergio Aguero scored his 50th goal in European club competitions as Manchester City romped to a record 4-0 victory over Feyenoord in their Champions League Group F clash at De Kuip on Wednesday. Defender John Stones bagged a brace of headed goals and Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus netted the other as City inflicted the heaviest-ever home defeat in UEFA club football on the Dutch champions and former European Cup holders. Aguero reached his milestone with a typically clinical finish fr
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UN Security Council condemns excessive violence in Myanmar

Ambassadors to the UN vote during a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City, US, September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/Files  UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council expressed deep concern on Wednesday about violence in Myanmar?s Rakhine state, where about 400,000 Rohingya Muslims have been forced to flee to Bangladesh. In a statement, the 15-member council ?expressed concern about reports of excessive violence during the security operations and called for i
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Flip-flop glamor at Michael Kors Spring 2018

Shoes are placed out backstage before the Michael Kors Spring/Summer 2018 collection during New York Fashion Week in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US, September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid NEW YORK: For fashion designer Michael Kors, life is a beach even in New York City. The former Project Runway reality television show judge?s Spring 2018 collection reflected this philosophy on Wednesday ? the final day of New York Fashion Week. Movie stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Nicole K
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Wall Street hits record high ? without help from Apple

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, REUTERS/Brendan McDermid  NEW YORK: Wall Street edged up to a record high on Wednesday as gains in consumer discretionary and energy stocks offset losses in technology heavyweight Apple Inc. Shares of Apple dropped 0.8 percent on concerns that the company?s newly-launched iPhone X is too expensive and because its availability starting in November was later than expected. With the widely held stock up 37 percent s
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Kane double helps Tottenham to victory over Dortmund

Harry Kane struck twice as Tottenham Hotspur made a flying start to their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in their Group H opener at Wembley on Wednesday. The England striker made sure there was no repeat of last season?s home woes in the competition with his side?s second and third goals after Dortmund?s Andriy Yarmolenko had cancelled out Son Heung-min?s opener in a frantic start. Kane had failed to find the net in August before scoring twice for England again
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Saudis urged to report on fellow citizens via mobile app

Image Courtesy: Yahoo! Philippines DUBAI: Saudi authorities have called on the public to supervise and report on the social media activities of fellow citizens while issuing broad definitions of "terrorist" crimes. "When you notice any account on social media spreading terrorist or extremist ideas, please report it immediately," a Twitter account under the umbrella of the interior ministry said late Tuesday. It directed citizens to report suspicious activity via a government-run "We are all
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Ronaldo fires holders Real to easy victory over APOEL

An imperious Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice on his first competitive start of the season as Real Madrid beat APOEL Nicosia 3-0 on Wednesday to get their quest for a third successive Champions League crown off on the right note. Ronaldo has been banned from domestic football since August for pushing a referee and only needed 12 minutes to get back amongst the goals in the competition where he is the all-time top scorer, meeting Gareth Bale?s low cross to arrow home. The Portuguese struck the un
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IOC crowns Paris 2024, Los Angeles 2028 in unique double

Paris was awarded the 2024 summer Olympics and Los Angeles the 2028 Games on Wednesday, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) broke with decades of tradition to vote on a unique double allocation. Paris, which has hosted two previous Olympics, will stage the event 100 years after its last Games in 1924 while Los Angeles will also organise its third Games after 1932 and 1984. IOC President Thomas Bach embraced both cities? mayors on stage after a unanimous show of hands by IOC members ra
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