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Five killed, including gunman, 21 injured in West Texas shooting

Published On: September 1, 2019 07:58 AM NPT By: Reuters

TEXAS, Sept 1: A white male in his 30s who was known to police killed four people and wounded 21 others on Saturday in a gun rampage between the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa that started with a traffic stop and ended when he was killed by officers, authorities said.

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Manchester United held to 1-1 draw by 10-man Saints

Published On: August 31, 2019 08:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

SOUTHAMPTON, Aug 31: Manchester United’s patchy start to the Premier League season continued with a 1-1 draw at 10-man Southampton after a Jannik Vestergaard header canceled out a brilliant Daniel James goal for the visitors on Saturday.

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Poland wants sanctions against Russia over Crimea to continue

Published On: August 31, 2019 06:40 PM NPT By: Reuters

WARSAW, Aug 31: President Andrzej Duda said on Saturday that Poland saw a need to maintain Western sanctions against Russia over its 2014 annexation of the Crimea region from Ukraine.

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Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon in latest clashes

Published On: August 31, 2019 05:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, Aug 31:  Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday as pro-democracy protesters threw petrol bombs in the latest in a series of clashes that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in decades.

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Monreal leaves Arsenal for Real Sociedad

Published On: August 31, 2019 05:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Aug 31: Spanish left-back Nacho Monreal has left Arsenal after six years at the London club to join La Liga side Real Sociedad on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee, both sides said on Saturday.

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12 dead, 50 injured in chemical factory blast in Maharashtra

Published On: August 31, 2019 05:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: At least 12 people were killed and around 50 injured after a series of explosions at a chemical factory in Maharashtra on Saturday, hospital officials and police said.

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Polanski's Dreyfus affair film premieres at Venice amid controversy

Published On: August 31, 2019 02:07 PM NPT By: Reuters

Roman Polanski’s new film “An Officer and a Spy”, a portrayal of the notorious Dreyfus Affair in 19th-century France, premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Friday to renewed controversy over the director, given his conviction for a sex crime.

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More than a haircut: Kristen Stewart aims to shine spotlight on Jean Seberg

Published On: August 31, 2019 01:13 PM NPT By: Reuters

Forty years after actress Jean Seberg died, Kristin Stewart says she wants to show the world that the star of the French New Wave should be known for more than just her short haircut.

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Taylor Swift's 'Lover' album breaks new record in China

Published On: August 31, 2019 01:10 PM NPT By: Reuters

U.S. singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s album “Lover” broke a new record for an international artist in China on Friday as it surpassed one million combined total streams, downloads and sales within a week of its release.

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India leaves nearly two million people off citizens' list, fate uncertain

Published On: August 31, 2019 12:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

GUWAHATI, INDIA, Aug 31: Nearly 2 million people have been left off a list of citizens released on Saturday in India’s northeastern state of Assam, after a mammoth years-long exercise to check illegal immigration that critics said targeted the region’s Muslim minority.

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Barca offer for Neymar has not met PSG demands - Leonardo

Published On: August 31, 2019 10:44 AM NPT By: Reuters

BARCELONA, Aug 31: Paris St Germain are not close to reaching a deal with Barcelona that would take Neymar back to the Spanish champions as the Catalans have not met the French club’s asking price for the Brazil forward, PSG’s sporting director Leonardo said on Friday.

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Smith goes from crease to nets ahead of Ashes return

Published On: August 31, 2019 09:23 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Aug 31: Steve Smith continued his buildup for the fourth Ashes test by heading straight to the practice nets after being dismissed in Australia’s tour match against Derbyshire on Thursday.

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Brexit: PM Johnson faces mounting legal, political, diplomatic challenges

Published On: August 30, 2019 06:40 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON/HELSINKI, Aug 30: Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan was facing mounting legal, political and diplomatic challenges on Friday as Ireland accused Britain of being unreasonable and former British leader John Major sought to stop the suspension of parliament.

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Man United's Sanchez completes loan move to Inter

Published On: August 30, 2019 05:43 PM NPT By: Reuters

MANCHESTER, Aug 30: Manchester United’s Chile forward Alexis Sanchez has joined Inter Milan on a season-long loan, the clubs said on Thursday.

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Fire breaks out at Toyota headquarters in Japan, no one injured

Published On: August 30, 2019 04:04 PM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO,  Aug 30: Toyota Motor Corp was investigating ablaze on Friday at its headquarters in western Japan’s Toyota City, believed to have broken out in the technology development division, a company spokeswoman said.

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Tens of thousands of Pakistanis hold anti-India demonstration over Kashmir

Published On: August 30, 2019 03:57 PM NPT By: Reuters

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30: Cities around Pakistan came to a standstill on Friday as tens of thousands of people poured onto the streets in a government-led demonstration of solidarity with the disputed region of Kashmir, after India revoked its autonomy this month.

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Over 150 migrants storm through Spain's enclave fence

Published On: August 30, 2019 03:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

MADRID, Aug 30:  More than 150 migrants crossed the border fence at Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta early on Friday and at least six Spanish police officers suffered minor injuries as they tried to stop them, a government spokesman in the city said.

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UK's Raab says suspending parliament is lawful and proper

Published On: August 30, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

HELSINKI, Aug 30: British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Friday accusations that his government’s suspension of parliament was a constitutional outrage were “nonsense”.

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Almodovar gets lifetime achievement award at Venice Film Festival

Published On: August 30, 2019 01:13 PM NPT By: Reuters

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar added a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to his list of accolades on Thursday, when the Venice Film Festival presented him with the prize for a long and illustrious career.

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Scarlett Johansson tackles painful divorce tale in 'fated' drama 'Marriage Story'

Published On: August 30, 2019 01:07 PM NPT By: Reuters

Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver play a couple in crisis in “Marriage Story”, an emotional tale of a relationship falling apart and a project the Hollywood actress said she felt was “fated” as it came about as she went through her own divorce.

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