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Messi and co "angry" after Barca slip up again

Published On: September 30, 2018 06:40 AM NPT By: Reuters

BARCELONA, Sept 30: Barcelona captain Lionel Messi says the La Liga champions are “angry” about dropping seven points in their last three league games after he came off the bench to help his side scrape a 1-1 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.

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Kane double at Huddersfield sends Spurs fourth

Published On: September 30, 2018 06:33 AM NPT By: Reuters

HUDDERSFIELD, Sept 30: Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham Hotspur moved into fourth place in the Premier League with a 2-0 win at bottom club Huddersfield Town on Saturday.

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Led Zeppelin must face new trial claiming it stole 'Stairway' riff

Published On: September 29, 2018 06:47 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, Sept 29: Led Zeppelin was ordered by a U.S. appeals court to face a new trial over whether it stole the opening guitar riff for its 1971 anthem “Stairway to Heaven” from an obscure instrumental written four years earlier.

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Powerful typhoon approaches southern Japan, charts course for main island

Published On: September 29, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, Sept 29: A powerful typhoon brought heavy rain and high winds as it approached southern Japan on Saturday, leading to flight cancellations and power outages in several cities.

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Watford's Kabasele has red card rescinded

Published On: September 28, 2018 03:17 PM NPT By: Reuters

Sept 28: Watford defender Christian Kabasele will be available for the Premier League encounter against Arsenal at the weekend after the English Football Association rescinded the red card he received on Wednesday.

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China says Rohingya issue should not be 'internationalized'

Published On: September 28, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Sept 28: The Rohingya issue should not be complicated, expanded or “internationalized”, China’s top diplomat said, as the United Nations prepares to set up a body to prepare evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar.

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Liverpool take perfect record to Chelsea for biggest test

Published On: September 27, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

MANCHESTER, Sept 27: Unbeaten Chelsea and Liverpool face off on Saturday at Stamford Bridge in what is the biggest clash of the Premier League season so far.

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Barcelona and Real Madrid suffer humbling losses

Published On: September 27, 2018 09:31 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEVILLE, Sept 27: La Liga champions Barcelona slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at struggling Leganes and Real Madrid were resoundingly beaten 3-0 by Sevilla on Wednesday as Spain’s two biggest clubs lost on the same day for the first time since January, 2015.

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Will Smith feels 'absolute terror' in Grand Canyon bungee jump

Published On: September 26, 2018 12:44 PM NPT By: Reuters

LOS ANGELES, Sept 26: Actor Will Smith took a bungee jump into the Grand Canyon on Tuesday to mark his 50th birthday and raise money for a global education campaign.

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Bill Cosby, in cuffs, imprisoned for up to 10 years for sexual assault

Published On: September 26, 2018 10:25 AM NPT By: Reuters

NORRISTOWN, Sept 26: Bill Cosby was marched out of court in shackles on Tuesday after a judge branded him a “predator” and sentenced him to between three and 10 years in prison for sexual assault, capping the downfall of the once-beloved comedian known as “America’s Dad.”

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Swedish PM Lofven voted out by parliament, new government unclear

Published On: September 25, 2018 03:54 PM NPT By: Reuters

STOCKHOLM, Sept 25: Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a no-confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday and will step down after four years in power, but with neither major political bloc holding a majority it remained unclear who will form the next government.

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India's oil demand to climb to 500 million tonnes per year by 2040: Indian Oil

Published On: September 25, 2018 03:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

SINGAPORE, Sept 25: India’s crude oil demand is forecast to grow to 500 million tonnes per year by 2040, but persistent increase in oil prices might act as a dampener for the rate of growth, Partha Ghosh, an executive director at Indian Oil Corp said on Tuesday.

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Factbox - Best FIFA Men's Player 2018 Luka Modric

Published On: September 25, 2018 08:43 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 25: The following is a factbox on Croatia and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, who won the Best FIFA Men’s Player award for 2018 on Monday.

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Modric, Marta win Best FIFA player 2018 awards

Published On: September 25, 2018 07:57 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 25: Real Madrid’s Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was named Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2018, while Orlando Pride’s Brazil forward Marta won the women’s award at a ceremony on Monday.

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France boss Deschamps defends 'misunderstood' Pogba

Published On: September 24, 2018 05:28 PM NPT By: Reuters

PARIS, Sept 24: France manager Didier Deschamps believes Paul Pogba’s strained relationship with the media is due to the “unfair criticism” he has received in the past and said the misunderstood Manchester United midfielder had learned to cope with it.

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US tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods come into force

Published On: September 24, 2018 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 24: US tariffs that hit some $200 billion worth of Chinese products on Monday spare many high-profile consumer technology items such as "smart" watches and speakers, but the less flashy home modems, routers and internet gateways that make them work weren't so lucky.

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Rouhani says Iran ready to confront U.S. after military parade attack

Published On: September 23, 2018 04:19 PM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, Sept 23: President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday Iran was ready to confront the United States and its Gulf Arab allies, a day after an attack on an Iranian military parade killed 25 people, including 12 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards.

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Death toll reaches 100 in Tanzania ferry disaster, hundreds feared missing

Published On: September 21, 2018 04:11 PM NPT By: Reuters

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 21: More than 100 bodies have been retrieved after a ferry sank on Lake Victoria, Tanzanian state radio reported on Friday, and hundreds more were still feared missing as rescuers searched for survivors from daybreak on the morning after the disaster.

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With population boom, urbanization, World Bank warns waste could grow 70% by 2050

Published On: September 21, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

MEXICO, Sept 21: Global waste could grow by 70 percent by 2050 as urbanization and populations rise, the World Bank said Thursday, with South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa set to generate the biggest increase in rubbish.

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U.S. sanctions China for buying Russian fighter jets, missiles

Published On: September 21, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 21: The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia, in breach of a sweeping U.S. sanctions law punishing Moscow for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.

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