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• Football legend Maradona mourns 'second father' Castro

  26-11-2016 23:19
  For football great Diego Maradona, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro was more than a friend and fellow Latin American legend, he was "a second father." Maradona said Castro's death late on Friday hit him like a tennis ball to the chest served by Juan Martin del Potro, the Argentine player he cheered on in the Davis Cup final where he received the news. "After my father, it's the deepest sorrow I know." The two controversial figures first met in 1987, a year after Maradona helped Argentina win the
  
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• Three California mosques receive hateful letters mentioning Trump

  26-11-2016 23:17
  By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hateful letters sent anonymously to three mosques in California with a warning that President-elect Donald Trump would "cleanse" the United States of Muslims have stirred fears among congregants, a community leader said on Saturday. Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the letters were identical and were postmarked as being sent from Santa Clarita just north of Los Angeles.
  
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• Qatar will help Syrian rebels even if Trump ends U.S. role

  26-11-2016 23:04
  By William Maclean and Tom Finn DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar will continue to arm Syrian rebels even if Donald Trump ends U.S. backing for the multinational effort, Doha's foreign minister said in an interview, signalling its determination to pursue a policy the U.S. President-elect may abandon. While the rebels needed more military support, any move to supply "Manpad" anti-aircraft weapons to them would have to be decided collectively by the rebels' backers, the minister, a member of Qatar's royal fa
  
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• Canada PM’s positive Castro remarks spark ire, humour

  26-11-2016 22:54
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose family's ties with the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro go back decades, mourned the loss of a "remarkable leader" on Saturday, sparking a flurry of criticism and humour at his favourable tone. Trudeau's comments on Castro were markedly more positive than most Western leaders, who either condemned the revolutionary leader's human rights record or tip-toed around the subject. Instead, Trudeau warmly recalled his late father’s friendship with Castr
  
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• No title talk from Conte after leaders Chelsea win again

  26-11-2016 22:49
  By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Antonio Conte felt his side had passed a major examination by beating Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday but the Italian was not about to get carried away with talk of winning the Premier League, even after a seventh straight win. This league is very tough," said Conte, who was his usual excitable self on the touchline during the match but cut a rather more measured figure afterwards with his side still a point clear at the top. After a run of s
  
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• Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dies aged 90

  26-11-2016 22:41
  By Marc Frank and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied U.S. efforts to topple him, died on Friday. Wearing a green military uniform, a sombre Raul Castro, 85, appeared on state television on Friday night to announce Fidel's death, 60 years to the day since the two brothers and dozens of supporters left Mexico on a boat to take revolution to Cuba. "At 10:29 at night, the
  
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• Ireland survive injuries to edge Australia in thriller

  26-11-2016 22:06
  By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland claimed a third southern hemisphere scalp in six months by surviving a slew of injuries and an improbable comeback to beat Australia 27-24 on Saturday and inflict the Wallabies' first defeat on their European tour. Leading 17-0 just before halftime, Ireland were forced to field their replacement scrumhalf and flyhalf at fullback and wing and Australia took advantage to move ahead before a Keith Earls try completed a famous and wild home victory. There
  
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• Trump slams recount push as 'a scam,' says election is over

  26-11-2016 22:05
  
  President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday condemned a growing push to force recounts in three states pivotal to his Nov. 8 victory, confronting the Green Party-backed effort for the first time even as he ...
  
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• MPs launch new attempt to interrogate Tony Blair over Iraq

  26-11-2016 22:00
  
  Commons urged to set up inquiry into former PM’s evidence to Chilcot and reconsider his right to seat on privy councilA cross-party group of MPs will make a fresh effort to hold Tony Blair to account for allegedly misleading parliament and the public over the Iraq war.The move, which could see Blair stripped of membership of the privy council, comes as the former prime minister tries to re-enter the political fray, promising to champion the “politically homeless” who are aliena
  
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• Hollande, Valls urged to contest French Socialist presidential ticket

  26-11-2016 21:58
  By Myriam Rivet PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls should both take part in the Socialist primary election to pick the party's candidate for next year's presidential race, a leading Socialist said on Saturday. The comments from Claude Bartolone, head of the lower house of parliament, come as polls suggest the divided French left faces defeat at the hands of a centre-right candidate or far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the election next April and
  
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• Chelsea stay at the summit, Aguero at the double for Man City

  26-11-2016 21:56
  By Neil Robinson LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea stayed at the top of the Premier League after coming from a goal down to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday after earlier winners Manchester City and Liverpool also briefly scaled summit on a topsy turvy day. City came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 with two Sergio Aguero goals in the day's early kick off with Liverpool later edging above them on goal difference after Divock Origi and James Milner finally broke fierce Sunderland
  
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• Trump calls Green Party vote recount request a 'scam'

  26-11-2016 21:52
  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday called a request for a recount of votes in Wisconsin a "scam" by the Green Party and said even his Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton had said the election results should be accepted. "This is a scam by the Green Party for an election that has already been conceded, and the results of this election should be respected instead of being challenged and abused, which is exactly what (Green Party leader) Jill Stein is doing," Trump said in a state
  
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• Clinton team to take part in U.S. state vote recount, Trump blasts effort

  26-11-2016 21:52
  By Ian Simpson and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON/WEST PAlM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign will take part in a recount of Wisconsin votes in the U.S. presidential race, an effort Republican winner Donald Trump called "ridiculous" on Saturday. Wisconsin's election board on Friday approved the recount requested by Green Party candidate Jill Stein. Marc Elias, the Clinton campaign counsel, said the campaign would take part in the recount in Wisconsin as well as in the other
  
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• Memorabilia torched on London barge to protest punk gone rotten

  26-11-2016 21:48
  By William Schomberg and Georgina Cooper LONDON (Reuters) - Piles of punk music memorabilia went up in flames on a river barge in London on Saturday in a protest against the way the once rebellious genre has been subsumed into mainstream culture. Joe Corre, son of former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and designer Vivienne Westwood, set fire to clothes and paraphernalia he valued at between 5 and 10 million pounds, Corre also burnt firework-stuffed effigies of Prime Minister Theresa May and
  
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• House to vote on bill aimed at speeding approval of drugs

  26-11-2016 21:45
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House plans to vote Wednesday on a $6.3 billion bill aimed at speeding federal approval of drugs and medical devices and boosting biomedical research.
  
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• Newcastle streak ends as Blackburn stun leaders

  26-11-2016 21:41
  (Reuters) - Newcastle United's advantage at the top of the Championship, England's second division, was cut to two points as they fell to a shock 1-0 home defeat to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. While Rafa Benitez's side suffered their first defeat since September, second-placed Brighton and Hove Albion kept the heat on the leaders with a 2-1 victory at home to Fulham. Benitez had opted to drop the division's top scorer Dwight Gayle in one of six changes to his side, and it was a call that came
  
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• 'Viva Fidel!, Cubans begin mass mourning for Castro

  26-11-2016 21:30
  By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Hundreds of students massed at Havana University on Saturday to honour Fidel Castro, as nine days of official mourning began for the leader who dominated the island's political life for generations. Castro's remains will be cremated, and his ashes toured around Cuba until his state funeral on Dec. 4. Giant rallies are planned in Havana's Revolution Square and in the southern city of Santiago in honour of the late leader who died at age 90.
  
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• Miami's Cubans celebrate Castro's death, hopeful for fresh start

  26-11-2016 21:30
  By Francisco Alvarado and Nicole Martinez MIAMI (Reuters) - Cuban-Americans poured into the streets of Miami's Little Havana on Saturday to celebrate the death of Fidel Castro, while leaders of Florida's Cuban emigre community saw his passing as a hopeful sign for reform in their homeland. Vendors selling "Cuba Libre" flags and T-shirts set up shop on nearly every street corner, as rows of cars, many of them blaring horns, flooded the streets. Miami police said thousands of people had streamed t
  
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• Fashion designer's son burns £5m of punk memorabilia in protest

  26-11-2016 21:27
  
  The son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood has set fire to millions of pounds worth of punk memorabilia, saying punk "has become another marketing tool". Joe Corre torched a chest containing clothes, posters and other items belonging to him on a boat on the River Thames in London's Chelsea. There were also effigies of politicians including former prime minister David Cameron and current PM Theresa May loaded with fireworks.
  
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• Syrian army captures part of rebel-held east Aleppo

  26-11-2016 21:06
  By Lisa Barrington and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army said it had taken control of an important district in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Saturday after fierce fighting, with rebels blaming intense air strikes and lack of hospitals for their collapsing frontline. Government forces advanced with a ground and air assault on the edge of the besieged eastern half of the city, a move the rebels say is designed to split their most important urban stronghold in two. Aleppo, which was Syria
  
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• Following Fidel - Memories of Cuba from Reuters correspondents

  26-11-2016 20:59
  Reuters first established a presence in Havana before the Second World War and covered every major story of the Fidel Castro era since his 1959 Cuban revolution, from the Bay of Pigs invasion to his sickness in old age. Following Castro's death on Friday, three former Reuters Havana correspondents – Frances Kerry, Andrew Cawthorne and Anthony Boadle – share some memories of reporting on him.
  
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• Palace's Pardew under pressure after 'crazy' 5-4 defeat

  26-11-2016 20:53
  Alan Pardew thought Crystal Palace's 5-4 defeat in the Premier League at Swansea City on Saturday was "crazy" while home midfielder Jack Cork agreed it had been a "mad" game. Much play had been made in the build-up of Palace's record in 2016 being the worst of all England's 92 league clubs. This time, despite leading even as the game went into injury time, they still came away with nothing as substitute Fernando Llorente struck twice in the 91st and 93rd minutes to seal their fate.
  
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• Liverpool return to summit, Aguero double lifts Man City

  26-11-2016 20:53
  By Neil Robinson LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool and Manchester City both had to struggle for the victories that took them above Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table although Antonio Conte's side will return to the summit if they beat Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday's late game. City came from behind to beat Burnley 2-1 with two Sergio Aguero goals in the day's early kick off with Liverpool later edging above them on goal difference after Divock Origi and James Milner finally broke fierce S
  
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• Coutinho injury casts shadow over Liverpool victory

  26-11-2016 20:53
  Liverpool's hard-fought 2-0 Premier League victory over Sunderland on Saturday came at a potentially heavy cost after Brazilian Philippe Coutinho sustained an ankle injury. The in-form playmaker fell to the turf in significant discomfort after Sunderland midfielder Didier Ibrahim Ndong caught him as he cleared the ball in the 34th minute. Coutinho was carried off on a stretcher and replaced by Divock Origi, who scored the opening goal in the 75th minute before James Milner’s stoppage-time
  
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• Sister, militant source deny woman arrested in Libya is wife of veteran Islamist

  26-11-2016 20:51
  A Tunisian woman who Libyan authorities said they had arrested and was married to veteran Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar is not his wife, her sister and an al Qaeda source have told local media. East Libya's counter-terrorism department said they had detained the woman, identified as Asma Kadoussi, after she had travelled to the northeastern city of Derna to give birth to a child.
  
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• Chelsea stay top after comeback win over Tottenham

  26-11-2016 20:47
  LONDON (Reuters) - CHELSEA 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 Chelsea retained top spot in the Premier League after goals from Pedro and Victor Moses earned them a comeback 2-1 win over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Chelsea looked disjointed for most of the first half and in the 11th minute, Tottenham's Christian Eriksen whipped the ball home from just outside the area after a defence-splitting run from Dele Alli. Just before halftime, Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic slipped the ball to Pedro
  
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• Yemen's exiled president visits civilians in Aden

  26-11-2016 20:43
  Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi arrived in the southern city of Aden on Saturday from Saudi Arabia to address civilian grievances including complaints about deteriorating services and delays in paying salaries, army and security sources said. The exiled Hadi is backed by a Saudi-led Arab coalition that has been trying to roll back gains made since 2014 by the armed Houthi movement, allied with Iran, and restore the president to power.
  
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• London cycling and the “by chance” success of Amsterdam

  26-11-2016 20:34
  
  A new book about the cycling cultures of Dutch and other European cities offers some valuable guidance for London For many London cycling activists and politicians with transport responsibilities the Netherlands is the touchstone nation for urban cycling policy, as demonstrated by the London Cycling Campaign’s ongoing “Go Dutch” theme and Boris Johnson’s borough-centred “mini-Holland” schemes. It is easy to see why. In 2014, cyclists accounted for a commanding
  
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• Trump disavowal of white supremacists doesn't quiet concerns

  26-11-2016 20:33
  
  Donald Trump's disavowal this week of white supremacists who have cheered his election as president hasn't quieted concerns about the movement's impact on his White House or whether more acts of hate will ...
  
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• Croatia win doubles to take 2-1 lead over Argentina

  26-11-2016 20:29
  By Zoran Milosavljevic ZAGREB (Reuters) - Hosts Croatia took a 2-1 lead over Argentina in the Davis Cup final after an inspired Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig beat Juan Martin Del Potro and Leonardo Mayer 7-6(2) 7-6(4) 6-3 in Saturday's doubles. Having overcome more fancied doubles teams in wins over the United States and France en route to the final, Cilic and Dodig produced another outstanding performance to give Croatia a potentially pivotal advantage against Argentina.
  
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• After Castro death, Trump says hopes for Cuban 'freedom'

  26-11-2016 20:26
  By Roberta Rampton WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that his administration would "do all it can" once he takes office on Jan. 20 to help increase freedom and prosperity for Cuban people after the death of Fidel Castro. Obama used his executive powers on a series of steps to ease trade, travel and financial restrictions against Cuba, arguing it was time to try diplomacy after the half-century-long economic embargo against Cuba had failed t
  
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• Hooded protesters shut down Los Bronces copper mine in Chile again

  26-11-2016 20:22
  By Fabian Cambero LIMA (Reuters) - Global miner Anglo American Plc halted all activity at its Los Bronces mine in Chile after hooded protesters seized installations early on Saturday in the second illegal occupation of the copper deposit this month, the company told Reuters. Anglo said it was not certain who the protesters were. "Anglo American presented a proposal that was far from the interests of workers," the union said in a statement Saturday.
  
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• Chinese buyers say committed to closing AC Milan deal soon

  26-11-2016 20:17
  The Chinese consortium seeking to buy Italian football club AC Milan is committed to signing the deal soon, it said on Saturday after the club's owner Silvio Berlusconi hinted at a further delay to the long-awaited acquisition. The group of investors, backed by Haixia Capital and entrepreneur Yonghong Li, signed a deal in August with former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi to gain full control of the Serie A club through investment vehicle Sino-Europe Sports Investment Management Changxing (SES
  
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• Clinton team to take part in U.S. presidential recount in Wisconsin

  26-11-2016 20:12
  By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign will take part in a Wisconsin recount of votes cast in the U.S. presidential race won by Republican Donald Trump, a campaign official said on Saturday. Wisconsin's election board on Friday approved the recount requested by Green Party candidate Jill Stein. Marc Elias, the Clinton campaign counsel, said the campaign had not planned to seek a recount since its own investigation had failed to turn up any sign of hacking of vo
  
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• Lufthansa cancels 35 flights on Sunday

  26-11-2016 20:04
  Germany's biggest airline Lufthansa has cancelled 35 flights on Sunday as the fallout from a four-day strike by pilots over pay spilled into a fifth day. "Almost all LH (Lufthansa) flights will operate according to schedule tomorrow. A spokesman also denied an unsourced report in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that said the airline had considered going insolvent to rid itself of the costly labour agreement with its pilots, which lies at the heart of the conflict.
  
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• Dutch destroy 190,000 ducks in first bird flu cull

  26-11-2016 20:02
  Some 190,000 ducks were destroyed on Saturday at six farms in the Netherlands following an avian flu outbreak, the country's first cull of an epidemic sweeping northern Europe. Outbreaks of avian flu, primarily the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain, have been reported in Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden over the past week. Dutch authorities did not say what strain of the virus had been discovered at a poultry farm in the village Biddinghuizen, some 70 km (43 miles) east of Amsterdam.
  
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• Ronaldo double as Real ride luck to beat Sporting

  26-11-2016 19:58
  By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo continued his rich vein of form by scoring twice in Real Madrid's 2-1 home win over struggling Sporting Gijon on Saturday, although the La Liga leaders got a lucky break when the visitors squandered a second-half penalty. Despite the early goals, Real struggled to control the game on a rainswept afternoon at the Bernabeu, and Carlos Carmona pulled one back for the visiting side 10 minutes before halftime. Sporting had a golden opportunity
  
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• Amid recount effort, Trump eyes foreign policy, defense jobs

  26-11-2016 19:50
  
  His inauguration less than eight weeks away, President-elect Donald Trump was confronted by new developments Saturday in recount efforts in three states pivotal to his Nov. 8 victory, even as he worked ...
  
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• Theresa May must fight the hard Brexiters or Britain will be ruined | Will Hutton

  26-11-2016 19:30
  
  The economic fallout from a violent rupture with the EU will have devastating consequences for the country and its peopleBrexit is pure poison, polluting everything it touches. The fundamental questions the country should be addressing – the crisis in productivity growth, the lack of affordable housing, the overwhelming strain on public services, our desperately weak export sector – are all sidelined. There is not the bandwith or capacity to address them against the gigantic question
  
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• Fidel Castro: Jeremy Corbyn praises 'huge figure'

  26-11-2016 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fidel Castro, who has died aged 90, was a "huge figure in our lives", Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says.
  
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• Closer Moscow ties don't change Turkey's stance on Assad - Deputy PM

  26-11-2016 19:26
  By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey's rapprochement with Russia has not changed Ankara's position that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go to restore peace in the country, Turkish deputy prime minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Saturday. Russia is Assad's main military backer while Turkey backs the rebels fighting to oust him in the six year old conflict. "We are in the same position, Assad has committed war crimes several times," Kurtulmus told Reuters.
  
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• Rosberg senior keeps his distance

  26-11-2016 19:16
  By Alan Baldwin ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Keke Rosberg may be on the brink of becoming the first Formula One world champion to watch his son win the title, but he will be doing it from a distance. The 67-year-old Finn has been conspicuous by his absence at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg, who leads Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton by 12 points and will start on the front row of the grid alongside his rival on Sunday, told reporters his father had no plans to attend.
  
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• EU's Moscovici says Greek bailout review progressing well

  26-11-2016 19:11
  Greece has made headway in its bailout review and can discuss short-term debt relief measures with its official lenders next month, EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said in an interview with a Greek newspaper. Greece's official creditors - the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the ECB and the IMF - are assessing its delivery on reforms and fiscal targets set in a bailout programme of up to 86 billion euros (73 billion pounds) agreed last summer, its third since 2010. Greece ho
  
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• The Shame of a Privileged Family Dealing With Prison

  26-11-2016 19:00
  This reader was hesitant to share her story and wasn’t sure if we even wanted to hear it: I thought I would write in case you’re interested in sharing the perspective of an upper-middle-class white family going through this. So many of the challenges in terms of psychological impact and family dynamics are universal, but there is sort of the additional burden of shame, embarrassment, and a lack of people to talk to when incarceration rates are really low in my community. I know virtu
  
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• Jones heaps praise on 14-man England

  26-11-2016 18:55
  By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - Coach Eddie Jones broke the habit of a lifetime to pour praise on his players after England showed tremendous application to overcame the fifth-minute dismissal of Elliot Daly and beat Argentina 27-14 in an incident-packed match on Saturday. Despite the early red card, England built a 16-0 lead and though the Pumas hit back to make it 16-14 soon after the break, the hosts showed great experience to wrestle control of the game and secure their 12th win in a ro
  
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• Vibrant Scotland end good year with big win over Georgia

  26-11-2016 18:44
  (Reuters) - Vern Cotter's Scotland signed off on their best year since 2002 by overwhelming Georgia 43-16 in their final autumn test at Kilmarnock's Rugby Park on Saturday. The home side bounced back after a strong start by the visitors, looking to stake a claim for inclusion in an extended Six Nations, to outclass their opponents with four first-half tries to take a 31-11 stranglehold on the match. "It was a nice win," captain Greig Laidlaw told the BBC.
  
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• Soccer-Ronaldo double as Real ride luck to beat Sporting

  26-11-2016 18:33
  By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo continued his rich vein of form by scoring twice in Real Madrid's 2-1 home win over struggling Sporting Gijon on Saturday, although the La Liga leaders got a lucky break when the visitors squandered a second-half penalty. Despite the early goals, Real struggled to control the game on a rainswept afternoon at the Bernabeu, and Carlos Carmona pulled one back for the visiting side 10 minutes before halftime. Sporting had a golden opportunity
  
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• Origi and Milner give Liverpool 2-0 win over Sunderland

  26-11-2016 18:31
  LIVERPOOL 2 SUNDERLAND 0 Nov 26 (Reuters) - Substitute Divock Origi and James Milner both scored as Liverpool beat Sunderland 2-0 at Anfield to return provisionally to the Premier League summit on Saturday. Liverpool dominated possession without finding a way past Sunderland's stubborn defence, spurning a host of chances until Origi, on in the first half for the injured Philippe Coutinho, curled in his first league goal of the season in the 75th minute.
  
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• Last-gasp Slimani spot on for Leicester

  26-11-2016 18:25
  LEICESTER CITY 2 MIDDLESBROUGH 2 Leicester City's Islam Slimani scored a stoppage-time penalty to rescue a point in a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough, who recorded their fourth successive away draw in the Premier League. The goal came deep into injury time after Wes Morgan drew a foul from Marten De Roon in the area. It was Leicester's second penalty of the game, with Riyad Mahrez also scoring from the spot in the first half after Calum Chambers handled under pressure from Morgan. ...
  
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• Dawson earns Hull fortunate draw with West Brom

  26-11-2016 18:23
  HULL CITY 1 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 Gareth McAuley’s powerful downward header was cancelled out by Michael Dawson’s late tap-in as West Bromwich Albion were held 1-1 at struggling Hull City in the Premier League on Saturday. Dawson scored his third goal in his last five matches when he beat Ben Foster in the 72nd minute following Dieumerci Mbokani’s nod down, rescuing a point for the home side who were outplayed for large parts of the match. McAuley looked set to be the unlikely
  
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