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Violence, corruption and concussion: The dark side to sumo wrestling – and why its popularity endures
The Independent 15 Oct 2019
The initial collision is seismic. The sumo wrestlers, crouched down in the centre of the ring, knuckles pressed into the sand beneath, launch forward in an explosion of rippling muscle and flesh ... Once contact is made, the giants rise up in a shaking embrace as they attempt to engineer a dominant position for themselves ... The solemn recitations ... REUTERS....
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'I don't look for records, they look for me!' - Ronaldo credits 'obsession' following 700th goal
Yahoo Daily News 15 Oct 2019
Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo insisted he is not obsessed with breaking records as they come naturally for him after scoring his landmark 700th career goal. Ronaldo bagged a consolation penalty in the second half of Portugal's 2-1 Euro 2020 qualifying defeat to Ukraine in Kiev on Monday ... Today we played well but couldn't win ... ....
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Trump: Let 'Napoleon Bonaparte' rescue Kurds
Yahoo Daily News 14 Oct 2019
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump suggested Monday that Syria's formerly US-allied Kurds could look to 19th century French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte for protection after the US president ordered the departure of nearly 1,000 US troops from the country ... ....
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New Catalan vote on independence is inevitable, says jailed leader
The Guardian 15 Oct 2019
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US troops express anger at Trump's Syria policy: 'We betrayed' the Kurds
CNN 15 Oct 2019
Washington (CNN)A wide range of American military personnel and defense officials are expressing a deep sense of frustration and anger at the Trump administration's refusal to support Syrian Kurds facing a Turkish military assault, over half a dozen US military and defense officials have told CNN ... Read More ... Loss of trust ... A 'betrayal' ... "I like candor....
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Militants kill truck driver in Indian-controlled Kashmir
The Oklahoman 15 Oct 2019
Advertisement ... Top police officer Muneer Ahmed Khan says the gunmen the man's truck on fire and fled from Sindoo Shirmal, a village in southern Kashmir ... Associated Press ... Managed 24/7 by these editors ... ....
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China’s biggest oil refiner to reduce operations after freight rates for supertankers from the Persian Gulf ...
South China Morning Post 15 Oct 2019
That’s driven up the cost of importing crude and is cutting into the profits made from refining.Sinopec is looking… ... ....
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Cocaine gave Sir Elton John confidence
Music News 15 Oct 2019
The 72-year-old singer admitted he loved the illegal drug from the moment he first took it as it completely changed his personality and made him feel accepted. Speaking to NBC's Harry Smith on the 'Today' show, Elton said. "I saw someone doing cocaine and I said, 'Well, what is he doing?' and he said, 'Well, it makes you feel free' ... He recalled....
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2 members of all-female Islamic terrorist cell sentenced to 25+ years for botched Notre Dame bombing
Russia Today 15 Oct 2019photo: AP / Dmitry Lovetsky
Vladimir Putin leaves Saudi Arabia for historic UAE visit
Khaleej Times 15 Oct 2019
The UAE is set to roll out the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will arrive today. Roads in the Capital are lined with the flags of both countries, while the UAE-Russia Week has kicked off cultural celebrations at Emirates Palace. The leader is visiting the country after a gap of 12 years ... Steady growth in ties at various levels. ... ....
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Syria war: UK suspends arms sales to Turkey amid international outcry over offensive against Kurds
The Independent 15 Oct 2019
The UK government will suspend arms sales to Turkey amid an international outcry over its offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria. ... We’ll tell you what’s true. You can form your own view. From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now ... More follows…. Inside Politics newsletter ... Comments ... Learn more ... Post ... ....
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Canada's Trudeau, in election fight, says he needs voter support to stand up to Trump
Gulf Daily News 15 Oct 2019
WINDSOR, Ontario - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who looks set to lose his parliamentary majority after an Oct. 21 election, said on Monday he needed a strong government to keep standing up to US President Donald Trump ... That would leave the Liberals relying on smaller parties to govern ... ....
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WeWork is reportedly cutting 2,000 jobs as soon as this week, and the staff is turning on Adam Neumann
The Times of India 15 Oct 2019
WeWork is set to cut at least 13% of its workforce, or roughly 2,000 jobs, according to British newspaper the Guardian. The paper reported that staff within the company started to turn on founder and former CEO Adam Neumann, and that little or no work is getting done due to WeWork's uncertain financial position. "The atmosphere is toxic ... {{}}. ....
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Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president’s peace plan
Federal News Radio 15 Oct 2019
Brandishing red flares and shouting “glory to Ukraine,” thousands of far-right and nationalist activists marched Monday through Kyiv, protesting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s leadership and his long-awaited peace plan for eastern Ukraine ... Earlier Monday, he held a moment of silence at a monument to its Ukrainian victims ... Advertisement ... Copy ... ___ ... ....
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Revealed: Cameron and May lobbied Bahrain royals for Tory donor's oil firm
The Guardian 15 Oct 2019
Former PMs asked princes to support bid for $5bn contract by Ayman Asfari’s firm Petrofac Two former Conservative prime ministers lobbied a Middle Eastern royal family to award a multi-billion dollar oil contract to a company headed by a major Tory donor, the Guardian has established ... .......
