Archive for the December 29, 2016
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A fine finish by Roberto Firmino helped Liverpool to come roaring back from behind and beat Stoke City 4-1 as they reclaimed second place in the Premier League table on Tuesday. Jurgen Klopp's side were
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Stephen Cook hit an unbeaten century as South Africa moved into a powerful position on the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at St George's Park on Wednesday. South Africa were 221
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A run-a-ball hundred from David Warner gave Australia an outside chance of forcing a result after Azhar Ali posted a double-century for Pakistan in the second Test in Melbourne on Wednesday. Warner smashed 144 off
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As if 2016 has not been long enough, the year's dying minute will last an extra second to make up for time lost to Earth's slowing rotation, timekeepers say. Countries that use Co-ordinated Universal Time
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British immigration officers have raided nearly 300 nail salons and arrested 97 people, mostly from Vietnam, for suspected immigration offences as part of a drive to tackle modern slavery, the Home Office said on Wednesday.
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The leaders of war-time enemies America and Japan made a poignant joint pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor Tuesday, issuing symbolic declarations about the power of reconciliation and warning against the drumbeat of conflict. Seventy-five years after
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Uruguay's last military dictator, General Gregorio "El Goyo" Alvarez, died Wednesday at age 91 of heart failure, a defence ministry official said. Alvarez, who played a central role in a 1973 coup that installed a
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International observer body the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) confirmed Wednesday being the victim of a "major" cyber attack. "Early November the OSCE became aware of a major information security incident," OSCE
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There will be no Fidel Castro streets or plazas in Cuba, in keeping with the late revolutionary leader's wishes, as spelled out in a law Cuban legislators passed on Tuesday. President Raul Castro, 85, said
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Greece wants to give electronic ID cards and cash to thousands of refugees and migrants trapped on its soil, the migration minister said Wednesday. "(By April) we intend to register all refugees and migrants in
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