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BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – At least eight Arab states are backing Syria’s return to the Arab League, a source told Sputnik News Agency from Brussels on Tuesday. “At least eight members of the Arab League: Lebanon, Algeria, Iraq, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, are positively disposed towards the return of […]

Close to 700 conferees from 65 countries convened in Havana, Cuba from January 28-31, for peace and “world balance.” This, the fourth such conference, was dedicated to honoring the ideals of Cuban national hero José Martí who died in 1895 at the age of 42 fighting for independence from colonial Spain. The event was organized […]

With Guptill not in the scheme of things, Williamson didn't rule out the possibility of opening the innings in the T20 matches.

In this week's news, Chinese legend Li Na leads the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 that includes a pair of fellow Grand Slam champions.

Comedian Frank Skinner is fighting plans to convert a Hampstead pub's function room into a luxury flat.

Lindsey Vonn crashes in super-G at skiing world championships

ARE, Sweden (AP) - Lindsey Vonn crashes in super-G at skiing world championships.

Several years ago, MapQuest directed me on a 10-hour drive to visit my father in a Florida hospital. Complications from diabetes, including blindness, kidney failure, congestive heart failure, and a below-the-knee amputation, had taken their toll. This time my father, 69, was hospitalized for an inf...

1. U.S., South Korea Break Impasse Over Military Alliance’s Costs  The Wall Street Journal
2. US-South Korea reach agreement over cost of US troops in region  CNN
3. World War 3: North Korea STOCKPILING nuclear arsenal despite Kim-Trump meeting  Express.co.uk
4. Vietnam, and the reasons it might host second Trump-Kim summit  Aljazeera.com
5. North Korea: Place and date of second Trump-Kim summit 'to be revealed' as US envoy visits Pyongyang  The Independent
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People in the UK ate 150 million more meat-free dinners last year than in 2017, new figures suggest.

Miss Universe 1993 diagnosed with skin cancer

Manchester United open talks with Marcus Rashford over new contract  SkySports

Manchester United have opened talks with Marcus Rashford over a new and improved contract, Sky sources understand.

New research suggests that we will see deeper shades of blue and green by 2100.

The head of the European People's Party Manfred Weber is coming to Athens on Wednesday for a two-day visit, which will also see European Parliament President Antonio Tajani coming to Greece.

The 79-year-old was sentenced to a month behind bars

Pontus Jansson has sought to clarify his comments on Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa and his training regime at the club.

Advocacy groups in Israel have criticized the increasing use of DNA tests to determine the ‘Jewishness’ of citizens, saying the practice disproportionately targets immigrants particularly those from the former Soviet Union.
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For tech companies, it’s no longer enough to just be woke.

MADRID — Former Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has received a one-year suspended sentence after reaching a guilty plea for tax fraud in Spain. Mourinho will not have to serve time after admitting he defrauded Spain authorities in 2011 and 2012. Sentences for two years or less for first-time offenders can be suspended in Spain.

Benchmark equity indices ended marginally higher after a choppy session Tuesday, with investors largely remaining on the sidelines as the RBI's monetary policy review meeting got underway

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Aecom Technology Corp. (ACM) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $51.5 million. On a per-share basis, the Los Angeles-based company said it had profit of 32 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 56 cents per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 52 cents per share. The provider of technical and management-support services posted... Читать дальше...

As many as 41 Afghan security force personnel were killed and 15 others injured in attacks by Taliban militants at security check-posts in the country's Kunduz and Baghlan provinces, officials said on Tuesday.

POLICE searching for missing student Daniel Williams have recovered a body near Reading University.

Viacom said profit in its fiscal first quarter fell despite improved performance at its filmed-entertainment operations, as its flagship cable networks suffered a 6% decline in advertising revenue. The New York owner of MTV,. Comedy Central and Nickelodeon said net income came to $321 million, or 80 cents a share, compared with $537 million, or $1.33 […]