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Arsenal are close to signing centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Borussia Dortmund for a reported £16m.

Qatar's beIN Media Group on Monday urged football's governing body FIFA to take legal action against what it called pirate broadcasters in Saudi Arabia ahead of the World Cup.

China’s only serving aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, has moved closer to full combat readiness after its naval pilots apparently completed their first nighttime take-offs and landings, joining a small group of fliers whose countries have this capability. State broadcaster China Central Television has aired footage that seems to show J-15 fighters taking off and landing on the carrier, which China purchased from the Ukraine and commissioned in 2012. Beijing-based military analyst Li Jie told... Читать дальше...

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China’s only serving aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, has moved closer to full combat readiness after its naval pilots apparently completed their first nighttime take-offs and landings, joining a small group of fliers whose countries have this capability.

State broadcaster China Central Television has aired footage that seems to show J-15 fighters taking off and landing on the carrier, which China purchased from the Ukraine and commissioned in 2012. Читать дальше...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A baby panda born in a Malaysian zoo five months ago made her public debut Saturday. The female, which has not yet been named, is the second offspring of giant pandas Liang Liang and Xing Xing, both of which are on a 10-year loan to Malaysia since 2014. The first cub,...

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Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, expressed his desire Sunday for a Republican to...

The proposed bill comes hot on the heels of the recent Israeli High Court of Justice’s promise to investigate each incident of Palestinians being killed at the Gaza border post-factum in a bid to prevent war crimes.

Despite nationwide campaigns in recent years to highlight violence against women, the latest data from Spain's national office of statistics shows that sexual crimes are increasing.

A service dog unexpectedly went into labor shortly before she and her two owners were slated to board a flight at the Tampa International on Friday. The 2-year-old yellow lab, Eleanor “Elle” Rigby, (named after The Beatles song of the same name), gave birth to eight puppies — seven males and one female, according to...

The Infinity struck a guard rail on the south side of the road, causing the vehicle to crash into a grassy median.

49ers defensive end Cassius Marsh spent the first half of the 2017 season in New England.

The Rhineland branch of Germany’s Technical Inspection Association (TÜV) stopped the operation of almost 2,000 elevators across the country in 2017. The lifts were considered unsafe due to reasons ranging from worn-out suspension cables to defective locks.

SEOUL: The scandal engulfing the Korean Air dynasty widened on Monday as 69-year-old matriarch Lee Myung-hee faced police questioning over allegations she assaulted employees including household staff and construction workers renovating her home. Lee’s two daughters, who held management positions at South Korea’s top carrier, became viral sensations for their own temper tantrums, which were [...]

Fifty years after the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, his son is calling for a new investigation. The presidential candidate was shot and killed in Los Angeles in 1968. Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted for Kennedy’s murder, is serving a life sentence. Last year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met face-to-face with Sirhan, and he says he left that meeting believing that the gunman was falsely accused. He told the Washington Post this weekend that once he saw the autopsy report, “I didn’t […]

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A teacher who was shot while tackling and disarming a student at an Indiana school said Monday that his swift decisions "were the only acceptable actions" to save his seventh-grade classroom. Jason Seaman spoke publicly for the first time since the shooting Friday, thanking the Noblesville, Indiana, community for support, praising a 13-year-old who was also shot and urging everyone to think about her as she recovers. Seaman is credited with stopping a student who entered... Читать дальше...

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has asked an ex-IMF economist to form a government as the country faces fresh political turmoil, BBC News reports.

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• Jeff Bezos bought a residential property in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, DC, for $23 million in 2016.
• The two structures on the property have nearly 27,000 square feet of living space — it's the largest home in Washington, DC.
• Bezos is said to be spending $12 million to renovate the homes and the surrounding property.
• The new mansion will have a ballroom, a whiskey cellar, elevators, a garden room, 11 bedrooms, and 25 bathrooms. Читать дальше...

Walker Zimmerman, Josh Sargent and Tim Weah all scored their first international goals as a youthful USMNT squad routed Bolivia in Pennsylvania. A Memorial Day friendly against Bolivia ushered in a new era of the U.S. men's national team as manager Dave Sarachan rolled out a young side at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa. A group of fresh faces dominated the game on the way to a 3-0 victory, all three goal scorers hitting their first tallies for the senior national team. Positives Despite the youth of the squad... Читать дальше...

Es lief im Champions-League-Finale am Samstag zunächst nicht optimal für Gareth Bale. Erst in der 61. Minute wurde der Waliser beim Stand von 1:1 für seinen Teamkollegen Isco eingewechselt. Doch nur drei Minuten oder fünf Ballkontakte später bewies Bale, warum er zu den besten Fußballern der Welt gehört.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A farm family in northwestern North Dakota is hoping to plant for the first time since a 2013 pipeline break sent some 840,000 gallons of oil oozing across their wheat field. The Tesoro pipeline spill was discovered by Tioga farmer Steve Jensen in 2013. It has been called one of the largest onshore spills in U.S. history. The company says a lightning strike may have caused the rupture. Crews have been working around the clock to deal with the spill since it occurred. More than... Читать дальше...