UEFA has punished Lazio for fans’ racist behavior by closing one end of Stadio Olimpico for its Europa League game against Celtic. UEFA says its disciplinary panel also threatened Lazio with a one-game full stadium closure, suspended for a one-year probationary period. The club was fined 20,000 euros ($22,000). Lazio suggested late Tuesday it would […]
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WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in Ankara on Thursday to relay President Trump’s demand that Mr. Erdogan negotiate a cease-fire in Syria and to reiterate the president’s threat to impose economic sanctions if he does not comply. The president’s
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Chinese tech giant Huawei on Wednesday reported a double-digit gain in sales despite U.S. sanctions that threaten to disrupt its smartphone and network equipment businesses. Huawei Technologies Ltd. said its sales rose 24.4% in the first nine months of 2019 to 610.8 billion yuan ($86 billion). That was faster than the 23.2% gain reported for
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption There has been a rise in emergency service workers needing time off for reasons including post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression More emergency service staff are taking sick leave due to poor mental health, figures suggest. Data for 57 fire, police and ambulance services in England, Wales and
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Image copyright Getty Images/Instagram Image caption Jennifer Aniston by herself and with the rest of Friends’ main cast Jennifer Aniston has a lot more friends after making a big splash on Instagram with a reunion photo of the actress with her fellow Friends stars. The 50-year-old attracted almost five million followers in 12 hours after
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Image caption Janelle Monae was one of the headliners at this year’s Primavera Festival Primavera has become the first major music festival to switch to a mobile-only ticketing policy. The Spanish festival is abandoning physical and “print-at-home” tickets for its 20th anniversary next summer. Organisers says they hope to combat touts by implementing the technology,
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BEIJING — Huawei said on Wednesday that its sales had risen by 27 percent in the latest quarter, a faster pace of growth that suggests the Chinese technology giant has been successfully weathering the Trump administration’s efforts to stymie its business around the world. The United States added the smartphone and telecom gear maker to
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Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko were the clear favorites all along to be the top two picks in this year’s NHL draft. So far, the 18-year-olds have struggled to generate a lot of offense in the opening weeks of the season. Kakko, selected second by the New York Rangers after New Jersey took Hughes at
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Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Elizabeth Warren got into a direct confrontation late in the debate on Tuesday night as the pair of Democratic front-runners compared their achievements in office and traded barbs. Below is a transcript of part of the exchange: WARREN: So you started this question with how you
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Image copyright Jenny Evans Image caption Jenny Evans and her husband Rich run a marquee and outdoor bar business A woman who relies on liquid food after having most of her intestines removed was left without supplies for 10 days after a safety alert. Jenny Evans, 31, from Grosmont near Abergavenny, is fed intravenously with
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