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  Front-runner Germany faces Turkey in Euro 2024 hosting vote

  September 26, 2018 17:15 IST

  Germany is favored to beat Turkey in the 2024 European Championship vote after four years as front-runner in a campaign that explicitly mixed soccer and politics

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  Egyptian monk found dead in desert monastery

  September 26, 2018 16:20 IST

  Egyptian prosecutors investigating death of Coptic monk banished from monastery where the abbot was killed in July

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  How much? Greek state owed huge amount of uncollected taxes

  September 26, 2018 16:20 IST

  The Greek government is owed so much in tax arrears from households and companies that it could pay off more than half its massive public debts if it collected it all.

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  Pope urges Chinese Catholics to heal past divisions

  September 26, 2018 16:20 IST

  Pope Francis is urging Chinese Catholics to overcome past divisions and open a new phase of faith following a landmark agreement over bishop nominations aimed at ending decades of estrangement between the Vatican and Beijing that had split the church

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  Anita Hill: Kavanaugh hearing isn't a referendum on #MeToo

  September 26, 2018 15:06 IST

  Anita Hill says she 'can't imagine' the upcoming Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearing will be fair, but that it shouldn't be seen as a referendum on #MeToo

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  Belgian media say queen mother has stroke

  September 26, 2018 15:06 IST

  Belgian state media say that the country's queen mother, Queen Paola, has suffered a stroke during a trip to Venice, Italy

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  In Paris, Airbnb blamed for all kinds of ills

  September 26, 2018 15:06 IST

  The spectacular growth of Airbnb in Paris raises alarms

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  UN says 21 Afghan civilians killed in separate airstrikes

  September 26, 2018 15:06 IST

  The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says 21 civilians were killed in two airstrikes over the weekend

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  2 guards killed in explosion in southeastern Turkey

  September 26, 2018 15:06 IST

  Turkey's state-run news agency says an improvised explosive device believed to have been planted by Kurdish rebels has exploded on a road in the country's southeast, killing two government-paid village guards and wounding two more

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  French court reduces seizure of Le Pen's party funding

  September 26, 2018 15:06 IST

  A French court has released half of the 2 million euros ($2.35 million) in state funding to Marine Le Pen's far-right party that had been withheld during an ongoing investigation into alleged misuse of EU funds

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  Special throne for Japan's next emperor arrives in Tokyo

  September 26, 2018 15:06 IST

  The special imperial throne to be used for the coronation of Japan's new emperor has arrived in Tokyo from an ancient imperial palace in Kyoto more than a year ahead of time

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  UN: Renewed fighting in Libyan capital displaces thousands

  September 26, 2018 15:06 IST

  The U.N. aid agency says renewed fighting between rival militias in Libya's capital has displaced 1,700 families in the past two days

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  Cameroon lurches toward election amid separatist conflict

  September 26, 2018 15:06 IST

  Cameroon lurches toward election amid separatist conflict; language sparked a bloody battle

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  Report: Long trade war would hurt US more than China

  September 26, 2018 13:37 IST

  Economists at the European Central Bank simulated a wide-ranging global trade war and found it would cost the United States significant amounts of growth, while China might not be hit so badly

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  Asian victors may find anti-China campaign vows hard to keep

  September 26, 2018 13:37 IST

  Three Asian countries have elected leaders who promise to temper China's growing influence, but analysts say reducing Beijing's foothold won't be easy

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  The Latest: Rahm quickly gets into Ryder Cup spirit

  September 26, 2018 13:37 IST

  Ryder Cup rookie Jon Rahm doesn't take long to get into the Ryder Cup banter on European team

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  Asian markets rally ahead of expected US Fed rate hike

  September 26, 2018 12:31 IST

  Asian markets rally ahead of expected US Fed rate hike

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  Herrmann homer lifts Mariners past A's, gives Astros AL West

  September 26, 2018 12:31 IST

  Pinch-hitter Chris Herrmann's two-run homer in the 11th inning gave the Seattle Mariners a 10-8 win over Oakland, clinching the AL West for Houston and leaving the Athletics with a wild-card matchup against the New York Yankees

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  Astros claim AL West title; Rox take over 2nd wild card spot

  September 26, 2018 12:31 IST

  Baseball Capsules

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  Tokyo Olympics begin search for 80,000 unpaid volunteers

  September 26, 2018 12:06 IST

  Tokyo Olympic organizers have begun their search for 80,000 unpaid volunteers to staff many of the venues when the Olympics and Paralympics open in just under two years

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  Astros clinch 2nd straight AL West title, win 100th

  September 26, 2018 12:06 IST

  The Houston Astros clinched another AL West title and reached 100 wins for the second straight season, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 behind Alex Bregman's two-run homer

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  NL East champion Braves rally past Mets 7-3 for 6th straight

  September 26, 2018 12:06 IST

  Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning, Ozzie Albies homered in the eighth and the NL East champion Atlanta Braves rallied past the New York Mets 7-3 for their sixth straight victory

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  Bauer has solid start for Indians; ChiSox win 5-4

  September 26, 2018 11:30 IST

  Bauer turns in solid start for Cleveland; White Sox rally to beat Indians 5-4

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  Bryant hurt, Cubs lose to Pirates 6-0, again miss clinch

  September 26, 2018 11:17 IST

  Slugger Kris Bryant exited with a bruised left wrist, Mike Montgomery got hit hard over four-plus innings and the Chicago Cubs stumbled again in their playoff run with a 6-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates

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  A Dahl's house: Dahl homers, Rox take 2nd wild-card spot

  September 26, 2018 11:17 IST

  A Dahl's house: Colorado outfielder David Dahl hit a three-run shot in the third and the Rockies leaped into the final NL wild-card spot with a 10-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies

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  Greek court convicts 2 over 'religious' museum oil attacks

  September 26, 2018 10:51 IST

  A Greek court has given four-year suspended prison sentences to two Bulgarian women who smeared centuries-old artifacts in three Athens museums with frying oil for apparently religious reasons

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  Judge restores energy lease on Montana land sacred to tribes

  September 26, 2018 10:51 IST

  A federal judge has reinstated an oil and gas lease on land in northwestern Montana that's considered sacred to some Native American tribes in the U.S. and Canada

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  In 'Free Solo,' a steeper challenge for Honnold than El Cap

  September 26, 2018 10:51 IST

  In the documentary 'Free Solo,' rock climber Alex Honnold faces a bigger challenge than even climbing Yosemite's El Capitan without a rope: Moving out of his van and getting a steady girlfriend