Saturday 31 March 2018

Final Four predictions are split

Final Four predictions are split

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Our experts were mixed when it came to Loyola-Chicago against Michigan. Some think the Ramblers' ride continues. Some say it's over. They were less divided when it came to Villanova and Kansas.

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U.N. chief warns another Cold War developing between Russia, U.S.

U.N. chief warns another Cold War developing between Russia, U.S.

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U.N. chief warns another Cold War developing between Russia, U.S.By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday that Russian and U.S. relations were deteriorating into a situation "similar, to a large extent, to what we lived during the Cold War" and called for safeguards to be put in place. Just days after the United States announced it would expel 12 Russian U.N. diplomats over a nerve agent attack in Britain, Guterres called for Washington and Moscow to re-establish lines of communication aimed at preventing any escalation of tensions.




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Man shoots neighbour in the head five times for disciplining his dog

Man shoots neighbour in the head five times for disciplining his dog

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Man shoots neighbour in the head five times for disciplining his dogA Colorado man has been arrested after allegedly shooting his neighbour five times in the head because he thought he was beating his dog. Michael Kourosh Sadeghi, 32, was arrested for allegedly killing his 42-year-old Denver neighbour, Dustin Schmidt, after an incident in which he is said to have walked into his back yard and unloaded five shots into the back of the neighbour's head. Vicki Branaghan,— the victim's fiancee — who said she was in the backyard at the time, told the Denver Post that the gun shots followed after Mr Schmidt swatted his dog for trying to jump over their fence.




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Syrians quit Ghouta as talks for last pocket stutter

Syrians quit Ghouta as talks for last pocket stutter

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Syrians quit Ghouta as talks for last pocket stutterHundreds more Syrian rebels and civilians prepared Friday to leave Eastern Ghouta under a negotiated withdrawal, as Russia unilaterally announced a similar deal to empty the final pocket of the battered enclave. The former rebel bastion on the outskirts of Damascus has been drained by a nearly six-week Syrian government assault and two evacuation deals brokered by regime ally Moscow. Under such agreements, rebels agree to hand over territory in exchange for safe passage for them and civilians to opposition-held northwest Syria.




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Taiwan president to visit old African ally amid China pressure

Taiwan president to visit old African ally amid China pressure

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Taiwan president to visit old African ally amid China pressureTaiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit one of the island's oldest and most reliable diplomatic allies next month, amid growing pressure from China to whittle away the number of countries with which Taiwan has formal ties. China considers self-ruled Taiwan to be a wayward province, ineligible for state-to-state relations, and has slowly managed to cut the dwindling number of countries which maintain ties with Taipei. Last year, China established relations with Panama, which had for decades been a steadfast Taiwan ally, in a major diplomatic coup for Beijing.




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Gazans pitch protest tents on Israel border as tensions mount

Gazans pitch protest tents on Israel border as tensions mount

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Gazans pitch protest tents on Israel border as tensions mountPalestinians in Gaza pitched tents near the volatile border with Israel on Thursday ahead of a six-week protest camp under the gaze of wary Israeli soldiers. The protest is dubbed "The Great March of Return" and has the backing of the Gaza Strip's Islamist rulers Hamas. It comes amid rising tensions as the United States prepares to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem.




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US Army veteran Hector Barajas to return home more than a decade after he was deported to Mexico

US Army veteran Hector Barajas to return home more than a decade after he was deported to Mexico

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US Army veteran Hector Barajas to return home more than a decade after he was deported to MexicoEight years after he was last deported to Mexico, a US army veteran is returning to California. A pardon last year from Governor Jerry Brown cleared the way for Hector Barajas, who was living in Tijuana, to secure citizenship. “Oh my god, this is great”, Mr Barajas said in a Facebook video during which he opened a document confirming the decision while wearing a uniform bristling with medals.




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Two Koreas agree to hold summit on April 27

Two Koreas agree to hold summit on April 27

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Two Koreas agree to hold summit on April 27The two Koreas have set a date for a rare inter-Korean summit, following a high-level meeting that was held days after the nuclear-armed North's leader Kim Jong Un made his international debut with a surprise trip to China. "According to the will of both leaders, the South and North agreed to hold the '2018 South-North summit' on April 27 at the South's Peace House in Panmunjom," said a joint press statement, read out in turn by both delegations' leaders on Thursday. The meeting between Kim Jong Un, leader of nuclear-armed North Korea, and the South's President Moon Jae-in will be only the third of its kind, and will be followed by landmark talks with US President Donald Trump, which could come as early as May.




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Friday 30 March 2018

N. Korea's Kim shows unity with China's Xi in first foreign trip

N. Korea's Kim shows unity with China's Xi in first foreign trip

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N. Korea's Kim shows unity with China's Xi in first foreign tripNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides try to repair frayed relations before Pyongyang's landmark summits with Seoul and Washington. US President Donald Trump welcomed the Beijing meeting and said there was now a "good chance" Kim would scrap his nuclear weapons -- but warned that sanctions must stay in force in the meantime. On his first trip abroad since taking power, Kim and his wife were greeted by an honour guard and a banquet hosted by Xi, according to state media, which confirmed the "unofficial" visit on Wednesday only after Kim had returned by train to North Korea.




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Warriors' Durant ejected in first game back

Warriors' Durant ejected in first game back

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Kevin Durant's return to action from a six-game absence turned out to be a short affair after the All-Star was ejected in the Warriors' loss to the Bucks on Thursday. The game's crew chief said Durant was tossed for vulgarity toward official Tre Maddox.

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How to beat each Final Four team

How to beat each Final Four team

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Can Loyola-Chicago break through against Michigan's defense? Can anyone slow down hot-shooting Villanova or Kansas' Malik Newman? To win the national championship, teams should follow these scouting reports.

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Kansas big man finds his way

Kansas big man finds his way

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Silvio De Sousa struggled after reclassifying and arriving at Kansas a year early. But he has broken out in a big way and brought another huge presence to the Jayhawks' bid for another national title.

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Israel deploys 100 sharpshooters on Gaza border for Palestinian protests: Israeli army chief

Israel deploys 100 sharpshooters on Gaza border for Palestinian protests: Israeli army chief

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Israel deploys 100 sharpshooters on Gaza border for Palestinian protests: Israeli army chiefBy Jeffrey Heller and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - The Israeli military has deployed more than 100 sharpshooters on the Gaza border ahead of a planned mass Palestinian demonstration, Israel's top general said in an interview published on Wednesday. Organizers said they expect thousands in Gaza, including entire families, to answer their call to gather in tent cities in five locations along the sensitive border from Friday in a six-week protest for a right of return of Palestinian refugees to what is now Israel. Citing security concerns, the Israeli military enforces a "no go" zone for Palestinians on land in Gaza adjacent to Israel's border fence.




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Facing internal splits and popular unrest, Ethiopia’s ruling coalition appoints new PM

Facing internal splits and popular unrest, Ethiopia’s ruling coalition appoints new PM

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Facing internal splits and popular unrest, Ethiopia’s ruling coalition appoints new PMBy Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's ruling coalition voted in Abiye Ahmed as new prime minister on Tuesday following the resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn last month, the state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation said. The state-run channel said the 180-member council of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) chose Abiye to succeed Hailemariam as the chairperson of the coalition, meaning he automatically became premier. "In today's session, the council held a vote and elected Abiye Ahmed as chairperson," said the EBC presenter, without giving further details.




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VW storing around 300,000 diesels at 37 facilities around U.S.

VW storing around 300,000 diesels at 37 facilities around U.S.

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VW storing around 300,000 diesels at 37 facilities around U.S.Volkswagen has taken parking lots to a whole new level in the United States and will not be emptying them soon. Volkswagen AG has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back about 350,000 U.S. diesel vehicles through mid-February, a recent court filing shows. The German automaker has been storing hundreds of thousands of vehicles around the United States for months.




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Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters detained in Burma

Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters detained in Burma

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Amal Clooney to represent Reuters reporters detained in BurmaProminent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Burma, who are accused of possessing secret government papers, her office said on Thursday. A court in Yangon has been holding preliminary hearings since January to decide whether Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, will be charged under the colonial-era Officials Secrets Act, which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison. The journalists had been working on a Reuters investigation into the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men in western Burma's Rakhine state during an army crackdown that began in August, which has sent nearly 700,000 people fleeing to Bangladesh. Lawyers for the two reporters on Wednesday asked the court to throw out the case, saying there was insufficient evidence to support charges against the pair in Burma, also known as Myanmar.  "Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are being prosecuted simply because they reported the news. I have reviewed the case file and it is clear beyond doubt that the two journalists are innocent and should be released immediately," Amal Clooney was quoted as saying in a statement released by her office. "The outcome of this case will tell us a lot about Myanmar's commitment to the rule of law and freedom of speech," said Clooney, who is married to actor George Clooney. Zaw Htay, spokesman for Myanmar's civilian government, declined to comment. Wa Lone, one of the imprisoned journalists, pictured before a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar in March Credit: Reuters Government officials have previously denied the arrests represent an attack on press freedom, which rights advocates say is under growing threat in the Southeast Asian country. Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, Hau Do Suan, said last month that the Reuters journalists were not arrested for reporting a story, but were accused of "illegally possessing confidential government documents". Gail Gove, chief counsel of Reuters, said retaining Clooney would strengthen the company's international legal expertise and broaden efforts to secure the release of the reporters. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been in custody since their arrest on Dec. 12. The pair have told relatives they were arrested almost immediately after being handed some rolled up papers at a restaurant in northern Yangon by two policemen they had not met before, having been invited to meet the officers for dinner. The district court in northern Yangon will hear arguments from prosecutors and defence lawyers on the motion to dismiss the case on April 4. Detained Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo, holding his daughter, pictured before a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, in March.  Credit: Reuters  




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