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Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard admits title slip-up still haunts him six years on: 'I think about it most days'

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard admits title slip-up still haunts him six years on: 'I think about it most days' Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says his costly slip against Chelsea during the 2013-14 title run-in continues to haunt him, despite his old club's stellar current form. With just three games to go in the 2013-14 season, Liverpool were leading a tight, tense Premier League title race and looked on course for their first Premier League title when Gerrard slipped at a crucial moment against Chelsea to cost his side a goal in a damaging 2-0 defeat. Then a draw at Crystal Palace in their penultimate game effectively ended their title challenge as the Reds fell agonizingly short, finishing two points behind eventual champions Mancheste...

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Trio of galaxies spotted reshaping universe around them as they emerge from ‘COSMIC DARK AGE' (VIDEO)

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Trio of galaxies spotted reshaping universe around them as they emerge from ‘COSMIC DARK AGE' (VIDEO) Researchers believe they have found the farthest galaxy group ever seen by mankind, and we are witnessing it emerge from a so-called ‘cosmic dark age’ as it reshapes the universe around it. The trio of galaxies, named EGS77, dates back to when the universe was just 680 million years old. © NASA, ESA and V. Tilvi (ASU) In the immediate aftermath of the Big Bang, the universe was a thick, cloudy soup dense with hydrogen atoms and almost entirely bereft of light. After 500 million years,...

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WATCH Ukrainian jet BURNING during minute-long descent before crash near Tehran

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WATCH Ukrainian jet BURNING during minute-long descent before crash near Tehran Footage purportedly showing the last moments of the Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 that crashed in Iran, killing 176 on board, has emerged online. The burning plane was airborne for about a minute before plummeting to its fiery doom. The video was apparently shot by a motorist who was driving near the Iranian capital on Wednesday. It shows a bright flaming dot in the skies – apparently the Ukrainian jet – slowly moving towards the ground. New #video for the #ukraineplanecrash that shows the plane on fire for around 56 seconds before it crashed #Iran #UkrainianAirlines pic.twitter.com/4ZfSFSRqqq— Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv) 10 января 2020 г. https://...

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Seoul conveys Trump’s birthday message for N. Korea’s Kim Jong-un – officials

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Seoul conveys Trump’s birthday message for N. Korea’s Kim Jong-un – officials US President Donald Trump has congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his birthday, South Korea’s top presidential security adviser said on Friday after returning from his trip to Washington, DC. Chung Eui-yong, head of Cheong Wa-dae’s national security office, had a brief meeting with Trump at the White House during the three-day visit. Trump had some congratulatory words for Kim on the occasion of his January 8 birthday and asked President Moon Jae-in to deliver the message, Yonhap reported, citing officials. “As far as I know, the message was conveyed to North Korea yesterday in an appropriate manner,” Chung told reporters at Incheon International Airport. The remarks suggest that the two...

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Australian Open 2020: Defending champion Naomi Osaka continues winning streak by reaching Brisbane International semis (VIDEO)

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Australian Open 2020: Defending champion Naomi Osaka continues winning streak by reaching Brisbane International semis (VIDEO) Reigning Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka says she's hopeful of a strong run in Melbourne after booking her place in the semi-finals of the Brisbane International. Osaka is competing in the tournament as a warm-up for her defense of her Australian Open crown, and showed plenty of fight as she battled past Dutch player Kiki Bertens 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the final four of the tournament on Friday. Osaka's victory was her third consecutive match to go all three sets as she defeated Bertens after a two-hour match to reach the semis in Brisbane for the second successive year. As well as a berth in the semis, Osaka's victory ...

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Ski resorts tackle bushfires with SNOW GUNS as large blazes merge into devastating 'mega-fire' on Australia's eastern coast

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Ski resorts tackle bushfires with SNOW GUNS as large blazes merge into devastating 'mega-fire' on Australia's eastern coast Alpine resorts are using snow guns to contain creeping fires, while thousands of firefighters were deployed against the massive "erratic" blazes raging across Australia's New South Wales states. Instead of blasting artificial snow, the guns at the Perisher and Threbdo ski resorts on Australia's Snowy Mountains have been deployed to douse dry slopes with ice-cold water in the hope of stopping ember attacks. "We are utilizing resort infrastructure including snowmaking to support fire authorities," the Perisher Ski Resort told Reuters on Friday, explaining that employees have been preparing the facility for "worse fire conditions....

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Iran’s civil aviation chief certain Ukraine plane ‘not hit by missile’

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Iran’s civil aviation chief certain Ukraine plane ‘not hit by missile’ Iran’s civil aviation boss Ali Abedzadeh said on Friday he was “certain” a Ukrainian airliner which crashed outside Tehran this week was not hit by a missile. “One thing is for certain, this airplane was not hit by a missile,” Abedzadeh told reporters in Tehran after Britain and Canada both said intelligence sources suggested a catastrophic error by Iranian air defense batteries had downed the aircraft, AFP said. France said on Friday it was ready to join the probe into the crash that killed all 176 people abroad. Ukraine said it could not rule out a missile strike but that had not been confirmed, Reuters reported. Iran’s civil aviation chief certain Ukraine plane ‘not hit by missile’...

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Ukrainian president Zelensky calls on US, Canada & UK to provide evidence that Tehran jet was downed

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Ukrainian president Zelensky calls on US, Canada & UK to provide evidence that Tehran jet was downed President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the international partners to provide some evidence to back up the claims that the Ukrainian jet, which crashed outside Tehran with 176 on board, was hit by a surface-to-air missile. Kiev expects that it will be provided with all the data necessary to conduct an "objective investigation," Zelensky said on Friday. “The theory about missile hitting the plane is not ruled out, but it's not confirmed as of today. Given the recent statements by countries' leaders to the media, we urge all international partners – primarily the governments of the United States, Canada and the UK – to provide data and evidence on t...

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Japan’s Abe heading to Middle East despite crisis in region

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Japan’s Abe heading to Middle East despite crisis in region Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit the Middle East from Saturday, hoping to ease soaring regional tensions after the US killing of a top Iranian general. Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Friday that the January 11-15 trip to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman would go ahead. Abe will also seek to explain Tokyo’s decision to deploy a military vessel and two patrol planes to the region to “ensure safety of Japan-related vessels,” AFP reports. “To avoid further escalation of the tense situation in the Middle East, [Abe] will exchange opinions with the three countries,” Suga said. “In each of the countries, we plan to ask for cooperation in ensuring a stable energy supply and th...

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Panic mode? Iran could have access to nuclear weapon in 1 or 2 years, French FM warns

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Panic mode? Iran could have access to nuclear weapon in 1 or 2 years, French FM warns French foreign chief Jean-Yves Le Drian has claimed that in case Iran violates nuclear deal (JCPOA), it could get a nuclear bomb in a very short period. "If they continue with unravelling the Vienna agreement, then yes, within a fairly short period of time, within a fairly short period of time, between one and two years, they could have access to a nuclear weapon, which is not an option", Le Drian told RTL radio. On Friday EU foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting to discuss ways of reducing tensions between United States and Iran. Also on rt.com Iran ‘not interested’ in having nukes, will stick to JCPOA once given bene...

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