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Who needs Messi? 17yo Fati strike sends Inter crashing out of UCL with THREE disallowed goals A wonder strike from 17-year-old wonder kid Ansu Fati confirmed Inter Milan's exit from the UEFA Champions League’s group of death as a Messi-less Barca won 2-1 at San Siro where Inter also had a hat-trick of goals chalked off. Barcelona, who had already qualified for the knockout stages, were without Ballon d'Or winner for the fixture in Italy, and instead gave European debuts to many of the side's starlets. One of them were Carles Perez, who bagged the opener on 23 minutes for the Catalan side. When you open the scoring in your @ChampionsLeague debut. pic.twitter.com/ScHRmYqWxZ— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 10, 2019 https://platform.t...

Lavrov says US-Russia trade INCREASED to bn under Trump – all despite sanctions he intends to keep Trade between the US and Russia has increased during the Donald Trump administration in spite of the sanctions levied on Moscow, the Russian FM has revealed. Washington sees it as an excuse to keep the sanctions in place, though. “Regardless of the sanctions – which obviously hurt everyone – the trade between our two countries has grown during the Trump presidency from $20 billion, to which it was reduced under President Obama, to $27 billion this year,” Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, told reporters in Washington, DC on Tuesday, after meeting with US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. Great potential for mutual benefit: Despite san...

'I cried in the bath and tweeted Putin': Irish boxer Michael Conlan reveals aftermath of Olympic loss to Russian boxer Nikitin Irish boxer Michael Conlan has revealed he cried in the bath and tweeted Russian president Vladimir Putin immediately after losing to Russian boxer Vladimir Nikitin at the 2016 Rio Olympics in what he saw as corrupt officiating. Belfast native Conlan threw up his middle fingers in the direction of the judges when the judges announced he'd lost the quarter-final fight in Brazil, and has revealed to ESPN UK his immediate reacts were taking a bath and tweeting Putin to relieve his frustration. Reuters / Peter Cziborra ...

Nearly 175 Saudi aviation students grounded after Pensacola base shooting Some 175 Saudi Arabian military aviation students have been grounded in a “safety stand-down,” just days after Saudi Air Force lieutenant Mohammed Alshamrani shot and killed three sailors at Pensacola Naval Air Station. “A safety stand-down and operational pause commenced Monday for Saudi Arabian aviation students,” Navy spokeswoman Lieutenant Andriana Genualdi told Reuters on Tuesday, explaining that the grounding covered Naval Air Station Whiting Field and Naval Air Station Mayport in addition to Naval Air Station Pensacola. Alshamrani, one of several hundred foreign aviation trainees at the Pensacola base, was killed in a shootout with Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies on ...

31,000 protesters march in Paris in ongoing strikes against pension reform – Interior Ministry Thousands of people have turned out again across France in support of ongoing strikes against proposed pension reforms by President Emmanuel Macron’s government. The Ministry of the Interior estimates some 339,000 people demonstrated throughout France, with 31,000 in the capital. The CGT union claims 885,000 protesters took to the streets on Tuesday around the country, with 180,000 in Paris alone.  #greve10decembre À Denfert Rochereau ✊ pic.twitter.com/QzMLrD3GRS— CGT TUIFRANCE (@CgtTuifrance) December 10, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js ??? Denfert-Rochereau noir, jaune et rouge de monde !! #convergence des luttes ! ...

Former Mexican govt official who took bribes from cartel headed by ‘El Chapo’ arrested in US An ex-government official of Mexico has been arrested on charges that he allowed the Sinaloa cartel, headed by the notorious Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, to continue operating in exchange for multi-million dollar bribes. Genaro Garcia Luna was arrested in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said. Garcia served as Mexico’s secretary of public security between 2006 and 2012. The former top official was charged with three counts of cocaine trafficking conspiracy and one count of making false statements, according to an indictment unsealed on Tuesday in a Brooklyn court. Also on rt.com ‘Shock & awe’ for...

'McGregor, Khabib – I'm ready': Social media sensation 'Salt Bae' calls out fight game's biggest stars (VIDEO) He is perhaps better known for his seasoning prowess but 'Salt Bae' Nusret Gokce says that he is ready to accept the challenge of fighting the UFC's biggest stars – if Dana White comes calling. You might want to take this one with a pinch of salt, but 'Salt Bae' – the internet sensation chef who went viral for, among other reasons, the manner in which he salts his beef – says that he is more-than-willing to transfer his skills from the kitchen to the UFC's octagon. Gokce's 15 minutes of fame certainly show no sign of elapsing after a photograph of him preparing meat at one of the chain of steakhouses he operates became a meme and went viral...