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Football
Soccer-Klopp subdued as Liverpool's title challenge fizzles out
LONDON (Reuters) - Juergen Klopp said he was not thinking about whether Liverpool's Premier League title challenge was over after his side dropped points at West Ham United on Saturday, but admitted that rivals Arsenal and Manchester City were unlikely to trip up.
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Football
Soccer-Kane double steers Bayern 2-1 past Frankfurt ahead of Real clash
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored once in either half to guide them to a 2-1 Bundesliga victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, in a winning dress rehearsal ahead of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid.
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Football
Soccer-Salah in touchline row with Klopp as Liverpool drop points
LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah appeared to have a heated exchange with manager Juergen Klopp shortly before the Egypt international was brought on as a second-half substitute in a 2-2 Premier League draw at West Ham United on Saturday.
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World
Police fire tear gas to disperse Benin wage protest
COTONOU (Reuters) - Police in Benin fired tear gas to break up a protest over the cost of living called by trade unions and they arrested several senior union figures on Saturday, witnesses and union officials said.
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Cycling
Motorcycling-Martin wins dramatic home Spanish GP sprint
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) - Jorge Martin of Pramac Racing won sprint in front of adoring home fans at a crash-filled Spanish GP to extend his lead at the top of the championship, as reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia's Saturday went from bad to worse after a crash.
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Nation
Govt assures openness towards criticism, feedback from youth during Kembara JOM says Adam Adli
JOHOR BAHRU: The government has provided assurances that it will be open to various views and criticism that will not affect harmony in society, says Adam Adli Abdul Halim.
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World
Macron visit to Germany in May to focus on EU ties
BERLIN (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Germany in May and will spend more days than planned with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, government sources said, in a sign of their ambition to bring more unity to EU relations.
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Arts
Do art descriptions shape how we understand and appreciate art?
Can art descriptions influence our understanding and appreciation of an artwork?
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Football
Soccer-Liverpool's slim title hopes fade further with 2-2 draw at West Ham
LONDON (Reuters) -Liverpool's slim Premier League title hopes faded further on Saturday when Michail Antonio's late header earned West Ham United a deserved point with a 2-2 draw.
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World
Russia steps up offensive on east Ukraine village, Kyiv says its forces holding out
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia has sent more troops to Ocheretyne in eastern Ukraine to reinforce an offensive there, but Kyiv's forces largely hold the village and expect U.S. arms deliveries to turn the tide in their favour, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday.
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Nation
UM dept says will improve vetting to ensure no repeat of Gilley controversy
PETALING JAYA: Universiti Malaya’s (UM) International and Strategic Studies Department has issued an apology over provocative remarks made by American academic Bruce Gilley during a lecture at the university.
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Athletics
Athletics-Kenya's Wanyonyi sets road mile world record in Herzogenaurach
(Reuters) - Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi on Saturday set a road mile world record at the Road to Records event in Herzogenaurach, Germany, finishing with a time of three minutes and 54.5 seconds.
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Nation
Malaysia will firmly address Israeli violence in Gaza, tensions in West Asia, says Foreign Minister
RIYADH: Malaysia will voice its firm stance on Israeli violence in Gaza and geopolitical tensions in West Asia at the two-day World Economic Forum (WEF) special meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, beginning Sunday (April 28), says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Sports medicine congress in Sabah a historic milestone, says Wan Azizah
KOTA KINABALU: Sports medicine congress marks a historic milestone for sports science and medicine in Malaysia and all of Asia, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
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World
German chancellor shows support for debt brake reform in the future
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said for the first time on Saturday that he supports a reform of the country's constitutionally-enshrined debt brake, but does not currently see any possibility of doing it right now.
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Sabah & Sarawak
Viral video of rusty water tank not in Sabah, says Shahelmey
KOTA KINABALU: A recent viral video of a water storage tank contaminated with dirt and rust should be a wake-up call for those in charge of water management, says Datuk Shahelmey Yahya.
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Wellness
My surgeon left something in me!
Operating teams have procedures in place to help prevent this potentially harmful error, but patients shouldn’t feel shy about speaking up either.
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World
Socialist supporters call on Spanish prime minister to stay
MADRID (Reuters) -Thousands of Socialist Party supporters travelled from across Spain for a rally in Madrid on Saturday to call on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to stay on, after he stunned the country this week by saying he might quit the premiership.
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Nation
RMN anniversary marked with remembrance and resilience, says Mohamed Khaled
KUALA LUMPUR: The 90th Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Anniversary is marked in a different tone this year following the helicopter tragedy that claimed the lives of 10 officers and members of the naval force on Tuesday (April 23).
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Nation
Melaka govt launches measures to boost technological advancement among locals
MELAKA: The state government has launched measures to boost technological advancement among locals, said Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh.