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Canada election: Liberals clean to power

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<b><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Canada's Liberal Party has positively won a general election,
ending nearly a decade of conventional rule.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The centrist Liberals,
led by Justin Trudeau, started the campaign in third place but in a dramatic turnaround
now rule a majority.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Mr
Trudeau, the 43-year-old son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, said
Canadians had voted for real change.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Incumbent
Conservative PM Stephen Harper accepted defeat and his party said he will step
down as leader.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">It
was the highest movement in Canada's history, and had been thought to be much nearer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Speaking
after the polls stopped, Mr Harper said he had already congratulated Mr
Trudeau, saying the conservative would accept the results "without
hesitation".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Addressing
his thrilled supporters shortly afterwards, Mr Trudeau said that Canadians
"sent a clear message tonight - it's time for a change".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"We
beat fear with hope, we beat cynicism with hard work. Most of all we crushed
the idea that Canadians should be pleased with less.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"This
is what positive politics can do," he said, also praising Mr Harper for
his service to the country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Few had predicted a
Liberal victory on this level. They look set to win 184 out of 338 seats - 14
more than they need for a majority.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">That represent a huge
increase from only 36 that they had held after suffer their worst-ever election
result in 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">They become the first
party ever to move from third place in parliament to a majority in one election.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The party's election
platform included:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Cutting income taxes for middle-class Canadians while rising
them for the wealthy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Running deficits for three years to pay for infrastructure
spending<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Doing more to address environmental concerns over the
controversial Keystone oil pipeline<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Taking more Syrian refugees; pulling out of bombing raids
against Islamic State while bolstering training for Iraqi forces<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Meanwhile, the
left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) is on course to win 44 seats, less than
half the number they held in the outgoing parliament.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">"I congratulated Mr.
Trudeau on his exceptional achievement," said NDP leader Tom Mulcair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>

Canada election: Liberals clean to power

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Xi Jinping to sign Hinkley Point nuclear power deal in UK

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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Xi Jinping to sign
Hinkley Point nuclear power deal in UK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">China's
head is expected to place the seal later on its involvement to what will be the
first UK nuclear power plant to be built in a production.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
plant could be opened by 2025 at Hinkley Point, in Somerset, with China possible
to cover about 30% of the cost.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">President
Xi Jinping is meeting Prime Minister David Cameron later, on the 2nd day of his
UK state visit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">More
than £30bn value of deals between the UK and China are predictable to be struck
during the 4-day visit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
plant will be built by French energy firm EDF, in union with a group led by
Chinese state-owned nuclear company CGN.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Two
other nuclear power stations, at Sizewell in Suffolk, and Bradwell in Essex,
could follow as part of the deal with China.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Last
month, Chancellor George Osborne visited China and protected the deal under
which Beijing will invest in Hinkley Point.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">'Security concerns'<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
Hinkley Point project has come under fire more than its cost and the delays to
investment decisions and the schedule for building.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
original plan was for Hinkley Point to start generating electrical energy by
2023.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
government has also been criticized for guaranteeing a price of £92.50 per
unit of electricity - more than double the current cost - for the
electricity Hinkley produces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">That
might mean higher bills for consumers, critics such as Greenpeace say.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
government insists that 25,000 jobs will be created and sufficient energy to
power 6 million homes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Opponents
have also raised safety concerns about allowing China a middle role in
Britain's nuclear future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">During
the first full day of his visit on Monday, Mr. Xi said he believed the UK
and China were becoming more mutually dependent and a "community of public
interests".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Addressing
peers and MPs in Westminster, the Chinese leader said that, even though his
visit had just started, he was "acutely impressed by the energy of
China-UK relations".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">He
and his wife, Peng Liyuan were welcomed by the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and
Mr. Cameron during a ceremony in Horse Guards Parade before attending a state
banquet at Buckingham Palace along with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
Treasury hopes that in 10 years China will be Britain's 2nd main trading
partner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">But
the visit comes in the middle of job losses in the UK steel sector, with contemptible
Chinese imports among the factors being blamed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Tata
Steel has announced the latest in a sequence of cuts, with 1,200 jobs going at
its plants in Skuthorpe and Lanark shire. Mr. Cameron has said he will increase
the steel issue in his talks with Mr. Xi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
president will also visit Imperial College London, accompanied by the Duke of
York and Chancellor George Osborne, and attend a creative industries event with
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Following
talks at Downing Street he will visit Chinese communications firm Huawei's UK
offices before a banquet hosted by the City of London at the Guildhall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Assad in surprise visit to Moscow

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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Syria's President Bashar
al-Assad has held meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on an unexpected
visit to Moscow.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Russian
presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Mr. Assad "came on a operational
visit to Moscow" on Tuesday evening and held talks with Mr. Putin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Russia
begin air strikes in Syria at the last part of last month.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Moscow
says it is targeting Islamic State and other militant groups fighting Mr.
Assad's government.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Mr.
Peskov told journalists that the 2 leaders had discussed the clash against what
he called terrorist groups, the continuation of Russian air strikes and Syria's
strategy for its troops.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is not clear if Mr. Assad is still in Moscow or has returned to Damascus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">It
was the first abroad visit made by Mr. Assad since the civil war broke out in
Syria in 2011, Syrian state TV reports.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">In
a transcript of explanation by the 2 leaders, given out by the Kremlin, Mr.
Putin described Syria as a "friend" and said Russia was prepared to
contribute "not only to military action... but to the political process
too" to bring peace to the country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">He
said Russia was concerned that at least 4,000 citizens from the former Soviet
Union were fighting with rebels groups in Syria. "We cannot permit them -
once they get fighting experience and ideological preparation - to turn up in
Russia".<o:p></o:p></span></div>

Assad in surprise visit to Moscow

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Why are Indian Sikhs angry?

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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Sikhs in the northern
Indian state of Punjab have theatrical protests, compulsory strikes and blocked
roads in several towns and cities in the past week</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
spark for the present bout of protests came after a torn-up copy of Sri Guru
Granth Sahib - Sikhism's holy book - was found in the village of Bargari, near
Kot Kapura in Faridkot district.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
alleged violation of the holy book angered many who came out to protest in
Behbal Kalan, a nearby village, last Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">As
tempers soared, police force opened fire. They say they shot in the air, but 2
protesters were killed and many of others wounded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
killings have further angered Sikh population members who have taken to
blocking highways and bridges, demanding action against those who they say dishonored
the holy book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
protesters have said they will carry on the blockade for 3 hours every day for
another week.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Are all protests about
one incident?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">No,
in the past week there have been at least 5 reports of copies of the Guru
Granth Sahib being desecrated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Torn-up
copies of the holy book have been found in different areas of the state - at Jandiala
village in Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Tarn Taran near Amritsar, Kot Kapura and
Gurusar Jalal village in Bathinda district in the south of the state.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Police
force says they are investigating all the cases and claim to have some leads.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Dozens
of people have been questioned and at least 2 people have been arrested in
connection with the desecrations. Police said on 19 October that another 52 had
been arrested "as a precaution".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Who are the protesters?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
protests have disrupted life in large parts of Punjab in the past week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
protesters, numbering in their hundreds, are mostly from unorganized groups
although some radical Sikh organizations like the Damdami Taksal and Ajnala
faction have also been seen at demonstrations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
protesters are demanding that those they blame of desecrating the holy book are
arrested and compensation be paid to the families of the 2 men who were killed
in police firing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">In
some places, there have also been impulsive protests by normal Sikhs who say
they are fed up of eight-and-a-half years of misrule by the state government -
a alliance of the regional Shiromani Akali Dal and India's governing Bharatiya
Janata Party.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">In
some districts, farmers - who had protested earlier this month accusing
the government of being anti-farmer - have also joined the protests.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Who is behind the </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">desecration's</span><span style="line-height: 150%;">?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Although
some Sikh lobby groups and protesters have accused "a spiritual faction"
of desecrating their holy book, the establishment says they are not sure who is
to blame.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Punjab
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has said there was a "innate
conspiracy" to target religious places in the state by "some
anti-social elements".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">He
has promised that anyone found responsible in "this indefensible offence
would not be spared at any cost and perfect action would be taken against them
so that it acts as prevention for others to indulge in such a dishonorable act
in future".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">What are the systems
doing?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">India's
Home Minister Rajnath Singh has promised Chief Minister Badal "all
possible help" to restore peace in the state.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of Sikhs, the opposition Congress party
and the Sikh clergy have all appealed for peace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">With
the protests showing no sign of dissipating, many are caution that arrange must
be restored quickly in a state which has a anxious past.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Although
Punjab has been peaceful for nearly two decades, the state was the scene of a aggressive
rebellion for an self-governing Sikh homeland in the 1980s and the 1990s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">In
1984 Indian security forces killed many Sikh militants after they seized the
Golden Temple in Amritsar, the Sikh religion's most significant site.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">In
revenge, Indira Gandhi, the then-prime minister, was shot dead by her Sikh
bodyguards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>

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Arsene Wenger: Champions League win gives Arsenal belief

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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Beating Bayern Munich
will raise belief at Emirates Stadium, says Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
Gunners had lost their 1st 2-Champions League games but goals from Olivier
Giroud and Mesut Ozil saw them beat Bayern 2-0 - and Arsenal can go
top of the Premier League on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Wenger's
side are underside of Group F and face Bayern once more on 4 November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
Gunners boss said: "We had an absolute necessity to win and we did it in
an intense, disciplined game.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"It
can strengthen our belief and the belief of fans."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Bayern
had won 12 games in a row in all competitions before alternate Giroud headed
home and Ozil changed Hector Bellerin's injury-time cross to give Arsenal their
first points in the group.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">'Giroud gives us
options'<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Wenger
again started with Theo Walcott up front next to Bayern and the England forward
was shorn of the icebreaker in the first half by a thrilling one-handed save
from Manuel Neuer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">But
Giroud put Arsenal ahead 3 minutes after replacing Walcott when Neuer flapped
at Santi Cazorla's free-kick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"Give
him some credit, it is not easy for Giroud," said Wenger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"He
had a slight dip in form but he is coming back to his best. The focus and
spirit he shows, he's a winner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"When
it doesn't work on the ground, he gives us options in the air. I like equally
Giroud and Walcott; it is just a subject of making sure I use them in the right
way."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">'Two world-class
keepers'<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Neuer's
dramatic save from Walcott counted for nothing in the end but Arsenal
goalkeeper Petr Cech was also in fine form to deny Bayern striker Robert
Lewandowski.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"Cech
kept us in the game and you can say the same for Neuer," said Wenger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"There
were two world-class keepers on the playing field."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Bayern
boss Pep Guardiola also praised the role of Cech and refused to blame Neuer for
his part in Giroud's key opening goal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">He
said: "It was a really good performance from Cech. He's a top goalkeeper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"In
the first half Neuer made huge saves and never in my life have I criticized a
player for taking decisions, right or not right. We did not lose because of
Manuel Neuer."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Guardiola eyes Munich
meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Guardiola
had not seen his side lose in 90 minutes this season and Bayern subject for
large periods at the Emirates - enjoying 73% possession and 21 efforts on goal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Bayern
still remain top of the group and Guardiola - winner of the Champions League in
2009 and 2011 with Barcelona - says he was proud of his side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"We
had sufficient chances to win, or at least not be beaten, but congratulations
to Arsenal for the win and we'll meet once more in 2weeks in Munich," he
said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"I
can't explain why we didn't score. Sometimes you have chances but you don't
score. It's secrecy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"I'm
so proud of my team. I like to win. I'm not happy but we played with courage
and played with qualities. You cannot come here and expect to create chances
and not grant some.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"In
the second half we played astonishingly. Arsenal didn't cross the halfway
line."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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UEFA Champions League updated points Table

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Pakistan v England: Alastair Cook 'not sure' Ben Stokes will be fit

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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 17.5pt;">England all-rounder Ben Stokes
could miss the second Test against Pakistan with a stomach virus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline-style: none;">
<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stokes,
24, who runs a 50 and took 4 wickets in the drawn first Test, missed training
on Tuesday but will take part in a net later on Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"We're
not completely sure [whether he will play]," said captain Alastair Cook.
"He wasn't well yesterday at all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline-style: none;">
<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"In
these conditions, it takes a lot of energy to perform at your peak. We'll make
a choice on Thursday morning."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">If
Stokes, who has played in England's past 11 matches, does not play, all-rounder
Samit Patel could come in to give Cook a 3<sup>rd</sup> spin option.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Patel
played the last of his 5 Tests in 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"We
said at the beginning of the tour that if the wicket demands 3 spinners, we
will play three spinners," Cook said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline-style: none;">
<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"We've
got that choice and that wouldn't really affect the balance of the side as all 3
of our spinners can bat."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 20.5pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">England prepared for
Yasir test<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Pakistan
is expected to have leg-spinner Yasir Shah fit after he missed the first Test
with a back spasm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Shah,
29, has taken 61 wickets in just 10 Test matches since making his first
appearance against Australia last year and is 4<sup>th</sup> in the
International Cricket Council's Test bowling rankings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"We've
obviously clearly got videos and a pair of the guys has faced him a one-day
game," said Cook.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"Once
a guy lets go of the ball, it doesn't come down with a name on it, you've just
got to react to it and make sure that you're clear on how you play a
leg-spinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"He
is a very good bowler, but he's not this superhuman guy who takes a wicket
every time he bowls."<o:p></o:p></span></div>

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'Urgent' call for US drone register

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call for US drone register<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<b><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">A national record of drones and their owners is immediately
needed, the US transport secretary has said.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Anthony
Foxx said a </span>task-force<span style="font-size: 1rem;"> had been set up to inspect creating a record of drones
and their users.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">The
move comes after more than a few reported incidents of drones hindering
emergency services' hard work in fighting fires and other dangers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">The
difficulty is seen as particularly urgent as the number of drones given as
Christmas presents this year is expected to soar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">The
task force will issue a report on how the database will be implemented late
next month.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">Crucially,
it will look at what type of drones should be excused from the database, such
as those bought as toys.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">"We
feel the level of importance here is sufficient for us to move as quickly as we
possibly can," Mr. Foxx said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">He
added in a statement: "Registering unmanned aircraft will help build a
culture of accountability and responsibility, particularly with new users who
have no experience operating in the U.S. aviation system. It will help defend
public safety in the air and on the ground."<o:p></o:p></span></div>

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PNG to resettle Manus Island refugees, Australia says

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<b><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Papua New Guinea (PNG) is to begin resettling refugees from the
controversial Manus Island migration custody center, Australia has said.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">Australian
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the move would agree to refugees there
to "have a fresh start".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Australia
made a 2013 agreement to provide PNG with help if it agreed to house a custody </span>center<span style="font-size: 1rem;"> and resettle refugees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">Australia
sends asylum seekers arriving by boat to camps in PNG and the soothing nation
of Nauru for processing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">However,
circumstances in the camps have been strongly criticized by UN agencies and
rights groups.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">"Consistent
with the RRA (Regional Resettlement Arrangement), persons transferred to PNG,
who are found to be refugees, will be resettled in PNG. No-one will be
resettled in Australia," Mr. Dutton said in a speech.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif";">"The
PNG government has shown... ...its promise to permit those found to be refugees to
get on with their lives and have a fresh start in this dynamic nation with a
growing financial system."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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TalkTalk cyber-attack: Website hit by 'significant' breach

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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.globalnewseye.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Talk Talk cyber-attack: Website hit by 'significant' breach" border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlRY-u57QacmtY65xjNxYHKIb83CCuUKMVYOKmDDZj4cMwTZAEAQ0a8M2Ns6YXgs1BvTXOh-2H66Qan-oOofTK4dd-Gx2zsOdmGaGWzF3J8pPsCf5H1ErWGXRr09PnMo-ZmNsibJK5j0/s640/_86281600_talktalk.jpg" title="Talk Talk cyber-attack: Website hit by 'significant' breach" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #111111; color: #ececec; font-family: "helmet" , "freesans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><a href="http://www.globalnewseye.com/" target="_blank">TalkTalk said the website had been taken down as soon as it had noticed "unusual activity"</a></span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Police are
investigating a "significant and sustained cyber-attack" on the Talk
Talk website, the UK Company says.</span></b></h1>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The phone and
broadband provider, which has over 4 million UK clients, said banking details
and personal information, could have been accessed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Talk Talk said
potentially all consumers could be affected but it was too early to know what
data had been stolen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Metropolitan
Police said no-one had been arrested over Wednesday's attack but </span>inquiries<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> were ongoing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Talk Talk said in a statement<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> that a criminal investigation had been
launched on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It said there was a
chance that some of the following customer data, not all of which was
encrypted, had been accessed:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "inherit" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Talk Talk account information<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dido Harding, chief
executive of the Talk Talk group, told Media News its website was now secure
again and TV, broadband, mobile and phone services had not been affected by the
attack.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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