By Alan Baldwin ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Lando Norris delivered McLaren a first Formula One constructors’ title since 1998 on Sunday and said next year was going to be his turn at the top. The Briton won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position, racing untroubled from start to finish as McLaren chief …
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RABAT (Reuters) – King Mohammed VI of Morocco had successful surgery on Sunday on his left shoulder after suffering a fall while working out, state media said. He has been told to rest for 45 days to allow his shoulder to recover, state news agency MAP said, citing a statement by the king’s medical team. …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a Kremlin source. The Interfax news agency quoted the unnamed source as saying: “President Assad of Syria has arrived in Moscow. Russia has granted them (him …
By Hugh Lawson LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said his side did everything they could have done to win on Sunday at Fulham, but he praised the home side for their early goal and dogged defending. “Gutted that we didn’t win it because I think we deserved to win from the beginning to …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) -As the commander of al Qaeda’s franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy figure who kept out of the public eye, even when his group became the most powerful faction fighting to topple Bashar al-Assad. Today, he is the most recognisable of Syria’s triumphant rebels, having gradually stepped …
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(Reuters) – The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad underscores Russia’s weakness and inability to fight on two fronts, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said on Sunday. Russia had bolstered Assad’s government by staging air strikes against opposition targets beginning in 2015 and had operated out of two bases on Syrian territory. But Moscow’s 33-month-old invasion of …
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MUNICH (Reuters) – Allianz and Amundi have paused discussions about combining their asset management businesses into a European investment giant that would manage nearly 2.8 trillion euros ($3 trillion) in assets, a source close to Allianz said. Germany’s Allianz has been examining options for its Allianz Global Investors unit, including a possible merger or partial …
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(Reuters) – Following are reactions from around the world to events in Syria. Syrian rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad and seized control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family’s decades of rule after more than 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East. EUROPEAN COMMISSION …
ATHENS (Reuters) – Supporters of the Syrian rebels that ousted President Bashar al-Assad entered the Syrian embassy in Athens on Sunday and hoisted the rebel flag from the rooftop, police and a Reuters reporter said. Police entered the embassy compound and detained four people, but left the flag flying, said a Reuters reporter at the …
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By Hugh Lawson LONDON (Reuters) -Arsenal were held to a 1-1 Premier League draw by London rivals Fulham on a grey wet Sunday at Craven Cottage as Raul Jimenez scored early for the hosts and William Saliba equalised for the visitors at the start of the second half. The result left Arsenal second in the …
