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Soccer-Chelsea stage comeback win at Tottenham to go second, Arsenal drop points

LONDON (Reuters) -Chelsea staged a remarkable comeback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 and move four points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool but Arsenal dropped points in the title race on Sunday. Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea side were 2-0 down after 11 minutes at their London rivals but hit back in thrilling style with the instrumental Cole …

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US to work with partners in Syria to manage risk after Assad toppled, Biden says

By Steve Holland, Katharine Jackson and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will work with partners and stakeholders in Syria to help seize the opportunity that has presented itself after rebel fighters’ stunning overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, President Joe Biden said on Sunday. “At long last, the Assad regime has fallen,” said …

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Factbox-Syrian rebel supporters hoist flags at embassies abroad

Supporters of rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday have entered some Syrian embassies abroad to hoist their flag, while insurgents also entered the Italian envoy’s residence in Damascus.    Following are incidents at several embassies:        SPAIN    About 150 people cheered and shouted “Freedom!” as a man at the Syrian embassy …

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France says ‘merci’ as Notre-Dame Cathedral rises from ruins of fire

By Noemie Olive and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -The word “Merci” was projected on to the front of Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral as it reopened on Saturday, in thanks for its salvation after a devastating fire that brought the 860-year-old building close to collapse five years ago. The cathedral’s bells rang out and the Archbishop of …

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Syria’s Assad and his family are in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum, say Russian news agencies

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 …

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Ukraine says Assad’s fall underscores Russian weakness

(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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Allianz, Amundi stop talks over combining asset management businesses, source says

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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