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Ten killed in gunfight in violent Mexican state

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Ten killed in gunfight in violent Mexican state MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Ten people were killed and two wounded in a shootout on Sunday between two armed groups in the southwestern Mexican state of Guerrero, the state government said. The gunfight occurred at around 3 p.m. (2100 GMT) near the town of Chilapa, east of the state capital Chilpancingo, state security authorities said in a statement. A number of guns were recovered from the scene where ten bodies were found in two vehicles damaged by gunfire, the statement said. Two…

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China jails prominent rights lawyer for 4-1/2 years for subversion

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China jails prominent rights lawyer for 4-1/2 years for subversion BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Monday jailed prominent rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang for 4-1/2 years for subversion of state power, it said online, after he was tried in a December hearing that rights groups called a sham. The Tianjin Number 2 Intermediate People’s Court released the verdict on its website. Wang, who had taken on cases deemed sensitive by Chinese authorities, such as accusations of police torture, went missing in August 2015, amid a sweeping crackdown on rights…

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'Black Panther' takes top SAG awards prize, boosting Oscars chances

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'Black Panther' takes top SAG awards prize, boosting Oscars chances LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lady Gaga and the cast of musical drama “A Star is Born” are competing for awards from Hollywood’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) on Sunday at a red-carpet ceremony that may provide clues about which film has an edge in next month’s wide-open Oscars race. FILE PHOTO: Cast member Christian Bale poses at the premiere for the movie “Vice” in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Gaga and co-stars Bradley Cooper and Sam…

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Factbox - Key winners for the 2019 Screen Actors Guild awards

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Factbox - Key winners for the 2019 Screen Actors Guild awards LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 2019 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards for film and television will be handed out during a televised ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday. The following is a list of key nominations: BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE “A Star is Born” “Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “Crazy Rich Asians” BEST ACTOR Christian Bale, “Vice” Bradley Cooper, “A Star is Born”Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book” John David Washington, “BlacKkKlansman” BEST ACTRESS Emily…

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Stocks advance after U.S. government reopens for now

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Stocks advance after U.S. government reopens for now TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks advanced on Monday as Wall Street rallied after a deal was announced to reopen the U.S. government following a prolonged shutdown that had taken a toll on investor sentiment. A man walks past in front of a stock quotation board showing the price of the SoftBank Corp. on the Tokyo Stock Exchange outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 0.4 percent. The Shanghai Composite…

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Brexit: May urged to secure backstop concessions from EU

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Brexit: May urged to secure backstop concessions from EU Theresa May is being urged to secure changes from the EU to the Northern Irish backstop element of her Brexit deal to get it past parliament. Ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson says winning a “freedom clause” would be “unadulterated good Brexit news”. MPs on Tuesday will vote on a series of amendments to the PM’s plans that could shape the future direction of Brexit. But the Irish deputy PM says changes to the backstop - aimed at preventing a hard border -…

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Venezuela crisis: White House 'will respond to threats against diplomats'

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Venezuela crisis: White House 'will respond to threats against diplomats' Media playback is unsupported on your device The US has warned Venezuela that any threats against American diplomats or opposition leader Juan Guaidó will be met with “a significant response”. National Security Adviser John Bolton said any such “intimidation” would be “a grave assault on the rule of law”. His warning comes days after the US and more than 20 other countries recognised Mr Guaidó as interim president. Meanwhile, Mr Guaidó has called for anti-government protests on Wednesday and Saturday….

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Amazon's 'Mrs. Maisel' scores top Screen Actors Guild TV awards

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Amazon's 'Mrs. Maisel' scores top Screen Actors Guild TV awards LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lady Gaga and the cast of musical drama “A Star is Born” are competing for awards from Hollywood’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) on Sunday at a red-carpet ceremony that may provide clues about which film has an edge in next month’s wide-open Oscars race. FILE PHOTO: Cast member Christian Bale poses at the premiere for the movie “Vice” in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., December 11, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Gaga and co-stars Bradley Cooper and Sam…

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Pip Blom: The rock band with real family 'support'

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Pip Blom: The rock band with real family 'support' Music is deeply rooted in the Blom family tree. Pip, 22, and her brother Tender (as in the Blur track) last week heard the lead single from their band’s debut album played on both BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music. Their mum, Leonieke Daalder, acts as their auxiliary tour manager, booking hotels, while dad Erwin is on social media duties. He’s even been developing an app to help the band keep track of their merchandise sales. There was a time, though,…

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Figure skating-Stunning free skate gives Chen third U.S. title

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Figure skating-Stunning free skate gives Chen third U.S. title Jan 27, 2019; Detroit, MI, USA; Nathan Chen performs in the senior men’s free skate competition during the 2019 Geico U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) - World champion Nathan Chen delivered a spectacular free skate to easily claim his third consecutive U.S. figure skating title in Detroit on Sunday. The 19-year-old Olympian, already a 13-point leader after Saturday’s short programme, earned 228.80 points for his free skate, which was superior to…

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