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Henry Winter: Mourinho mistakes ruin
Chelsea return

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Henry Winter: Mourinho mistakes ruin
Chelsea return

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Week ahead of ELN
peace talks marred by violence and displacement

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Week ahead of ELN
peace talks marred by violence and displacement

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Venezuelan assembly
declares 'coup' by Maduro govt

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Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela's opposition-majority legislature declared Sunday that President Nicolas Maduro's government had committed a coup d'etat by blocking a referendum on removing him from power, vowing mass protests and international pressure.

Furious over the electoral authorities' decision to suspend the process of organizing a recall vote, opposition lawmakers passed a resolution declaring "the breakdown of constitutional order" and "a coup d'etat committed by the Nicolas Maduro regime."

The measure came during an emergency session on the economic and political crisis gripping the South American oil giant, which briefly descended into chaos when a group of Maduro supporters forced its way past security guards and burst into the National Assembly, causing lawmakers to halt the proceedings for 45 minutes.

The legislators then called on Venezuelans to "actively defend" the constitution, declaring they would ask the international community to "activate mechanisms" to restore democracy.

"An ongoing coup d'etat has been perpetrated in Venezuela, culminating in the decision to rob us of a recall referendum. We're here to officially declare the regrettable and painful rupture of constitutional order," said majority leader Julio Borges of the center-right opposition coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD).

On Tuesday, the assembly will "lay the groundwork for a session that would include a legal and political trial of the president... to determine what his role is in the interruption of constitutional order," Borges warned.

Pro-Maduro lawmakers accused the opposition itself of seeking to stage a coup.

- Dual national? -

"Don't try to take advantage of these hard times to finish off our nation," deputy Earle Herrera said.

Despite its harsh words, the legislature's resolution is largely symbolic.

The Supreme Court has declared the legislative majority in contempt of court for defying it by swearing in three lawmakers at the center of an electoral fraud investigation.

The opposition, which says the accusations are trumped up, condemns the high court as a Maduro lapdog.

The court has slapped down every bill passed by the legislature since the opposition took control in January.

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Lawmakers nevertheless said they were going to address the issue of Maduro's purported dual nationality -- Colombian and Venezuelan -- in the session on Tuesday. If confirmed, it would make him constitutionally ineligible to be president.

Ruling party bloc leader Hector Rodriguez said that Maduro sent a message from the Middle East, where he is on an official tour: "Tell them that I send my greeting, send a hug and that I will see them at the table to have a dialogue."

Venezuela's crisis hit a new low Thursday when the National Electoral Council (CNE) indefinitely suspended the recall referendum process after criminal courts in five states ruled the opposition had committed fraud in an initial petition drive.

Holding a recall referendum -- a right guaranteed under Venezuela's constitution -- was the opposition's main strategy to get rid of the man they accuse of driving the once-booming country to the brink of collapse.

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The opposition had been gearing up for the last hurdle in the complex process: a three-day drive starting Wednesday to collect signatures from four million voters demanding a recall vote.

Now that the authorities have stymied that bid, furious opposition leaders have promised the start of a new wave of nationwide protests on Wednesday.

Political analysts have warned of a risk of violent unrest in this country of 30 million people.

Hit by the fall of global oil prices, the economy has crashed. Food shortages have prompted riots and looting in recent months.

Rioting at anti-government protests in 2014 left 43 people dead.

But the divided opposition has struggled to mobilize sustained, large-scale protests since then.

Maduro, the political heir to late president Hugo Chavez (1999-2013), derides his opponents as elitists and calls the economic crisis a capitalist conspiracy.

He accuses the "fascist right" and the United States of plotting to overthrow him.

In recession since the beginning of 2014, Venezuela's economy is facing a contraction of 10 percent this year and inflation of 475 percent, with the International Monetary Fund predicting a rise to 1,660 percent next year.

The latest twist in the crisis comes as Maduro is on a trip abroad, touring Middle Eastern countries to push his plan for major oil producers to slash output.

Venezuela desperately needs oil prices to rise to reverse its economic crash.

Public support for Maduro has crumbled amid the crisis.

A recent poll found more than 75 percent of Venezuelans disapprove of the socialist leader.

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Venezuelan assembly declares 'coup' by Maduro govt

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Venezuela's opposition-majority legislature declared Sunday that President Nicolas Maduro's government had committed a coup d'etat by blocking a referendum on removing him from power, vowing mass protests and international pressure. The measure came during an emergency session on the economic

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Spanish league denounces
Valencia for fans' offensive chants

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Spanish league denounces
Valencia for fans' offensive chants

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Spanish league denounces
Valencia for fans' offensive chants

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Spanish league denounces
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Our planet is entering a new era: the so-called Anthropocene, where human activity has overwhelmingly and irreversibly altered the geology and ecosystems of our planet. Along with changing the atmosphere, earth, seas, and forests, this brave new world has a lot less wild animals.

In fact, it could spark the biggest mass extinction of wildlife since the dinosaurs.

The new "Living Planet Report" by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has revealed that global populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles are on course to decline by 67 percent by 2020, compared to 1970 levels. Wildlife populations have already declined by 58 percent between 1970 and 2012.

The figures and projections were based on the data trends of about 14,200 populations of 3,700 different vertebrate species across the globe. Their findings are the world's most comprehensive survey of the health of our planet ever compiled.

The most prevalent threat to wildlife is loss of habitat. Specifically, the WWF say much of the destruction and degradation of habitats is caused by unsustainable agriculture, industrial infrastructure, logging, mining, energy production, and commercial development.

Other key factors include overexploitation, poaching, pollution, invasive species, and climate change.

The report says the next biggest challenge is to address food production. Our rocketing world population attempting to live off a struggling and finite planet is set to increase the pressure on all of these elements, especially the destruction of habit for agricultural land and the overexploitation of species.

But although we are living on the edge, all isn't lost just yet.

"These are declines - they are not yet extinctions - and this should be a wake-up call to marshal efforts to promote the recovery of these populations," Professor Ken Norris, Director of Science at ZSL, said in a statement .

In case you're thinking we might as well give up before we start, bear in mind that the past few months has seen the Paris Climate Agreement, where 195 countries agreed together to limit global carbon emissions, and the CITES Wildlife Summit , which successfully increased levels of protection of sharks, rays, pangolins, African grey parrots, psychedelic rock geckos, and many other endangered species. If governments, industry, and citizens act now and continue these efforts, the planet's fate could be a lot less bleak.

"For the first time since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, we face a global mass extinction of wildlife. We ignore the decline of other species at our peril - for they are the barometer that reveals our impact on the world that sustains us. Humanity's misuse of natural resources is threatening habitats, pushing irreplaceable species to the brink and threatening the stability of our climate," added Mike Barrett, Director of Science and Policy at WWF-UK.

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World Set To Lose Two-Thirds Of Its Wildlife By 2020, Says WWF

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Our planet is entering a new era: the so-called Anthropocene, where human activity has overwhelmingly and irreversibly altered the geology and ecosystems of our planet. Along with changing the atmosphere, earth, seas, and forests, this brave new world has a lot less wild animals.

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FARC vows to verify fate of 500
missing kidnap victims

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Colombia's largest rebel group, the FARC, on Wednesday vowed to internally investigate the fate of some 500 people who were kidnapped by the guerrillas but are now unaccounted for.

The guerrillas did so following a meeting with prominent opponents of a peace deal with the guerrillas that was rejected by Colombia's voters in a referendum on October 2.

Government representatives met with former Conservative Party dissidents Marta Lucia Ramirez and Camilo Gomez, and with journalist Herbin Hoyos who for years has been defending the rights of victims of kidnapping, one of the FARC's most prolific war crimes.

Following a six-hour meeting with Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo, Post-Conflict Minister Rafael Pardo and the president of the Senate's Peace Commission, Roy Barreras, both the critics of the peace deal and the government representatives proved content with the results of the meeting.

The missing victims

Hoyos surrendered a list of 468 people who were allegedly kidnapped by the FARC, but were never heard from again.

After mediation by the government representatives, the FARC promised an internal investigation to try to clarify the fate and possibly the whereabouts of the missing hostages.

According to Hoyos, the guerrilla leadership in Cuba agreed to ask each of their approximately 50 front commanders to clarify the fate of the victims and have a preliminary response within a week.

Remaining 'No' concerns

Martinez and Gomez, who represented former President Andres Pastrana in the meeting, published on Twitter the four points they want included in the peace deal in order to obtain a "new and optimal [peace] agreement."

1. The rural development model in the agreement must be internationally competitive, profitable, sustainable and with the participation of local communities. Colombia's fiscal and financial reality must be taken into account to allow a prioritization of development projects that follow a new agreement.

2. The application of transitional justice must be for a reasonable period and include the seclusion of war criminals, a point already in the peace agreement but in a different formulation.

3. The impediment of convicted war criminals to be elected either congressman or president, but with the possibility to execute all other political rights, including access to less prominent public offices.

4. A new peace deal should preferably be submitted to a second referendum, unless the political consensus on the deal is so broad this would be redundant.

Once consensus is reached between cooperative political forces that opposed the peace deal, President Juan Manuel Santos will then sign a second draft of the peace deal with FARC leader " Timochenko."

It is unclear whether the president will again risk a referendum or send the revised deal directly to congress for ratification after which the historic peace process can be resumed.

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FARC vows to verify fate of 500 missing kidnap victims amid negotiations on new peace deal

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Colombia's largest rebel group, the FARC, on Wednesday vowed to internally investigate the fate of some 500 people who were kidnapped by the guerrillas but are now unaccounted for. The guerrillas did so following a meeting with prominent opponents of a peace deal with the guerrillas that was rejected by Colombia's voters in a referendum on October 2.

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Modric: To go four years without winning the league is a long time

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After Toni Kroos, it was Luka Modric's turn. The Croatian has signed a new deal with Real Madrid and on Wednesday gave a press conference.

"It's a special day for me, I feel really happy to have renewed with the best club in the world. I want to thank Florentino Perez for the confidence he's shown in me. I will continue to give my all and work hard to comply with the demands of this club. I hope to have more success here,&rdquor; the former Tottenham midfielder said.

Madrid, who is currently injured, didn't want to put a deadline on his comeback to first team action, but did say he's feeling better every day: "I'm working hard to return as soon as possible, but I don't want to say anything about when I will return,&rdquor; he said.

The Croatian added: "I knew I was arriving at the best club in the world, because the demand here is the maximum, and I was ready for that. I didn't start well, but I never doubted myself.

"This year could be the best squad I've played in. We have a lot of quality in every position. The squad's impressive. I'm just lacking a La Liga title and I hope to win it this season. Our priority is to win it. As a club to go four years without winning the league is a long time.

"That doesn't mean we don't want to win everything else. We also want to be the first team to retain the Champions League.&rdquor;

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After Toni Kroos, it was Luka Modric's turn. The Croatian has signed a new deal with Real Madrid and on Wednesday gave a press conference. "It's a special day for me, I feel really happy to have renewed with the best club in the world.

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US election 2016: Stop whining, Obama tells Donald Trump

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US President Barack Obama has told Donald Trump to "stop whining" as he rejected his claim that next month's White House election will be rigged.

He said Mr Trump's attempt to discredit a poll before it has even taken place was "unprecedented" for a US presidential candidate.

Also "unprecedented", said Mr Obama, was the Republican candidate's "flattery" of Russia's president.

Mr Trump is facing sinking poll numbers and accusations of sexual assault.

The businessman-turned-politician has claimed the 8 November election will be "absolutely rigged" for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

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But in a White House Rose Garden news conference on Tuesday alongside visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Mr Obama said his assertions were "based on no facts".

"I'd advise Mr Trump to stop whining and try to make his case to get votes," Mr Obama said.

"By the way," he added, "[it] doesn't really show the kind of leadership and toughness that you want out of a president, if you start whining before the game's even over.

"If whenever things are going badly for you and you lose you start blaming somebody else, then you don't have what it takes to be in this job."

Mr Obama also addressed the Republican candidate's admiring remarks about Vladimir Putin.

"Mr Trump's continued flattery of Mr Putin and the degree to which he appears to model much of his policies and approach to politics on Mr Putin is unprecedented," he said.

His broadside comes a day after Mr Trump said he would consider visiting Russia before taking office, if elected.

He told a talk-radio host: "If I win on November 8, I could see myself meeting with Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration."

Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton face off in the third and final presidential debate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday.

The Republican candidate has seen his poll numbers slide since their first battle of wits, followed by the emergence of a 2005 sex boast tape that he was forced to address in the second debate.

Mr Trump denied any impropriety, but a number of women have come forward with sexual assault allegations against him.

Mrs Clinton will head into Wednesday's debate with a seven-point lead over her Republican rival, according to a Monmouth University poll.

She leads Mr Trump 47% to 40%, while 7% of likely voters say they will support the Libertarian Party candidate, Gary Johnson.

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US President Barack Obama has told Donald Trump to "stop whining" as he rejected his claim that next month's White House election will be rigged. He said Mr Trump's attempt to discredit a poll before it has even taken place was "unprecedented" for a US presidential candidate.

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Colombia peace process could go ‘from limbo to hell’ if new deal not agreed soon: FARC

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Colombia's largest rebel group, the FARC, warned Monday that a suspended peace process between the group and the government could result in reignited violence if a solution isn't negotiated soon.

The FARC began its demobilization and disarmament process in late September after signing peace with the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos, but was stopped in its tracks by an October 2 referendum that rejected the deal with a razor-sharp margin.

Since then, Santos and the opposition forces that promoted the rejection have been negotiating changes to the deal that would allow it to be passed through congress without too much public resistance.

Meanwhile, the FARC leadership ordered its 6,600 guerrillas to assume defensive positions in order to prevent provocations by rival armed groups.

FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño, a.k.a. " Timochenko," said last week the guerrillas were willing to "enrich" the deal, but rejected a substantial renegotiation on the deal to end 52 years of armed conflict.

But, in an interview with US television news network Univision, the guerrillas' chief negotiator " Ivan Marquez " said "renegotiating the accord is complex but we can analyze it."

Marquez warned, however, that "we can not allow that this is dilated because we run the risk the peace process ends badly."

According to the guerrilla negotiator, the FARC's peace process "is in limbo ... and if this process dies on us, this limbo can convert into hell," referring to past failed processes that led to some of the conflict's bloodiest episodes.

"That's why we need to save this peace process," said Marquez who has been negotiating peace for more than five years.

The guerrilla negotiator praised the president for reinstating a bilateral ceasefire that formally ended the moment peace was signed, "which to us indicates that the deal is fully valid."

If the government is able to rally the opposition behind the peace deal through compromises, these compromises will then be presented to the FARC, which would then have to agree on which points are up for negotiation and which points are not.

The opposition is led by former President Alvaro Uribe, who has rejected the peace talks since they became public in 2012 and whose referendum campaign is in legal trouble for intentionally disinforming the public to win the vote.

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Colombia peace process could go 'from limbo to hell' if new deal not agreed soon: FARC

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Colombia's largest rebel group, the FARC, warned Monday that a suspended peace process between the group and the government could result in reignited violence if a solution isn't negotiated soon.