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Golf
Garcia seals one-shot victory at KLM Open for 16th European Tour win
(Reuters) - Spain's Sergio Garcia shot a final-round three-under par 69 and finished at 18-under overall to win the 100th edition of the KLM Open in Amsterdam by a single stroke on Sunday.
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Football
Manchester City and Everton win to go top of Women's Super League
(Reuters) - Manchester City's Pauline Bremer grabbed a brace of goals in a 2-0 win away to Reading and Chloe Kelly scored two superb long-range strikes of her own as Everton beat Bristol City 2-0 in the second round of games in the FA Women's Super League on Sunday.
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World
Factbox - Attacks, incidents heightening Gulf tensions since May
DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry on Saturday, knocking out more than half the Kingdom's output.
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World
'Dangerous' air pollution in Indonesia's Borneo leads to school closures
PALANGKA RAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Schools in two cities in the Indonesian part of Borneo island will be closed for a week after smoke from forest fires caused air quality to hit "dangerous" levels, a local government official said on Sunday.
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World
Turkey says Israel becoming 'racist, apartheid regime' with annexation plan
ANKARA (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement of his intention to annex areas of the West Bank following next week's elections shows Israel is becoming a "racist, apartheid regime", Turkey's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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World
Canadian climate concern could carry Greens to breakthrough election
(Reuters) - With climate change a top concern heading into next month's Canadian election and mainstream candidates offering little inspiration, Green Party leader Elizabeth May could be poised for a breakthrough.
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World
League leader Salvini promises referendums to counter new Italy government
PONTIDA, Italy (Reuters) - Italy's far-right League will unleash a battery of referendums to try to sink reforms planned by the new government, party leader Matteo Salvini said on Sunday, denouncing his former coalition allies as traitors.
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World
Syria's Assad issues amnesty reducing punishment for crimes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty on Sunday that reduces sentences for crime and pardons draft dodgers if they report for duty within three to six months.
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World
Israel's Netanyahu sharpens focus on settlements, two days before ballot
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up a bid for far-right votes two days before a closely-contested election, convening his cabinet in the occupied West Bank and having it approve legal status for an unauthorised outpost.
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World
Leaders of Turkey, Russia, Iran set to tackle Syria turmoil
ANKARA (Reuters) - The leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran meet on Monday to try to secure a lasting truce in northwest Syria following attacks by the government that risk deepening regional turmoil and pushing a new wave of migrants towards Turkey.
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World
Saudi Arabia has not asked for Russia's help after attacks on oil plants - Vedomosti
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has not requested Russia's assistance after attacks on two plants at the heart of its oil industry, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Vedomosti daily on Sunday.
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World
UK says Saudi oil attack was attempt to disrupt global oil supplies
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister Dominic Raab on Sunday condemned Saturday's attacks on Saudi oil plants, calling them an attempt to disrupt global oil supplies.
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World
U.S. won't rule out Trump-Rouhani meeting after blaming Iran for Saudi attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday did not rule out a potential meeting between President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, even after Washington accused Iran of being behind drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
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World
Kuwait says it's probing drone sighting, working with Riyadh
DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait is investigating the sighting of a drone over its territory and is coordinating with Saudi Arabia and other countries after Saturday's attacks on Saudi oil plants, the cabinet said on Sunday.
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Cricket
India-South Africa T20 game abandoned as rain plays spoilsport
(Reuters) - India's first Twenty20 international match against South Africa in Dharamsala was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Sunday due to heavy rain.
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Football
Wilson's double helps Bournemouth to defeat Everton
(Reuters) - Callum Wilson scored twice for Bournemouth as they enjoyed a 3-1 home victory over a defensively fragile Everton side to move into mid-table in the Premier League on Sunday.
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Nation
Foreigner found stabbed to death in car
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A Bangladeshi man in his early 30s was found dead with stab wounds to his face, arms and abdomen in the driver’s seat of a car in Segambut Bahagia Sunday (Sept 15) morning.
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Tennis
Pliskova beats Martic in Zhengzhou to win her fourth title of 2019
(Reuters) - World number two Karolina Pliskova beat Croatia's Petra Martic 6-3 6-2 in the final of the inaugural Zhengzhou Open on Sunday to win the 15th WTA singles title of her career and her first in China.
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Nation
Seberang Prai officially declared a city from Monday (Sept 16)
GEORGE TOWN: The Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) is set to be declared a city council on Monday (Sept 16) with president Datuk Rozali Mohamud officially appointed as the first mayor.
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Nation
Dr M makes special appearance in 'Anak Bangsa Malaysia' video
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad made a special appearance in a music video of a new patriotic song titled "Anak Bangsa Malaysia" (Children of Malaysia) which was released Sunday (Sept 15) in conjunction with 2019 Malaysia Day celebrations.