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Germany: Anticoal protests go ahead in Hambach Forest amid restrictions Thousands of anti-coal protesters on Sunday gathered in cold, rainy conditions in Hambach Forest, near the western German city of Aachen, to demonstrate against the expansion of an open-cut lignite mine in the area of woodland. Organizers said some 7,000 attended the protest — 2,000 more than expected — but police have not verified the figure. A court on Saturday confirmed a ban on the original "woodland walk" planned by organizers, saying it was likely that a number of walkers would break off from the stroll to join activists, leading to a large-scale demonstration that could not be properly secured. Authorities thus allowed only a fixed demonstration at one location.

US warns of Sudan protests against DW show ʼShabab Talkʼ The US embassy in Sudan on Sunday sent out a security alert to its citizens in the country warning of possible protests near local broadcaster Sudania 24, which collaborated with DW to produce a "Shabab Talk" episode on womenʼs rights. An embassy public affairs officer told DW that the notification had been sent as a "routine" alert to US citizens to inform them of the situation and the potential for the protests to turn violent. However, it is unclear whether the protests manifested on Sunday. Earlier this week, DWʼs Arabic-language show "Shabab Talk" hosted by Jaafar Abdul Karim sparked controversy in Sudan after a woman gave a passionate speech decrying sexual harassment in the country. Addressing an Islamic scholar on the show, 28year-old Weam Shawky criticized societal norms targeting women in the northeast African country.

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German coalition meet to reevaluate Maassen compromise In the fallout, some 67 percent of Germans have lost faith in the chancellorʼs coalition

The outrage that followed the apparent promotion of Hans-Georg Maassen has forced Angela Merkelʼs government into renewed talks.

Amid unrelenting criticism, Chancellor Angela Merkelʼs tenuous governing coalition will meet on Sunday to renegotiate the fate of former domestic intelligence chief Hans-Georg Maassen. Merkel is set to meet with CSU leader Horst Seehofer and Social Democrat leader Andrea Nahles for another shot at a compromise. Maassen came under fire last week for questioning the validity of a video that showed a far-right mob chasing foreigners in the eastern German city of Chemnitz, and for his links to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Amid calls for his resignation, Merkelʼs coalition removed Maassen from his post, but relocated him to a higher level job with higher pay. The move drew outrage across the political spectrum.

A weekend survey by pollster Emnid for German weekly Bild am Son‐ ntag showed that in the aftermath, some 67 percent of Germans no longer believe the three coalition leaders can work together. Nonetheless, a majority of the public is

against the break up of the government and new elections, which effectively puts greater pressure on coalition leaders to make things work.

Strong objections to Maassenʼs apparent promotion pushed the SPDʼs Nahles to insist on the new round of negotiations.

"The government will not collapse over the Maassen case," Nahles told Bild am Sonntag, in a bid to reassure an anxious public. Merkel signaled on Friday she was open to the new talks. Read more: Angela Merkelʼs fate may rest on SPD solidarity CSUʼs Seehofer, for his part, rejected the notion that Maassen holds right-wing extremist positions and insisted he should stay in his new post. The interior minister added there would be "many phone calls over the weekend" and there would only be a meeting on Sunday if he deems the SPDʼs demands legitimate enough to find a suitable solution. Fortythree percent of Germans surveyed answered that Seehofer had lost credibility in their eyes.

Iran summons Western diplomats after deadly military parade attack Iran summoned Sunday Danish and Dutch ambassadors and the British charge dʼaffaires over Saturdayʼsattack on a military paradein Ahvaz.

The al-Ahvazieh militant group, a hardline Sunni outfit, claimed responsibility for the attack that killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 60 others. The Iranian government accused Denmark, the Netherlands and Britain of harboring members of the militant group. They have further made allusions that the attackers were trained in the United Arab Emirates. Iranʼs foreign ministry said the fact that the European Union did not blacklist al-Ahvazieh was unacceptable. The UAE took exception to being implicated in the attack, saying on Sunday that the "formal incitement against the UAE from within Iran is unfortunate, and has escalated after the Ahvaz attack."

Idlib buffer zone: ProTurkey Syrian rebels refuse to disarm Pro-Turkey rebels have cautiously accepted a Moscow-Ankara deal to prevent a regime attack on Syriaʼs last major opposition rebel bastion of Idlib in the north west of the country.

The National Liberation Front (NLF) confirmed its "full cooperation with our Turkish ally" on plans for a demilitarized zone to help avoid a humanitarian crisis. Close to 3 million people live in Idlib — around half of them are Syrians, including rebel fighters and their families, displaced by war from other parts of the country.

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Japan executes remaining Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult members Japan executed a doomsday cult groupʼs last six members that had been sitting on death row on Thursday,completing a series of capital punishments that had begun in early Julyagainst individuals responsible for a deadly sarin gas attack in Tokyoʼs subway in 1995. In a press conference following the executions, Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa confirmed Thursday morning that all 13 members ofthe Aum Shinrikyo doomsday groupwho had been on death row had been executed, Japanʼs public broadcaster NHK and AP reported. The groupʼs leader, Shoko Asahara, and six others were hanged on July 6.

Asahara, whose real name was Chizuo Matsumoto, and the cultʼs other members were sentenced to death for killing a total of 27 people in a series of crimes, including the Tokyo subway gas attack.

Hong Kong rule new Haruki Murakamiʼs novel ʼindecentʼ A backlash was growing in Hong Kong after Obscene Articles Tribunal ruled "Killing Commendatore", the 2017 novel by noted Japanese author Haruki Murakami, to be "indecent." By Thursday, more than 2,100 people had signed an online petition backed by 21 activist groups for the censors to remove the categorization Classifying the novel as indecent would "bring shame to Hong Kong people," the petition says, stressing that no other novels by the 69-year-old author have ever been classified as indecent in Hong Kong, Taiwan, or mainland China. "If this is set to be a precedent case, Hong Kong would become the most conservative Chinese area," the South China Morning Post quoted the document as saying. Read more:Hong Kongʼs democracy movement ʼneeds new ideasʼ ʼExplicit sexual detailsʼ The latest Murakami book revolves around a portrait artist whose wife unexpectedly asks for a divorce. It features occasional sex scenes, similar to the authorʼs previous works.

Earlier this month, the Office of Film, Newspaper and Article Administration in Hong Kong said they had received a public complaint about "explicit sexual details" in the novel, which they passed on to the censorship board.

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Pope Francis recalls Soviet and Nazi horrors on Lithuania visit On the first papal trip to the Baltics in 25 years, Francis warned against resurgent anti-Semitism

Mexico pushes ahead with speedy NAFTA game plan Even though Mexicoʼs newly elected president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, raged against US President Donald Trump — his countryʼs favorite enemy during the campaign — since his victory, he has stuck to more conciliatory tones. "I am encouraged by the fact that we both know how to do what we say, and we have both faced adversity with success. We manage to put our voters and citizens at the center and displace the establishment. Everything is ready to start a new stage in our societiesʼ relationship based on cooperation and prosperity," wrote Lopez Obrador in a letter to Trump on July 12 which he made public over the weekend. In it he urged both sides to get back to the NAFTA negotiation table after talks stalled in March, since "prolonging the uncertainty could slow down investments in the medium and longterm." At the same time, Lopez Obrador proposed treating migration in an integral and thorough manner "to ensure that Mexicans do not have to migrate because of poverty or violence."

A huge crowd gathered to hear the Vatican leader honor Jewish Holocaust victims and those persecuted by the Soviets.

Pope Francis on Sunday remembered the near extermination of Lithuaniaʼs Jewish community during World War II while speaking to a crowd of around 100,000 people on the second of his four-day trip to the Baltics. At an open-air mass in Lithuaniaʼs second-largest city, Kaunas, he honored the Jewish victims of the 1941-1944 Nazi occupation. "The Jewish people suffered insults and cruel punishments," Francis recounted to those

China revokes approval for Facebookʼs planned venture Earlier this week, a Chinese business registration website showed that Facebook — which has been blocked in China for a decade — had registered a subsidiary in the eastern city of Hangzhou.

A Facebook spokeswoman said Tuesday the company was planning to open an innovation hub for Chinese developers and startups, similar to projects in Brazil, France, India and South Korea. Read more: Facebook apologizes after privacy ʼbugʼ makes posts of 14 million

gathered in the cityʼs Santakos Park. The pope also paid tribute to Lithuanians who were deported to Siberian gulags or tortured and oppressed during five decades of Soviet occupation. "Earlier generations still bear the scars of the period of the occupation, anguish at those who were deported, uncertainty about those who never returned, and shame for those who were informers and traitors," he said. users public The same day, however, Facebookʼs registration of its 30million-dollar Hangzhou subsidiary was taken down from the central government website. State media reports about the innovation hub appear to have been censored. A person familiar with the matter told the New York Times on Wednesday the Chinese government decided to withdraw Facebookʼs registration due to disagreements between local officials and the national internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China.

Is the Amazon effect behind low inflation?

The Japanese central bank has a problem. For years, it has been flooding the financial markets with crazy amounts of money. The goal is to drive inflation higher, to meet its target of around 2 percent. But so far it has had little success on this front. In June, inflation in Japan hovered at 0.8 percent. From the point of view of the central bank, this rate, which is still comfortably high, is largely due to the climb in global crude prices.

Without it, the price rise was a mere 0.2 percent, a level thatʼs perilously close to deflation — a situation that central bankers fear and desperately try to avoid as it can trigger a vicious cycle of falling prices and declining investment that can ultimately result in a severe recession.

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Australian strawberry needle scare spreads to New Zealand

A New Zealand supermarket chain has found needles in a box of Australian strawberries and is withdrawing the brand. Australia itself has seen more than 100 such alleged incidents in recent weeks.

Consumers in New Zealand have been put on alert after needles were found in a punnet of strawberries coming from neighboring Australia, where authorities are investigatingdozens of similar incidentsthat have occurred over the past weeks. New Zealandʼs Countdown supermarket chain said it had taken a brand of Australian strawberries off the shelves after the needles were found in produce sold at one of its branches.

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Police identify source of deadly Novichok nerve agent in UK deaths British police announced Friday that they found a bottle containing the Novichok nerve agent in the home of one of the victims of a nerve agent poisoning in Wiltshire last month. "On Wednesday, 11 July, a small bottle was recovered during searches of Charlie Rowleyʼs house in Amesbury," police said in a statement. The statement said scientists from Porton Down defense laboratory confirmed the bottle contained the Novichok nerve agent, the same poison used against Sergei Skripal and his daughter earlier this year.

"Further scientific tests will be carried out to try and establish whether it is from the same batch that contaminated Sergei and Yulia Skripal in March," the force said, adding that a link to the Skripals remained "a main line of enquiry for police." Dawn Sturgess died in a hospitalon Sunday after exposure to the nerve agent. Her partner, Rowley, isstill in critical condition, but has regained consciousness. The Foreign Office said on Friday it had invited independent technical experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons early next week "to independently confirm the identity of the nerve agent."

strawberries sourced from Western Australia, which was bought in a Countdown supermarket in Auckland," a major city on New Zealandʼs North Island, the company said in a statement on Sunday. "As an extra precaution and following similar advice from public health authorities in Australia, customers should cut up any Australian strawberries before eating them," the statement said. It remains unclear where the strawberries were tampered with.

Sex abuse scandal in German Catholic Church sparks celibacy debate

You seldom hear a bishop say something like this. Franz-Josef Overbeck writes of a "great failure" by the church: "Above all, this includes the alarming indications that some concepts and aspects of our Catholic sexual morality, as well as some power and hierarchical structures have facilitated and are still facilitating sexual abuse.” Overbeck, the Bishop of Essen, has given the most forthright de-

scription yet of the impact unleashed by a report into sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. The results of the "Study on the Sexual Abuse of Minors

by Clergy," commissioned by the German Bishops’ Conference in 2014, were published on September 11 in the German newspaper Die Zeit and the magazine Der Spiegel. Many bishops have expressed their shock and described the numbers as "shameful."

Opel reported to have manipulated diesel car exhaust emissions According to a media report, automaker Opel is being investigated for manipulating vehicle emissions on about 60,000 cars worldwide. It is the first time the company has been named since Dieselgate broke in 2015.

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Germany attempts ʼfacesavingʼ resolution to Saudi drugs boycott The human rightsrow between Saudi Arabia and Canada made international headlinesin recent weeks, when the Riyadh government suddenly suspended new trade and investment to the Great White North. The punitive measures were in response to a simple tweet by Canadaʼs foreign minster, calling for the release of two jailed Saudi activists. Receiving less attention has been the diplomatic spat between Europeʼs No. 1 economy and the oil-rich kingdom — also sparked by a ministerʼs comments; this time Sigmar Gabriel, Germanyʼs thenforeign minister. During the political crisis in Lebanon last November that saw Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resign and later rescind his decision, Riyadh was widely accused of forcing his departure, which Gabriel alluded to as "adventurism." ʼShamefulʼ remarks hurt tiesRiyadh immediately recalled its ambassador to Berlin, telling the German government the comments were "shameful."

In May, it went further and froze all new business with Germany. Over the subsequent months, several German pharmaceutical and medical technology firms, including Siemens Healthineers, Bayer and Boerhringer Ingelheim, have been excluded from public healthcare tenders in the kingdom. A pharmaceutical industry source told DW, on condition of anonymity, that Saudi authorities had not given any written explanation about the exclusion, and that there was no clear path for Germany to resolve the issue. Efforts by German diplomats to mediate with Saudi authorities were delayed, initially, by the Holy Month of Ramadan, and the summer break, as Gulf countries stop work in July and August due to the extreme heat.

T-Mobile reports cybersecurity incident T-Mobile US and its unit Metro PCS told customers that cybersecurity staff found and shut down unauthorized access to certain information on August 20 and immediately reported the matter to authorities. The company added that no financial data, social security numbers or passwords were compromised during the attackon its networks, admitting, though, that other personal information like names, email IDs, phone numbers as well as account numbers or account types (postpaid or prepaid) may have been exposed. T-Mobile said that about 3 percent of its 77 million customers could have been affected (roughly 2 million people potentially affected).

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Japanese companies plan to build moon colonies In collaboration with NASA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced plans for the construction of the first human colony on the moon, a little more than a decade in the future.

In December, President Donald Trump signed an executive orderto send astronauts back to the moonas an initial step towards further exploration of the solar system. The intention is to have Earthʼs nearest neighbor serve as a stopping-off point for missions further into outer space, although there are also plans to mine resources that are to be found on the surface of the moon. In 2009, the Japanese space

No breakthrough in China-US trade talks Chinaʼs Ministry of Commerce said on Friday that it had held "constructive meetings" with US officialsafter talks resumed between the countries over their ongoing trade spat. Nonetheless, with no major breakthrough yet in sight, the resumption of talks did not prevent an additional $16 billion (€13.83 billion) of tariffs being levied by the US and China on each otherʼs goods, starting from Thursday. Read more: US-China trade spat: Clash of the titans, part 2 Talks took place on Wednesday and Thursday aimed at defusing the escalating conflict, which has now seen both countries slap $50 billion in tariffs on the otherʼs products, with more expected to follow. The Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the officials on both sides have vowed to "keep in contact" in the future. High-tech will suffer, says China Meanwhile, a prominent Chinese state planner said on Friday that US tariffs onhightech Chinese technology would have an impact on the tech sectors in both countries.

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Kalashnikov unveils new electric car Kalashnikov,a company moreknown for its AK-47 machine gunsthan its electric vehicles, unveiled its new electric car on Thursday.

The powder-blue prototype, dubbed the CV-1, was unveiled by the Russian arms maker at a defense expo outside of Moscow.

Kalashnikov Concern told Russian media that the technology within its "electric supercar" will rival that of Elon Muskʼs Tesla. "This technology will allow us to stand in line with the worldʼs electric car manufacturers, like Tesla, and compete with them," a spokesperson told Sputnik. According to the company, the vehicle can travel 350 kilometers (217 miles) on a single charge. The carʼs retro look was inspired by a Soviet hatchback model developed in the 1970s, the "Izh-Kombi," Kalashnikov said in a statement on its website. The CV-1ʼs light blue color, large grill, retro door handles and boxy frame have received mixed reviews from Russians. On social media, some described the car as "cyberpunk" while others referred to it as the "Izh-Zombie."

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probe Kaguya landed on the moon and detected uranium, thorium, potassium, magnesium, silicon, calcium, titanium and iron in samples. That discovery opened up the possibility of commercial mining operations. The hurdle has always been the creation of colonies on the inhospitable surface of the moon and providing any settlers there with the large quantities of energy required to sustain life.

No place to live: Germanyʼs daunting urban housing market

Finding an apartment in a German city is hard work these days. That is especially true for those who have little money. Some critics say itʼs a dangerous development that could have dramatic political consequences.

"Itʼs so frustrating," complains Michiko Park, who works at the Troisdorf womenʼs shelter to help single mothers find rental apartments in and around the western German cities of Cologne and Bonn. Indeed, these days finding affordable housing isa tremendous challenge, especially for single mothers. "Sometimes," Park says, "these moms will get up to five rejections in a single day — that really takes its toll psychologically."

Eight mothers and 12 children current live in the shelter. Most of them were victims of domestic violence. Once the women feel theyʼre ready to return to their normal lives, the nervewracking flat hunt begins.

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Chemicals in our everyday life harm our health Three recent studies reveal more

We are exposed to a variety of chemicals every day. Some of them can even make us sick. And they can be found where we least expect them.

Chemicals that are widely used in cosmetics and personal care products can cause changes in womenʼs reproductive hormones, a newstudyhas found. The researchers at George Mason University in the US state of Virginia tested more than 500 urine samples from 143 women aged between 18 and 44. They analyzed these samples for chemicals found in beauty products, including benzophenones, which are ultraviolet filters; parabens, which are antimicrobial preservatives; as well as bisphenol A and chlorophenols. They found that these chemicals had an effect on

female reproductive hormones. Phenol and UV filters decreased levels of estradiol, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), whereas parabens increased levels of estradiol. The researchers say that if these findings are confirmed by more studies the implications for estrogen-dependent diseases, such as breast cancer, could be severe. "What we should take away from this study is that we may need to be careful about the chemicals in the beauty and personal care products we use,"saysDr. Anna Pollack, lead author of the study.

Why Berlin feels safer than the US for an American Jew Often, when I met someone new in Germany, they would comment on my German last name. Then I would explain that my parents were born in Germany. This was received with a puzzled look, a non-verbal version of "Huh?" What fascinated me is that no one seemed to think of the 1930s or Hitler when I said that. Iʼm middle aged with curly hair — isnʼt that a hint? Thatʼs where my thoughts would go. But thatʼs where I always go. Usually, I had to spell it out for them very precisely. So I explained that my parents had to leave if they

didnʼt want to get murdered. And then it happened. The calculation was made and as their brain moved to the other side of the equation, I could literally see the realization ripple over their entire face. Itʼs the opposite of when a child figures out the answer to 2+2 and shouts it out with glee: FOUR! In this case, however, their smiles faded and their facial muscles morphed into a serious look. "Oh, so your parents were Jewish?" (I always noticed the past tense, which I found curious). "Yes, they were," I said.

"And so am I. And Iʼm back!"

Hans Scholl: Fighting for freedom until death He fought Hitler with slogans and leaflets; that cost him his life. On September 22, the founder of the White Rose movement Hans Scholl would have turned 100. A look back at the famous resistance group against Hitler. "Freedom!" Hans Scholl painted this word in large letters with black tar paint on the walls of the University of Munich — four times.

He was a member of the White Rose movement, aiming to overthrow the Nazi regime. The small group of students became one of the most famous resistance groups against Adolf Hitlerʼs regime. In the night of February 3, 1943, Scholl and another medical student, Alexander Schmorell, were walking through the dark streets.

They wanted to post as many leaflets as they could throughout Munich.

They also had tin template for their graffiti stating "Down with Hitler" with a crossed-out swastika. But the Gestapo was already on their tail.

Nearly three weeks later, Hans Scholl was dead, executed by the Nazis.

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New museum to open in Budapest’s Postapalota ALMOST A CENTURY IT WAS UNVEILED, THE IMPOSING BUILDING OVERLOOKING SZÉLL KÁLMÁN TÉR WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO THE MUSEUM OF FINANCE AND BANKING HISTORY. DUE TO OPEN IN 2020, THIS INTERACTIVE VISITOR CENTRE WILL SHOWCASE THE ECONOMIC PROCESSES FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THESE CONCEPTS. INITIAL DESIGNS ARE ALREADY POSTED UP ON THE MUSEUM’S NEW WEBSITE.

The Postapalota (‘Post Palace’), as it is known to locals, has already suffered several twists of fate. Built in 1924, the country’s first office building with Art Nouveau detail managed to survive the 20th century.

It had been empty for decades when an investment company bought it in 2016 and started monumental renovations.

After a series of delays, this landmark created by Gyula Sándy was bought by the National Bank of Hungary for 14 billion forints in the summer of 2018.

According to the latest plans, one of its departments will also move here.

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Naomi Osaka beaten by Karolina Pliskova in Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyo

Tearful US Open champion Naomi Osaka blamed tiredness after a surprise defeat in straight sets by Karolina Pliskova in the Pan Pacific Open final. Japanʼs Osaka was hoping to give home fans a victory to celebrate in Tokyo but went down 6-4 6-4 to the Czech. "Iʼve literally never felt more tired in my entire life," said the 20-year-old, who plans to take some time off. Former world number one Pliskova, the fourth seed, ended Osakaʼs 10-match winning streak in just 63 minutes.

Paul Pogba: Man Utd midfielder misunderstood France coach Didier Deschamps

Aleksandar Kolarovʼs free kick stunner secures Serbia win over Costa Rica A brilliant second half free kick from captain Aleksandar Kolarov led Serbia to a deserved win over Costa Rica. Serbia were wasteful in front of goal but did enough to secure three vital points in Group E. Another World Cup day, another sublime freekick. If Cristiano Ronaldo’s ice-cold effort tosnatch a point against arch-rivals Spain on day two was the current goal of the tournament front-runner, the Portuguese may have just met his match. Aleksandar Kolarov, take a bow. A combination of poor finishing and sublime goalkeeping had kept the scores level until Serbia’s no.11 produced his moment of magic. Kolarov’s powerful left foot is no secret, but few inside the stadium would have expected such a thunderous strike when the Roma defender stood over a free kick midway through the second half. His shot was unstoppable; a side-footed missile which screamed into the top corner of the Costa Rica net.

Dallas Mavericksʼ Dirk Nowitzki to come off bench this NBA season Nowitzki, a 13-time all-star, is the most decorated Maverick in franchise history

The German NBA veteran is ready to come off the bench after starting for Dallas Mavericks during his first 20 seasons.

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki will likely start his record consecutive 21st NBA season from the bench, the team confirmed on Friday. Nowitzki has come off the bench only 31 times in his previous 20 NBA seasons. The 40-year-old told reporters that he saw it coming when the franchise signed free-agent center DeAndre Jordan in the offseason. "When we signed DeAndre, it was pretty much clear in my head that Iʼm coming off the bench,"

Nowitzki said. "Itʼs all about winning, at the end of the day. Whatever puts us in the best position to win is what weʼre going to roll with, and coach (Rick) Carlisle has obviously shown over his time here that heʼs willing to try anything." Mavericksʼ coach Rick Carlisle said he plans to start with Jordan. "Itʼs pretty obvious at this point — and Dirk knows this, and weʼve talked about it — that we have to move the franchise forward the right way," Carlisle said.

FedEx Cup play-offs: Tiger Woods leads Tour Championship by three shots Manchester Unitedʼs World Cupwinning midfielder Paul Pogba has been misunderstood by fans and the media, says his France boss Didier Dechamps. Pogba, 25, fell out of favour at United last season and suggested he wasdissatisfied with life at Old Trafford. His displays this term have been mixed too - he set up the opener against Wolves on Saturday, but thenlost the ball for the equaliser in a 1-1 draw. Deschamps said the perception of Pogba as "individualistic" is inaccurate.

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Tiger Woods says he would "love" to claim his first victory in five years as the American takes a three-shot lead into the final round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

Woods carded six birdies in his first seven holes en route to a five-under 65 to improve to 12 under at East Lake. Rory McIlroy (66) is tied for second with Justin Rose (68) at nine under. "This whole season has been pretty remarkable considering where I have come from," said Woods.

Woodsʼ last victory came 1,875 days ago in August 2013 when he won the WGC Bridgestone Invitational. He had his latest surgery inApril 2017.

The 14-time major winner, who is part of the US team for next weekʼs Ryder Cup, has won 54 of 57 PGA Tour events when holding the 54-hole lead. "Iʼve got a three-shot lead. Iʼve got a bunch of guys behind me that have been playing well and are playing well, and weʼll see what happens," added world number 21 Woods.