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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas calls for China transparency over Uighur Muslims German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas began his visit to China on Monday by calling for more transparency from the Chinese government regarding the human rights conflict surrounding reports about the mass detention of a million Uighur Muslims. UN experts have saidthere are credible reportsthat as many as a million Uighurs, ethnically Turkic Muslims which reside in western China, have been interned in camps in the last year. "We cannot accept re-education camps," Maas said after meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Beijing, adding that more information was needed to assess the situation. On Monday, Maas said his talks with Vice Premier Liu were "free of controversy" and that all sides had an interest in matters being ransparent. When asked if human rights organizations should enter the camps, the German minister said: "At first, it is of secondary importance who ensures transparency."

Israeli raid in Gaza leaves several dead, including IDF soldier and Hamas commander Israeli forces and Palestinian militants exchanged fire on Sunday in an Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip, leaving six Hamas militants and one Israeli soldier dead. The burst of violence threatensto further escalate conflict between Israel and Hamasamid recent efforts by both sides to try to tone down weeks of tensions.

Hamas said that an Israeli commando unit entered three kilometers (2 miles) into the strip near Khan Yunis in a civilian vehicle and shot dead Nour Baraka, the deputy commander of Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigade.

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CSU chief Horst Seehofer to step down as party leader However, he intends to remain Germanyʼs interior minister for now

Afghan diplomat seeks asylum in Germany An Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman told DW on Monday that Azimullah Sahaag, who had recently applied for asylum in Germany, worked as "the acting consul for a period of time" at the Afghan consulate in Munich but was originally employed as the "first secretary" at the Afghan diplomatic mission. According to the spokesman "diplomats who apply for asylum in foreign countries after the end of their mission are not allowed to work for the government in any capacity." German authorities said last week that Sahaag had not returned to Afghanistan after his period of service at the consulate in Munich ended, citing security concerns. Instead, he walked into a police station to apply for asylum.

Separatist leaders voted back in disputed east Ukraine election

After Angela Merkel pledged to retire as the head of her CDU party, Horst Seehofer has confirmed he will also step down as leader of Bavariaʼs CSU. Germanyʼs Interior Minister Horst Seehofer confirmed he will quit as the head of the Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party to Angela Merkelʼs CDU. Seehofer confirmed this on Monday, during a visit to a police office in the hill-top ton of Bautzen in eastern Saxony. Party officials had been told of his intentions over the weekend and there were rumors Seehofer might also resign from his role as interior minister. But speaking to reporters on Monday he denied these reports. "I am the federal interior minister and will continue to serve in that role," he said. Seehofer said he was stepping down to make way for a renewal within the CSU. He also said that the partyʼs poor performance in last monthʼs state elections in Bavaria was not "the main reason" for his resignation. The 69year-old said the exact timing of his resignation was still not certain and that he would announce more details later this week. A new party leader

is due to be elected at a conference early next year. Seehofer has led the CSU for a decade, and only recently stepped aside as the top politician at state level in Bavaria, making room for Markus Söder. Söder is considered the front-runner to succeed Seehofer, despite the pairʼs uneasy relationship. The poor performance of the CSU in Bavaria brought immense pressure on the party leadership. The party stayed on top of the polls with 37.2 percent of the vote but lost its absolute majority in the state assembly. Its share of the vote dipped 10.5 percent compared with the 2013 election. Over the last few months, Seehoferʼs routine clashes with Chancellor Angela Merkel and disputes within the government coalition have also caused tensions with the CDU and the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Two main points of contention:immigration policyand Seehoferʼssupport of disgraced intelligence chief Hans-Georg Maassen.

The interim leaders of the selfproclaimed "Peopleʼs Republics" of Luhansk and Donetsk in Ukraineʼs eastern Donbass region were confirmed in office as expected in a poll on Sundaythat has been condemned

by Kyiv and the West. The two leaders, Denis Pushilin (top photo) in Donetsk and Leonid Pasechnik in Luhansk, won the votes with 61 and 68 percent respectively, local election officials said on Monday..Both men have called for closer ties with Russia, and analysts say the poll will cement Moscowʼs hold on the disputed regions, which have broken away from the central Ukrainian government in Kyiv amid a civil conflict that has killed more than 10,000 people since 2014.

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Polio — Still a danger despite many victories Polio is nearly eradicated — but not quite. Some countries continue to battle the disease. DW reviews the situation on the birthday of Jonas Salk, the US virologist who developed one of the first successful vaccines. The only effective protection against poliomyelitis, or polio for short, is vaccination. It is also the only way to eradicate the virus. But itʼs not that simple. "The original goal was to eradicate poliomyelitis by the year 2000," says Sabine Diedrich of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in Berlin.

"Then it shifted further and further away." Next, there was a five-year plan. The plan ran from 2013 to 2018, and according to the virologist, "During this period we were supposed to manage finally to eradicate polio."

But, Diedrich says, even that is still a very last, small step in the future.

Man carrying large snake walks through Germanyʼs Dusseldorf train station

A man in his mid-30s has become somewhat of an attraction at Dusseldorfʼs central train station as he walked around with a boa constrictor on his shoulders. Police have confiscated the reptile. On Saturday, a 36-year-old man strolled through Dusseldorfʼs central train station with a 1.8-meter-long (5.9-foot-long) boa constrictor around his neck.

The sight of the man with a large snake on his shoulders caused excitement among people at the station.

Police later confiscated the reptile with the help of a fire department animal expert. News Man carrying large snake walks through Germanyʼs Dusseldorf train station Police said the man could not prove he was the owner of the snake.

Also, carrying a snake in public is not considered appropriate. Authorities will hand the boa constrictor over to a zoo on Sunday. Until then, it will stay with the fire department. The boa constrictor, also known as the red-tailed boa or the common boa, is a large, nonvenomous snake that is usually kept and bred in captivity. It is often found in tropical North, Central and South America, as well as some islands in the Caribbean.

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German AfD leader Alice Weidel under fire for ʼillegalʼ Swiss campaign donations The AfD co-leaderʼs political rivals are now gunning for her resignation

Alice Weidel reportedly received €130,000 in campaign donations from Switzerland ahead of 2017 elections.

The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party received dubious donations for her campaign in the runup to German general elections in September last year, German media has reported.

Alice Weidelʼs district office near Lake Constance received a total of €130,000 ($150,000) in several tranches of mainly 9,000 Swiss franc amounts ($8,900, €7,900) between July and September 2017, German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and broadcasters NDR and WDR said, citing bank statements.

The donations were made by a

Man carrying large snake walks through Germanyʼs Dusseldorf train station A man in his mid-30s has become somewhat of an attraction at Dusseldorfʼs central train station as he walked around with a boa constrictor on his shoulders. Police have confiscated the reptile. On Saturday, a 36-year-old man strolled through Dusseldorfʼs central train station with a 1.8-meter-long (5.9foot-long) boa constrictor around his neck. The sight of the man with a large snake on his shoulders caused excitement among people at the station. Police later confiscated the reptile with the help of a fire department animal expert. News Man carrying large snake walks through Germanyʼs Dusseldorf

Swiss pharmaceutical company.

Weidel, who was the partyʼs lead candidate in the elections, said that she first learned of the "unsolicited" donations in September last year and decided to return the money after having doubts about its legality. On Monday, she clarified that "the account the donation went to was the official account of the Lake Constance district office" and that the money "did not go to me directly." She ruled out what she called "personal consequences," hinting that she will not resign over the affair. train station Police said the man could not prove he was the owner of the snake. Also, carrying a snake in public is not considered appropriate. Authorities will hand the boa constrictor over to a zoo on Sunday. Until then, it will stay with the fire department. The boa constrictor, also known as the redtailed boa or the common boa, is a large, nonvenomous snake that is usually kept and bred in captivity. It is often found in tropical North, Central and South America, as well as some islands in the Caribbean.

How a ʼhardʼ Brexit might affect the arts and culture In Scotland, more precisely on the stage of the "Leith Theatre" in Edinburgh, the curtain rises on November 10 for The Last Days of Mankind (see

Brussels Airport baggage handlersʼ strike affects travel for thousands A strike by one of Zaventem International Airportʼs baggage handling partners has resulted in widespread flight disruptions. This weekend is traditionally busy for air travel because of several holidays in Europe.

Thousands of airline passengers have been affected by an ongoing baggage handlersʼ strike at Brussels Airport.

The strike, by workers employed by Aviapartner, began on Thursday and is expected to continue until 6:00 a.m.

Sunday morning (0500 UTC). The strike comes during a popular weekend for air travel. It is the end of a school holiday in neighboring Netherlands and the start of the All Saintsʼ festival in Belgium. Some 70,000 travelers were expected at the airport on Saturday, and 74,000 on Sunday.

Aviapartner workers downed tools — described as "spontaneous" action by the airport — over demands for higher staffing levels. Airlines affected include Aer Lingus, British Airways, El Al, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, FlyEgypt, Royal Air Maroc, Ryanair and Turkish Airlines.

Management was holding talks with union delegates in an effort to resolve the dispute on Saturday. A previous meeting ended without any agreement, according to the Belga news agency.

photo). The play by Karl Kraus has seldom been more topical. The Austrian wrote his drama between 1915 and 1922 as a "tragedy in five acts," in which he addressed the inhumanity and absurdity of war. The play shows where political conflict can lead. Conflicted is also an apt description for the state of affairs between the European Commission and the British government. Negotiations over a Brexit deal are stagnating. Will it be possible to reasonably sort out the EuropeanBritish relationship for the period after the official withdrawal date of March 29, 2019? Thereʼs reason to be skeptical. The German Cultural Council has called it a "mess," especially since cultural issues have not yet been negotiated at all. "We have grounds for being nervous," Olaf Zimmermann, the Councilʼs managing director, told Deutsche Welle. "The less regulated it is, the more difficult it becomes for everyone."

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UK minister Jo Johnson quits over ʼterribleʼ Brexit plan Transport Minister Jo Johnson has said Britain stands on the brink of the greatest crisis since World War II. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Theresa May has underscored her opposition to a second referendum.

Transport Minister Jo Johnson has said Britain stands on the brink of the greatest crisis since World War II. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Theresa May has underscored her opposition to a second referendum.

Jo Johnson, the younger brother of Boris Johnson, said on Friday he was quitting Theresa Mayʼs government over her "delusional" Brexit plans. In his resignation statement, Johnson said the withdrawal agreement being discussed by the European Union and British leaders

would be a "terrible mistake" that would leave Britain weaker economically and with "no say" in EU rules it must follow, and years of uncertainty for business. Johnson — who backs Britain remaining in the EU — said he is supporting calls for a second referendum on whether the country should leave the bloc.

"Given that the reality of Brexit has turned out to be so far from what was once promised, the democratic thing to do is to give the public the final say.

over theme park bomb threat

Californiaʼs deadly wildfires continue to burn

Police say a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of a theme park in western Germany was a false alarm. A Halloween-themed event attended by thousands of people was disrupted.

An amusement park near the German city of Bottrop was evacuated on Friday evening due to an alleged bomb threat. Some 11,000 people had to leave the Movie Park Germany premises, located in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, following what turned out to be a false alarm.

Movie Park is a seasonal amusement park that centers on famous films. On Friday, the park was celebrating a multi-day Halloween special, which included horror movie screenings, haunted houses, musical entertainment, rides and a childrenʼs Halloween section. Read more: German police face off with environmentalists on way to Hambacher Forest protest At 5:15 p.m. local time (1515 UTC), the park received a call from an unknown individual warning about a bomb. Police arrived at the scene and after clearing several of the rides, eventually had to empty out the entire park. Authorities said visitors exited the premises calmly and without incident. Theyʼve now launched an investigation.

The so-called "Camp Fire," one of several in the state, continues to devastate California. Overall fires have claimed 31 lives, making it the stateʼs deadliest blaze on record, and razed more than 6,700 buildings. People continue to die in Californiaʼs wildfires. As of Monday,

Germany: Thousands evacuated

the number of victims of the Camp Fire in Northern California had risen to 29 — matching the stateʼs deadliest single fire, a 1933 blaze in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. Two people have also died in the "Woolsey Fire" in Southern California.

ʼRome Says Enough!ʼ: Thousands protest cityʼs decline Romans are counting on their mayor to resign as the city falls into a steep decline in both safety and public services. Besides its crumbling infrastructure, the city is also reeling from the brutal murder of a teenager. Some 8,000 Romans took to the streets of the Italian capital on Saturday to protest the "decline" of their city under Mayor Virginia Raggi. They were also protesting a rise in crime highlighted by the recent rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl.

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You donʼt have to be a psycho to be CEO The American CEO is perhaps the most iconic creature of the modern business world. Thrusting, eccentric, disruptive captains of finance they may be, but these guys and gals are not always the easiest to get on with.

A US-Finn joint national and technically no longer a CEO, Linus Torvalds, known as Linuxʼs "benevolent dictator for life," returned to oversee his Open Source project this week following a self-imposed break to "get some assistance on how to understand peopleʼs emotions and respond appropriately." Torvalds, who has a reputation for being rude to other members of the community, said at the time he wanted to address his "flippant" actions and proclivity for personal attacks. His story is one that most boardrooms in the US will have seen at some point in time. Enron, BP, Goldman Sachs, Philip Morris. Fraud, tax evasion, toxic dumping, safety violations, bid rigging and overbilling. About 3 percent of CEOs assessed in a management study scored in the psychopath range.

In the general population its just above 1 percent. These are not primary psychopaths like Jeffrey Daumer, but powerful people whoʼve allowed their biologically inherited empathy traits to dry up.

Supermarket price wars leave UK food suppliers close to bankruptcy If one of the worldʼs biggest suppliers of packaged food struggles to win a meaningful price increase from Britainʼs largest supermarket chain, what chance has the rest of the food industry? Two years ago, BritishDutch conglomerate Unilever, which counts numerous brands from Knorr soups to Walls ice-cream in its portfolio, told Tesco it was putting up its prices by 10 percent, partly as a result of the falling British pound following the June 2016 vote to leave the European Union. Despite a socalled Marmite war, which saw the worldʼs third-largest retailer withdraw new orders of a popular Unilever spread made of yeast extract, and a public backlash against the price increases, the two sides quickly settled their dispute. The agreed price hike was never made public; however, Unileverʼs 2016 financial results showed it had achieved just a 3.6 percent price hike from its UK suppliers that year, leading analysts to question whether it had achieved much of a meaningful increase from Tesco.

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German carmakers to fund diesel retrofits, says transport minister Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer has announced that German car manufacturers have agreed to retrofit older diesel vehicles at their own cost. BMW, however, has refused to go along with the plan.

German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer met with managers from automobile manufacturers Daimler, Volkswagen (VW) and BMW in Berlin on Thursday. The meeting was held to discuss government plans for manufacturers to pay for retrofitting hardware for older diesel vehicles. Scheuer announced thatDaimler andVolkswagen were prepared to pay up to €3,000 ($3,429) per vehicle.BMWhas refused to take part in the program. Scheuer

Sudden drop in Chinese property prices leaves speculators reeling For the last two decades, property speculation in China has been a one-way bet. Take 57-year-old Shanghai businessman Tai Pei, for example. Having watched the Chinese real estate market grow for many years, he too was tempted to grab a slice of the incredible profits from the countryʼs massive construction boom. Tai bought three downtown apartments in Chinaʼs commercial capital and made almost 10 million yuan (€1.27 million, $1.44 million) profit when he sold two of them sometime later. At the beginning of this month, however, the developer of the apartment block where his third property is located suddenly dropped the price by a third, due to enquiries drying up. The abrupt change of fortune prompted many existing owners to protest outside the sales office, demanding compensation. Developer cheated people "Clearly the developer pushed up the price [of the flats] to cheat people when they already had plans to reduce them," Tai told.

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Carmaker Daimler logs shrinking sales and profits Daimler announced Thursday the groupʼs net earnings between July and September amounted to €1.76 billion ($2 billion), marking a 21percent fall in bottom-line profit year on year. The DAX-listed company said its operating profit (earnings before interest and tax, Ebit) would most likely drop by 10 percent for the whole year,following a 2017 operating profit of €14.3 billion. Daimler said the full-year decline would come "because of government proceedings and measures in various regions," in what was a statement amounting to the firmʼs second profit warning in four months. Thirdquarter revenues came in at €40.2 billion, just 1 percent below the level reached in the same period a year earlier. Mercedes car sales shrank by 6 percent to some 560,000 vehicles globally as the carmaker kept seeing itself in a challenging environment,as CEO Dieter Zetsche pointed out Thursday. The company mentioned current difficulties with regard to higher import tariffs in the wake of an escalated US-China trade conflict.

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also announced that he would meet with foreign manufacturers in an effort to ensure they abide by the same emissions standards as domestic manufacturers. Daimler and VW also intend to pursuetrade-in incentivesto entice buyers to purchase new, more fuelefficient cars. BMW has insisted that the retrofit plan is the wrong path forward, saying a better plan would be for customers to buy new cars rather than trying to change the past.

Italy says cutting deficit would be ʼeconomic suicideʼ

Rome is determined to stick to fundamental aspects of its 2019 budget despite pressure from Brussels, according to Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria. The EU believes Italyʼs plans are "overly optimistic" and risky.

Italy is ready to continue talks with Brussels over the countryʼs 2019 budget plan, but Rome will not give up "fundamental pillars and characteristics"of the disputed proposal, Economy Minister Giovanni Tria said on Friday. Rome hopes to stimulate the Italian economy by raising the deficit to 2.4 percent of GDP. The populist Cabinet, made up of the antiimmigration League party and the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, has strongly rejected the 0.8 percent deficit pledge made by the previous government. Sticking to it would require a "very brutal fiscal contraction," Tria said on Friday. "For an economy that is slowing down sharply, this would actually be suicide," he said. "I do not think that the European Commission expects an action of this kind, even if it would formally comply with the rules."

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#MeToo included in Power 100 ranking of influential figures in the arts Gallery owner David Zwirner tops the ArtReview ranking

AI art: A gamechanger in fighting climate change?

The effects of climate change are all too real. Theworld is warming,sea levels are rising, species are on theverge of extinctionand millions of people are suffering — bothphysically and mentally. Although these effects can be seen and felt all around us, the data measuring these impacts can be complex and confusing if not presented properly. Thatʼs where visual data scientists come in. Their job is to collect and convey statistics showing the impacts of climate change so that governments and policymakers can make informed decisions based on the best available evidence. If that evidence is too complex or too broad to understand, then policymakers could have a hard time deciding on how best to handle certain problems.

Thatʼs according to visual data scientist Thomas Nocke from Germanyʼs Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, who says visuals are vital when conveying large amounts of data.

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German gallery owner David Zwirner is at the top of the list of this yearʼs edition of the magazine ArtReviewʼs annual Power 100 ranking. Zwirner runs galleries in London, New York and Hong Kong and represents more than 60 artists and estates including James Marshall, Wolfgang Tillmans, Yayoi Kusama as well as the estates of Anni Albers and Joan Mitchell. His suggestion earlier this year that art fairs tax major galleries to subsidize the participation of smaller galleries did not

fall on deaf ears: Art Basel announced such measures a few months later. "When Zwirner speaks, the art world listens," ArtRe‐ view wrote. US artist Kerry James Marshall ranked second, a "painter whose work offers a radical rebuke to the whitewashing of art history," according to ArtReview. He is one of the most expensive living AfricanAmerican artists: Rapper P. Diddy bought one of his works at an auction for more than $21 million (€18.4 million).

Artificial intelligence in medicine: The computer knows what you need Everybody makes mistakes. But in some work environments, like medicine, mistakes can be deadly.

Thatʼs why more and more medical personnel are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to help reduce the rate of error. Although, many experienced doctors are skeptical about using AI in medicine, researchers around the globe are working on new ways to apply it. The options are diverse — and in some cases rather peculiar. Human breath contains numerous chemicals that can be helpful in the diagno-

sis of different diseases. But a humanʼs nose is not sensitive enough to register and properly analyze these hundreds of chemical compounds.

That is why British researchers have developed an AI-driven technology that can sniff out danger. It works like this: Various sensors smell the patientʼs breath. The computer then analyzes the composition of the air and displays the measured chemicals as a 3D-graphic. Certain molecules in the breath can, for example, indicate that the patient has cancer.

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From tonight, Budapest audiences can expect gravity-defying acts performed in their purest form, through physical feats of the body.

Presented on the stage of the prestigious Müpa Palace of Arts are stunts by globally renowned company Recirquel, whose new balletlike production “My Land” was top-rated by critics at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We talk to Recirquel founder and choreographer Bence Vági, who has taken acrobatics to new heights. Performers in skin-tight unitards rise up from a dirt-covered set to share personal stories, their bodies contorted and biceps straining. What unfolds in front of the viewers appear as illusionary images combining light, shadow and reflection – nature’s elements. Tradition, freedom and love all form part of My Land, a real physical feat enacted by a team of Ukrainian artists to traditional Tatar and Moldavian music.

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Santiago Solari: Real Madrid set to appoint Argentine as permanent manager

Real Madrid are set to appoint Santiago Solari as the clubʼs permanent manager. The Spanish Football Association says it has received Solariʼs contract from the La Liga club, although there has not yet been an announcement from Real. Solari took over on 29 October on an interim basis after thesacking of former Spain manager Julen Lopetgui.

Man City 3-1 Man Utd: ʼJose Mourinho deluded if he canʼt see gulf in classʼ

London Broncos have long-term ambition to win Super League title

Pep Guardiola asked to explain pre-derby referee comments

Promoted London Broncos must have the ambition to win Super League in the future, says head coach Danny Ward. The Broncos will be back in the top flight in 2019 afterbeating Toronto Wolfpack 4-2 in the Million Pound Gameon Sunday. "We need to make it work, have a five-year plan of where we want to be," Ward told BBC Radio London.

"Next year is going to be tough but we want a long-term vision to make London the best club in the country." He added: "We donʼt just want to compete in Super League, but win it. We are not there just to survive." Ward, who took charge following the departure of Andrew Henderson at the end of last season, described their victory over the Wolfpack in Canada as "one of the proudest moments" of his career. "What a performance, what a day and what an achievement - I am still on a massive high," he said on their return to England. "To lead the club into the Million Pound Game and win promotion is one of my biggest ever achievements."

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been asked by the Football Association to explain comments he made about the referee before Sundayʼs derby with Manchester United.

Premier League bosses are not to speak about match officials before fixtures. But before his sideʼs 3-1 home win, Spaniard Guardiola responded to a question that suggested Anthony Taylor might be biased in Unitedʼs favour. He has until 18:00 GMT on Thursday to respond.

Guardiola had said: "He is going to try to do the best job like we try to as

managers and football players. "Mr Taylor is going to try to have a good game. The important thing is to focus on our game and, of course, knowing which opponent we are going to face and that is all. "Hopefully he can make good decisions for both sides and it will a good game. All England and all Europe is going to watch us.

That is the most important pleasure."

ATP Finals: Alexander Zverev punishes Marin Cilic with straightsets win Manchester Cityʼs cursory dismissal of Manchester United simply confirmed their status as the Premier Leagueʼs outstanding team - and reduced Jose Mourinho to the ranks of the deluded. Pep Guardiolaʼs reigning champions also finished off Manchester Unitedʼs own title aspirations for this seasonas Cityʼs 3-1 winopened up a 12-point gap between these neighbours that no realist can seriously see being bridged.

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Germanyʼs Alexander Zverev punished Croatian rival Marin Cilicʼs inability to take his chances and opened his ATP Finals campaign with a 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-1) win at the O2 Arena in London.

Cilic, 30, served for the first set but made three unforced errors and a double fault as Zverev broke back for 5-4. Zverev, 21, went on to take the tie-break and then fought back from a break down midway through the second set. Cilic saved a match point at

5-4, but Zverev clinched victory in the breaker. Zverev, like he did in the first-set tie-break, raced into a comfortable lead in the second decider, taking the second of five more match points with a serve out wide which Cilic could not return. World number one Novak Djokovic aims to move level with Zverev at the top of Group Gustavo Kuerten by beating American John Isner in Mondayʼs evening match at the season-ending tournament (20:00 GMT).