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The first recreational cannabis to be legally bought in Canada was purchased at midnight on Wednesday (02:30 GMT) on the eastern island of Newfoundland amid queues of hundreds of people. Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis. Medical marijuana has been legal in the country since 2001. But concerns remain, including ...

JOSE MOURINHO has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made after Manchester United’s late comeback win over Newcastle earlier this month. The action by the FA is related comments made by Mourinho as he walked off the Old Trafford pitch. It is claimed Mourinho said ‘fodas filhos de puta’ which translates as ‘f*** off sons of b*****s’ ...

Oil retreated before weekly U.S. inventory data even as the disappearance of a critic of the Saudi Arabian regime threatened to spark a diplomatic crisis. Crude in New York dropped 0.8 percent. U.S. stockpiles probably rose by 1.25 million barrels last week, the longest streak of gains since March 2017 if confirmed by government data Wednesday. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of ...

New hotels in Japan with more than 50 rooms will be required to provide wheelchair-friendly accommodation, the government said Tuesday, as the country gears up to host the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Japan is hoping to attract around 40 million tourists annually by the time of the Games and concerns have been expressed over the quantity of accommodation and ...

The United Nations is warning that fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering efforts to contain an outbreak of the Ebola virus which has killed 24 people in the past week. Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General, said an upsurge in fighting among rebel groups in North Kivu province was increasing the ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho reportedly has a reason for specifically wanting Croatia duo Ivan Perisic and Ante Rebic. Manchester United boss Mourinho targeted the duo back in the summer, with Perisic and Rebe both playing starring roles as Croatia beat the likes of England, Russia and Denmark to make the World Cup final. The Red Devils boss was, however, ...

BARCELONA only signed Malcom this summer – but upcoming matches against Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Sevilla have reportedly emerged as key to his Nou Camp future. Barcelona poached Malcom from Ligue 1 side Bordeaux back in the summer, with the Brazilian prodigy snubbing Serie A giants Roma in favour of a move to the Nou Camp. His situation in ...

DAVID DE GEA’s Manchester United future is currently uncertain – and club chiefs are reportedly unhappy with one thing the Spain international does at Old Trafford. David De Gea remains a consistent performer for Manchester United and recently scooped the club’s player of the year award for a fourth time in five years. Despite that, however, his Old Trafford future ...

Sprint king Usain Bolt could be making his way to Europe after being offered a two-year professional football contract in Malta, reports said Tuesday, with the club saying it wanted to “write history” with the signing. Bolt, 32, has been on trial with A-League club the Central Coast Mariners since arriving in Australia in August in his bid to pursue ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have told Saudi Arabian investors that the club is not for sale. Crown prince Mohammad bin Salman was understood to be interested in buying a controlling stake in the Premier League giants for £3billion. Bin Salaman is one of the world’s richest men and was also reported to be interested in a full takeover. But his audacious bid ...