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Israel announced on Tuesday it had abandoned plans to expel African migrants who entered the Jewish state illegally, after failing to find a country willing to host them. The plan had targeted some 42 000 migrants of Eritrean and Sudanese origin currently living in Israel. Government legal advisers informed the Supreme Court of the plan’s cancellation after certain unspecified countries ...

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has been named in a 20-man squad to fly to England for Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first leg at Arsenal. Boss Diego Simeone said at the weekend the Spain forward had “no chance” of being fit for the game at Emirates Stadium because of a hamstring injury. He has missed three games since limping out ...

MOHAMED SALAH barely celebrated when he fired Liverpool in front against Roma in the Champions League this evening.   That can’t be said for the Liverpool fans watching the Champions League semi-final in his native Egypt however. Mohamed Salah gave the Reds the lead on 35 minutes with a stunning strike after picking the ball up on the edge of ...

Facebook has finally revealed the rules which will get you banned if they are broken. The social network has just announced its ‘Community Standards’, which sets out six forbidden activities. ‘The consequences of breaching our Community Standards vary depending on the severity of the breach and a person’s history on Facebook,’ Zuck’s firm wrote in a blog post. ‘For instance, ...

A driver suspected of killing 10 people and injuring 15 more by ploughing a rental van into pedestrians in Toronto has appeared in court in the city. Alek Minassian, 25, was charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder. Mr Minassian wore a white jumpsuit, with a shaved head and his hands behind his back. ...

If you want to send messages without worrying that other people might be poking around in the texts you’re sending, you should be using an encrypted messaging service. There’s never a true guarantee that what you’re doing writing isn’t going to be viewed — often our own mistakes can lead to vulnerabilities that leave us wide open, but using encrypted ...

Apple’s had a rotten few days, and one market watcher sees more trouble ahead for the world’s largest company by market cap as concerns over iPhone demand mount. “It’s about slowing sales within the emerging markets, within China, that’s the concern,” Chad Morganlander, portfolio manager at Washington Crossing Advisors, told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Friday. Revenue generated in China has ...

After sinking over 60 percent from its December high to its February low, bitcoin is showing signs of life. The cryptocurrency is now up about 35 percent since it sank below $6,900 on Feb. 5, and one market watcher who correctly called the rally says there’s even more room to run. After the Feb. 5 low, Blue Line Futures President ...

Roma manager Eusebio Di Francesco says they will concentrate on more than just stopping Mohamed Salah in the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, Skysports reports. Roma, who beat Barcelona in the quarter-finals, are facing their former striker for the first time since his £34.3m move last summer. The Egypt international has already scored 41 goals this season and has been ...

Fifa is planning to hold a special meeting next month at which two lucrative tournaments could be given the go-ahead. Football’s world governing body is said to have held “promising” consultations in recent weeks with regional confederations, individual football associations and leading clubs over the creation of a revamped Club World Cup and a new ‘Nations League’. The tournaments would ...