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Just months after being ousted from England in a stunning fall from grace, Sam Allardyce is rebounding as the manager of Crystal Palace. The struggling Premier League club announced the hire on Friday in a move that offers Allardyce a chance to move past his short-but-embarrassing spell with England.
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If there’s one thing that’s never been a question with Mario Balotelli, it’s his entertainment value. The 26-year-old Italian is a mainstay in headlines, for better or worse. Whether he’s scoring beautiful goals or accidentally setting his house on fire with bathroom fireworks, attention follows Balo.

Since he’s moved to Nice, things seemed to have settled down. Well, at least by Balotelli standards. As it turns out, Balo is actually putting together a pretty impressive streak with Nice. As @bet365 on Twitter points out, the mercurial striker has either scored, booked or...@ugoezeh's blog: Balotelli has scored or been booked in every match... http://ugoezeh..com/2016/12/balotelli-has-scored-or-been-booked-in.html?spref=tw

Too much Facebook browsing at Christmas - and seeing all those "perfect" families and holiday photos - is more likely to make you miserable than festive, research suggests.

A University of Copenhagen study suggests excessive use of social media can create feelings of envy.

It particularly warns about the negative impact of "lurking" on social media without connecting with anyone.

The study suggests taking a break from using social media.

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Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was intended to be sold in markets during the festive season.

He said the rice was......read more@ugoezeh's blog: Nigeria has confiscated 102 bags of "plastic rice"... http://ugoezeh..com/2016/12/nigeria-has-confiscated-102-bags-of.html?spref=tw

Not only will Barcelona aggressively pursue signing Lionel Messi to a contract extension, the club is also willing to make the superstar the highest-paid player in the world.

Messi’s current contract with Barcelona expires in 2018, and..... read more@ugoezeh's blog: Barcelona wants to make Messi the highest paid pla... http://ugoezeh..com/2016/12/barcelona-wants-to-make-messi-highest.html?spref=tw

Russia's intelligence services are to develop extra security measures for its embassies following the killing of its ambassador to Turkey.
Andrei Karlov was shot dead as he gave a speech on Monday in Ankara.
The gunman, Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, an Ankara
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Even casual fans may notice that Cristiano Ronaldo never wears black boots, whether it’s for Real Madrid or Portugal. But it’s not just about being flashy.
According to Max Blau, a vice president at Nike, it’s all about giving Ronaldo a competitive advantage.
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An Indonesian air force Hercules C-130 aeroplane has crashed in remote Papua province in the east of the country, killing everyone on board.
Three pilots and 10 other military personnel died, officials say.
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South Africa has launched a major clinical trial of an experimental vaccine against the AIDS virus, which scientists hope could be the "final nail in the coffin" for the disease.
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Ohio State University is on lockdown amid reports an active shooter was at large on the campus in Columbus, with students told to run or take shelter.
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NEW DELHI: Recently, Android's vice president of engineering Dave Burke revealed that the Android 7.1 Nougat OS version will be rolling out to Nexus and other compatible devices in December 2016. However, the exact date of the rollout was not communicated.

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Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the US, has died aged 90.

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Professor Canavero also displayed the knife that will be used for the head transplant - a custom-made blade that can control cuts to a micrometre (one millionth of a metre) to allow the precision required to cut the spinal cord.

He said that the knife, developed by an American professor, will allow

Kanye West has reportedly been admitted to hospital just a day after cancelling the rest of his world tour.

He is being treated for sleep deprivation in Los Angeles after police were called to reports of a disturbance on Monday, People magazine reported.

A source told the magazine: "He is exhausted and currently dealing with sleep deprivation.

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Professor Sergio Canavero wants to carry out the operation for the first time next year, saying it could help those paralysed from the neck down to walk again.

Valery Spiridonov, a Russian man with a genetic muscle-wasting disease, has volunteered to be the first patient.

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A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's Honshu island on Tuesday, triggering tsunami waves and bringing back traumatic memories for locals of the devastating 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Residents in Fukushima Prefecture braced for the worst after a tsunami warning was issued early Tuesday morning -- along the same stretch of coast devastated by enormous waves five years ago.

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The number of HIV-infected people taking anti-retroviral (ARV) medicine has doubled in just five years, the UN said while highlighting high infection rates among young African women.

A new report released by UNAIDS, a UN programme, on Monday said thousands of young women and girls across the world are being infected with the HIV virus every week and preventing new infections is still proving to be difficult.

The report added that while UNAIDS was on course to hit a target of 30 million people on ARV treatment by 2020, infection rates among young African women remained disturbingly high.

Zambia advances in fight against HIV-AIDS epidemic

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