Portugal beat Netherlands to win first Nations League

    Porto: Portugal added the inaugural Nations League title to their Euro 2016 triumph as Goncalo Guedes’s strike on the hour won an underwhelming final 1-0 against the Netherlands in Porto on Sunday. ### The Dutch defensive pairing of Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs de Ligt largely kept Cristiano Ronaldo quiet, but Valencia winger Guedes proved…

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      4 dead in Sudan a week after bloody crackdown

      Khartoum: One week after dozens died in a crackdown on Sudanese protesters demanding civilian rule, four people were killed as security forces moved to quell a civil disobedience campaign launched Sunday. ### The deaths marked almost two months since the April 11 ouster of longtime ruler Omar Al Bashir, as talks broke down between protest…

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        Eid over, exam fever grips students

        Dubai: It was a bittersweet moment for many UAE students as they started their final term exams on Sunday right after the nine-day Eid Al Fitr holiday. ### Families celebrated an extra-long Eid holiday this year but also had to cut some leisure time to make room for exam revision. Some left studies for the…

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          UN should act against tanker saboteurs

          The attack on four oil tankers off the coast of the UAE last month was indeed the handiwork of a state actor. The United Nations should take note and act on it so that such despicable episodes are not repeated. ### The world body should also understand the nature of the attack, which was so…

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