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• Exclusive: Russia builds up forces in Syria, Reuters data analysis shows
• Colombia's Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize in boost for troubled talks
• Russia under pressure to stop devastating Aleppo bombardment
• U.S. embassy in Congo says family members can return after evacuation
• Obama announces lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar
• Trump's shocking crude comments on women leave him reeling
• The Latest: 'Access' says AP story led to Trump recording
• West Ham count cost as relocation sparks turf war
• Wondolowski, Green lift US to 2-0 exhibition win at Cuba
• Factbox: Hurricane Matthew leaves nearly 1.2 million in U.S. Southeast powerless
• The Latest: Backpage attorney blasts raid, CEO's arrest
• Modelling firm slashes insurance loss forecast for Hurricane Matthew
• Man who was deported 10 times since 2010 faces Kansas charge
• Jays hurler Liriano hospitalized for tests after drive to head
• Blues acquire Russian forward Nail Yakupov from Oilers
• Britain 'will allow EU citizens to stay' after Brexit
• The Latest: Obama personally congratulates Santos over Nobel
• UN council to vote on dueling resolutions on Aleppo truce
• The Latest: Russia floats rival UN resolution on Syria
• Argentina expects $1.8 billion investment from renewable energy auction
• 'Flash crash' rocks pound as US jobs dampen rate talk
• Smithfield, Tyson to shut plants due to Hurricane Matthew
• Burns retains WBA super-lightweight belt with points win
• Southgate caught up in tax avoidance dispute - report
• Hurricane Matthew tests U.S. response lessons from Katrina
• US urges war crimes probe as Syria fight moves to UN
• Brazil's top prosecutor urges Congress to shelve spending cap
• 21-year-old goalkeeper Horvath makes US debut at Cuba
• Ronaldo scores 4 to give Portugal its 1st win in qualifiers
• U.S. formally accuses Russian hackers of political cyber attacks
• Bisping craves revenge in UFC 204 title defense vs Henderson
• Mylan to pay $465M settlement over Medicaid EpiPen rebates
• Police eye possible link between deaths and synthetic drug
• Top Asian News 10:26 p.m. GMT
• Ronaldo puts Portugal back on track; France also wins
• Peru says deforestation slowing as it beefs up laws, sanctions

Exclusive: Russia builds up forces in Syria, Reuters data analysis shows Posted: 07 Oct 2016 09:59 AM PDT By Jack Stubbs and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has built up its forces in Syria since a ceasefire collapsed in late September, sending in troops, planes and advanced missile systems, a Reuters analysis of publicly available tracking data shows. It appears to be Russia's biggest military deployment to Syria since President Vladimir Putin said in March he would pull out some of his country's forces. The S-300 system will improve Russia's ability to control air space in Syria, where Moscow's forces support the government of President Bashar al-Assad, and could be aimed at deterring tougher U.S. action, they said.

Colombia's Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize in boost for troubled talks Posted: 07 Oct 2016 05:17 PM PDT By Stine Jacobsen and Helen Murphy OSLO/BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a 52-year-old war with Marxist guerrillas, a surprise choice and a show of support days after voters rejected a peace deal he signed with the rebels. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Santos had brought one of the longest civil wars in modern history significantly closer to a peaceful solution, but there was still a danger the peace process could collapse. The award excluded FARC guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono, better known by his nom de guerre Timochenko, who signed the peace accord with Santos in Cartagena on Sept. 26.

Russia under pressure to stop devastating Aleppo bombardment Posted: 07 Oct 2016 12:07 PM PDT By Jack Stubbs and John Davison MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday a draft U.N. resolution demanding an end to air strikes and military flights over the Syrian city of Aleppo was unacceptable, as Moscow faced growing international pressure to stop a devastating bombardment of the city backed by Russian air power. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said a draft put forward by France contained a number of unacceptable points and politicized the issue of humanitarian aid.

U.S. embassy in Congo says family members can return after evacuation Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:44 PM PDT Family members of U.S. personnel in Democratic Republic of Congo can return to the country, the U.S. embassy said late on Friday, one week after ordering them to leave over safety concerns related to the volatile political climate. At least 50 people were killed last month in anti-government protests in the capital Kinshasa and the United States has slapped sanctions on three members of President Joseph Kabila's inner circle for allegedly committing human rights abuses and helping block planned elections. "In our latest re-evaluation, we have assessed that security conditions permit the return of family members," it added.

Obama announces lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar Posted: 07 Oct 2016 01:20 PM PDT By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama formally announced the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar on Friday by terminating an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military government a threat to U.S. national security. "I have determined that the situation that gave rise to the national emergency ... has been significantly altered by Burma's (Myanmar's) substantial advances to promote democracy, including historic elections in November 2015," Obama said in a letter to the U.S. House and Senate speakers. A U.S. Treasury statement said that as a result of the termination of the emergency order the economic and financial sanctions administered by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control were no longer in effect.

Trump's shocking crude comments on women leave him reeling Posted: 07 Oct 2016 05:42 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump reeled Friday under revelations of shockingly crude comments he made about women, dangerously undermining the Republican's latest attempts to steady a presidential bid at risk of imploding.

The Latest: 'Access' says AP story led to Trump recording Posted: 07 Oct 2016 05:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):

West Ham count cost as relocation sparks turf war Posted: 07 Oct 2016 05:36 PM PDT While historic Upton Park is being reduced to rubble by demolition workers, just across east London the price of progress seems painfully high to the West Ham fans engaged in a struggle for their club's soul. Just five months ago West Ham waved farewell to Upton Park, their home for 112 years, and headed into a bright and lucrative future in their new and bigger London Stadium. Becoming the main tenants at the former Olympic Stadium had been a gruelling process, but West Ham's hierarchy felt the politicking and legal wrangles would be worthwhile if the increased revenue helped transform their underachieving club into a major force.

Wondolowski, Green lift US to 2-0 exhibition win at Cuba Posted: 07 Oct 2016 05:32 PM PDT When the U.S. arrived in Cuba for its first exhibition game in 69 years at the Caribbean island nation, the Americans were surprised by the conditions at Havana's Estadio Pedro Marrero. The surface was bumpy and filled with brown patches.

Factbox: Hurricane Matthew leaves nearly 1.2 million in U.S. Southeast powerless Posted: 07 Oct 2016 05:16 PM PDT (Reuters) - Almost 1.2 million homes and businesses were without power late Friday as Hurricane Matthew blasted Florida, Georgia and North and South Carolina, electric companies said. The outages are not as high as utilities had forecast and not expected to reach those levels because the storm has already passed most of the heavily populated southern part of Florida. On Thursday, NextEra Energy Inc's FPL power company, the biggest in Florida, forecast Matthew could leave as many as 2.5 million homes and businesses without service, some for extended periods of time.

The Latest: Backpage attorney blasts raid, CEO's arrest Posted: 07 Oct 2016 05:15 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of the CEO of adult classified ad portal Backpage.com and the raid of his Dallas offices (all times local):

Modelling firm slashes insurance loss forecast for Hurricane Matthew Posted: 07 Oct 2016 05:15 PM PDT By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) - A catastrophe modelling firm slashed its estimate for insurance losses from Hurricane Matthew on Friday, as the storm skirted Florida but failed to make landfall. Matthew has been threatening the first direct hit on the United States in more than a decade, and was shaping up to be the second costliest U.S. hurricane on record for insurers, according to initial industry estimates. Hurricane Matthew killed more than 800 people and left tens of thousands homeless in its rampage through Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, earlier this week before lashing Florida with high winds on Friday and rolling northward up the U.S. Atlantic coast.

Man who was deported 10 times since 2010 faces Kansas charge Posted: 07 Oct 2016 05:14 PM PDT JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man from Mexico who had been deported from the U.S. 10 times in the last six years faces charges accusing him of raping a child in Kansas.

Jays hurler Liriano hospitalized for tests after drive to head Posted: 07 Oct 2016 05:10 PM PDT Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Francisco Liriano was hospitalized after he was struck in the back of his head by a line drive off the bat of the Rangers' Carlos Gomez. The frightening incident came in the eighth inning of Toronto's 5-3 Major League Baseball playoff victory over the Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Friday. Liriano was able to walk off the field under his own power, and he was taken to hospital in an ambulance.

Blues acquire Russian forward Nail Yakupov from Oilers Posted: 07 Oct 2016 05:09 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues acquired Russian forward Nail Yakupov from the Edmonton Oilers on Friday for forward Zach Pochiro and a conditional draft pick next year.

Britain 'will allow EU citizens to stay' after Brexit Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:52 PM PDT All EU citizens currently living in Britain will be able to stay after Brexit, a newspaper reported Saturday citing unnamed cabinet ministers, despite the government's refusal to publicly guarantee their status. Official research suggests that more than 80 percent of the 3.6 million EU citizens living in Britain would be eligible for residency by the time Britain is expected to leave the European Union in 2019, the Daily Telegraph reported. Under plans being drawn up by the interior ministry, the remainder would be offered some kind of amnesty involving the right to permanently stay in Britain, it said.

The Latest: Obama personally congratulates Santos over Nobel Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:48 PM PDT OSLO, Norway (AP) — The latest on the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (all times local):

UN council to vote on dueling resolutions on Aleppo truce Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:32 PM PDT The UN Security Council will vote on two rival resolutions on Syria on Saturday, one drafted by France calling for an end to air raids on Aleppo and a second by Russia that makes no mention of a halt to the bombings. Russia is expected to use its veto to block the French-drafted measure backed by the United States and Britain that also provides for a halt to all military flights over Aleppo.

The Latest: Russia floats rival UN resolution on Syria Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:27 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):

Argentina expects $1.8 billion investment from renewable energy auction Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:18 PM PDT Argentina expects investment of $1.8 billion from 17 renewable energy projects awarded in an auction to generate 1,109 megawatts of power, the government said on Friday, as it tries to lessen dependence on imported power. The projects are meant to increase the percentage of national power production from renewable sources to 8 percent of the total next year from 1.8 percent currently. "We'll be at about 5 percent of the goal we have established," Undersecretary of Renewable Energy Sebastian Kind told a news conference.

'Flash crash' rocks pound as US jobs dampen rate talk Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:16 PM PDT New York (AFP) - A dizzying "flash crash" of the British pound sent shockwaves across global markets already hyper-sensitive to Brexit issues on Friday and raised fresh questions about the power of thinly-regulated program trading.

Smithfield, Tyson to shut plants due to Hurricane Matthew Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:13 PM PDT By Theopolis Waters and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods Inc [SFII.UL] will shutter a North Carolina hog processing facility, the world's largest, on Saturday to protect employees from Hurricane Matthew, a supplier said, as farmers braced for the storm's potential lashing. On Friday, Tyson Foods Inc, the biggest U.S. meat processor, closed a plant in Jacksonville, Florida, as Matthew hit the state with howling winds. Matthew has fueled concerns about the safety of livestock and farm workers along the coast from Florida through Georgia and into North Carolina and South Carolina.

Burns retains WBA super-lightweight belt with points win Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:09 PM PDT GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Ricky Burns earned a unanimous decision against the unbeaten Kiryl Relikh in his first defense of the WBA super-lightweight belt on Friday.

Southgate caught up in tax avoidance dispute - report Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:06 PM PDT England interim manager Gareth Southgate is among hundreds of rich clients caught up in a multi-million-pound tax avoidance dispute with British authorities, a newspaper reported Friday, on the eve of his first match in charge. Southgate invested in two partnerships set up by a film investment fund, Ingenious, which is accused by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of being part of an elaborate scheme to avoid paying tax, the Daily Mirror said.

Hurricane Matthew tests U.S. response lessons from Katrina Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:02 PM PDT By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Acting on lessons learned from the botched response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, government authorities this week rushed to get aid to states in Hurricane Matthew's path, from drinking water and generators to helicopters and emergency planning experts. "Instead of waiting to see how bad the storm is, they are being proactive in bringing in as many resources as possible early on, and then they can right-size the resources later," said Trina Sheets, executive director of the National Emergency Management Association, a group representing state emergency management directors. As Matthew slammed Florida on Friday, en route to Georgia and South Carolina, the compact was helping to mobilize aid from more than a dozen states to the states threatened by the hurricane.

US urges war crimes probe as Syria fight moves to UN Posted: 07 Oct 2016 04:01 PM PDT The United States declared Friday that the bombing of civilians in Aleppo could amount to a war crime, as the diplomatic battle over the Syrian war moved to the United Nations. France, meanwhile, was preparing to call a vote on Saturday on a United Nations Security Council resolution to demand an end to Russia and Syria's aerial bombardment of Aleppo -- a motion that Russia is all but certain to veto.

Brazil's top prosecutor urges Congress to shelve spending cap Posted: 07 Oct 2016 03:56 PM PDT Brazil's Prosecutor-General's Office on Friday questioned the constitutionality of President Michel Temer's proposed public spending cap and recommended that Congress shelve the austerity measures. The office said in a statement the proposal interferes with the autonomy of other federal powers and would weaken the country's judicial system, handicapping efforts to combat corruption. "The proposal invades the judicial system budgeting competence drastically, risking to impact the exercise of its constitutional and institutional functions," said the statement.

21-year-old goalkeeper Horvath makes US debut at Cuba Posted: 07 Oct 2016 03:55 PM PDT Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath made his U.S. debut in Thursday's exhibition game against Cuba in Havana.

Ronaldo scores 4 to give Portugal its 1st win in qualifiers Posted: 07 Oct 2016 03:52 PM PDT AVEIRO, Portugal (AP) — It didn't take long for Cristiano Ronaldo to give Portugal the boost it needed in European qualifying for the 2018 World Cup.

U.S. formally accuses Russian hackers of political cyber attacks Posted: 07 Oct 2016 03:45 PM PDT The U.S. government for the first time on Friday formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election. "We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized these activities," a U.S. government statement said on Friday about hacking of political groups. "These thefts and disclosures are intended to interfere with the U.S. election process," the statement said.

Bisping craves revenge in UFC 204 title defense vs Henderson Posted: 07 Oct 2016 03:38 PM PDT Shortly after Michael Bisping agreed to defend his unlikely middleweight title in a rematch with Dan Henderson, he sat down with his wife to watch the fighters' first bout seven years ago at UFC 100.

Mylan to pay $465M settlement over Medicaid EpiPen rebates Posted: 07 Oct 2016 03:35 PM PDT Drugmaker Mylan will pay $465 million to settle allegations that it overbilled Medicaid for its life-saving EpiPen, ending one of the controversies over the soaring price of the emergency allergy injection.

Police eye possible link between deaths and synthetic drug Posted: 07 Oct 2016 03:34 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say the deaths of two 13-year-old boys in the Utah ski-resort town of Park City could be connected to a new synthetic drug that was also found at the estate of entertainer Prince after he died.

Top Asian News 10:26 p.m. GMT Posted: 07 Oct 2016 03:27 PM PDT HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam's government has officially labeled a California-based anti-Communist group a terrorist organization and warned that anyone involved with it will be considered an accomplice in terrorism and will be dealt with in accordance with Vietnamese law. The Ministry of Public Security said in a statement that Viet Tan, or the Vietnam Reform Party, has been carrying out terrorist activities to end Communist rule in Vietnam. The government has long considered Viet Tan a terrorist group, but this is the first time it has officially given it that designation. The group was formed in 1982 by a vice admiral in the former U.S.-backed South Vietnamese government.

Ronaldo puts Portugal back on track; France also wins Posted: 07 Oct 2016 03:24 PM PDT AVEIRO, Portugal (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo needed only four minutes to put European champion Portugal back on track in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, while France's recovery came thanks to a pair of goals by forward Kevin Gameiro.

Peru says deforestation slowing as it beefs up laws, sanctions Posted: 07 Oct 2016 03:22 PM PDT By Mitra Taj LIMA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Peru has slowed since peaking at nearly 180,000 hectares (700 square miles) in 2014 when swaths of the Amazon were illegally cleared for oil palm plantations, the head of the country's forest service said on Friday. Fabiola Munoz said tougher new laws and enforcement, including fines 700 percent higher and jailtime for people who destroy primary forest, are helping Peru rein in deforestation. "People really used to think there would be no consequences," Munoz told foreign media.

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