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Cameron chairs last cabinet as British prime minister

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David Cameron chaired his final cabinet meeting on Tuesday after six years as Britain’s prime minister, with incoming premier Theresa May preparing to form a new government to deliver Brexit. May led tributes to Cameron at the meeting, which was described by ministers as “emotional”, and posed for photographers on the steps of the premier’s 10 Downing Street residence afterwards. Cameron’s end came sooner than expected after dramatic twists in the contest to replace him led to his swift exit from power less than three weeks after the nation’s seismic vote to quit the European Union. May will come under immediate pressure from EU leaders to set out a timetable for Brexit. The European Commission’s economy chief Pierre Moscovici urged May to accelerate the process. “That’s what I think a lot of people expect and hope and call for,” he said in Brussels, adding that further delays would prolong damaging uncertainty for the economy. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said lat...

Taylor Swift is Forbes World's Highest Paid Celeb of 2016 with $170m + full list of Top 100

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Taylor Swift is the world's highest paid celebrity of 2016 with a staggering income of $170 million in the past year. The earnings mostly came from her 1989 World Tour, in which she smashed the Rolling Stones’ North American touring record, grossing $250 million. Other income sources included promotions for Diet Coke, Keds and Apple. One Direction comes in second place with $110million, while Author James Patterson pulled in $95 million to snag the No. 3 spot. Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and TV personality Dr. Phil round out the top five with $88 million apiece. Kevin Hart came in at No. 6 with 87.5million while Lionel Messi comes in at No. 8 with $81.5m. See the full 2016 Forbes Richest Celeb 100 list after the cut...

Manchester United midfielder Schweinsteiger marries tennis star Ana Ivanovic

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Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger married tennis ace Ana Ivanovic in Italy on Tuesday. The couple, who have been together since 2014, tied the knot at the stunning Venice City Hall, departing from the venue in style as they left by boat along the Grand Canal. The wedding comes less than a week after Germany were sent crashing out of Euro 2016 by France, while Ivanovic also suffered her own sporting disappointment after she was knocked out of Wimbledon in the first round.

Sissoko unhappy with Newcastle asking price

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Moussa Sissoko is unhappy with Newcastle United’s reluctance to allow him to leave the club ahead of the 2016-2017 campaign. The France international impressed during the country’s run to the EURO 2016 final and has been linked with a number of clubs, including Manchester United, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund. Newcastle have no intention of letting him go on the cheap, though, and have reportedly set an asking price in the region of $58 million for the 26 year-old, despite claims of an earlier promise that Sissoko could leave for around half that fee.

‘Dwarf planet’ discovered in distant Solar System

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A rare “dwarf planet” 18 times smaller than Earth, has been discovered in the distant Solar System on an eccentric orbit far beyond Neptune, astronomers said Tuesday. Dubbed RR245, the icy world is currently about 9.7 billion kilometres (six billion miles) from the Sun — 65 times further than Earth, said astronomer Jean-Marc Petit of France’s CNRS research institute. “But its orbit is very elliptical, and it will be 19 billion km at its furthest point” from our star,” he told AFP. At the closest approach on its 700-year orbit, the planet will pass the Sun at a distance of some five billion km. Dwarf planets fall into a six-year-old category of celestial bodies. They are smaller than ordinary planets and orbit the Sun at a much greater distance, travelling in a zone littered with other objects like asteroids. There are thought to be dozens of them in our Solar System, but only a handful have been identified so far. They include Eris and Ceres, as well as Pluto — which...

Bayern Munich unveil former Chelsea, R.Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti as new manager (photos)

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Bayern Munich football club of Germany has unveiled former Ac Milan, Juventus,Psg, Chelsea and Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti as its new coach. He was first of all introduced to media before he and his wife were welcomed by dancers in traditional German attire in the club's stadium. More photos after the cut.  

Antoine Griezmann, C.Ronaldo & Renato Sanches win the awards at Euro 2016 (Full List)

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Euro 2016 finished  on Sunday  with Portugal emerging as winners but Portugal's heroics diverted attention from the awards given at the end of the tournament. Here's a list of awards at the just concluded Euro 2016 Championship in France. Awards: -UEFA EURO 2016 Player of the Tournament: Antoine Griezmann (France) -Young Player of the Tournament presented by SOCAR: Renato Sanches (Portugal) -UEFA EURO 2016 adidas Golden Boot: Antoine Griezmann (France) -UEFA EURO 2016 adidas Silver Boot: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) -UEFA EURO 2016 adidas Bronze Boot: Olivier Giroud (France) -Goal of the Tournament - Robson Kanu (Wales) -Top of Player Barometer: Dmitri Payet (France) -Top goalkeeper on Player Barometer: Rui Patrício (Portugal) -Most assists: Eden Hazard (Belgium), Aaron Ramsey (Wales) 4 -Top recorded speed: Kingsley Coman (France) 32.8km/h -Most saves: Hannes Halldórsson (Iceland) 27 -Team of the tournament: Rui Patríci...

Beyoncé and Jay Z are Forbes highest-paid celebrity couple

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Beyoncé and Jay Z are Forbes’ highest-paid celebrity couple in 2016, with $107.5 million in earnings between them this past year, according to Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list. But individually, Beyoncé ranked No. 34 on Forbes’ 2016 list with $54 million, while Jay Z ranked NO. 36 with $53.5 million.

Cristiano Ronaldo won't play football for 4-5 months after suffering torn anterior Cruciate ligament

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Portugal and Real Madrid Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will be out injured for 4-5 months according to reports coming out from Spain and Madrid. The striker had to be stretchered off the field after colliding with France player Dimitri Payet and had to watch his teammates win EURO 2016 in extra-time without him.   According to top Spanish media,  Managing Madrid,  the Real Madrid forward has suffered a partly torn ACL. The initial medical reports by doctors in France estimate that he could be sidelined for four or five months.   If this report turns out to be true then he’ll miss the UEFA Super Cup clash with Sevilla on  August 9th . He’ll miss a large chunk of the La Liga season as well as the group matches of Madrid’s Champions League defence.

'Epileptic' Lil Wayne hospitalized after suffering another seizure

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Lil Wayne who doctors have confirmed is epileptic was hospitalized  on Monday  after having a problem with his medication and suffering a seizure. According to TMZ, the rapper spent time in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after experiencing the medical issue moments before he was supposed to take the stage for a performance in Las Vegas. The rapper later downplayed his medical emergency and tweeted he was "good!" after reports started circulating that he was dead.   "False Alarm!" he wrote. "I appreciate da prayers and konsern but I'm good!!! Luv!!!!"  The 33-year-old 'lollipop' rapper has been beset by seizures and health issues in recent weeks. His private jet was forced to make two emergency landings during a cross-country trip last month, prompting him to be hospitalized.