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'How can you play like that?' - Ronaldo's sister slams Sarriball at Juventus The superstar's sibling is struggling to comprehend the Italian manager's tactics and stressed her brother can't do everything himself Cristiano Ronaldo's sister Elma Aveiro has taken aim at Maurizio Sarri after  Juventus lost the Coppa Italia final against Napoli on penalties .  Gennaro Gattuso's side triumphed after a goalless 90 minutes in which Sarri's men struggled to carve out any clear chances, while  Napoli  were unlucky not to score a winner late in the game.  The defeat was   the first time Ronaldo has ever lost consecutive finals   in his career with the   Portugal   forward   criticised for his performance by Luca Toni .   Getty/Goal

Benzema never imagined latest Real Madrid feat The Frenchman is well and truly etching his name into the club's history books with an impressive goal haul Karim Benzema never imagined he would be among  Real Madrid 's top five goalscorers  after surpassing Ferenc Puskas on Thursday . The striker scored a brace as Madrid moved back within two points of rivals and  La Liga  leaders  Barcelona  with  a 3-0 win over Valencia . Benzema moved past Puskas (242 goals) and into fifth on Madrid's all-time list with 243, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo (451), Raul (323), Alfredo Di Stefano (308) and Santillana (290). Editors' Picks Luiz and Ozil expose Arteta and Arsenal's turbulent transfer future 'Ronaldo the worst player on the pitch' - Juventus still struggling with Sarriball Central striker or out wide: Where will Werner play for Chelsea? Pogba's future, Maguire's partner and the burning questions Man Utd must answer as the Premier League restarts The French...

China Publishes Coronavirus Genome Data After Latest Beijing Outbreak According to preliminary genomic and epidemiological study results, the virus is from Europe, but it is different from the virus currently spreading in Europe, an official said. Beijing:  China has released genome sequencing data for the coronavirus responsible for a recent outbreak in Beijing, with officials saying on Friday it identified a European strain based on preliminary studies. China, which had been under pressure to make the data public sooner rather than later as COVID-19 cases mounted in the country's capital, said it had also submitted the data to the World Health Organization. Details published on China's National Microbiology Data Center website revealed the genome data was based on three samples - two human and one environmental - collected on June 11. That was the same day Beijing reported its first new local COVID-19 infection in months. In the eight days since, the city has reported a total...

The Latest: Hundreds gather as Confederate monument removed DECATUR, Ga. — As midnight approached, hundreds gathered in an Atlanta suburb’s town square and watched a crane swoop in and take down a 112-year-old Confederate monument. The stone obelisk was removed from its perch in Decatur, Georgia, on the eve of Juneteenth amid jeers and chants of “Just drop it!” The monument was among those around the country that became flashpoints for protests over police brutality and racial injustice in recent weeks, following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. The monument to the Lost Cause that was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy was often vandalized and marked by graffiti. The city of Decatur had asked a Georgia judge last week to order the removal of the monument, saying it had become a threat to public safety. The DeKalb County judge ordered the 30-foot (9-meter) obelisk to be removed by June 26 and placed in storage indefinitely. His order was h...

Coronavirus outbreak latest: June 19, 2020 As of 6 p.m., Friday, June 19 (Japan time) The Japanese government launched Friday  a free smartphone application  which alerts users they may have been in close proximity to someone infected with the coronavirus. Fast Retailing Co. began selling Friday its  washable and fast-drying face masks at its Uniqlo stores in Japan  amid concerns about the novel coronavirus, with shoppers forming a long queue at one of its stores in the upscale Ginza shopping district. Low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. resumed services on all 22 domestic routes on Friday , as Japan lifted the last remaining travel restrictions after claiming to have checked the spread of coronavirus. Over half of young adults in Japan said they felt there was a gap between the learning opportunities   they had access to compared with those of other students in the wake of school closures caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a recent sur...

Coronavirus latest: First CureVac vaccine trial results expected in 2 months The trials conducted by the German pharmaceutical firm are underway and include more than 100 subjects, aged 18 to 60. The US is confident in its vaccine efforts and predicts no more lockdowns. Follow DW for the latest. Mexico and India have recorded record daily amounts of cases Germany's CureVac is hoping to have initial results from vaccine trials in two months Japan and Vietnam have agreed to a bilateral travel plan The EU is hoping for progress from today's meeting to discuss the bloc's budget proposal All times in GMT/UTC    09:02 Indonesia  has recorded an additional 1,041 infections, brining its tally to 43,803. Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said the country had registered a further 34 coronavirus fatalities, with the death toll now standing at 2,373, the highest in East Asia outside of China. So far, 366,581...

bobrisky finally reason dressing a man fathers birthday screenshot Popular Nigerian cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, has taken to social media to address fans for the umpteenth time regarding his recent photos - The popular cross-dresser left many surprised after he was spotted dressed as a man to attend his father’s birthday - A fan questioned Bobrisky about his choice of outfit and the cross-dresser said he chose to be understated because he was not the celebrant 

These officials flouted lockdown rules in Myanmar, Malaysia, and the Philippines Lockdown restrictions were enforced by many countries across the world to contain the spread of COVID-19, and Southeast Asia has hosted some of the harshest. Most quarantine protocols require residents to stay at home, while mass gatherings are typically prohibited. In Malaysia and the Philippines a particularly strict enforcement of these measures saw thousands of arrests and heavy penalties for violations from March onwards. But a number of government officials were caught violating the very quarantine protocols they were supposed to oversee. Global Voices looked into some of these cases, and their outcomes, which highlight how rules apply to ordinary citizens more than to powerful politicians. We also considered a case in Myanmar that showed how religious discrimination can have a bearing on the application of the law. Malaysia: ‘Disparity in sentencing’ Malaysia has...

Information warfare: COVID-19’s other battleground in the Middle East The Gate of Yemen in the capital Sana'a. Photo by  Jialiang Gao , licensed under  CC BY BY-SA 2.5 COVID-19 has exacerbated existing political tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, a region already marred by decades of conflict. Now, unscrupulous politicians blame their political enemies or neighboring governments for the spread of the novel coronavirus. Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,  sounded the alarm  on the threat that mis- and disinformation poses to humanity: “At the WHO, we’re not just battling the virus, we’re also battling the trolls and conspiracy theories that undermine our response,” he said, reiterating that false information can cause confusion and fear. The MENA region is no stranger to conspiracy theories and disinformation practices. A 2019  Oxford University study revealed  that the region is home to h...