Young footballers have bid soccer dreams

09:46, January 07, 2018

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  Apple urged to study iPhone addiction in children

  File PhotoTwo large shareholders urged Apple to study whether iPhones are proving addictive for children and that intensive use of the smartphones may be bad for their mental health."There is a growing body of evidence that, for at least some of the most frequent young users, this may be having unintentional negative consequences" on their health, said Jana Partners LLC

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  Merkel 'optimistic' in new bid to end political impasse

  Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced optimism as she opened talks Sunday with Germany's second biggest party on restoring their alliance, in a new attempt at shaking Europe's biggest economy out of political paralysis after September's inconclusive elections.The week of meetings between Merkel's conservative alliance and the Social Democrats (SPD) will examine whether both sides have enough common ground to begin formal

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  Macron says 'no progress possible' on Turkey EU bid

  French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that political developments in Turkey were effectively blocking its EU accession bid, suggesting a "partnership" instead of full membership.At a testy joint press conference following talks in Paris, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turks were sick of waiting to join the European Union after half a century."For relations with the European Union, it