Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that there was no fixed timeframe for the presence of Turkish forces in northeast Syria, the RIA news agency reported. John Giorno on His Most Precious Possession. The artist, poet and activist, who died on Friday at 82, spoke to T last week about a Buddhist statue he kept at his home in New York. NASA finally set to launch space weather satellite tonight after technical issues. A new NASA research satellite is set to launch, with the goal of learning more about the mysteries of space weather, which causes the norther lights and other unusual atmospheric phenomena. W.H.O. Continues Emergency Status for Ebola Outbreak in Congo. New cases are down to 15 a week from a high of 128 in April, but outbreaks are still popping up in remote and dangerous mining areas.

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Concussion in football Temporary substitutions could be on the way. The image of Jan Vertonghen retching at the side of the pitch, barely able to keep his feet, was one that shocked viewers around the world and raised serious questions about football's concussion protocols. BAZ BAMIGBOYE Moulin Rouge can-can come to the West End. BAZ BAMIGBOYE Producer Carmen Pavlovic said the musical, which has been playing to packed houses in New York, will open at the Piccadilly Theatre in 2021. REFILE-Blackstones financing for Merlin deal unsettles bond market. A buyout consortium led by Blackstone sent a frisson through debt markets this week as it took advantage of a booming appetite for bonds to push through aggressive terms on financing for its leveraged buyout of Merlin Entertainments.