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One person was killed and five others wounded on Thursday in a shooting on the streets of Washington, DC, not far from t...
20/09/2019

One person was killed and five others wounded on Thursday in a shooting on the streets of Washington, DC, not far from the White House, police said. The incident happened in the parking lot of an apartment block.

Here’s what we know so far:

*The gunfire erupted in the Columbia Heights neighbourhood, about two miles (three km) from the White House on Thursday night about 10 p.m., and happened outdoors in a courtyard of an apartment building, Reuters reported quoting police.

* Neighbours reported hearing automatic gunfire. “That could be an accurate assessment as multiple shell cases were recovered, said Metropolitan Police commander Stuart Emerman .

*Police have not apprehended a suspect as of late Thursday and do not know the motive for the shooting, said Emerman. He said it is not an active shooting situation.

* Of the five wounded victims of the shooting, two were considered critical and other injuries ranged from serious to minor, but all were expected to survive their injuries, he said.

One person was killed and five others wounded on Thursday in a shooting on the streets of Washington, DC, not far from the White House, reports Reuters quoting police.

Police have not apprehended a suspect as of late Thursday and do not know the motive for the shooting, said Metropolitan Police commander Stuart Emerman.

He said it is not an active shooting situation.

“Detectives are interviewing witnesses and looking for camera footage,” Emerman said.

There were five male victims and one female victim. Of the five, two were considered critical and other injuries ranged from serious to minor, but all were expected to survive their injuries, Emerman said.

The gunfire erupted in the Columbia Heights neighbourhood, about two miles (three km) from the White House on Thursday night about 10 p.m., and happened outdoors in a courtyard of an apartment building.

ABC affiliate WJLA-TV posted images on Twitter of ambulances carrying victims from the scene and said there had been a “massive” police response at the intersection of 14th Street and Columbia Road.

On Wednesday afternoon, an all-women motorbike squad of the Kolkata Police rolled out from from the Lalbazar Police head...
12/07/2018

On Wednesday afternoon, an all-women motorbike squad of the Kolkata Police rolled out from from the Lalbazar Police headquarters in their brand new scooties to patrol the streets of Kolkata.

Dressed in the whites of Kolkata Police, a squad of about 24 women constables were congratulated by Kolkata Police Commisioner Rajeev Kumar in a brief ceremony at the police headquarters before they took the streets.

“Introducing, The Winners - a special all-women patrolling team to combat and prevent crimes like molestation, eve-teasing etc to make public places safer for women,” Kolkata Police tweeted.

According to senior officials of Kolkata Police, the constables were inducted in the all-women force based on their record. They were given special training for about two months before taking up the new assignment.

Officers in the all-women patrolling squad will have a camera fitted to their uniforms and each scooty is to have two constables. While the squad will cover the entire jurisdiction of Kolkata Police, they will keep a special eye on schools, colleges and parks.

The mycological laboratory of the Department of Botany, Goa University on Wednesday reported the discovery of a new pigm...
12/07/2018

The mycological laboratory of the Department of Botany, Goa University on Wednesday reported the discovery of a new pigment from local wild mushrooms.

“We are proud to report a new suphur-rich melanin biopigment of immense bioindustrial, biomedical (anti-cancer, anti-tumour) and biotechnological potential from local Roen alamis (wild variety of Goan mushrooms that grows on termite hills) or Termitomyces species,” said Dr. Nandakumar Kamat, Assistant Professor of Botany, department of Goa University here on Wednesday.

“Our paper was published on July 9 in Mycology: International Journal Of Fungal Biology affiliated to Mycological Society of China, and published by Taylor and Francis, U.S.. This discovery shows the chemical nature of the brown or black colour that you see in these wild edible mushrooms,” explained Dr. Kamat, with more than two decades of research experience on mushrooms.

Dr. Kamat said that his Ph.D student, Rosy de Souza, who is a national scholar under DST INSPIRE, cracked the problem in three years, which had eluded scientific community from 40 countries for the past 100 years.

“More than 50 teams are working on these mushrooms, globally, but we in Goa got the lead now. People of Goa who consume these mushrooms are actually eating sulphur-rich melanin. We declare it as world’s first sulphur-rich edible melanin. Its structure is similar to black pigment found in human hair,” said an excited Dr. Kamat.

He said that the Chinese editors of their paper have advised them to continue their research on this pigment.

The decision of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to appoint Deloitte as the only agency authorised t...
12/07/2018

The decision of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to appoint Deloitte as the only agency authorised to do mandatory audits of Information Security (IS) in banks, financial institutions and telcos using the Aadhaar-based authentication regime, has attracted flak from bankers.

In a missive to banks and other Aadhaar agencies on April 4 this year, the UIDAI had asked them to ‘enter a contract’ with Deloitte since the firm has been ‘empanelled’ by it.

As per the UIDAI, Deloitte would perform the assessment once a year and a fixed fee of ₹1,94,700 per unit is to be paid by ecosystem partners to Deloitte for conducting the mandatory IS audit. Banks will also need to pay for the travel, boarding and lodging of Deloitte officials the communique said.

According to bankers, not only are the specified costs too high, but the UIDAI’s move has created a monopoly situation for the firm that has been empanelled. The inclusion of more alternatives as empanelled auditors could allow individual user agencies of the Aadhaar ecosystem to negotiate better rates and services. Banks have conveyed these views to the UIDAI.

The controversy has been brewing since November last year, when the UIDAI first issued a circular mandating Deloitte as the sole agency for the audit.

However, following requests from banks, on December 11, a one-line circular was issued by the authority, putting its November circular on hold.

“Then on April 4, they again issued the circular making it mandatory for banks to appoint Deloitte and prescribed the charges which are same as the November circular. However, there was two differences. One, the word per site (for charges) were removed, and it simply said per audit and two the specified rates for out of pocket expense were removed,” said a top official from a private sector bank who wished not to be named.

In addition, the word ‘sole’ was removed with reference to Deloitte’s empanellment. Some of the smaller lenders like cooperative banks has described the mandate unjust and unwanted. They questioned the rational for uniform charges for all entities irrespective of the size, business, income and profitability.

The UIDAI did not respond to queries from The Hindu on the issue. When contacted, a spokesperson for Deloitte said, “We are bound by confidentiality obligations and are unable to comment on client-specific matters.”

An official aware of the tendering process followed by the UIDAI for empanelment of agencies to conduct the IS audits, said it had laid down stiff conditions that were only met by Deloitte. Given the sensitivity around data security, it was felt that only agencies with a track record should be given the contract, the official said.

In an effort to curb fake news that is spread on its platform, WhatsApp has introduced an update that will help users kn...
12/07/2018

In an effort to curb fake news that is spread on its platform, WhatsApp has introduced an update that will help users know if a message is forwarded, and give group admins more power when it comes to controlling who posts messages in a group.

Truth: No, it’s encrypted. WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption, one of the reasons they cited that they can't filter their content, when the government asked the company to take remedial measures. That means the government cannot read your messages, just as much as WhatsApp can’t.

Myth: Government can arrest you if the message is considered ‘Not OK’
Truth: No. A democratically elected government cannot simply arrest its citizens because a message is considered ‘Not OK,’ as a certain WhatsApp forward doing the rounds has said. The government will arrest a citizen if that person is breaking the law. But, they can’t read messages, and this can happen only if someone files a complaint against you.

Truth: No, there is no such limit. There was the hilarious story that smartphones in India are freezing because too many good morning messages are clogging servers. That is true.

But WhatsApp hasn’t limited the number of messages you can forward. What they have done is to introduce an icon at the top of a forwarded message to let you know that the sender is not the original creator of the message.

Myth: Admins can be removed from the groups they created
Truth: Not any longer. With the new update, group creators cannot be removed from their groups. Admins can control who posts messages and who can change the group name, icon and description.

The good news for all those people who have left WhatsApp groups to only be added back repeatedly is that the company has introduced features to protect them from being added back again.

Mughalsarai, an iconic British-era railway station, has played an important role in India's transport history since its ...
12/07/2018

Mughalsarai, an iconic British-era railway station, has played an important role in India's transport history since its construction in the 19th Century. But it has been in the news recently for an entirely different reason - its name, writes the BBC's Vikas Pandey.

The British built the station in 1866 to help them transport goods from northern India to port cities in the east.

They named it after the town Mughalsarai and recruited hundreds of locals. In the following decades, the town and the station became synonymous with travellers and transporters.

Veteran journalist Mark Tully, who has written several books about India, said the station was known as a major transportation hub and Asia's largest railway yard.

"In the days of the Raj, Mughalsarai was one of the most important stations on the East Indian Railways trunk route, coming as it did about halfway between Howrah in the east and Delhi in the north," he said.

But more than 150 years later, the same name has stirred up political controversy.

The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh state has decided to rename the station after its ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya, whose body was found at the junction in 1968.

Authorities said all signboards would be renamed in the coming months.

But opposition parties have accused the BJP of "tinkering with history" by changing the name of an iconic station.

BJP MP Ram Charitra, who is from the region, sees nothing wrong in the decision.

"Upadhyaya is one of the most prominent philosophers of modern India and I don't think we need to defend the decision to name the station after him," he said.

'Victory for Hindus'
But the motive and the message behind this decision seem very different for ground-level workers of the BJP, and other right-wing organisations that support the party.

Pankaj Sharma, a member of the BJP in Mughalsarai, sees the decision as a "victory for Hindus".

"Mughalsarai is a Muslim name. Mughals were Muslim rulers and they killed so many people in India - why should any place be named after them? I am glad that the name of the station is changing," he said.

Golu Sinha, a member of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (Global Council for Hindus), said: "Anything that resembles Muslim barbarity on Hindus needs to go away".

Others around Mr Sinha gave him a loud cheer as he finished his sentence on an emphatic tone.

The issue has also generated a debate, though a more nuanced one, at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) - which is located around 22km (13 miles) from Mughalsarai.

Professor Manjeet Chaturvedi, the head of sociology department at the BHU, explained why some BJP workers might have "a skewed sense of history".

"The Mughals ruled India in most of 16th and 17th centuries. They travelled far and wide, and built several resting places - known as sarais - on important routes. Mughalsarai was one such place," he said.

He added that some people still see Mughals as "Muslim invaders and not rulers".

"So I am not surprised that the name change has been politicised. In my opinion, the decision is not wrong because Upadhyaya is an icon and he needs to be honoured. But it's awful to make it a Hindu-Muslim issue," he said.

Battle of ideologies
Professor Pradeep Kumar of the BHU's law department said the government knew that it would benefit from the decision.

"I am in no doubt that it's a political decision. The Congress party named several places after the members of the powerful Nehru-Gandhi family whenever it was in power. The BJP is simply following the norm - though with a more astute agenda," he said.

He added that party is "killing two birds with one stone".

"The BJP, which didn't even come close to ruling India until 1996, seems desperate to rewrite history and leave its impression, specially under the leadership of a vocal leader like [Prime Minister] Narendra Modi.

"And when it changes a Muslim name like Mughalsarai, it definitely stands a chance to gain the votes of Hindus sympathetic to its cause in the upcoming general elections next year."

Mr Tully echoed similar thoughts.

"The only thing the government seems to me to have gained is to indicate that it's not prepared to have a Muslim name for such an important station as Mughalsarai. If the name was to be changed to celebrate a distinguished son of India, it would have been much more appropriate to name Mughalsarai after [former PM] Lal Bahadur Shastri, who was born there and was also a distinguished railway minister.

"On the other hand Deendayal Upadyaya's connection with Mughalsarai is most unfortunate. He fell to his death from a train approaching Mughalsarai Junction. It is believed that robbers pushed him out of the train."

But Mr Charitra asserted that the BJP was not targeting Muslim names.

"It's unfortunate that some of our ground-level members and opposition parties think like that. We need to train them better. We are simply honouring heroes the Congress ignored for decades. Such decision should not be seen through a political prism," he said.

What do locals think?
The residents of Mughalsarai feel that there are bigger issues than the name of their railway station.

Manorama Devi, who works as a cleaner at the station, said the name doesn't matter.

"I want the facilities to improve at the station. The employees should be paid better wages," she said.

Mohamed Akram, who also works as a cleaner, said: "It's never a good idea to change history".

"For us, Mughalsarai will always be Mughalsarai. There are other ways to honour great people than changing names of iconic places," he said.

His colleague Amar Nath agrees.

"Mughalsarai is one of the biggest and busiest stations in India. Just because a political party is in power, it shouldn't be allowed to change the name," he said.

"Generations have known the station and have memories from their travels here. For them, the station will always be Mughalsarai. Just the way they changed the name of Bangalore city to Bengaluru, but people still call it Bangalore."

India's Supreme Court has criticised the government for what it calls a "failure" to protect the Taj Mahal.The court sai...
12/07/2018

India's Supreme Court has criticised the government for what it calls a "failure" to protect the Taj Mahal.

The court said both the federal and state government had shown "lethargy" in taking steps to tackle the monument's deteriorating condition.

The court comments came in response to a petition citing concerns about the impact of pollution on the 17th Century monument.

The Taj Mahal is one of the world's leading tourist attractions.

It draws as many as 70,000 people every day.

In May this year, the court had already instructed the government to seek foreign help to fix the "worrying change in colour" of the marble structure.

The court had said then, that the famous tomb, built from white marble and other materials, had turned yellow and was now turning brown and green.

Pollution, construction and insect dung are said to be among the causes.

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The government told the court that a special committee had been set up to suggest measures to prevent pollution in and around the monument.

It has already shut down thousands of factories near the monument, but activists say the white marble is still losing lustre.

Sewage in the Yamuna River, which runs alongside the monument, also attracts insects which excrete waste on to its walls, staining them.

Big Ben is to revert to its original Victorian colour scheme - featuring Cross of St George shields and dark blue dials ...
12/07/2018

Big Ben is to revert to its original Victorian colour scheme - featuring Cross of St George shields and dark blue dials and clock hands.

An artist's impression issued by the House of Commons Commission shows six shields with the red and white English national flag above the clock on the Elizabeth Tower.

Researchers examined the original drawings of the tower completed in 1859 and took samples of old paint.

It forms part of a £61m renovation.

The shields above each clock face are currently gold and black, while the metal work is painted black.

It is thought the colour scheme was adopted in the early 20th Century after the tower, designed by Charles Barry, had been blackened by decades of heavy air pollution.

Areas of black paint around the stonework on the outside of the clock face will be gilded and new white opalescent glass will also be installed as part of the repair to the tower which started in August 2017 and will last four years.

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Selfie tourists puzzled by Big Ben's new look
Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake, spokesman for the House of Commons Commission, said: "The new colour scheme is not going to be dramatically different to what people see now. However it is restoring it back to what Charles Barry had in mind.

"Something that people will notice is a contrast between the clock face and the clock hands and the surrounding tower."

All four home nations are represented on the clock through shields featuring a rose, leek, shamrock and thistle.

Adam Watrobski, Parliament's principal architect, described the clock as the "crowning glory" of the restoration, saying it reinforced the "symbolism of the tower in its international representation of the United Kingdom".

He added: "Using historic paint analysis and references, including Barry's original design watercolour, contemporary illustrations and archival photographs, we have recreated the original colour scheme."
The Great Bell forms part of the Great Clock in the Elizabeth Tower - commonly known as Big Ben
It weighs 13.7 tonnes and the Elizabeth Tower stands 96m (315ft) tall
Every hour it strikes an E note, and every 15 minutes four "quarter bells" chime
To stop the chimes, the striking hammers will be locked until 2021
The Elizabeth Tower is said to be the most photographed building in the UK

England's bid to reach a first World Cup final since 1966 came to an agonising end as they lost in extra time to Croatia...
12/07/2018

England's bid to reach a first World Cup final since 1966 came to an agonising end as they lost in extra time to Croatia in Moscow.

Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic scored the winning goal in the 109th minute of the semi-final, slotting in from Ivan Perisic's flick-on into the area.

Gareth Southgate's side - playing England's first semi-final since they were beaten on penalties by West Germany at Italia 90 - were given the perfect start through Kieran Trippier's 20-yard free-kick after only five minutes, but Perisic's 68th-minute equaliser sent the match into extra time.

England's players were inconsolable at the final whistle as the dream was snatched away and they can take great pride and credit from this World Cup - but the pain was etched on their faces as well as that of manager Southgate.

Croatia, in sharp contrast, were jubilant and will now face France in the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday.

Unfancied before the competition, England defied expectations by reaching the semi-finals, but were undone by an experienced Croatia side.

England's disappointment at seeing their hopes come crashing down when they were so close to a place they have not inhabited for 52 years will be made more acute by the sense of missed opportunity.

They controlled the first half here in Moscow and, with Croatia initially looking out of sorts after going through the physical demands of extra time and penalties in their two previous games, England will know they could have settled this game in that crucial phase.

Instead, Croatia grew in stature and by the end it was Zlatko Dalic's side who carried the greater energy and threat while England ran out of steam.

England's expectation had reached fever pitch and they will regret their failure to take advantage of that spell when they were in control.

There was nothing that could offer solace to Southgate and England's players as they stood saluting their supporters at the end - but the reaction from the travelling fans was an indicator of what they achieved in Russia.

England's fans rose as one to give them a standing ovation in a show of appreciation for their best run at a major competition since Euro 96 - and a far cry from the humiliation of failing to get out of the group stage in Brazil four years ago and the Euro 2016 elimination by minnows Iceland in the last 16.

Southgate and his players have conducted themselves superbly and offered enough to take renewed optimism into the next phase of England's development.

England's loss to Croatia looked like a case of one game too far for a squad who have given so much over the course of a long Premier League season and here in Russia.

It should be stressed that Croatia's effort was magnificent given their own exertions in the past two knockout rounds - but England looked like a spent force as this game went on.

England captain Harry Kane gave it everything but the sharpness was not there, removing a crucial threat as they searched for the spark to re-ignite their World Cup ambitions.

Dele Alli also looked short of full power after a bright start, as did Lingard, and even the introduction of Marcus Rashford could not fire England up.

England looked ready to run riot in the first half, with Sterling outstanding, but they were flat from the start of the second period, allowing Croatia to get up a head of steam that in the end proved unstoppable.

Southgate must now rouse his players against Belgium in St Petersburg on Saturday - a tough task given the scale of their disappointment and the raw emotion of this bitter loss.
England's next step
England will leave Russia after their final match on Saturday with their reputation on the highest stage restored after the embarrassment of recent years.

Southgate has grown into the job and has been outstanding here, while players such as Jordan Pickford, Harry Maguire and the brilliant Kieran Trippier have acquired new respect for their deeds and enhanced their profile.

England have been given an identity by a group of players who reflect the modest, mature approach of their manager and in a style of play Southgate has developed and insists will serve them well in the future.

Most observers regarded a quarter-final as a respectable outcome in Russia, so to reach the last four is to be lauded.

There can be no disguising that the draw offered England an opportunity to reach a World Cup final that they just didn't have the power to take - the future, however, is bright and full of hope.

'Broken through barriers'
England manager Gareth Southgate: "At the moment we all feel the pain of defeat. I don't think realistically we expected to be here, but once you're here and played as well as we did, you want to take those opportunities in life. The dressing room is a difficult place at the moment.

"I'm remarkably proud of the group of players - the reaction of the supporters compared to two years ago shows the country are proud of the way we played. There will in time be lots of positives to take but it's too hard and too soon to put that in context.

"You have to suffer the result first sometimes. I'm hugely proud of what we've done - I couldn't have asked for any more. They've broken through a number of barriers in the past weeks."

Set-piece specialists - the stats
England have now been eliminated in four of their five semi-finals at major tournaments, losing each of the last four they have reached [Euro 1968 v Yugoslavia, World Cup 1990 v Germany, Euro 1996 v Germany and World Cup 2018 v Croatia].
Croatia have qualified for their first World Cup final in their fifth appearance at the tournament.
England have lost three competitive games against Croatia since the turn of the Millennium, more than any against any other nation.
Mario Mandzukic's winning goal was the latest goal ever conceded by England in a World Cup match [108 minutes, three seconds].
Kieran Trippier became the first player to score a direct free-kick for England at the World Cup since David Beckham in 2006 [against Ecuador].
Ivan Perisic has been involved in 10 goals at major tournaments for Croatia (six goals, four assists), the joint-most, level with Davor Suker [nine goals, one assist].
Trippier's goal after four minutes and 44 seconds was the fastest goal scored in a World Cup semi-final since 1958 [Vava after two minutes for Brazil v France].
Croatia became the first team to play extra time in three consecutive World Cup matches since England in 1990.
England scored nine goals from set pieces at the 2018 World Cup - the most by a team in a single World Cup tournament since 1966.
Four of the five 2018 World Cup matches to go to extra time have involved either England or Croatia [the other was Spain v Russia].

Cristiano Ronaldo has completed his 112m euros (£99.2m) move from Real Madrid to Juventus after 450 goals in 438 games f...
11/07/2018

Cristiano Ronaldo has completed his 112m euros (£99.2m) move from Real Madrid to Juventus after 450 goals in 438 games for the club.

But can that possibly be good value for a 33-year-old? And is he in decline? BBC Sport investigates.
Where does the deal rank in all-time list?
Ronaldo's move to Juventus makes him the fourth most expensive player of all time (he is also the seventh for his 2009 move to Real from Manchester United) - third if you exclude Kylian Mbappe's expected 180m euros (£159m) move to Paris St-Germain.

It almost trebles the most expensive transfer fee ever for a player aged 30 or more. Leonardo Bonucci's reported 40m euros (£35.1m) move from Juventus to AC Milan last summer was the record.

Is Ronaldo in decline?
Not really. His 44 goals for Real Madrid last season was his third lowest total in nine years at the Bernabeu - but it was still exactly one goal per game. Including Portugal goals, 54 in total, it was his lowest scoring season for club and country since 2009-10. But he did manage 22 goals in his final 13 La Liga appearances...

He has won the past two Ballons d'Or for the world's top player - and four of the past five. He has also been named in the past 11 Fifa Fifpro World XI and Uefa Teams of the Year.

He has won the Champions League for three consecutive years - and has won the Golden Boot in that tournament in each of the past six seasons - including one season when he was joint top scorer - and also won it once 10 years ago with Manchester United.

Of his 15 goals last season, three were against Juventus including a sensation bicycle kick which earned him a standing ovation from the Juventus Stadium faithful.

Ronaldo
As well as winning the Champions League Golden Boot, Ronaldo also managed to finish second top scorer in La Liga - despite scoring only four times in the first half of the season. He hit 22 league goals from January onwards, despite not playing in seven games.

La Liga top scorers
He is still the second top scorer at the ongoing World Cup, with four goals including a hat-trick against Spain, despite Portugal's last-16 elimination. Those goals made him the second top scorer in the history of international football with 85.

£99m for a 33-year-old - a sensible signing?
Interesting, the answer is yes according to a football financial expert.

Rob Wilson of Sheffield Hallam University says: "Even at about £100m the marketing leverage that Juventus will be able to create will be significant. Added to that the likelihood that he will strengthen the team, it seems plausible that they will be more successful domestically and qualify routinely for the Champions League. That means more sponsors, more TV money and more prize money."

He thinks the money Juventus, who have won seven consecutive league titles, earn from Ronaldo "should more than cover the transfer fee and his wages. It should also attract other players and help with the younger members of the squad".

"Winning the Champions League can be worth as much as 100m euros (£88.5m) and he will undoubtedly help achieve goals like that. The added exposure and marketing potential make it a sensible signing, despite his age. I'm sure, barring significant injury, he has many years left at the top table."

What about his fitness?
The 44 games he played last season were the fewest since his opening Real Madrid season.

But he only missed two games because of injury last term and was rested for several domestic games as Real, who were never in the title race, concentrated on the Champions League.

He no longer has the legs of the swashbuckling wide player he once was, reinventing himself as a centre forward. Of his 44 Real appearances last season, 31 of them were as a striker with 13 on the wing. Back in 2013-14 he made only one centre-forward appearance.

In May, Ronaldo said: "Right now I have a biological age of 23. I've still got a long time left, I can keep playing until I'm 41."

During the World Cup, his Portugal coach Fernando Santos said: "He is like a Port wine. He knows how to refine his capacity and age at his best.

"He is constantly evolving, contradictorily to the other players. He knows himself and he knows what he can do.

"What he does now is not what he did three or four years ago, and not what he will be doing in a few years from now."

And his international boss thinks he could play at the next World Cup at the age of 37.

He added: "Cristiano is the best in the world and I hope in Qatar once again he is going to score in a World Cup."

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