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Aitor Karanka liked to micro-manage his Middlesbrough players but some became frustrated by his approach to games. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Reuters

Middlesbrough Control Freak Karanka Pays Price for Conservatism, Clashes

by Louise Taylor | Mar 18, 2017 | Sports

The rationale behind Steve Gibson’s long-standing reluctance to sack Aitor Karanka and the reason he ultimately felt impelled to dismiss Middlesbrough’s first foreign manager were, paradoxically, both encapsulated by the Basque’s handling of Adama Traoré. A...

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Samir Nasri said Jamie Vardy should ‘play the game like a man’ after their altercation at the King Power Stadium. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Lack of Winter Break or Not Good Enough: Why are English Clubs Failing in Europe?

by Paul Wilson | Mar 18, 2017 | Sports

English football may be about to plunge into one of its regular periods of introspection now that Leicester City are left as the only standard-bearers for the Premier League in the Champions League quarter-finals, though the rest of Europe will not find anything too...

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Kiva robots move racks of merchandise at an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy, Calif., where there are two robots for every human worker. Policy makers can help prepare people for a time when more jobs are automated. Credit Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

How to Beat the Robots

by Claire Cain Miller | Mar 18, 2017 | Business

Maybe the automation of jobs will eventually create new, better jobs. Maybe it will put us all out of work. But as we argue about this, work is changing. Today’s jobs — white collar, blue collar or no collar — require more education and interpersonal skills than those...

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Protesters shout slogans and wave Turkish national flags in front of the Dutch consulate in Istanbul. March 12, 2017.
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The Euro-Turkish Impasse

by Samir Atallah | Mar 18, 2017 | Opinion

Europe has invested a great deal of effort in limiting the effects of Turkey’s internal conflicts pouring into its countries. Fests and rallies whether supporting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his opposition were barred. Had any of the rallies been allowed it...

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Saudi-Led Coalition Intercepts Missile Targeted towards Jizan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 18, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted a missile that was launched by Houthis militia rebels, targeting Jizan city, Command of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition to back legitimate and internationally recognized Yemeni government of President Mansur Hadi,...