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VIDEO SHOWS: LEADER OF UK OPPOSITION CONSERVATIVE PARTY KEMI BADENOCH COMMENTING ON POLICE DECISION TO BAN MACCABI TEL AVIV FANS FROM ATTENDING SOCCER MATCH AGAINST ASTON VILLA NEXT MONTH ALSO SEE:   4403-SOCCER-EUROPA-AVL-MTA/ 4497-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/BRITAIN-SOCCER SHOTLIST ONLY, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW  SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (UK POOL – No use UK, except UK newspapers) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UK CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER, KEMI BADENOCH, SAYING:    "I think it is a national disgrace. This is something that the police should be able to deal with. We cannot be a country where we tell Jewish people that they can't come to watch football because the security is not going to be looked after. What I want to see is the police finding ways to make sure they can be secure and sending the message to the Islamists and those who are pushing anti-Jewish hatred that this does not happen in the UK. Britain has always been a sanctuary for Jews and it always should be." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UK CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER, KEMI BADENOCH, SAYING:    "Yes, they (the police) should (overturn their decision to ban fans). And if not, the Home Secretary should get involved. Last week she was telling us all the things that she wanted to do for Jewish people. I didn't believe her then. I remember when she was lying down in front of a Sainsbury's because it was selling Israeli goods. They need to give confidence to Jewish people in our country. And if the Home Secretary can't do it,  the Prime Minister should. He needs to show that he's got a backbone and isn't so weak that he will just allow Jewish people to be terrorized here. And I would say this, what starts with Jews doesn't end with Jews. We cannot have mob rule in this country where other people can intimidate certain groups in the community. And the police say it's all too difficult. It's simply not good enough." 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UK CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER, KEMI BADENOCH, SAYING:     "We are talking about race hatred. If it had been a group of black footballers coming in, they would not be saying this, if it had been a group of footballers of any other ethnicity nobody would be saying that we can't protect you because of your ethnicity and making an exception for Jews. I think that is quite wrong. That is not what this country is. People need to show some backbone and provide the security that the Jewish people in this country need."

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VIDEO SHOWS: LEADER OF UK OPPOSITION CONSERVATIVE PARTY KEMI BADENOCH COMMENTING ON POLICE DECISION TO BAN MACCABI TEL AVIV FANS FROM ATTENDING SOCCER MATCH AGAINST ASTON VILLA NEXT MONTH ALSO SEE:   4403-SOCCER-EUROPA-AVL-MTA/ 4497-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/BRITAIN-SOCCER TEMPLATE ONLY, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW 

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VIDEO SHOWS: FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (FAM) NEWS CONFERENCE / SOUNDBITES FROM FAM DEPUTY PRESIDENT, S. SIVASUNDARAM, AND LAWYER, SERGE VITTOZ / TROPHIES ON DISPLAY IN FRONT OF FAM LOGO RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. BANNER WITH LOGOS OF THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (FAM), INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (FIFA), ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION AND ASEAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION 2. LOGO OF FAM ON BANNER 3. NEWS CONFERENCE STARTING 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (FAM) DEPUTY PRESIDENT, S. SIVASUNDRAM, SAYING: "The appeal has been officially lodged with FIFA, and we now await the next stage of the process. FAM maintains that these players were lawfully naturalised in accordance with Malaysian law. FAM has appointed an independent administrative and governance committee to avoid any further similar issues and align with the highest standards of international football." 5. S. SIVASUNDRAM SPEAKING AS SEEN ON A CAMERA SCREEN 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (FAM) DEPUTY PRESIDENT, S. SIVASUNDRAM, SAYING: "The general secretary of FAM will be suspended from duty effective today, pending further investigation in order to allow an independent committee to carry out the exercise." 7. MALAYSIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO), ROB FRIEND, SPEAKING 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LAWYER REPRESENTING THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (FAM), SERGE VITTOZ, SAYING: "The objective of the appeal is to have all sanctions annulled, is to demonstrate that there was no forgery on the side of the players. There was no forgery on the side of the FAM as an institution, and if any wrongdoing was done, it should be targeted to the person in question." 9. S. SIVASUNDRAM SHAKING HANDS WITH FRIEND AND VITTOZ AFTER NEWS CONFERENCE 10. VITTOZ AND FRIEND LEAVING AFTER NEWS CONFERENCE 11. LOGO OF FAM AT ENTRANCE OF BUILDING 12. CLOSE UP OF FAM LOGO 13. TROPHIES ON DISPLAY WITH FAM LOGO SEEN AT BACK STORY: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said on Friday (October 17) it had suspended its secretary-general and will form an independent committee to investigate a "technical error" that led to FIFA suspending seven naturalised players of the national team over the alleged use of doctored documents. During a heated news conference on Friday, FAM and its legal team denied that it had committed forgery, but declined to address repeated questions from reporters on how the players were naturalised, pending its appeal against the ban.  FAM Deputy President S. Sivasundram said the organisation's Secretary-General Noor Azman Rahman had been suspended effective immediately to allow for an independent probe. Serge Vittoz, a lawyer representing FAM, said the organisation has filed an appeal against FIFA's suspension, with a decision expected to be handed down on October 30. The FIFA disciplinary committee last week said Malaysian authorities may have relied on forged documents to naturalise the mixed-heritage players Gabriel Palmero, Facundo Garces, Rodrigo Holgado, Imanol Machuca, Joao Figueiredo, Jon Irazabal and Hector Hevel. It also accused FAM of failing to conduct due diligence, after FIFA was able to obtain birth certificates that had significant discrepancies with those submitted by FAM to show the players' Malaysian lineage. (Production: Mandy Leong Huey Mun)

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ROUND TWO ACTION AT MACAU OPEN  SHOWS: MACAU, CHINA (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (ASIAN TOUR MEDIA – see restrictions before use) 1. SCENIC VIEW OF MACAU GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 2. THAILAND'S SARIT SUWANNARUT’S BIRDIE PUTT AT  7TH   3. SUWANNARUT’S THIRD SHOT AT 12TH   4. SUWANNARUT EAGLE PUTT AT 18TH / SUWANNARUT ACKNOWLEDGING CHEERS 5. CHINA'S YE WOCHENG’S BIRDIE PUTT AT 18TH  / YE BEING CONGRATULATED BY HIS CADDIE 6. ENGLAND'S LEE WESTWOOD’S SECOND SHOT AT 8TH  / WESTWOOD TAKING CLUB FROM HIS CADDIE 7. THAILAND'S SUTEEPAT PRATEEPTIENCHAI’S SECOND SHOT AT 9TH / PRATEEPTIENCHAI WALKING TO HIS CADDIE 8. HONG KONG'S TAICHI KHO TEES OFF ON THE 6TH 9. USA'S M.J. MAGUIRE’S THIRD SHOT AT 12TH   10. CHINA'S DING WENYI’S SECOND SHOT AT 15TH 11. CHINA'S BOBBY BAI’S SECOND SHOT AT 7TH / BAI WALKING STORY: Thailand's Sarit Suwannarut produced a sparkling performance on Friday (October 17) to take a three-shot lead at the Macao Open, finishing with a seven-under-par 63 that included a spectacular 20-metre eagle putt on the par-five 18th hole.  Suwannarut surged ahead with his impressive round, putting himself in a strong position heading into the weekend. He leads China's Wocheng Ye, who carded a 66, by three shots.  Ye's compatriot Bobby Bai, Australians Jack Thompson and Brett Rankin, Germany's Dominic Foos, and Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh are all tied third. Bai and Rankin both shot 66, while Thompson and Foos finished their rounds with 68. Rahman also impressed with a 66. China's Wenyi Ding, who shared the first-round lead with Thailand's Gunn Charoenkul, too is tied fifth after a steady round of 69. Charoenkul slipped to tied 12th after carding a 71. England's Lee Westwood endured a disappointing day and finds himself tied in 88th place. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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VIDEO SHOWS: FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (FAM) NEWS CONFERENCE / SOUNDBITES FROM FAM DEPUTY PRESIDENT, S. SIVASUNDARAM, AND REPRESENTING LAWYER, SERGE VITTOZ / TROPHIES ON DISPLAY IN FRONT OF FAM LOGO TEMPLATE ONLY, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (FAM) NEWS CONFERENCE / SOUNDBITES FROM FAM DEPUTY PRESIDENT, S. SIVASUNDARAM, AND REPRESENTING LAWYER, SERGE VITTOZ / TROPHIES ON DISPLAY IN FRONT OF FAM LOGO TEMPLATE ONLY, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ROUND TWO ACTION AT MACAU OPEN  COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW SHOWS: MACAU, CHINA (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (ASIAN TOUR MEDIA – see restrictions before use) 1. SCENIC VIEW OF MACAU GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 2. THAILAND'S SARIT SUWANNARUT’S BIRDIE PUTT AT  7TH   3. SUWANNARUT’S THIRD SHOT AT 12TH   4. SUWANNARUT EAGLE PUTT AT 18TH 5. CHINA'S YE WOCHENG’S BIRDIE PUTT AT 18TH   6. ENGLAND'S LEE WESTWOOD’S SECOND SHOT AT 8TH   7. THAILAND'S SUTEEPAT PRATEEPTIENCHAI’S 2ND SHOT AT 9TH  8. HONG KONG'S TAICHI KHO TEES OFF ON THE 6TH 9. USA'S M.J. MAGUIRE’S THIRD SHOT AT 12TH   10. CHINA'S DING WENYI’S SECOND SHOT AT 15TH 11. CHINA'S BOBBY BAI’S SECOND SHOT AT 7TH STORY: TO FOLLOW

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES OF LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT AHEAD OF PREMIER LEAGUE GAME AGAINST MANCHESTER UNITED  COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW  SHOWS: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT SAYING:      "Like I always say, it's so difficult to say because the end phase of rehab always can give you positives or negatives, but you will not play on the weekend and also not next week." 2. WHITE FLASH  3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT SAYING:      "No, I think these players might need me, but I don't think they need me to tell them what has happened. We've played 10 games this season, won seven, lost three, and the three we've lost. We've lost by very close margins twice in the last minute and once. Both teams got a penalty. Both times the VAR should have overturned that decision, but only the one we got was overturned. So the margins are small, but I keep saying we should not be dependent on those margins. Although we play Chelsea away, I don't think, I think it's normal that that's an equal game. Because Chelsea has a very good team as well. And we were able to create more than them. So that is part of it, but results don't lie. If you lose three times in a row, we have to do better. But I think these players that have experienced so many things don't wake up at night thinking, wow, we've lost three times. We need to be aware of that. We are aware of that, and we have to react to that. But we have to give the same reaction if we win three times in a row and Man United is on the fixture list. So what we have to do is create habits, do everything that we usually do, if we win or lose, but maybe after losing three times you're hoping for that sparkle or this one or two percent more, not only from us, also from our fans on Sunday." 4. WHITE FLASH  5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT SAYING:      "No, it's I look forward to every single Premier League game, but maybe even more towards the Man United one because I know how special it is and I've experienced it last season, how special a game it is. We know that it's probably the game that's been watched the most all over the world. So yeah, it's special to be part of it, but in the end, it's also a game where we have to be at our best because United, in my opinion, has had a better start to the season than maybe the league table is showing. So, very interesting game and a game to look forward to, especially because it's played at Anfield. And I think our fans have been so supportive of us as long as I'm here and long before I was here. And I think they understand that the team that has lost three times in a row needs to be ready, our team. But I think our fans can help us and will help us on Sunday as well." 6. WHITE FLASH  7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT SAYING:       "Yeah, I think that's what we did. And I think now he's had his five or six weeks of pre-season, which is normal for every player, especially if you've been out for three or four months. So fitness-wise, I think he's now close to the level he should be. And now I think we can judge him in the best, in a fair way from now on. So I know how this industry works. If he plays there twice and doesn't score, then that's not what you're hoping for. Of course, you're hoping if they go to the national team that they score goals like Cody did, like Virgil did, like Dominik did, and like McAllister did. Do I forget a few? Probably. But he didn't. But I think his pre-season may be finished. Now he's played a few games, 70, 80, or 90 minutes. So let's see where he is in the upcoming weeks." LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – SEPTEMBER 29, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) 8. FLORIAN WIRTZ WALKS OUT FOR TRAINING SESSION 9. FORWARDS ALEXANDER ISAK AND HUGO EKITIKE WALKING OUT 10. ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER TYING LACES 11. MANAGER ARNE SLOT TALKING TO EKITIKE  12. MOHAMED SALAH TALKING TO DOMINICK SZOBOSZLAI 13. VAN DIJK, JOE GOMEZ AND IBRAHIMA KONATE TRAINING WITH HURDLES 14. TRAINING SESSION 15. VAN DIJK, EKITIKE AND SALAH TRAINING STORY: Liverpool will be without first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker when they host arch-rivals Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday (October 19), adding to the pressure on manager Arne Slot as his side looks to snap a three-game losing streak.     "He will not play and also not next week," Slot told reporters on Friday. "Alisson, he is not training. It's so difficult to say (when he will return) because the end phase of rehab can give positives and negatives."     Giorgi Mamardashvili deputised for Becker in the 2-1 Premier League loss at Chelsea before the international break.     Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch is "completely fit", after struggling with a hamstring strain, while defender Ibrahima Konate was expected to train on Friday following a thigh issue.     Becker's absence due to a hamstring injury, suffered in the 1-0 Champions League defeat at Galatasaray last month, comes at a critical moment for the Reds, who have struggled to convert performances into points in recent weeks.      Slot acknowledged the fine margins that have defined Liverpool's recent setbacks but insisted his team must rise above them.     "We've played 10 (games in all competitions), won seven and lost three. The three losses were by close margins," Slot said.      "But as I keep saying, we should not be dependent on such margins. Results don't lie, if you lose three in a row then you have to do better. We are aware of that and we have to react."     Sunday's clash with rivals United at Anfield promises to be a high-stakes encounter, with both teams keen for a result to steady their seasons.      Slot's second-placed champions trail Arsenal by a point after seven games, while United are 10th but buoyed by a 2-0 home win over Sunderland before the international break.     "I look forward to every single Premier League game, but maybe more the Man United one because I know how special it is," the Liverpool boss said.      "We know it's the game that is perhaps watched the most all over the world. It's a game (where) we have to be at our best, because in my opinion United have had a better start to the season than the league table suggests."     Slot was asked about the fact that British record signing Alexander Isak, who was late joining Liverpool due to his dispute with Newcastle United and prolonged move to Merseyside, failed to score for Sweden during the international break.     "Now he's had his five or six weeks of pre-season, fitness wise he is close to the level he should be. Now we can judge him in a fair way from now on," Slot said.     "His pre-season has finished now, he's played a few games, so we'll see where he is in the coming weeks." (Production: Suramya Kaushik)

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VIDEO SHOWS: PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP THE RING-SHAPED FAMOUS BUILDING ON LAUSANNE CAMPUS, THE VORTEX BUILDING DURING A RACE ORGANIZED BY EPFL STUDENT / DRONE SHOTS OF THE VORTEX RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: CHAVANNES-PRES-RENENS, SWITZERLAND (OCTOBER 16, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF VORTEX BUILDING 2. (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 3. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 4. RUNNERS CROSSING THE FINISH LINE 5. RUNNERS HUGGING AT THE END OF THE RACE 6. (SOUNDBITE) (French) STUDENT FROM GENEVA, RICKY VAN DEN OUWELAND, SAYING:     “Honestly, the race is incredible, going around in circles like that, I think it was original. It was tough, but yeah, only good feelings, only fun.” 7. PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 8. (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF VORTEX BUILDING / LAKE GENEVA  9. (SOUNDBITE) (French) 33 YEAR OLD GENEVA RESIDENT, ALEX RUEFF, SAYING:     “The sunset was magnificent and incredible. And then as soon as you arrive here, a crazy atmosphere, everyone screaming and in fact with the sound effect it resonates. So you cannot not be in the mood, it's incredible. Honestly it's the first time I've done it, we'll come back.” 10. (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 11. PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 12. (SOUNDBITE) (French) STUDENT AT EPFL, NOEMIE KERR, SAYING:     “It's very original, and in fact the slope is super gentle and so you don't feel like you're going up, so it's really great.” 13. PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 14. (SOUNDBITE) (French) (LEFT TO RIGHT) FORMER STUDENT FROM EPFL, DAVID CANOVA, LAUSANNE RESIDENT ADRIEN VAZQUEZ AND STUDENT NEAR LAUSANNE, ISMAEL NICOULIN, SAYING: NICOULIN: “So it was tough, I think you can confirm?” VAZQUEZ: “It makes your head spin.” NICOULIN: “And we don't have many points of reference, as we're going around in circles, it's a little hard to know where we are in the race.” CANOVA: “At the same time, we're so focused on telling ourselves, 'Let's run, let's go all out, all out, all out, all out, and you see everything spinning, people spinning around, it's an incredible feeling.” 15. (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 16. (SOUNDBITE) (French) CO-ORGANIZER OF THE VORTEX RACE, CHLOE BACHTOLD, SAYING:     “It's pretty crazy, it's really like a 3D stadium, so we have this kind of atmosphere where down below there's music, people cheering everywhere, it resonates in this building and people are quite lost because they're going up but they don't feel it because it's only a 1% slope, so people are running but don't really realize they're going up. They often don't know where they are in the race, they're running but they don't know if they're on floor 1, 2, 3, 4. So we put up signs to help them – second lap, fourth lap – to help them get their bearings. And really you have this sound going up, this encouragement all the way and the atmosphere is pretty crazy.” 17. (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF VORTEX BUILDING AT NIGHT 18. RUNNER STARTING HIS RACE 19. VARIOUS OF RUNNER ARRIVING IN THE VORTEX 20. PEOPLE CHEERING RUNNER AND DOING A HOLA 21. PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 22. (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 23. RUNNER DURING HIS RACE BEING ENCOURAGED BY PEOPLE ON THE SIDELINE 24. (SOUNDBITE) (French) FORMER EPFL STUDENT, MIGUEL GOMES, SAYING:     “I didn't feel the climb itself, but it was more the feeling of seeing the little light at the end approaching. You see it approaching, but you never get there. But no, the climb itself is really very calm, the three-kilometers, I don't know 20 meter climb, it's very, very easy. It's great.” 25. PEOPLE CHEERING RUNNERS 26. PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 27. (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 28. PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 29. RUNNER ARRIVING AT THE FINISH LINE 30. (SOUNDBITE) (French) STUDENT FROM GENEVA, JULIA LICATA (WITH STUDENT JEANNE COLOGNE), SAYING: “What's different is that we're all closer together, we're all a bit like a big family. So frankly, it's great.” 31. (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING 32. PEOPLE CHEERING RUNNERS 33. (MUTE) DRONE SHOT OF PEOPLE RUNNING UP THE INTERIOR RAMP OF THE VORTEX BUILDING STORY: Two thousand people ran up the interior ramp of the Vortex on Thursday evening (October 16), an iconic circular building at the University of Lausanne, as part of race organized by the EPFL' students.      “The race is incredible, going around in circles like that, I think it was original. It was tough, but yeah, only good feelings,” said a student from Geneva, Ricky Van Den Ouweland, who ran the 7km race.      The first edition of the Vortex race took place in 2021 and only allowed students. As years passed, the race has opened up to various profiles, like 33 year old Geneva resident, Alex Rueff.      “As soon as you arrive here, a crazy atmosphere, everyone screaming and in fact with the sound effect it resonates. So you cannot not be in the mood,” he said after crossing the finish line on the 8th floor of the building.     Located on the Lausanne Campus, the Vortex is a residential complex designed to accommodate students from the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne, UNIL and EPFL. It offers almost 1,000 living spaces, ranging from individual rooms and studios to shared apartments for groups. In addition to housing, the building features around 2,400 m² of communal areas, which include a multipurpose hall, a kids' zone, dining venues, cultural and social spaces, workshops, and retail outlets.     The Vortex stands out for its distinctive ring-shaped design, featuring a continuous 2.8 kilometer ramp that connects all the residential units throughout the structure. The building spans 137 meters in diameter, rises to a height of 27 meters, and consists of eight gradually ascending levels arranged in a spiral layout.     “People are quite lost because they're going up but they don't feel it because it's only a 1% slope, so people are running but don't really realize they're going up,” co-organizer of the Vortex Race, Chloe Bachtold told Reuters.      The construction of the Vortex, which cost 156 million Swiss francs, ended in 2019 and in January 2020 it welcomed young athletes for the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Just a few months later, in response to the COVID-19 crisis, it was repurposed to provide emergency housing for healthcare professionals. By August of the same year, the building began fulfilling its long-term role, welcoming its first cohort of students from UNIL and EPFL. (Production: Cecile Mantovani)

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VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES OF LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT AHEAD OF PREMIER LEAGUE GAME AGAINST MANCHESTER UNITED  COMPLETE SHOTLIST TO FOLLOW  SHOWS: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) STORY: Liverpool will be without first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker when they host arch-rivals Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday (October 19), adding to the pressure on manager Arne Slot as his side looks to snap a three-game losing streak.     "He will not play and also not next week," Slot told reporters on Friday. "Alisson, he is not training. It's so difficult to say (when he will return) because the end phase of rehab can give positives and negatives."     Ryan Gravenberch is "completely fit" Slot added in a bit of good news, while Ibrahima Konate was expected to train on Friday.     Becker's absence due to a hamstring injury comes at a critical moment for the Reds, who have struggled to convert performances into points in recent weeks.      Slot acknowledged the fine margins that have defined Liverpool's recent defeats, but insisted his team must rise above them.     "We've played 10 (across all competitions), won seven and lost three. The three losses were by close margins," Slot said. "Twice in the last minutes, both teams got a penalty, both times VAR should have overturned the decision.      "But as I keep saying, we should not be dependent on such margins. Results don't lie, if you lose three in a row then you have to do better. We are aware of that and we have to react."     Sunday's clash at Anfield promises to be a high-stakes encounter, with both teams keen for a result to steady their seasons.      Slot's reigning league champions trail leaders Arsenal in the table by a point through seven games, while Man United are 10th but buoyed by their 2-0 win over Sunderland just before the international break.     "I look forward to every single Premier League game, but maybe more the Man United one because I know how special it is," the Liverpool boss said.      "We know it's the game that is perhaps watched the most all over the world. It's a game we have to be at our best, because in my opinion United have had a better start to the season than the league table suggests."     Slot was asked about the fact British record signing Alexander Isak, who was late to join Liverpool due to his dispute with Newcastle United and prolonged move to Merseyside, failed to score for Sweden during the international break.     "Now he's had his five or six weeks of pre-season, fitness wise he is close to the level he should be. Now we can judge him in a fair way from now on," slot said.      "His pre-season has finished now, he's played a few games, so we see where he is in the coming weeks." (Production: Suramya Kaushik)

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