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SpaceX set for seventh test of Starship megarocket

SpaceX set for seventh test of Starship megarocket

Elon Musk's SpaceX is gearing up for the seventh orbital flight test of Starship, the colossal prototype rocket the company hopes will help humans colonize Mars.

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Record-setting Djokovic trumps Federer on way to Melbourne third round

Record-setting Djokovic trumps Federer on way to Melbourne third round

Novak Djokovic dropped a set but regrouped to reach the Australian Open third round on Wednesday and in doing so surpass fellow great Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam singles matches played.

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Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket

Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket

One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies launched their "rideshare" to the Moon on Wednesday, showcasing the private sector's growing role in space exploration.

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Spanish youth ditch dating apps for 'real life' love

Spanish youth ditch dating apps for 'real life' love

Jilted on dating apps but undeterred in the quest for romance, 20 young singles gathered in Madrid to share activities and flirtatious smiles in a rediscovery of real-life love.

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Pakistan plot spin blitz as West Indies return after 19 years

Pakistan plot spin blitz as West Indies return after 19 years

Pakistan will look to formidable spin duo Noman Ali and Sajid Khan to torment the visitors when the West Indies play their first Test series in the country in 19 years from Friday.

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Alcaraz tips 'incredible' Fonseca to be among world's best 'soon'

Alcaraz tips 'incredible' Fonseca to be among world's best 'soon'

Four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz hailed giant-killing teenager Joao Fonseca as "incredible" Wednesday and tipped him to become one of the best players in the world "really soon".

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Stunned Zheng blames lack of warm-up for early Melbourne exit

Stunned Zheng blames lack of warm-up for early Melbourne exit

Last year's beaten finalist Zheng Qinwen blamed the lack of a warm-up event and a serve clock violation for her shock Australian Open exit in straight sets to German veteran Laura Siegemund on Wednesday.

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Ominous Alcaraz 'really, really happy' with Australian Open form

Ominous Alcaraz 'really, really happy' with Australian Open form

Four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz said he was "really, really happy" with his form after an ominous display of strength at the Australian Open on Wednesday to sprint into the third round.

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Pakistan's Imran Khan defiant even as longer sentence looms

Pakistan's Imran Khan defiant even as longer sentence looms

Imran Khan, Pakistan's most popular politician, is facing a 14-year prison term this month in a case his party says is being used to pressure him into silence.

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Bangladesh's Yunus demands return of stolen billions

Bangladesh's Yunus demands return of stolen billions

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday demanded the return of stolen assets, decrying the scale of corruption under the ousted government of Sheikh Hasina, toppled by a revolution last year.

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