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Rose wins Pebble Beach Pro-Am to end four-year drought

Rose wins Pebble Beach Pro-Am to end four-year drought

Justin Rose captured his first title in four years on Monday, making three morning birdies after a back-nine restart to win the US PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

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US recovering balloon debris, won't return to China: W.House

US recovering balloon debris, won't return to China: W.House

The United States is in the process of recovering debris from the Chinese balloon out of the Atlantic for analysis by intelligence experts and there is no plan to give the remains back to Beijing, the White House said Monday.

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Georgian court rejects ailing ex-leader Saakashvili's bid to leave jail

Georgian court rejects ailing ex-leader Saakashvili's bid to leave jail

A Georgian court on Monday rejected ailing ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili's bid to get a six-year sentence for alleged abuse of office deferred over poor health.

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Russia's Lavrov to visit Mali in sign of deepening ties

Russia's Lavrov to visit Mali in sign of deepening ties

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in Mali late Monday for talks with its junta leaders seeking Moscow's help in battling an Islamist insurgency that remains entrenched despite years of fighting.

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Rushdie says 'very difficult' to write after stabbing

Rushdie says 'very difficult' to write after stabbing

British author Salman Rushdie has said he finds it "very difficult" to write after being stabbed in New York last year, in his first interview since the attack.

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Eagles and Chiefs vow to avoid Super Bowl 'circus'

Eagles and Chiefs vow to avoid Super Bowl 'circus'

It is the biggest week in the American sports calendar culminating in the biggest game of the year, but for those getting ready for battle in Sunday's Super Bowl, the first test is keeping their eyes on the prize.

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Earthquake kills more than 2,600 in Turkey, Syria

Earthquake kills more than 2,600 in Turkey, Syria

A major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 2,600 people and flattening thousands of buildings as rescuers dug with bare hands for survivors.

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Thai cadets break world record with mass martial arts ritual

Thai cadets break world record with mass martial arts ritual

Thousands of Thai army cadets, university students and a handful of volunteers performed a record-breaking Muay Thai "wai khru" ceremony on Monday, all under the watchful eyes of six massive statues of former kings.

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US charges 'neo-Nazi' leader in plot to attack power stations

US charges 'neo-Nazi' leader in plot to attack power stations

US authorities announced the arrests Monday of the co-founder of the notorious Atomwaffen neo-Nazi group and a woman he met online in the latest extremist plot to attack public electricity facilities.

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Five Argentine rugby players sentenced to life for shocking murder

Five Argentine rugby players sentenced to life for shocking murder

A court in Argentina on Monday sentenced five amateur rugby players from the same team to life imprisonment for beating a teenager to death in a crime with alleged racist undertones.

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