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France 'still deeply sexist', report finds

France 'still deeply sexist', report finds

Sexism remains at an "alarming" level in France with many young men judging discriminatory or violent behaviour against women to be acceptable, a report published Monday found.

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Pakistan nationwide power outage continues into night

Pakistan nationwide power outage continues into night

A massive power breakdown across Pakistan continued after night fell on Monday, affecting most of the country's 220 million residents, including in the mega cities of Karachi and Lahore.

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French government refuses to back down on pension reform

French government refuses to back down on pension reform

France's government on Monday moved forward with a fiercely contested pensions reform plan that would raise the retirement age to 64, saying balancing the system's books must be top priority.

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Sean Penn Ukraine doc to premiere at Berlin film fest

Sean Penn Ukraine doc to premiere at Berlin film fest

US actor and director Sean Penn will premiere a documentary he filmed in Kyiv featuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at next month's Berlin film festival, organisers said Monday.

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Stock markets rise, dollar struggles on US rates outlook

Stock markets rise, dollar struggles on US rates outlook

Stock markets headed higher Monday and the dollar lost some ground as investors eyed less aggressive US interest rate hikes this year with inflation starting to cool from sky-high levels.

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Shelton 'just hustling' in shock run to Australian Open quarters

Shelton 'just hustling' in shock run to Australian Open quarters

The 89th-ranked Ben Shelton admitted Monday he was more surprised than anyone with his run to the Australian Open quarter-finals, on his first time outside the United States.

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Cyprus issues first-ever fines for poisoning wild birds

Cyprus issues first-ever fines for poisoning wild birds

Cypriot authorities have for the first time issued fines for the killing of rare wild birds using poison baits, conservationists on the Mediterranean island said Monday.

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Sexton 'good to go' for Ireland's Six Nations opener

Sexton 'good to go' for Ireland's Six Nations opener

Irish captain Johnny Sexton dispelled injury concerns on Monday, declaring he is "good to go" for Ireland's Six Nations rugby opener against Wales in Cardiff on February 4.

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Ruthless Djokovic, Sabalenka sweep into Australian Open quarters

Ruthless Djokovic, Sabalenka sweep into Australian Open quarters

Novak Djokovic surged into the Australian Open quarter-finals with his "best match of this year" on Monday, while Aryna Sabalenka was an equally ruthless winner.

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'Best day so far' for Djokovic as injury worries fade

'Best day so far' for Djokovic as injury worries fade

A ruthless Novak Djokovic ominously warned Monday his hamstring injury was on the mend after his "best day so far" at the Australian Open as he surged into a 13th Melbourne Park quarter-final.

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