Paul Auster: American fiction's Mr Cool
American author Paul Auster made his name with pacy, noirish novels about lonely writers, outsiders and down-and-outers.
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At least 17 dead in latest Peru clashes
At least 17 people died Monday in Peru as protesters trying to storm an airport clashed with security forces in the latest violent spasm of a month-old political crisis.
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Novelist Paul Auster addresses US gun violence in new book
The popular US novelist Paul Auster is turning his sights on America's epidemic of gun violence in a hard-hitting, 100-page essay that features photos from mass shootings.
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Thiem optimistic for Australian Open after injury woes
Former finalist Dominic Thiem said Tuesday he was fit and ready to make an impact at the Australian Open, despite starting preparations with defeat at the Kooyong Classic.
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Powerful quake hits off Indonesia, rattles islands
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit deep under the ocean off Indonesia and East Timor early Tuesday, injuring at least one person after rattling nearby islands, damaging homes and forcing residents to flee in panic.
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Maduro '100% defeatable' says head of Venezuela opposition
With the end of his symbolic interim government, which Juan Guaido hoped would push President Nicolas Maduro from power, the opposition leader is now proposing primary elections to reunify a fractured opposition, insisting that Maduro is "defeatable".
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Brazil's Bolsonaro tweets photo from Florida hospital
Brazilian far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro tweeted a photo of himself from hospital in the United States on Monday, a day after his supporters drew international condemnation by invading the seat of power in Brasilia.
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Asian markets drift as rate worries halt China reopening rally
Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as growing optimism over China's economic reopening was offset by warnings that US interest rates will continue to rise and stay elevated for some time.
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Belgium expected to announce record annual cocaine haul
Belgium is expected to announce Tuesday a new annual record for cocaine seizures at its port of Antwerp, likely over 100 tonnes, amid ever more aggressive activity by drug cartels.
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Lanning, Healy spearhead Australia squad for women's World Cup defence
Australia named a powerhouse squad Tuesday to defend their women's Twenty20 World Cup title, spearheaded by Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry and a fit-again Alyssa Healy.
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