Asian stocks start week positively
Asian stocks started on a positive note Monday, buoyed by gains on Wall Street last week although spiralling Covid-19 cases in China weighed on sentiment in thin holiday trade.
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Philippines floods force tens of thousands to flee homes
Christmas Day floods in the Philippines forced the evacuation of nearly 46,000 people from their homes, civil defence officials said Monday.
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Top Australian Test award named after Shane Warne
Australia's men's Test Player of the Year award will be renamed in Shane Warne's honour, officials said Monday, as tributes were paid to the late spin-king at the Boxing Day Test against South Africa.
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Record eyed as Sydney-Hobart yacht race begins
More than 100 yachts set sail Monday on the Sydney-Hobart race as favourable winds raised hopes for a record time in one of the world's most punishing ocean events.
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Late wickets leave South Africa shellshocked in 2nd Australia Test
Australia took charge on day one of the second Test against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday with two wickets on the cusp of lunch leaving the visitors reeling at 58-4.
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Tatum sparks Celtics over Bucks while Sixers and Mavs win
Boston's Jayson Tatum scored 41 points to power the NBA-best Celtics over Milwaukee 139-118 on Sunday in a Christmas showdown of the league's two top teams.
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Packers beat Miami to boost NFL playoff hopes while Rams romp
Aaron Rodgers threw for 238 yards and a touchdown while Green Bay defenders intercepted three passes in the fourth quarter in a 26-20 NFL victory on Sunday at Miami.
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Savage US blizzard leaves 31 dead, power outages, travel snarls
A brutal winter storm brought Christmas Day danger and misery to millions of Americans Sunday as intense snow and frigid cold gripped parts of the eastern United States, with weather-related deaths rising to at least 31.
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Haaland can score 800 goals, says De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne believes Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland can go on and score 800 goals before his career ends.
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Embiid, Harden lead 76ers over Knicks while Mavs beat Lakers
Joel Embiid and James Harden combined to spark Philadelphia's 119-112 NBA triumph at New York on Sunday while Luka Doncic powered Dallas over the Los Angeles Lakers.
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