UN rights council credibility at stake over China, Russia response
Faced with allegations of grave violations in China and Russia, the UN body created to address rights abuses seems paralysed by uncertainty on how to respond.
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US Open: Who said what on day 12
Who said what at the US Open on Friday, the 12th day of the 2022 championships at Flushing Meadows:
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Alcaraz to face Ruud for US Open title after epic semi-final triumph
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Frances Tiafoe in a gladiatorial US Open semi-final on Friday, setting up a showdown for the title and world number one ranking against Casper Ruud.
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Wide open race for Venice film fest prizes
The race was wide open ahead of awards night in Venice on Saturday, after a festival featuring a dark Marilyn Monroe biopic, an imprisoned Iranian director and a morbidly obese Brendan Fraser.
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Was Queen Elizabeth II a media-savvy monarch?
Queen Elizabeth II's coronation -- broadcast live for eight straight hours by the BBC in 1953 -- was the first major event of the television age.
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'Nobody knows where their village is': New inland sea swamps Pakistan
From a hastily erected embankment protecting Mehar city, mosque minarets and the price board of a gas station poke above a vast lake that has emerged, growing to tens of kilometres wide.
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Musk's latest reason to drop Twitter deal - whistleblower payment
Elon Musk on Friday added a severance payment made by Twitter to a whistleblower to the list of reasons he feels entitled to walk away from his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform.
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Princess of Wales: from commoner to future queen
The Princess of Wales has proved a model royal since joining Britain's most famous family, making poised public appearances while avoiding the harsh criticism doled out to her sister-in-law Meghan.
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Crown Jewels: The royal family's precious gems
The Crown Jewels form the centrepiece of the royal coronation, and symbolise the pomp and history of the British monarchy over the centuries.
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Deepening Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal casts shadow over 2030 bid
A bribery scandal engulfing last summer's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games has thrown a dark cloud over Sapporo's 2030 bid and raised fresh questions in Japan about hosting the Olympics again.
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