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Warhorse Wawrinka stays alive at farewell Australian Open

Bangladesh face deadline over refusal to play World Cup matches in India

High-speed train collision in Spain kills 39, injures dozens

Feisty Medvedev hopes positive mindset pays off at Australian Open

Gold, silver hit peaks and stocks struggle on new US-EU trade fears

Auger-Aliassime retires in Melbourne heat with cramp

Melbourne home hope De Minaur 'not just making up the numbers'

Risking death, Indians mess with the bull at annual festival

Ghana's mentally ill trapped between prayer and care

UK, France mull social media bans for youth as debate rages

Japan PM to call snap election seeking stronger mandate

Cuba’s bleak oil crisis

Iran unrest and US threats

Venezuela’s economic roadmap

Iran's collapse fuels Revolt

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Brexit's broken promises

France's debt spiral Crisis

Trump considering military options to acquire Greenland

President Donald Trump is exploring how to take control of Greenland and using the US military is "always an option," the White House said Tuesday, further upping tensions with NATO ally Denmark.

Diallo stars as Ivory Coast set up Egypt showdown in AFCON

Manchester United winger Amad Diallo starred as Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 3-0 on Monday and became the first Africa Cup of Nations defending champions to reach the quarter-finals since 2010.

Teen killed in anti-conscription protest in Jerusalem

One person was killed and three were injured during a protest in Jerusalem on Tuesday against a law to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli armed forces, emergency crews said.

Diallo stars as Ivory Coast set up Egyptsh owdown in AFCON

Manchester United winger Amad Diallo starred as Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 3-0 on Monday and became the first Africa Cup of Nations defending champions to reach the quarter-finals since 2010.

Black Caps go spin heavy for T20 World Cup campaign

New Zealand named a spin heavy squad on Wednesday to travel to the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next month, led by captain Mitchell Santner.

Brazil oil drilling near Amazon halted over 'fluid leak'

Brazilian state oil company Petrobras said Tuesday that a "fluid leak" had forced it to halt drilling off the coast of the Amazon region.

Western allies agree Ukraine guarantees after Paris 'progress'

Ukraine's Western allies on Tuesday agreed key security guarantees for Kyiv including a US-led monitoring mechanism and a European multinational force that would be deployed after a ceasefire in Russia's war against its neighbour.

DR Congo's human statue becomes AFCON's most famous fan

His team were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations in agonising fashion on Tuesday, but the Democratic Republic of Congo's human statue Michel Kuka Mboladinga will be remembered as the tournament's most remarkable supporter.

Domen Prevc soars to Four Hills ski jump title to emulate brother

Slovenia's Domen Prevc matched the exploits of his older brother Peter and fulfilled a "childhood dream" with victory in the prestigious Four Hills World Cup ski-jumping competition on Tuesday.

Boulbina extra-time stunner takes Algeria through to AFCON quarter-finals

A thunderous strike by substitute Adil Boulbina deep in extra time settled a tense encounter as Algeria beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie on Tuesday.

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