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Mertens beats Gauff to set up Swiatek clash at China Open

Russia glosses over dark Soviet past in reinvented museum

Benin full of pride at role in Messi's last dance

UK tax body opened probe into Man City in 2018: FT

France suspends stun grenade use at student protests ahead of PM speech

Yemen's Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi airports as conflict deepens

Indonesian court hears 'negligence' complaint against state over fires, haze

Germany factory production at highest level for 18 months

Rubio in Greece to urge against Western civilisation 'decline'

Thailand floods death toll rises to 60 since mid-September

Micron workers at Taiwan plant vote in favour of strike

US pushes Russia for information on plague reports

In 'The Social Reckoning,' Jeremy Allen White takes on Facebook's 'frightening' ambition

Myanmar leader lands in Malaysia for migrant return talks

Sabalenka blows away Andreeva to reach Melbourne quarter-finals

Aryna Sabalenka stayed on course for a historic third consecutive Australian Open crown on Sunday, ruthlessly blowing away teenager Mirra Andreeva to reach the quarter-finals.

Hope, fear at Paris rally for Gaza hostages

People gathered in Paris Saturday in support of the hostages held in Gaza, describing being torn between hope and fear hours before a truce set to allow their release takes effect.

Separated by LA wildfires, a happy reunion for some pets, owners

When Serena Null saw the flames roaring toward her family home in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, she ran to find her pet Domino, but the cat eluded her grasp.

France's Moutet 'collapsed in shower' before Australian Open match

Frenchman Corentin Moutet says he collapsed in the shower 45 minutes before his Australian Open third-round match, with everything going "black".

In US, teleworkers don't want to turn back

For Curtis Sparrer, a work-from-home evangelist, an office is nothing less than a "corporate jail."

Covid's origins reviewed: Lab leak or natural spillover?

Whether Covid-19 was unleashed by a laboratory mishap or spilled over from animals remains an enduring, fiercely contested mystery.

Trump arrives in Washington ahead of Monday's inauguration

Donald Trump landed in Washington on Saturday ahead of his inauguration, with the billionaire Republican set to attend a series of events and celebrations before reclaiming the presidency.

Steady Straka takes four-shot lead in PGA Tour's American Express

Sepp Straka rode a hot start to an eight-under-par 64 on Saturday to seize a four-shot lead over a trio of players heading into the final round of the US PGA Tour American Express tournament in La Quinta, California.

Kelce, Mahomes double-act leads Chiefs past Texans in NFL playoffs

Travis Kelce scored a touchdown and helped set up another as the Kansas City Chiefs stayed on course for a return to the Super Bowl with a hard-fought 23-14 playoff victory over the Houston Texans on Saturday.