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Golden Globes: five memorable moments

Golden Globes: five memorable moments

The Golden Globes were back with a bang on Tuesday, as champagne flowed and A-list celebrities broke out the profanities in an evening where backslapping and earnestness was balanced with edgy humor.

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Kvitova, Bencic advance to Adelaide quarter-finals

Kvitova, Bencic advance to Adelaide quarter-finals

In-form Petra Kvitova reached the Adelaide International quarter-finals on Wednesday after her opponent retired and was joined by resurgent Olympic champion Belinda Bencic.

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Indonesia president says regrets past rights abuses in country

Indonesia president says regrets past rights abuses in country

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday expressed regret over mass human rights violations committed in the country's past, including a violent anti-communist purge in the 1960s and the disappearance of student protesters in the late 1990s.

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'Total mess' in China's rural east as Covid wave hits hard

'Total mess' in China's rural east as Covid wave hits hard

Exhausted doctors working overtime, tests and treatments nowhere to be found, and under-resourced clinics inundated with patients -- in Anhui, one of east China's poorest provinces, Covid hit hard.

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Tigray rebels start handing over heavy weapons

Tigray rebels start handing over heavy weapons

Tigrayan rebels have begun handing in their heavy weapons, a key part of an agreement signed more than two months ago to end a deadly conflict in northern Ethiopia, a spokesman for the rebel authorities said.

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List of key Golden Globe winners

List of key Golden Globe winners

Here are the winners in key categories for the 80th Golden Globe Awards, which were handed out on Tuesday.

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Djokovic, Jabeur on committee of controversial tennis players body

Djokovic, Jabeur on committee of controversial tennis players body

Novak Djokovic and women's world number two Ons Jabeur were named Wednesday on the first executive committee of the controversial Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA).

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Steven Spielberg wins big as Golden Globes make comeback

Steven Spielberg wins big as Golden Globes make comeback

Steven Spielberg claimed top honors including best drama at the Golden Globes on Tuesday for his deeply personal film "The Fabelmans," as Hollywood's A-list stars flocked to the first major awards show of the year despite a series of scandals swirling around its organizers.

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UK, Japan to sign major defence deal allowing troop deployments

UK, Japan to sign major defence deal allowing troop deployments

The British and Japanese prime ministers will sign a "hugely significant" new defence deal allowing UK troops to deploy in Japan when the pair meet in London on Wednesday, Downing Street said.

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Butler stars as Heat break free-throw record to down Thunder

Butler stars as Heat break free-throw record to down Thunder

Jimmy Butler led a record-breaking shooting display from the free throw line as the Miami Heat edged past the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.

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