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Pakistan's top court to hear arguments on constitutional crisis

Pakistan's top court to hear arguments on constitutional crisis

Pakistan's Supreme Court will hear arguments later on Monday around Prime Minister Imran Khan's shock decision to call an early election, sidestepping a no-confidence vote that would have seen him booted from office.

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Jon Batiste: jazz master turned Grammys royalty

Jon Batiste: jazz master turned Grammys royalty

An artist's artist with elastic creative dexterity and high-octane charisma, the already world-class jazzman Jon Batiste has emerged as an unexpected Grammys golden boy.

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Jon Batiste crowned Grammys king with five wins including best album

Jon Batiste crowned Grammys king with five wins including best album

Industry watchers had tipped pop superstars as the likely big winners at Sunday's Grammys -- but jazzman Jon Batiste instead was crowned king, taking home five awards including the prestigious Album of the Year prize.

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Rodrigo Chaves leaves scandal behind in fast track to presidency

Rodrigo Chaves leaves scandal behind in fast track to presidency

Right-wing conservative Rodrigo Chaves entered politics like a racing car.

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UN to release handbook of climate change solutions

UN to release handbook of climate change solutions

UN climate experts are set to release what is expected to be the definitive guide to halting global warming on Monday, in a report that lays out how societies and economies must transform to ensure a "liveable" future.

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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to leave office

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to leave office

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will step down in June ending a five-year term in office that saw democracy protests squashed and strict pandemic curbs plunge the business hub into international isolation.

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Soul-searching put Australia's women cricketers on top of the world

Soul-searching put Australia's women cricketers on top of the world

Australia's women's cricketers can lay justifiable claim to being the greatest sports team on the planet after their all-conquering run to World Cup glory was capped by a record-breaking demolition of England in the final.

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At least 20 dead in Ecuador prison riot

At least 20 dead in Ecuador prison riot

At least 20 people died in a prison riot early Sunday in southern Ecuador, the president's office said, the latest outburst of deadly violence in the South American country's detention facilities.

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Key winners at the 2022 Grammy Awards

Key winners at the 2022 Grammy Awards

Here is a list of winners in the major categories for the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which were handed out on Sunday in Las Vegas.

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Zelensky calls Russian troops murderers, outrage grows over 'war crimes'

Zelensky calls Russian troops murderers, outrage grows over 'war crimes'

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russian troops "murderers, torturers, rapists, looters" on Monday after dozens of bodies were found near Kyiv, triggering global outrage and vows of tough new sanctions on Moscow.

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