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Embiid pours in 50 points to lead 76ers over Magic, Nets edge Wizards

Embiid pours in 50 points to lead 76ers over Magic, Nets edge Wizards

Philadelphia center Joel Embiid matched his career high with 50 points to lead the 76ers to a 123-110 NBA victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

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North Korea hints at restart of nuclear, long-range missile tests

North Korea hints at restart of nuclear, long-range missile tests

North Korea hinted Thursday it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests as it prepares for "confrontation" with Washington, its latest threat after a string of sanctions-busting missile launches.

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Teen Tauson says room to improve after upsetting Kontaveit

Teen Tauson says room to improve after upsetting Kontaveit

Danish teenager Clara Tauson played the match of her life Thursday to send Estonian sixth seed Anett Kontaveit tumbling out of the Australian Open, but said she had plenty of room for improvement.

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Snow falls on Chinese capital as two-week Olympics countdown starts

Snow falls on Chinese capital as two-week Olympics countdown starts

Beijing was hit by a blanket of snow Thursday, as the Winter Olympics countdown clocked two weeks until the Chinese capital hosts the sporting extravaganza.

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Happy tennis couple Monfils and Svitolina thrive on married life

Happy tennis couple Monfils and Svitolina thrive on married life

Flamboyant Frenchman Gael Monfils says his "caring" wife Elina Svitolina has been a stabilising influence and having her on tour has helped his game immensely.

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Aid cuts threaten hospitals in Syria rebel enclave

Aid cuts threaten hospitals in Syria rebel enclave

The crowded hospital in Darkush in Syria's rebel-held northwest treats around 30,000 patients every month, for free -- but now foreign aid cuts are threatening its future.

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Third seed Muguruza stunned in second round by 'dinosaur' Cornet

Third seed Muguruza stunned in second round by 'dinosaur' Cornet

French veteran Alize Cornet described herself as "a bit of a dinosaur" after she sent world number three and 2020 finalist Garbine Muguruza crashing out of the Australian Open in the second round Thursday, upsetting the Spaniard 6-3, 6-3.

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Ex-pope Benedict under scrutiny in German child abuse probe

Ex-pope Benedict under scrutiny in German child abuse probe

A potentially explosive report into the handling of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church will on Thursday be published in Germany, with former pope Benedict XVI among those in the spotlight.

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Natural immunity more potent than vaccines during US Delta wave: study

Natural immunity more potent than vaccines during US Delta wave: study

During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected, a new study said Wednesday.

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'Yellowstone': from 'red state' to 'every state' TV hit

'Yellowstone': from 'red state' to 'every state' TV hit

With its gun-totin' heroes, elegiac shots of rodeo horses and disparaging jokes about Californians, "Yellowstone" might appear to be a television show aimed squarely at America's conservative heartland.

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