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India's Modi eyes election victory as top opponent readies for jail

Sri Lanka monsoon floods kill 14, schools shut

Zelensky says China working hard to 'prevent' countries from attending...

Top Modi opponent to return to jail after India vote ends

Moscow nightlife unchanged despite Ukraine conflict

North Korea sends 600 more trash-filled balloons over border

Mexico on brink of electing first woman president

Hunting for edible plants with London's urban foragers

Fed up with inaction, Germany's climate activists contest EU elections

Jones blasts USA to debut T20 World Cup win over Canada

Orban's social media mouthpiece zeroes in on EU ahead of vote

Asian markets track Wall St losses on Ukraine conflict fears

Asian markets fell and oil prices rallied Monday after the United States warned Russia could attack Ukraine within days as diplomatic efforts to prevent a war appeared to fail, while fears over inflation were also keeping traders on edge.

Australian ex-49er Hayne wins appeal over sex assault conviction

Former Australia rugby league star and San Francisco 49er Jarryd Hayne on Monday had his conviction for sexual assault overturned and is set to face another trial.

Russian skater Valieva cleared to continue at Olympics despite doping

Russian teenage figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva was on Monday cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test.

Key US-Canada border crossing reopens after Covid protests

A major US-Canada border crossing reopened late Sunday almost a week after it was forced shut by truck driver-led protests against coronavirus restrictions, prompting police to quell the demonstration with a series of arrests.

Russian skater Valieva cleared to continue at Olympics: CAS

Russian teenage figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva was on Monday cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test.

Hong Kong leader says city 'overwhelmed' by Omicron wave

Hong Kong's health facilities have been overloaded by an "onslaught" of Covid-19 infections, its leader said, as a rise in Omicron cases threatens to bring down the city's "zero-Covid" policy.

Battling Burrow vows to return after Super Bowl agony

The Cincinnati Bengals' run to the Super Bowl had been this season's best Cinderella story.

Bungee baby Hackett flies high, then crashes, at Beijing Olympics

New Zealand's Margaux Hackett is right at home hurtling through the air at the Beijing Olympics -- but then she is the daughter of the man who pioneered bungee jumping and took her first plunge aged just four.

Humphries storms to Olympic gold to end German domination

Canadian-born Kaillie Humphries said her Olympic gold for her adopted USA has a special place in her heart after storming to victory Monday in the inaugural women's monobob event to end Germany's domination of the Winter Games ice track.

French ice dancers Papadakis and Cizeron win first Olympic gold

French figure skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron won their first Olympic gold in ice dancing Monday in Beijing, breaking their own world record again in the process.

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