Italian parties to beg outgoing president to stay on
Italy's warring parties were set Saturday to beg outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to stay for another term, fearing political chaos due to a possible failure to elect his successor.
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Suter wins Garmisch downhill in final Olympic tune-up
Reigning world champion Corinne Suter boosted her morale ahead of the Olympic downhill in Beijing with victory at Garmisch-Partkenkirchen on Saturday in the weekend's final tune-up races before the Winter games, which starts next week.
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Rod Laver, Kylie Minogue lead tributes to 'complete player' Barty
Tennis great Rod Laver and pop princess Kylie Minogue led the tributes to Ashleigh Barty after she won her first Australian Open title Saturday, with Laver calling her "the complete player".
Read moreBarty ends 44-year drought in 'dream come true' Australian Open
An imperious Ashleigh Barty said it was a dream come true after on Saturday becoming the first Australian to win her home Grand Slam in 44 years, but the memories made along the way were more important than the trophy.
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Australia's darling Barty: a sportswoman of many talents
Multi-talented Ashleigh Barty has been a professional cricketer, won a golf tournament and now taken her place among the giants of Australian tennis after winning her home Grand Slam on Saturday.
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Tropical Storm Ana leaves trail of destruction in Madagascar
Residents in an inundated neighbourhood of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo are returning with dread to see what remains of their homes and harvests, three days after Tropical Storm Ana relented.
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Erdogan sacks statistics chief after record inflation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the head of the state statistics agency, according to a decree published Saturday, after releasing data showing last year's inflation rate hit a 19-year high of 36.1 percent.
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11 arrested after deadly West Papua nightclub fight
Eleven people have been arrested after a deadly clash at a nightclub in Indonesia's easternmost region, police said on Saturday.
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Battling Barty breaks 44-year hoodoo to win Australian Open
An imperious Ashleigh Barty became the first Australian to win her home Grand Slam in 44 years Saturday, halting the charge of fearless American Danielle Collins in straight sets.
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'Where is Peng Shuai?' shirts handed to Australian Open fans
Activists handed out 1,000 "Where is Peng Shuai?" T-shirts to spectators ahead of the Australian Open women's final Saturday to highlight concern for the Chinese tennis star.
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