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Nadal goes for historic 21st Slam, Medvedev can be spoiler again

Nadal goes for historic 21st Slam, Medvedev can be spoiler again

Rafael Nadal is chasing a record 21st Grand Slam crown in Sunday's Australian Open final but Daniil Medvedev is once again ready to act as the spoiler.

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Hong Kong university covers up Tiananmen crackdown tribute

Hong Kong university covers up Tiananmen crackdown tribute

Hong Kong's oldest university covered up one of the last public tributes to the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Saturday, as Beijing continues to muzzle dissent in the financial hub.

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Hong Kong university cover up Tiananmen crackdown tribute

Hong Kong university cover up Tiananmen crackdown tribute

Hong Kong's oldest university covered up one of the last public tributes to the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Saturday, as Beijing continues to muzzle dissent in the financial hub.

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UK assisted dying bill hopes to end 'inhumane' suicides

UK assisted dying bill hopes to end 'inhumane' suicides

Molly Meacher's voice quivers with emotion as she tells how her aunt took her own life after her liver cancer tumour grew to the size of a football.

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Australia flies medical team to Covid-hit Solomons

Australia flies medical team to Covid-hit Solomons

Australia flew a small team of emergency medical specialists to Honiara on Saturday after the Solomon Islands requested help in battling a worsening outbreak of Covid-19.

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US radio sets out to break Russian 'propaganda wall'

US radio sets out to break Russian 'propaganda wall'

With Russian troops massed on Ukraine's border, US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is trying to break through a "wall of Russian propaganda", its director for Europe told AFP.

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Medvedev cops $12,000 fine for umpire rant at Australian Open

Medvedev cops $12,000 fine for umpire rant at Australian Open

Daniil Medvedev was fined a total of US$12,000 Saturday following his extraordinary outburst at the chair umpire during his semi-final win over Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Australian Open.

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Joni Mitchell says boycotting Spotify over Covid 'lies'

Joni Mitchell says boycotting Spotify over Covid 'lies'

Singer Joni Mitchell said Friday she was pulling her music from Spotify over "lies" on the streaming service about Covid-19, just days after fellow musical titan Neil Young did the same.

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Thousands of flights canceled as Eastern US braces for winter storm

Thousands of flights canceled as Eastern US braces for winter storm

Thousands of flights in the United States were canceled Saturday as parts of the East Coast braced for a shellacking by a powerful winter storm packing heavy snow and high winds.

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DR Congo court set for verdict in murder of UN experts

DR Congo court set for verdict in murder of UN experts

A military court in Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday is set to pronounce a long-awaited verdict in a mass trial over the 2017 murder of two UN experts in a troubled central region.

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