Russian skater Valieva trains at Olympics as doping reports swirl
Teenage Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva, who is at the centre of a reported doping scandal at the Beijing Olympics, trained briefly Friday even as doubt surrounded her participation at the Games.
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Generation game: young coaches set for Super Bowl showdown
One year after Bruce Arians became the oldest head coach to win the Super Bowl at the ripe old age of 68, Sean McVay could become the youngest.
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Burrow happy to be underdog as Super Bowl looms
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals head into Sunday's Super Bowl showdown with the Los Angeles Rams as firm underdogs. And that's just the way the talented Bengals quarterback likes it.
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Las Llamadas: Uruguayan festival born from African struggle
As a little boy, Cesar Pintos -- now 86 -- played "drums" with his friends in the streets of Montevideo's black-majority neighborhoods, beating tin cans with twigs to ancestral rhythms brought to Uruguay by enslaved Africans.
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Biden urges Americans to leave Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion mount
US President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to immediately leave Ukraine, as Russia's live-fire drills and build-up of troops around the ex-Soviet state deepened fears of an invasion.
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Can't find love? China's party cadres lend a hand
Zhang Shaoge wants to get married, but after struggling to meet the right woman through friends and work -- he has put his heart in the hands of China's Communist Party.
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Trucker protest 'worse than Covid' for small businesses
The trucker protest over Covid restrictions has been worse than the pandemic itself for small businesses in Canada's capital, as they were preparing for an easing of health rules when the convoy rolled in, shopkeepers say.
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Colombia eyes 200 tonnes of galleon gold
Colombia took a step Thursday toward recovering a long-lost Spanish wreck and its fabled riches, but it may be a rough ride as Spain and native Bolivians have also staked claims on the booty.
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Stafford's struggles lead to Super Bowl shot
After spending many bruising winters of discontent in Detroit, Matthew Stafford was more than ready for his place in the sun.
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Prince Charles tests positive for Covid for second time
Prince Charles, the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, is isolating after testing positive for coronavirus for the second time, his office said on Thursday.
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