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Hingis, Mirza make it three Grand Slam titles in a row
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» MELBOURNE - Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza added the Australian Open title Friday to their 2015 US Open and Wimbledon crowns as the rampantly successful pair maintained their dominance of women's doubles.
Australian schools evacuated, in lockdown after 'threats'
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» SYDNEY - Thousands of students were evacuated from schools in two Australian states Friday following hoax bomb threats, with local media saying they could be linked to similar scares in Europe.
UN envoy warns of eroding freedoms in S. Korea
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» SEOUL - A UN envoy on Friday warned of a gradual erosion of the freedom of assembly in South Korea, and cited North Korea as an extreme example of what happens when such tendencies go unchecked.
Australian legend Laver urges Djokovic to gun for Grand Slam
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» MELBOURNE - Rod Laver on Friday urged Novak Djokovic to go all-out for the calendar-year Grand Slam -- a feat not achieved in men's tennis since the Australian legend last won it in 1969.
Ryder-style Laver Cup set for 2017 launch
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» MELBOURNE - A new Ryder Cup-style tennis tournament pitting Europe against the rest of the world and featuring the top men's players will make its debut next year, organisers announced on Friday.
Fifa candidate "insulted" by French FA chief
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» PARIS - French FIFA candidate Jerome Champagne went to a chic Paris restaurant seeking the support of his country's football federation and left with profanities ringing in his ear.
Cecil Rhodes statue to remain at Oxford college despite race row
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» LONDON - A statue at Oxford University of 19th century British imperialist Cecil Rhodes will not be taken down despite protests, the college at the centre of the dispute said Friday, to the fury of campaigners.
Japan turns on third nuclear reactor since post-Fukushima ban
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» TOKYO - Japan on Friday restarted its third nuclear reactor since a country-wide shutdown in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in 2011, after a court ruled it was safe despite opposition from local residents.
Singapore shipping firm fined for North Korea-linked arms
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» SINGAPORE - A Singapore shipping firm was fined Friday for its role in an attempt to smuggle Soviet-era weapons and fighter jets from Cuba to North Korea in 2013.
Curtain falls on Myanmar's army-led parliament
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» NAYPYIDAW (MYANMAR) - Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi applauded the military-stacked parliament on its final day in office Friday, as one-time enemies welcomed a transition that will loosen the army's 50-year grip on power.