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Federer win gets bragging rights over Serena
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» PERTH, Australia: Roger Federer took the honours in the much-anticipated mixed doubles clash with fellow great Serena Williams in what the latter described as the "match of her career" at the Hopman Cup in Perth Tuesday.
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Taliban kill 21 Afghan security forces, threaten city: official
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» KABUL - Taliban fighters killed more than 20 Afghan security forces in simultaneous raids on a provincial capital and district in northern Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday, as the city braced for further violence.
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'Total joke': USADA chief urges WADA to reinstate Russia ban
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» LOS ANGELES - US Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart urged the World Anti-Doping Agency to reinstate the ban on Russia, calling the country's return to the sports fold "a total joke".
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New Brazil President Bolsonaro takes aim at crime, corruption
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro declared a crusade against crime, corruption and leftwing ideology as he took office Tuesday for a four-year term at the helm of Latin America's biggest nation.
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Cuba celebrates 60 years of revolution amid challenges and change
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» HAVANA - Cuba celebrated 60 years of revolution on Tuesday amid economic crises and political reforms, the first such anniversary of the post-Castro era.
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Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia's farmers fight debt bondage
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Bopha should be in school but instead toils seven days a week in a searing brick kiln on the outskirts of Phnom Penh -- a 14-year-old trapped in debt bondage in a boom industry preying on the poverty of Cambodia's farmers.
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21 confirmed dead in Russia high-rise blast
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» MOSCOW: Rescuers hunted for survivors Wednesday in the rubble of a Russian apartment building hit by a New Year's Eve gas explosion, but found only bodies as the number of confirmed dead rose to 21.
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Zverev, Kerber put Germany on track for Hopman final
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» PERTH (AUSTRALIA) - Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber steered Germany closer to a second successive Hopman Cup final after winning their singles matches against lower-ranked French opponents in Perth Wednesday.
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'Purification' rite after women enter flashpoint Indian temple
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India: The high priest of one of India's holiest temples carried out a "purification ritual" on Wednesday after two women defied Hindu traditionalists to sneak inside for the first time since a landmark court ruling.
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Report claims fraud in Frenchwoman's 'oldest-ever' world record
AFP, Published on 02/01/2019
» MOSCOW: A record held by a Frenchwoman as the world's longest living person could be fraudulent and involve an identity swap, Russian researchers have claimed in a report that has sparked widespread controversy.
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