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Uganda's Quidditch players with global dreams

'Hard to survive': Kyiv's elderly shiver after Russian attacks on power and heat

South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for taking bribes

Polish migrants return home to a changed country

Dutch tech giant ASML posts bumper profits, eyes bright AI future

South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for corruption

Minnesota congresswoman unbowed after attacked with liquid

Pegula must 'crack the code' in Melbourne semi-final against Rybakina

Backlash as Australia kills dingoes after backpacker death

Brazil declares acai a national fruit to ward off 'biopiracy'

Anisimova 'loses her mind' after Melbourne quarter-final exit

Home hope Goggia on medal mission at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Sofia Goggia is on a mission for medals as she prepares for her home Winter Olympics, where the Italian speed specialist will be hunting for gold on one of her favourite pistes.

Pegula, Rybakina to clash in Melbourne semis as Djokovic takes centre stage

Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina will clash in the semi-finals at the Australian Open, where Novak Djokovic hopes to join them later Wednesday in his latest history bid.

Rybakina says making Australian Open semis 'just another day'

Elena Rybakina credited a calmer mindset for helping her stun world number two Iga Swiatek Wednesday to race into the Australian Open semi-finals, calling it "just another day".

Omar attacked in Minneapolis after Trump vows to 'de-escalate'

As the White House worked to "de-escalate" tensions in Minneapolis Tuesday, a man sprayed Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with a syringe of unknown liquid at a town hall meeting, where she called for curbing the Trump administration's anti-immigration crackdown.

Pistons escape Nuggets rally, Thunder roll Pelicans

Cade Cunningham finished with 22 points as the Detroit Pistons held off a late rally from the depleted Denver Nuggets to hang on for a 109-107 road victory on Tuesday.

Dominant Pegula sets up Australian Open semi-final against Rybakina

Jessica Pegula will meet Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open semi-finals after dismantling error-strewn Amanda Anisimova on Wednesday in an all-American showdown.

'Animals in a zoo': Swiatek backs Gauff call for more privacy

World number two Iga Swiatek on Wednesday backed Coco Gauff's call for more privacy during tournaments, saying players sometimes feel "like animals in the zoo where they are observed even when they poop".

Rybakina surges into Melbourne semis as Djokovic takes centre stage

Elena Rybakina ramped up her quest for a second major title as she dismantled Iga Swiatek to reach the semi-finals at the Australian Open, where Novak Djokovic plays later Wednesday in his latest history bid.

Dollar struggles to recover from losses after Trump comments

The dollar ticked up Wednesday following another selloff fuelled by Donald Trump's suggestion he was happy with the currency's recent decline, while tech firms extended their rally ahead of much-anticipated earnings from the sector this week.

Greenland blues to Delhi red carpet: EU finds solace in India

Presiding over the signing of a major trade deal alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen broke into a large smile.

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