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Fruit feast as Sri Lanka's first jumbo orphanage marks golden jubilee

Fruit feast as Sri Lanka's first jumbo orphanage marks golden jubilee

Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary Sunday with a fruit feast for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece centre, reputedly the world's first care home for destitute pachyderms.

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Evans edges out Katsuta to win Swedish rally

Evans edges out Katsuta to win Swedish rally

Elfyn Evans scraped home in the snow to claim the Rally of Sweden on Sunday, the Welsh driver fending off a late challenge from his Toyota teammate Takamoto Katsuta.

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Chinese cheer animated blockbuster's release abroad

Chinese cheer animated blockbuster's release abroad

Chinese fans of blockbuster film "Ne Zha 2" packed into cinemas in Beijing on Sunday, snapping selfies and queueing up for movie posters and other merchandise.

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Tennis anti-doping process 'completely broken': Pegula

Tennis anti-doping process 'completely broken': Pegula

World number five Jessica Pegula believes the handling of high-profile doping cases involving Jannick Sinner and Iga Swiatek has shown that the "process is completely broken".

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Indonesia beat China to clinch first Asia mixed team badminton title

Indonesia beat China to clinch first Asia mixed team badminton title

Indonesia took home their first gold at the Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championship on Sunday, defeating two-time defending champions China.

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France's Noel leads world slalom after first run

France's Noel leads world slalom after first run

France's Clement Noel put himself in prime position to secure an elusive world medal by topping times in the first run of the men's slalom in Saalbach on Sunday.

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Austria celebrates 200 years of 'waltz king' Johann Strauss II

Austria celebrates 200 years of 'waltz king' Johann Strauss II

Even 200 years after the birth of Austria's world-famous "waltz king" Johann Strauss II -- widely revered like a modern-day pop star during his lifetime -- his music has lost none of its magic.

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Cryptocurrency promoted by Argentina's Milei crashes

Cryptocurrency promoted by Argentina's Milei crashes

Argentina's President Javier Milei admitted making a mistake on Saturday after promoting a cryptocurrency whose value soared and then crashed, with his office announcing an "urgent investigation".

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Chile's Niemann holds nerve to win LIV Adelaide

Chile's Niemann holds nerve to win LIV Adelaide

Chile's Joaquin Niemann held his nerve to capture a third LIV Golf title Sunday with a seven-under-par 65, rebuffing Mexican pair Abraham Ancer and Carlos Ortiz by three shots in Adelaide.

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Fist-fights, anthem boos in stormy US, Canada ice hockey clash

Fist-fights, anthem boos in stormy US, Canada ice hockey clash

Three fights in the first nine seconds and a chorus of deafening boos for the US national anthem marked a stormy ice hockey clash between the United States and Canada in Montreal on Saturday.

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