Spinning a tune: Chinese scientist names new spider species after pop songs
A Chinese scientist has named 16 new spider species after songs by popular "Mandopop" musician Jay Chou.
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Gauff, Swiatek to clash for United Cup as Czech player makes abrupt exit
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek will battle for United Cup glory after the USA and Poland won their respective semi-finals on Saturday in Sydney amid bizarre circumstances.
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Syria says international flights to and from Damascus to resume Tuesday
Syria said on Saturday the country's main airport in Damascus would resume international flights starting next week after such commercial trips were halted following last month's ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.
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Sabalenka sweeps into Brisbane final, defending champ Dimitrov retires hurt
World number one Aryna Sabalenka brushed aside Russian teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva to storm into the final of the Brisbane International on Saturday, as men's defending champion Grigor Dimitrov retired with soreness.
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Gauff, Swiatek on collision course for United Cup glory
Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek are on a collision course for United Cup glory after the USA and Poland won their respective semi-finals on Saturday in Sydney.
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Resurgent Kei Nishikori reaches first final in six years
Injury-ravaged Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori reached his first final in six years when China's Shang Juncheng retired ill at the Hong Kong Open on Saturday.
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Downhiller Sarrazin repatriated to France, season over
French downhill specialist Cyprien Sarrazin has been repatriated after coming out of intensive care in an Italian hospital where he had undergone surgery for head injuries, the French Ski Federation (FFS) announced Saturday.
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Bono, Messi, Soros get Presidential Medal of Freedom from Biden
Joe Biden on Saturday will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 honorees, bestowing the highest civilian honor in the United States to entertainers, sports stars, politicians and diplomats.
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Volunteers clean up Bali's beach from "worst" monsoon-driven trash
Hundreds of volunteers joined a cleanup in Bali, Indonesia, Saturday as monsoon rains brought what an activist described as "the worst" waves of plastic waste to hit its tourist-favoured beaches.
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Defending champion Dimitrov retires hurt in Brisbane semis
Defending champion Grigor Dimitrov retired from the semi-finals of the Brisbane International on Saturday with an apparent groin injury, barely a week before the Australian Open.
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