Frederick Wiseman, documentarian of America's institutions, dead at 96
US documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman died Monday, a representative confirmed to AFP. He was 96 years old.
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Gu pipped to Olympic gold again as Meillard extends Swiss ski dominance
China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu was beaten to gold for the second time at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday after Loic Meillard extended Switzerland's domination of the men's alpine skiing.
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Copper powers profit surge at Australia's BHP
Australian resources giant BHP reported Tuesday a jump in half-year net profit boosted by demand for copper to meet the world's need for electrical power.
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China's Gu defiant after missing out on Olympic gold again
China's freeski superstar Eileen Gu dismissed any suggestion of disappointment after missing out on another Olympic gold on Monday, saying she was "doing things that have never been done before".
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USA bobsleigh veteran Meyers Taylor wins elusive gold
American bobsleigher Elana Meyers Taylor finally struck Olympic gold at the age of 41 in the Milan-Cortina Games on Monday.
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Miura and Kihara snatch Olympic pairs gold for Japan
Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara pulled out the best performance of their careers to move from fifth overnight to grab Olympic figure skating pairs gold on Monday.
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Gu pipped to gold again as Meillard extends Swiss ski dominance at Olympics
China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu was beaten to gold for the second time at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday after Loic Meillard extended Switzerland's domination of the men's alpine skiing.
Read moreCanada's Oldham beats defending champion Gu to freeski big air gold
Canadian freestyle skier Megan Oldham won the Olympic women's big air final on Monday, denying defending champion Eileen Gu a first gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.
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Barca suffer title defence blow in Girona derby defeat
Spanish champions Barcelona fell to a damaging 2-1 defeat at Girona on Monday to leave them trailing Real Madrid by two points at the top of La Liga.
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Brentford edge out sixth-tier Macclesfield in FA Cup
Brentford avoided a huge FA Cup shock with a 1-0 win at sixth-tier Macclesfield on Monday but needed a late own goal to beat a side 116 places below them in the English football pyramid.
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