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Svitolina hopes Gauff upset brings 'a little light' to Ukraine

Svitolina hopes Gauff upset brings 'a little light' to Ukraine

Elina Svitolina said she hopes her stunning upset of third seed Coco Gauff at the Australian Open on Tuesday will bring "a little light" to her fellow Ukrainians during a bitter winter under attack by Russia.

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Trump says Iran wants talks as US aircraft carrier deploys

Trump says Iran wants talks as US aircraft carrier deploys

A US naval strike force led by an aircraft carrier was in Middle Eastern waters on Tuesday as Iran vowed to hit back against any strike and President Donald Trump said he believed the Islamic republic still wanted talks.

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Gauff defends epic racquet smash and hits out at it being broadcast

Gauff defends epic racquet smash and hits out at it being broadcast

Coco Gauff said Tuesday an epic racquet smash after losing heavily to Elina Svitolina at the Australian Open was important to let out her frustration and was disappointed it was caught on camera.

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Germany offers 1 mn euro reward for Berlin blackout culprits

Germany offers 1 mn euro reward for Berlin blackout culprits

Germany is offering a one million euro ($1.2 million) reward for information leading to the arrest of suspected far-left militants whose arson attack caused a massive blackout in Berlin, the interior minister said Tuesday.

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'American Doctor' tells of brutality in Israel-Hamas war

'American Doctor' tells of brutality in Israel-Hamas war

At the start of "American Doctor," a new documentary about US medics working in hospitals in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, director Poh Si Teng initially declines to film pictures of dead Palestinian children that one of the doctors is trying to show her.

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Gauff gone in 59 minutes as Svitolina sets up Sabalenka semi-final

Gauff gone in 59 minutes as Svitolina sets up Sabalenka semi-final

Coco Gauff folded in 59 error-strewn minutes as Ukraine's Elina Svitolina set up an Australian Open semi-final against Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday, while Alexander Zverev served up a storm to blast into the last four.

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Greece probes factory fire as fifth victim found

Greece probes factory fire as fifth victim found

Investigators in Greece on Tuesday were looking into the causes of a fire that killed five workers at a biscuit factory in the country's worst industrial accident in years.

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China's Anta Sports to become top Puma shareholder

China's Anta Sports to become top Puma shareholder

Chinese athletic goods giant Anta Sports will buy a controlling stake in historic German sportswear brand Puma for $1.79 billion, a stock exchange filing showed Tuesday, as it expands its international presence.

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Svitolina stuns Gauff in 59 minutes to sail into Australian Open semis

Svitolina stuns Gauff in 59 minutes to sail into Australian Open semis

Elina Svitolina stunned American third seed Coco Gauff to sail into an Australian Open semi-final against Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday and inch closer to a maiden Grand Slam title.

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Rule of law 'routinely challenged': ICC head

Rule of law 'routinely challenged': ICC head

The global rule of law is frequently coming under threat, the president of the International Criminal Court warned on Tuesday, vowing to stand up for justice and victims of atrocities.

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