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WHO panel in talks on Covid emergency status

WHO panel in talks on Covid emergency status

The World Health Organization's emergency committee on Covid-19 was meeting Friday to discuss whether the pandemic still merits the highest level of global alert.

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Beaten Tommy Paul vows not to be 'one-hit wonder'

Beaten Tommy Paul vows not to be 'one-hit wonder'

Tommy Paul admitted Novak Djokovic was in a different league after being blasted off court in the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday, but vowed to bounce back and not be a "one-hit wonder".

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Global markets extend rally on hopes US will avoid recession

Global markets extend rally on hopes US will avoid recession

World stock markets rose further Friday on hopes that the US economy could avoid recession after growing by more than expected in the fourth quarter of last year.

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Klopp expects Liverpool to learn from Brighton 'horror show'

Klopp expects Liverpool to learn from Brighton 'horror show'

Jurgen Klopp has urged Liverpool to learn the lessons of their Brighton "horror show" as they return to the south-coast in the FA Cup fourth round.

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Rampant Djokovic surges into 10th Australian Open final

Rampant Djokovic surges into 10th Australian Open final

A rampant Novak Djokovic surged into a 10th Australian Open final Friday to close in on a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam crown, with only Stefanos Tsitsipas now standing in his way.

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Dyche set to take charge at Everton: reports

Dyche set to take charge at Everton: reports

Premier League strugglers Everton are set to hire former Burnley manager Sean Dyche to replace the sacked Frank Lampard, according to reports on Friday.

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Insomnia drove late Pope Benedict to resign: report

Insomnia drove late Pope Benedict to resign: report

Recently deceased ex-pope Benedict described years of persistent sleeping troubles as the "main reason" behind his shock decision to step down in 2013, according to a German media report Friday.

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Spain posts strong growth for 2022 despite inflation

Spain posts strong growth for 2022 despite inflation

Spain's economy grew faster than expected in 2022 as strong domestic consumption and a surge in investement offset worries over high inflation, officials figures showed Friday.

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Hollywood has become 'completely dysfunctional': Shyamalan

Hollywood has become 'completely dysfunctional': Shyamalan

From "The Sixth Sense" to "Old", director M. Night Shyamalan has had a unique string of hits, but these days he works outside the Hollywood studio system, which he says has grown "sick".

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Gautam Adani: the Indian tycoon weathering stock market panic

Gautam Adani: the Indian tycoon weathering stock market panic

Indian industrialist Gautam Adani is Asia's richest man, with a business empire spanning coal, airports, cement and media now rocked by corporate fraud allegations and a stock market crash.

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