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Sultry screen legend Sophia Loren turns 90

Bumrah takes three wickets to have Bangladesh in trouble at 112-8

Kimchi threat as heatwave drives up South Korea cabbage prices

China to 'gradually resume' seafood imports from Japan after Fukushima ban

India minister blames dam release for flooding

O'Rourke strikes early for Kiwis as Sri Lanka trail by three

Deep takes two as Bangladesh totter in reply to India's 376

Israel pounds Lebanon's Hezbollah after device blasts

Revolution or mirage? Controversy surrounds new Alzheimer's drugs

Ashwin's 113 powers India to 376 in Bangladesh Test

Sally Rooney returns with 30-something questions

Pegula upsets fifth seed Sakkari to make Melbourne quarters

American Jessica Pegula stunned powerful fifth seed Maria Sakkari to fly into her second straight Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday.

Krejcikova crushes Azarenka as Anisimova aims to be Barty-pooper

Barbora Krejcikova blew away former two-time champion Victoria Azarenka in the last 16 Sunday of the Australian Open as giant-killer Amanda Anisimova tries to make Ashleigh Barty her latest victim at Melbourne Park.

Beijing tests 2 million for Covid as Winter Olympics loom

Beijing city officials on Sunday said all two million residents of a neighbourhood where they identified a small cluster of Covid-19 infections will be tested, less than two weeks ahead of the start of the Winter Olympics.

Emma Thompson confronts nudity and ageing in Sundance sex worker comedy

Emma Thompson's naked scene in her new film about an older woman hiring a sex worker was "probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do," she told the Sundance film festival Saturday.

Thousands mourn Buddhist monk who brought mindfulness to the West

Thousands of mourners packed a temple in Vietnam's Buddhist heartland early Sunday to pay tribute to the late Vietnamese monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, credited with bringing mindfulness to the West.

Krejcikova crushes injured Azarenka to set up Keys quarter-final

French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova shattered the dreams of two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka on Sunday to set up a quarter-final with big-serving Madison Keys.

Natalie Portman, French firm bring home the faux bacon

Vegan bacon sizzles on a pan in the office of a French startup whose quest to produce the "holy grail" of the growing plant-based meat industry gained the financial backing of Hollywood star Natalie Portman.

Olympic 'curse' strikes again as Beijing costs mount

The "curse" of Olympic overspending looks set to strike again at the Beijing Games, with stringent Covid measures and loss of ticket sale revenues pushing up costs for China.

Israeli firm develops body cams with facial recognition

Twenty years after he planned the controversial barrier between Israel and Palestinians, Dany Tirza is developing a security tool that requires no cement: body cameras with facial recognition technology.

Djokovic plans 2023 Australian Open return: tournament chief

Novak Djokovic intends to play the Australian Open in 2023, tournament chief Craig Tiley said Sunday while blaming "miscommunication" for his deportation ahead of this year's event.

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