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New study reinforces theory Covid emerged at Chinese market

World Bank boosts climate financing by 10 percent

Bagnaia eyeing summit on home ground in 100th MotoGP

'Something was wrong', defendant in French mass rape tells court

Sales of US existing homes slip slightly in August

Labuschagne sparks Australia fightback in England ODI opener

S.Africa's HIV research power couple says fight goes on

Mpox vaccines administered in Rwanda, first in Africa

US Fed rate cut is 'very positive sign' for economy: Yellen

Unknown Mozart string trio discovered in Germany

'Are we five-year-olds?' F1 drivers won't mind their language

Sabalenka 'just survives' thanks to Philippoussis

World number two Aryna Sabalenka revealed Tuesday that Mark Philippoussis helped iron out her early season serving horrors as she recovered from a set down to make the Australian Open second round.

'Proud' Murray wins five-set epic on return to Australian Open

Andy Murray said that the injury hell which nearly forced him into retirement now seemed worth all the pain after battling to his first win at the Australian Open since 2017 on Tuesday.

China rebuffs Australia's concern over health of detained writer

Beijing on Tuesday pushed back against claims from Canberra that a detained Australian writer was being arbitrarily held and not receiving adequate medical support despite his declining health.

Real Madrid legend and 6-time European Cup winner Gento dies

Paco Gento, the only footballer to win six European Cups, has died aged 88, his former club Real Madrid announced on Tuesday.

Murray roars into Melbourne round two as Medvedev fires title shot

Former world number one Andy Murray turned back the clock in typically combative style and Daniil Medvedev underlined his status as the man to beat on day two of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Travel woes as winter storm blankets eastern US and Canada

A major winter storm blanketed a swath of North America in snow stretching up the east coast from Georgia to Canada, disrupting travel and cutting power to thousands of homes.

Medvedev plays down missing Djokovic as he begins title charge

Daniil Medvedev has played down talk of being the Australian Open favourite in the absence of nine-time winner Novak Djokovic as he made a winning start to his campaign in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Pakistani police officer killed in gun battle with local Taliban

A police officer was killed and two others injured in a shootout with Pakistan's Taliban in Islamabad, officials said Tuesday, a rare attack by the militants in the heavily guarded capital.

Toyota yearly production target hit by chip shortage

The world's top-selling carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it no longer expects to meet its annual production target with operations hampered by the global chip crunch.

Tongan Olympic flagbearer Taufatofua prays for news of father

Tongan Olympic flagbearer Pita Taufatofua -- who made global headlines for going bare-chested at the Games -- is praying for news of his father after failing to hear from him following a devastating tsunami.

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