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Lata Mangeshkar 'Nightingale of India' dies aged 92

Lata Mangeshkar 'Nightingale of India' dies aged 92

Bollywood superstar Lata Mangeshkar, known to millions as the "Nightingale of India" and a regular fixture of the country's airwaves for decades, died Sunday morning at the age of 92.

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New Zealand win historic Olympic gold but wind delays
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New Zealand win historic Olympic gold but wind delays downhill

"Super-proud" snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synnott made history for New Zealand after winning their first ever Winter Olympics gold medal on Sunday but bad weather played havoc with the eagerly anticipated men's downhill skiing.

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Russian teen rules rink in dazzling Olympic figure skating debut

Russian teen rules rink in dazzling Olympic figure skating debut

Fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva dominated on her Olympic debut Sunday in Beijing, coming close to breaking her own world record and pushing the Russians into first place ahead of the United States in the figure skating team event.

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US officials say Russia preparing full-scale invasion of Ukraine

US officials say Russia preparing full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Russia has stepped up preparations for an all-out invasion of Ukraine but it is not clear if Moscow has decided to take such a step, US officials have said citing intelligence assessments.

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Morocco in shock after tragic death of 'little Rayan'

Morocco in shock after tragic death of 'little Rayan'

Morocco was in shock Sunday after emergency crews found a five-year-old boy dead at the bottom of a well in a tragic end to a painstaking five-day rescue operation that gripped the nation and the world.

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Beloved Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar dies at 92

Beloved Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar dies at 92

Bollywood superstar singer Lata Mangeshkar, known to millions as the "nightingale of India" and a regular fixture of the country's airwaves for decades, died Sunday at the age of 92.

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'Full gas' as Shiffrin takes aim at first Beijing Games gold

'Full gas' as Shiffrin takes aim at first Beijing Games gold

Alpine ski star Mikaela Shiffrin says she must be "full gas, full precision" as she begins her bid for a third Olympic gold medal, and first of the Beijing Games, in Monday's giant slalom.

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Elizabeth II says wants Camilla to be Queen Consort as Platinum Jubilee begins

Elizabeth II says wants Camilla to be Queen Consort as Platinum Jubilee begins

Queen Elizabeth II has announced that she wants Camilla, the wife of her heir Prince Charles, to ultimately be known as Queen Consort, as she became the first British monarch to reign for seven decades Sunday.

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'Golden Dream' turns into nightmare for German port town

'Golden Dream' turns into nightmare for German port town

The unfinished "Golden Dream" rests quietly in a dock as the Covid-19 pandemic has turned the cruise ship into a nightmare for the shipyard in Wismar along Germany's windswept Baltic coast.

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New Zealand win historic first Winter Olympics gold

New Zealand win historic first Winter Olympics gold

Zoi Sadowski Synnott gave New Zealand their first ever Winter Olympics gold medal after winning the women's snowboard slopestyle final at the Beijing Games on Sunday.

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