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Osaka emerges for Melbourne opener under white hat and umbrella

Osaka emerges for Melbourne opener under white hat and umbrella

Naomi Osaka emerged for her first-round encounter at the Australian Open on Tuesday holding a white umbrella and wearing a matching wide-brimmed hat and veil.

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Malawi suffers as US aid cuts cripple healthcare

Malawi suffers as US aid cuts cripple healthcare

A catastrophic collapse of healthcare services in Malawi a year after US funding cuts is undoing a decade of progress against HIV/AIDS, providers warn, leaving some of the most vulnerable feeling like "living dead".

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Bessent says Europe dumping US debt over Greenland would 'defy logic'

Bessent says Europe dumping US debt over Greenland would 'defy logic'

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday rejected the idea that European governments could aggressively sell American debt to counter Washington's threats over Greenland, saying such a move would "defy logic".

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Freeze, please! China's winter swimmers take the plunge

Freeze, please! China's winter swimmers take the plunge

As the temperature in Beijing hit -7C on Tuesday, 62-year-old Yang Zi stripped down to his swimming briefs and plunged into a frozen lake, as dozens of residents do every winter.

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Talks between Damascus, Kurdish-led forces 'collapse': Kurdish official to AFP

Talks between Damascus, Kurdish-led forces 'collapse': Kurdish official to AFP

Negotiations have collapsed between the Syrian president and the chief of the country's Kurdish-led forces, a Kurdish official told AFP, as the army deployed reinforcements to flashpoint areas in the north.

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In-form Bencic makes light work of Boulter at Australian Open

In-form Bencic makes light work of Boulter at Australian Open

In-form Belinda Bencic swatted aside an erratic Katie Boulter for the loss of five games Tuesday to fire a warning shot at the Australian Open.

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Spain mourns as train disaster toll rises to 41

Spain mourns as train disaster toll rises to 41

Spain began three days of national mourning on Tuesday for 41 people killed after two high-speed trains collided in the country's deadliest train accident in over a decade.

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Sinner into Melbourne round two as opponent retires hurt

Sinner into Melbourne round two as opponent retires hurt

Jannik Sinner strolled into the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday when his opponent retired with the two-time defending champion in full control.

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Israel begins demolitions at UNRWA headquarters in east Jerusalem

Israel begins demolitions at UNRWA headquarters in east Jerusalem

Israeli bulldozers began demolitions at the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem on Tuesday, in what the organisation called an "unprecedented attack".

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Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power, after Russian attack: govt

Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power, after Russian attack: govt

An overnight Russian aerial attack left thousands of residential buildings in Kyiv without heating and water in -14C temperatures on Tuesday -- another blow to a capital already reeling from strikes that have knocked out vital utilities.

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