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US protesters hit streets before Trump's military parade
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Former Nicaragua president Violeta Chamorro dead at 95
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France says supports Harvard, welcomes foreign students
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Nicklaus and Miller's US Open advice -- patience and attitude
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Pogacar again soars away from stellar field to increase Criterium du Dauphine lead
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MMA draws thousands in Nigeria as fight sport gains ground
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Cummins says WTC final 'a bridge too far' for beaten Australia
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Trump set for huge US military parade amid 'No Kings' protests
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Ukraine warns against drop in aid due to Israel-Iran escalation
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Markram leads South Africa to 'special' World Test Championship victory
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Lawrence shares sixth as second round ends at rainy US Open
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Ukraine and Russia conduct another POW swap
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Thousands celebrate South Korean Pride parade in Seoul
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Markram the hero as South Africa win WTC final to end long wait for cricket glory
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South Africa beat Australia to win World Test Championship final
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Israel warns 'Tehran will burn' after wave of missile fire
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Death toll in India plane crash rises to at least 279
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McKenzie kicks Chiefs to Super Rugby semi-final win over Brumbies
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Iran fires back at Israel after onslaught hits nuclear sites
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Trump to host military parade amid 'No Kings' protests
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India plane crash death toll rises to 279
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US overdose capital Baltimore on long road to recovery
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Thunder rally to beat Pacers, level NBA Finals at 2-2
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Scott's 'old-man par golf' has him in the hunt at US Open
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Burns fires 65 to grab US Open lead as big names stumble
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Boutier, Ciganda among four-way tie for lead at Meijer LPGA Classic
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Russell fastest for Mercedes ahead of Norris in second practice
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Vasseur launches scathing attack on Italian media reports
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Bayonne crush Clermont to set up Toulouse showdown in Top 14 semis
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Natural immunity more potent than vaccines during US Delta wave: study
During America's last surge of the coronavirus driven by the Delta variant, people who were unvaccinated but survived Covid were better protected than those who were vaccinated and not previously infected, a new study said Wednesday.

US Covid doc: We are 'burned out'
Exhausted and overwhelmed by the influx of mostly unvaccinated Covid patients, Dr James Samuel Pope, an intensive care physician at Hartford Hospital in the US state of Connecticut, hopes the Omicron wave of the pandemic will be the last.

World Bank chief contrasts Microsoft deal with poor countries' debt
After Microsoft announced it would spend tens of billions of dollars to buy a video game company, World Bank President David Malpass on Wednesday drew a contrast between the deal and the amount of money rich nations have pledged to help poor countries facing higher debt loads.

'In the name of God, go!' UK PM defies calls to quit
A defiant Boris Johnson vowed Wednesday to remain British premier and contest the next election as calls for his resignation snowballed and a former Brexit minister demanded he quit 'in the name of God'.

Omicron starts receding in the United States: data
The United States appears to be emerging from its latest coronavirus wave driven by the Omicron variant, data showed Wednesday, though cases remain far higher than during any previous surge and Covid hospitalizations are at a peak.
US tycoon opens Africa's first start-to-finish Covid-19 jab plant
US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday opened a plant in Cape Town that will be the first in Africa to produce Covid-19 vaccines from start to finish.

Beijing battles virus as Xi'an emerges from lockdown
Beijing on Wednesday reported five new locally transmitted coronavirus cases, raising fears of a fresh outbreak less than three weeks before the city hosts the Winter Olympics.

Fury over Hong Kong's mass cull of hamsters and small pets
Hong Kong's government faced outrage Wednesday over its decision to cull thousands of small animals after hamsters in a pet store tested positive for Covid-19.

Azarenka wants no-jab, no-play rule in women's tennis
Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka threw her support Wednesday behind a vaccine mandate on the women's tour, as tennis wrestles with the fall-out of the saga surrounding unvaccinated Novak Djokovic.

Xi'an restarts some public transport after coronavirus lockdown
The Chinese megacity of Xi'an has partially resumed public transport, according to official announcements, after millions were confined to their homes for weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak.

World tourism won't return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024: UN
Tourism arrivals around the world are not expected to return to their pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest, the World Tourism Organization said Tuesday.

Messi back in full training for PSG after Covid
Lionel Messi was back in full training with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19 at the end of last year.

Covid pandemic 'nowhere near over': WHO
The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization chief said Tuesday, cautioning against a narrative that the fast-spreading Omicron variant is risk-free.

Hong Kong to cull hamsters after Covid found in pets
Hong Kong will cull hundreds of hamsters after some tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, as the city pushes to maintain its strict "zero-Covid" strategy.

British PM denies lying about lockdown party
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday "categorically" denied claims by his former chief aide that he lied to parliament about a Downing Street party held during a strict lockdown.

Chip crisis pushes European car sales to new low
EU car sales fell to a new low last year as the auto sector was hobbled by the Covid pandemic and a shortage of computer chips, industry figures showed Tuesday.

Not just for the elite: China's ex-athletes in school sport push
Petite but commanding, China's former world champion gymnast Sui Lu stood among a sea of yoga mats doling out encouragement to her students as they bent their torsos towards their outstretched legs.

Fourth jab 'partially' effective against Omicron: Israeli study
Fourth doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against Covid-19 are only "partially" effective for the Omicron variant of the virus, the authors of an Israeli trial said Monday.

Police charge Cathay flight attendants at centre of Hong Kong outbreak
Hong Kong police arrested and charged Monday two Cathay Pacific flight attendants for allegedly contravening Covid regulations, after the emergence of the Omicron variant in the territory was traced to their breach of home quarantine.

Vaccinate whole world to end pandemic, UN chief tells Davos
UN chief Antonio Guterres told the all-virtual Davos forum on Monday that the world must vaccinate everybody against Covid-19 to ensure a way out of the pandemic.