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P&G profits up on strong consumer demand, higher pricing
Procter & Gamble raised its full-year forecast Wednesday as robust consumer demand enabled the company to notch higher sales even as it increased prices on consumer goods.
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Indian trailblazer Sania Mirza to quit tennis this year
Indian former doubles world number one Sania Mirza said Wednesday she will retire from tennis at the end of this season with injuries taking their toll.
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Germany tries Syrian doctor for crimes against humanity
German prosecutors accused a Syrian doctor Wednesday of torturing detainees and killing one of them while working in military hospitals in his war-torn homeland, on the first day of a landmark crimes against humanity trial in Frankfurt.
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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.
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Russian troops leave Kazakhstan amid reported power struggle
Russian soldiers completed their draw down from Kazakhstan, the defence ministry said Wednesday, as the Central Asian country lifted a state of emergency imposed after unprecedented unrest and signs of a power struggle.
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Laid-back Osaka takes inspiration from Kyrgios at Australian Open
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said Wednesday that she is taking inspiration at the Australian Open from none other than Nick Kyrgios.
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Heartbreak as Hong Kong pet owners give up hamsters for Covid cull
Time was running out for Pudding.
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Osaka and Barty stride closer to showdown as Nadal rolls on
Naomi Osaka played the role of smiling assassin and top seed Ashleigh Barty was ruthlessly efficient at the Australian Open on Wednesday as they moved closer to a potential fourth-round showdown.
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Berlin filmfest to go forward in person as Covid surges
The Berlinale, Europe's first major film festival of the year, will take place next month as an in-person event, organisers confirmed Wednesday, just as the Omicron wave is expected to peak in Germany.
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Osaka all smiles as champion moves closer to Barty showdown
Naomi Osaka said she drew on past experience in a composed beating of Madison Brengle on Wednesday to move closer to a blockbuster Australian Open clash with top seed Ashleigh Barty.
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