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Alcaraz tips 'incredible' Fonseca to be among world's best 'soon'

Alcaraz tips 'incredible' Fonseca to be among world's best 'soon'

Four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz hailed giant-killing teenager Joao Fonseca as "incredible" Wednesday and tipped him to become one of the best players in the world "really soon".

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Pakistan plot spin blitz as West Indies return after 19 years

Pakistan plot spin blitz as West Indies return after 19 years

Pakistan will look to formidable spin duo Noman Ali and Sajid Khan to torment the visitors when the West Indies play their first Test series in the country in 19 years from Friday.

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Spanish youth ditch dating apps for 'real life' love

Spanish youth ditch dating apps for 'real life' love

Jilted on dating apps but undeterred in the quest for romance, 20 young singles gathered in Madrid to share activities and flirtatious smiles in a rediscovery of real-life love.

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Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket

Private US, Japanese lunar landers launch on single rocket

One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies launched their "rideshare" to the Moon on Wednesday, showcasing the private sector's growing role in space exploration.

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Record-setting Djokovic trumps Federer on way to Melbourne third round

Record-setting Djokovic trumps Federer on way to Melbourne third round

Novak Djokovic dropped a set but regrouped to reach the Australian Open third round on Wednesday and in doing so surpass fellow great Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam singles matches played.

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The journalists behind Sarkozy's Libya corruption woes

The journalists behind Sarkozy's Libya corruption woes

Every day at the Paris court trying ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy over alleged corruption with Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, the journalists who helped uncover the extraordinary allegations are following proceedings.

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SpaceX set for seventh test of Starship megarocket

SpaceX set for seventh test of Starship megarocket

Elon Musk's SpaceX is gearing up for the seventh orbital flight test of Starship, the colossal prototype rocket the company hopes will help humans colonize Mars.

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German far-right AfD takes aim at Bauhaus movement

German far-right AfD takes aim at Bauhaus movement

Germany's far-right AfD party has aimed fire at the Bauhaus movement, just as the hallowed school of architecture and design nears its centenary milestone.

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Djokovic makes slice of history as Zheng stunned in Melbourne

Djokovic makes slice of history as Zheng stunned in Melbourne

Novak Djokovic made a slice of Grand Slam history on his way into the Australian Open third round on Wednesday but last year's women's finalist Zheng Qinwen was knocked out in the biggest shock so far.

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Trump's policies won't push up inflation, economic advisor says

Trump's policies won't push up inflation, economic advisor says

Donald Trump's policies are not likely to cause inflation to reignite as many analysts fear, one of the president-elect's longtime economic advisors told AFP Tuesday, less than a week before Trump returns to the White House.

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