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US Open: Who said what on day 10

US Open: Who said what on day 10

Who said what at the US Open on Wednesday, the 10th day of the 2022 championships at Flushing Meadows:

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'This will hurt,' says Sinner after 5-hour 15-minute defeat

'This will hurt,' says Sinner after 5-hour 15-minute defeat

Jannik Sinner admitted that his 5-hour 15- minute US Open defeat to Carlos Alcaraz will "hurt for a while".

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Markets see much-needed bounce, dollar closes on new highs

Markets see much-needed bounce, dollar closes on new highs

Most markets enjoyed a rare advance on bargain-buying Thursday, tracking a Wall Street rally after a series of losses, while dovish comments on future interest rate hikes by Australia's central bank boss provided a boost to sentiment.

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'We thought we would die': Vietnam fire survivors recount terror

'We thought we would die': Vietnam fire survivors recount terror

Survivors of a karaoke bar blaze in Vietnam spoke Thursday of their terror as they tried to escape an inferno which killed over 30 people and has raised questions over fire safety standards in the Southeast Asian nation.

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The hungry bugs fighting Uganda's fertiliser crisis

The hungry bugs fighting Uganda's fertiliser crisis

As fertiliser prices shot up following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ugandan villager Peter Wakisi fretted for the future of his small farm and his young family.

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Downpours and mudslides hamper China earthquake rescue mission

Downpours and mudslides hamper China earthquake rescue mission

Rain, flash floods and mudslides threatened the search for dozens of people still missing on Thursday, days after a strong earthquake rocked mountainous southwest China, killing at least 82.

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Late, late show as Alcaraz beats Sinner to reach US Open semi-finals

Late, late show as Alcaraz beats Sinner to reach US Open semi-finals

Carlos Alcaraz battled past Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach the US Open semi-finals on Thursday in the latest ever finish in the tournament's 141-year history.

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Fears of shelling, radiation on a Ukraine maternity ward

Fears of shelling, radiation on a Ukraine maternity ward

Three days after Russian troops invaded her country, Maryna found out she was pregnant.

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Lessons learned: Sweden's pioneering for-profit 'free schools' under fire

Lessons learned: Sweden's pioneering for-profit 'free schools' under fire

In a Stockholm suburb, the Drottning Blanka secondary school premises look more like an office space than your traditional red-brick institution with a schoolyard and gymnasium.

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Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II marks 50th jubilee

Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II marks 50th jubilee

Denmark's artistic and chain-smoking Queen Margrethe II has been hailed for unifying and modernising the monarchy in her 50 years on the throne, a milestone to be celebrated in pomp and circumstance this weekend.

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