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Brazil declares acai a national fruit to ward off 'biopiracy'

Brazil declares acai a national fruit to ward off 'biopiracy'

Brazil has declared the acai berry a national fruit, a move to stamp its ownership on the popular "superfood" as concerns grow about foreign companies staking claims to the Amazon's biological riches.

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Anisimova 'loses her mind' after Melbourne quarter-final exit

Anisimova 'loses her mind' after Melbourne quarter-final exit

Amanda Anisimova said she will "lose her mind" for a couple of days after suffering defeat in her Australian Open quarter-final on Wednesday to fellow American Jessica Pegula.

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Home hope Goggia on medal mission at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Home hope Goggia on medal mission at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Sofia Goggia is on a mission for medals as she prepares for her home Winter Olympics, where the Italian speed specialist will be hunting for gold on one of her favourite pistes.

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Pegula, Rybakina to clash in Melbourne semis as Djokovic takes centre stage

Pegula, Rybakina to clash in Melbourne semis as Djokovic takes centre stage

Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina will clash in the semi-finals at the Australian Open, where Novak Djokovic hopes to join them later Wednesday in his latest history bid.

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Rybakina says making Australian Open semis 'just another day'

Rybakina says making Australian Open semis 'just another day'

Elena Rybakina credited a calmer mindset for helping her stun world number two Iga Swiatek Wednesday to race into the Australian Open semi-finals, calling it "just another day".

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Omar attacked in Minneapolis after Trump vows to 'de-escalate'

Omar attacked in Minneapolis after Trump vows to 'de-escalate'

As the White House worked to "de-escalate" tensions in Minneapolis Tuesday, a man sprayed Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with a syringe of unknown liquid at a town hall meeting, where she called for curbing the Trump administration's anti-immigration crackdown.

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Pistons escape Nuggets rally, Thunder roll Pelicans

Pistons escape Nuggets rally, Thunder roll Pelicans

Cade Cunningham finished with 22 points as the Detroit Pistons held off a late rally from the depleted Denver Nuggets to hang on for a 109-107 road victory on Tuesday.

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Dominant Pegula sets up Australian Open semi-final against Rybakina

Dominant Pegula sets up Australian Open semi-final against Rybakina

Jessica Pegula will meet Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open semi-finals after dismantling error-strewn Amanda Anisimova on Wednesday in an all-American showdown.

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'Animals in a zoo': Swiatek backs Gauff call for more privacy

'Animals in a zoo': Swiatek backs Gauff call for more privacy

World number two Iga Swiatek on Wednesday backed Coco Gauff's call for more privacy during tournaments, saying players sometimes feel "like animals in the zoo where they are observed even when they poop".

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Japan PM's tax giveaway roils markets and worries voters

Japan PM's tax giveaway roils markets and worries voters

Ahead of a snap election in Japan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has pledged to scrap a tax on food, but a lack of clear funding is unnerving markets and voters.

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