Dominant Shiffrin quickest on first slalom run in Zagreb
Mikaela Shiffrin took another step towards matching Lindsey Vonn's women's record of 82 World Cup wins when she nailed the fastest time on the first run of Wednesday's slalom in Zagreb.
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'Happy' Medvedev breezes through in Adelaide but Sabalenka made to scrap
Former world number one Daniil Medvedev locked in an all-Russian Adelaide International quarter-final with Karen Khachanov on Wednesday, while Aryna Sabalenka stormed back to book her place in the last eight.
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Stocks mostly rally but oil slides
Stock markets mostly extended a New Year rally Wednesday but oil prices slid further as investors weighed China's reopening moves against its surging Covid cases.
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Airlines slam 'ineffective' Covid tests for China travellers
The global airline association criticised on Wednesday decisions by governments to impose Covid tests and other measures on travellers from China as ineffective "knee-jerk" reactions.
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19 killed in central Somalia car bombings claimed by Al-Shabaab
Nineteen people have been killed in twin car bombings in central Somalia claimed by Al-Shabaab, a local militia commander in the Hiran region said.
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Swede director Ostlund wants viewers to join the show
Swedish director Ruben Ostlund is aiming to get his famously straight-faced compatriots out of their seats with a special screening of Palme d'Or-winning satire "Triangle of Sadness".
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Froome set for Tour de France after team handed wild card entry
Four-time champion Chris Froome's Israeli team Israel Premier Tech and Uno-X of Norway complete the line-up for this year's Tour de France after organisers issued invites as wild cards to compete on Wednesday.
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Germany misses 2022 climate target on Ukraine war fallout
Germany used more renewable energy than ever in 2022 but again failed to reach its CO2-reduction goal as Russia's war in Ukraine prompted a return to more coal and oil use, a think tank reported Wednesday.
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Criticism mounts in Russia as Ukrainian strike toll rises
The toll from a Ukrainian New Year's missile strike on a Russian-controlled city in eastern Ukraine rose to 89 on Wednesday, upping pressure on Russia's military leadership.
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Nine killed in central Somalia car bombings claimed by Al-Shabaab
At least nine people were killed and several wounded in two simultaneous car bombings in a town in central Somalia on Wednesday, security officials and witnesses said.
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