Champion Keys dumped out in last 16 as Melbourne braces for heatwave
Jessica Pegula sent reigning champion and podcast co-host Madison Keys spinning out of the Australian Open on Monday while Jannik Sinner aims to avoid the same fate and reach the quarter-finals in stifling heat.
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US military working with Nigeria as part of wider Islamic State pivot
The US military is increasing materiel deliveries and intelligence sharing with Nigeria, Africom's deputy commander told AFP, as part of a broader American push to work with African militaries to go after Islamic State-linked militants.
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Australia Day protesters demand Indigenous rights
Thousands of people rallied in cities across Australia demanding justice and rights for Indigenous peoples on Monday, a national holiday marking the 1788 arrival of a British fleet in Sydney Harbour.
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Anisimova silences Chinese fans to set up Pegula showdown in Melbourne
Amanda Anisimova swept past China's unseeded Wang Xinyu into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday and a showdown with fellow American Jessica Pegula.
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Greg Bovino, the face of Trump's 'turn and burn' migrant crackdown
Clad in tactical gear with a helmet and hurling a tear gas canister at protesters, Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has become the public face of US President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation campaign.
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Myanmar pro-military party declares victory in junta-run polls
Myanmar's dominant pro-military party has won junta-run elections, a party source told AFP on Monday, after a month-long vote that democracy watchdogs dismissed as a rebranding of army rule.
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Social media giants face landmark trial over addiction claims
A landmark trial beginning this week in Los Angeles could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to addict children.
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US speed star Lindsey Vonn: Olympic timeline
US speed star Lindsey Vonn will make her return to the Olympics in Cortina, defying the odds at the age of 41.
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Legends of Winter Olympics: heroes of the slopes
With the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics opening on February 6, AFP looks back at some of the golden stars of the ski slopes.
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Cheesy apple pie for Keys as victor Pegula dodges Chiefs jersey
Jessica Pegula used the threat of having to wear a Taylor Swift-themed Kansas City Chiefs jersey as motivation to propel her past defending champion Madison Keys and into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday.
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