Sabalenka to play Brisbane in warm-up for Australian Open defence
Aryna Sabalenka will launch preparations for the defence of her Australian Open crown by playing at the Brisbane International, organisers said on Tuesday.
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Truce between Israel and Hamas extended for two days
A truce between Israel and Hamas will be extended by two days, mediator Qatar said hours before the pause was due to end Tuesday, as more hostages were freed from Gaza in exchange for the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners.
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Jimmy Carter, 99, to attend wife Rosalynn's memorial with Biden
Jimmy Carter, the 99-year-old former president whose lifelong love for his wife Rosalynn became a near legend in US politics, will bid farewell to her Tuesday in a ceremony also attended by President Joe Biden.
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Rare survey details how Gazans wary of Hamas before Israel attack
Many Gazans were hostile to Hamas ahead of the group's brutal October 7 attack on Israel, with some describing its rule as a second occupation, according to rare polling data analyzed by a US-Palestinian researcher.
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Texas top court to hear case challenging abortion ban for medical emergencies
The Texas Supreme Court is set Tuesday to hear arguments in a case brought on behalf of 22 women who were denied abortions even though they had serious complications with their pregnancies that were in some cases life-threatening.
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NHL returns to player draft for All-Star Game
The NHL will return to a player draft format to determine rosters for the 2024 NHL All-Star Game, the league announced Monday, while keeping a 3-on-3 tournament format.
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NHL Wild fire Evason as coach after seventh loss in a row
Dean Evason was fired as coach of the Minnesota Wild on Monday, a day after the National Hockey League club suffered its seventh consecutive loss of the season.
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Lost in the metro? Paris translation app aims to help visitors
The Paris metro has launched an instant translation app ahead of next year's Olympic Games to help hapless foreign visitors navigate the French capital's urban transport system.
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Greek PM unhappy after UK's Sunak cancels talks amid Parthenon marbles spat
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his "displeasure" Monday over UK counterpart Rishi Sunak's last minute cancellation of a bilateral meeting set to discuss their long-running dispute over the Parthenon Marbles.
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Merriam-Webster crowns 'authentic' as word of the year
In an age where forces from AI to Donald Trump have left Americans doubting the truth, US dictionary Merriam-Webster says that 2023's most looked-up word was "authentic."
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