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Asaji becomes first Japanese in 49 years to win Singapore Open

Asaji becomes first Japanese in 49 years to win Singapore Open

Yosuke Asaji sank a six-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday to become the first player from Japan to win the Singapore Open since 1976.

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Vingegaard says back to his best after Japan win

Vingegaard says back to his best after Japan win

Former Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard said he was finally back to his best following last year's horrific crash, after finishing his season on Sunday with victory at Japan's Saitama Criterium.

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Philippines evacuates one million, woman dead as super typhoon nears

Philippines evacuates one million, woman dead as super typhoon nears

More than a million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines on Sunday before Typhoon Fung-wong's expected landfall on the east coast.

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Ogier wins Rally Japan to take world title fight to final race

Ogier wins Rally Japan to take world title fight to final race

Sebastien Ogier took the World Rally Championship battle to the final event of the season after winning Rally Japan on Sunday and slashing Elfyn Evans' lead in the standings to three points.

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A decade on, survivors and families still rebuilding after Paris attacks

A decade on, survivors and families still rebuilding after Paris attacks

Their lives changed forever on November 13, 2015, when coordinated jihadist attacks killed 130 people in Paris.

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Russia's Kaliningrad puts on brave face as isolation bites

Russia's Kaliningrad puts on brave face as isolation bites

Standing in the centre of rainy Kaliningrad, the isolated Russian exclave surrounded by NATO countries, Russian factory worker Alexander felt confident.

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Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as super typhoon nears

Philippines evacuates hundreds of thousands as super typhoon nears

Nearly a million people have been evacuated and floodwaters were rising in the Philippines on Sunday before Typhoon Fung-wong's expected late-night landfall on the east coast.

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Syrian president arrives in US for landmark visit

Syrian president arrives in US for landmark visit

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in the United States on Saturday for a landmark official visit, his country's state news agency reported, a day after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist.

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Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, White Stripes among Rock Hall of Fame inductees

Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, White Stripes among Rock Hall of Fame inductees

Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, the White Stripes and Soundgarden were among this year's inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, adding their names to the pantheon of music's most esteemed and beloved acts.

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Fox shines in season debut as Spurs down Pelicans, Hawks humble Lakers

Fox shines in season debut as Spurs down Pelicans, Hawks humble Lakers

De'Aaron Fox celebrated his NBA season-debut with a sparkling 24-point performance in the San Antonio Spurs' 126-119 victory over New Orleans on Saturday as the Los Angeles Lakers' five-game winning streak ended in a sloppy loss in Atlanta.

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