Champions Cup success perfect Six Nations warm
Toulouse (France) (AFP) – France captain Antoine Dupont said Toulouse’s thrashing of Leicester in the Champions Cup was the perfect warm-up for the Six Nations.
Asian markets track Wall St and Europe rally after Trump
Hong Kong (AFP) – Most Asian markets rose Monday following a rally on Wall Street and record-breaking day in Europe, with sentiment boosted by positive talks between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping that soothed worries about the incoming US leader’s second term.
Trial into stabbing spree that sparked UK far
London (AFP) – The trial of a teenager accused of killing three young girls in a stabbing spree last year that sparked the UK’s most violent riots in a decade is set to begin Monday.
Second seed Zverev cruises into Australian Open second round
Melbourne (AFP) – Clinical world number two Alexander Zverev surged into the Australian Open second round Sunday with a straight sets victory to kickstart his bid to better the semi-final he made last year.
Keys beats Pegula to win second Adelaide title
Adelaide (Australia) (AFP) – Madison Keys upset top seed and world number seven Jessica Pegula to win the Adelaide International for a second time on Saturday in a major confidence-boost ahead of the Australian Open.
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Thai suspect confesses to killing Cambodian ex
Bangkok (AFP) – A Thai man suspected of killing a former Cambodian opposition lawmaker in Bangkok has confessed to the crime, police said Saturday.
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Sri Lanka bowlers skittle New Zealand in 140
Auckland (AFP) – Sri Lanka razed New Zealand’s top-order Saturday to comfortably win the third one-day international in Auckland by 140 runs and salvage a lone victory in the series.
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Japan to give Indonesia high
Bogor (Indonesia) (AFP) – Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday, as Tokyo seeks to boost regional maritime security cooperation in the face of competing territorial claims with China.
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'Purgatory': Los Angeles fire leaves nothing but a tiny momento
Pacific Palisades (United States) (AFP) – When Kyle Kucharski and Nicole Perri moved into their dream home in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, they bought a crate of wine to mark the realization of a dream, and put it aside for a special day.
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Anger and resentment rise in Los Angeles over fire response
Altadena (United States) (AFP) – After being largely reduced to ashes by wildfire, Altadena was being patrolled by National Guard soldiers on Friday.
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South Korea says Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash
Seoul (AFP) – The black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight that left 179 people dead stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea’s transport ministry said Saturday.
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Malala Yousafzai 'overwhelmed and happy' to be back in Pakistan
Islamabad (AFP) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said Saturday she was “overwhelmed” to be back in her native Pakistan, as she arrived for a global summit on girls’ education in the Islamic world.
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Shai sparks Thunder in Knicks rout, Kings stun Celtics
New York (AFP) – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Isaiah Joe combined for 70 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back to winning ways with a 126-101 drubbing of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Friday.
