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Zverev crashes out at Indian Wells as Rublev, Swiatek advance

Zverev crashes out at Indian Wells as Rublev, Swiatek advance

World number three Alexander Zverev crashed out of the ATP Indian Wells Masters on Sunday, stunned in his opening match 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2) by 39th-ranked American Tommy Paul.

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Messi's highs and lows at PSG

Messi's highs and lows at PSG

Lionel Messi's difficult start to life at Paris Saint-Germain plunged new lows this week, with the French giants crashing out of the Champions League before their fans jeered the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner on Sunday.

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Bangladesh make history to dash Pakistan's World Cup hopes

Bangladesh make history to dash Pakistan's World Cup hopes

A spectacular late collapse left Pakistan's Women's Cricket World Cup campaign in tatters on Monday and handed Bangladesh their first victory ever at the one-day showcase.

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Russia and Ukraine to hold talks as troops edge closer to Kyiv

Russia and Ukraine to hold talks as troops edge closer to Kyiv

Russia and Ukraine were set for a third round of talks Monday as Moscow's invading forces maintain their devastating assaults across the former Soviet state.

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Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads

Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads

Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, with restrictions also imposed in Shanghai and other major cities in an effort to extinguish the biggest threat to the nation's zero-tolerance Covid strategy.

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Ex-guerrilla Petro front runner in Colombia presidential primaries

Ex-guerrilla Petro front runner in Colombia presidential primaries

Colombians voted for senator and former guerrilla Gustavo Petro as the left's presidential nominee by a wide margin on Sunday, making him the front runner in an election that could yield the country's first-ever leftist leader in May.

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Moscow threatens Western companies with arrests, seizures: report

Moscow threatens Western companies with arrests, seizures: report

Russian authorities, facing potential economic calamity as Western sanctions take hold, have threatened foreign companies hoping to withdraw from the country with arrests and asset seizures, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.

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As virus cases surge, can China's zero-Covid strategy hold?

As virus cases surge, can China's zero-Covid strategy hold?

China, the country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019, is among the last remaining devotees to a zero-Covid approach to the pandemic.

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Most Asian markets down as traders track Ukraine invasion

Most Asian markets down as traders track Ukraine invasion

Asian markets mostly fell Monday as traders track developments in the Ukraine war and diplomatic efforts to bring the crisis to an end, while this week's Federal Reserve meeting is in focus as it prepares to start lifting interest rates.

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Campion’s ‘Power of the Dog’ adds Critics Choice wins

Campion’s ‘Power of the Dog’ adds Critics Choice wins

Jane Campion rounded off a perfect weekend in Hollywood's award season by winning the top prizes at the Critics Choice Awards Sunday, setting her dark Western "The Power of the Dog" as the film to beat at the Oscars.

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