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Paris shooting suspect to appear before judge

Paris shooting suspect to appear before judge

A French pensioner suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris was due Monday before a judge who will decide on whether to charge him in the case that sparked angry protests.

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Final verdicts in Suu Kyi junta trial set for Friday

Final verdicts in Suu Kyi junta trial set for Friday

A Myanmar junta court will give its verdicts on five remaining charges in the 18-month trial of jailed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, a legal source told AFP.

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Ukraine to demand Russia's removal from UN Security Council

Ukraine to demand Russia's removal from UN Security Council

Ukraine was set Monday to demand Russia's exclusion from the UN Security Council as Moscow claimed to have foiled the deepest drone attack by Kyiv in its territory.

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Jokic's epic triple-double lifts Denver to NBA West lead

Jokic's epic triple-double lifts Denver to NBA West lead

Two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic delivered an epic triple-double to give Denver an overtime triumph on Sunday while Jayson Tatum powered NBA-best Boston to victory.

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Green takes five as Australia seize control of 2nd South Africa Test

Green takes five as Australia seize control of 2nd South Africa Test

Allrounder Cameron Green took a career-best 5-27 as Australia ripped through South Africa's fragile batting before piling on late runs to seize control of the second Test in Melbourne on Monday.

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S.African skipper seeks win for diversity in race to Brazil

S.African skipper seeks win for diversity in race to Brazil

The first time he saw the ocean, Sibusiso Sizatu thought that, with all that water, it must have been a very large lake.

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Suu Kyi lawyers set to make final arguments in junta trial

Suu Kyi lawyers set to make final arguments in junta trial

A Myanmar junta court is expected to hear closing arguments for the last remaining charges against jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, after the UN Security Council called for her release.

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Brady's Bucs boost NFL playoff hopes while Packers, Rams win

Brady's Bucs boost NFL playoff hopes while Packers, Rams win

Tom Brady marched Tampa Bay 66 yards in nine plays in overtime to set up Ryan Succop's game-winning 40-yard field goal on Sunday that gave the Buccaneers a dramatic 19-16 victory at Arizona.

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Record eyed as yachts embark on Sydney-Hobart race

Record eyed as yachts embark on Sydney-Hobart race

More than 100 yachts set sail Monday in the Sydney-Hobart race as favourable winds raised hopes for a record time in one of the world's most punishing ocean events.

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Savage US blizzard leaves 32 dead, power outages, travel snarls

Savage US blizzard leaves 32 dead, power outages, travel snarls

A brutal winter storm brought Christmas Day danger and misery to millions of Americans Sunday as intense snow and frigid cold gripped parts of the eastern United States, with weather-related deaths rising to at least 32.

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