'Tuna King' pays record $3.2 mn for bluefin at Tokyo auction
A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.2 million for a giant bluefin tuna Monday at an annual prestigious new year auction in Tokyo's main fish market, smashing the previous all-time high.
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Tech firms lead Asian markets higher, oil swings after Maduro ouster
Asian stocks rose Monday on the back of a fresh rally in tech firms and oil fluctuated as investors weighed the impact of the US ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
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President Donald Trump insisted Sunday the United States is "in charge" of Venezuela after the seizure of Nicolas Maduro, but was also dealing with the new leadership in Caracas.
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Cricket Australia boss hits out at 'archaic' bad light rules
Frustrated Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg vowed Monday to take up "archaic" bad light rules with the sport's governing body after a third of the opening day at the fifth Ashes Test was lost.
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Trump insists 'we need Greenland'
President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on his claim that Greenland should become part of the United States, despite calls by Denmark's prime minister to stop "threatening" the territory.
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Century-maker Root steers England to 336-6 in final Ashes Test
An imperious Joe Root scored his second century of the Ashes series and 41st overall Monday to steer England to a commanding 336-6 at lunch on day two of the fifth and final Test against Australia.
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'Free our president', Maduro supporters demand at rally
Around 2,000 supporters of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro demonstrated Sunday in Caracas to demand that he and his wife, who were nabbed by US forces and taken to a New York jail, be released.
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Anne Frank's step-sister and Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss dies
Eva Schloss, the Auschwitz survivor who dedicated decades to educating people about the Holocaust and was the step-sister of diarist Anne Frank, has died aged 96, her foundation announced Sunday.
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Danish PM calls on US to stop 'threatening' Greenland
Denmark called on the United States to stop "threatening" Greenland Sunday as President Donald Trump told US media he "absolutely" needed the territory, a day after Washington seized the leader of Venezuela.
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Broncos grab top seed while Panthers reach NFL playoffs
The Denver Broncos captured a top seed in the NFL playoffs while the Carolina Panthers backed into their first post-season berth since 2017 without taking the field on a hectic season-closing Sunday.
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