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Former world champion Tanak calls time on rally career

Former world champion Tanak calls time on rally career

Ott Tanak, the 2019 world champion, will retire from the world rally championship at the end of the current campaign, his Hyundai team announced on Sunday.

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Ukraine scrambles for energy after Russian attacks

Ukraine scrambles for energy after Russian attacks

Ukraine was scrambling to turn lights and heating back on Sunday after Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure, which had crippled some of the country's power generation.

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Over 1 million evacuate as deadly Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears Philippines

Over 1 million evacuate as deadly Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears Philippines

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

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Erasmus' ingenuity sets South Africa apart from the rest

Erasmus' ingenuity sets South Africa apart from the rest

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has long been lauded for revolutionising rugby with original strategic moves but Saturday's epic comeback win over France highlighted his abilities as the world's leading tactician.

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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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