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India at 75: Rising power finding its place on global stage

India at 75: Rising power finding its place on global stage

Three-quarters of a century after independence, India is a nuclear power about to become the world's most populous country, and its economy has overtaken its former coloniser's to become the globe's fifth biggest.

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The long road to bring Iraq's IS jihadists to justice

The long road to bring Iraq's IS jihadists to justice

The horrors of the Islamic State group's rule over northern Iraq may be in the past, but efforts to bring the jihadists to justice are still gathering pace.

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Iraq's Mosul healing slowly, five years after IS defeat

Iraq's Mosul healing slowly, five years after IS defeat

Five years after it emerged from the Islamic State group's jihadist rule, Iraq's once thriving cultural centre of Mosul has regained a semblance of normalcy despite sluggish reconstruction efforts.

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UK pubs feel Christmas pressure as inflation bites

UK pubs feel Christmas pressure as inflation bites

Inside the Mad Hatter pub in central London's South Bank district, everything is ready: the big tree, the bright lights, the fun Christmas signage.

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UN biodiversity talks open, billed as 'last chance' for nature

UN biodiversity talks open, billed as 'last chance' for nature

High-stakes UN biodiversity talks open in Montreal Wednesday, in what is being billed as the "last best chance" to save the planet's species and ecosystems from irreversible human destruction.

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Polls close in Georgia runoff Senate vote, a new test for Biden

Polls close in Georgia runoff Senate vote, a new test for Biden

Election officials in the US state of Georgia on Tuesday began counting votes in a hotly contested Senate race between a pastor and a former American football star with high stakes for Joe Biden's presidency.

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'Quadgod' Malinin among newcomers hunting Japan's Uno in ISU Grand Prix final

'Quadgod' Malinin among newcomers hunting Japan's Uno in ISU Grand Prix final

US teenager Ilia Malinin, who made history after landing the first quad axel jump in competition, will be among a group of newcomers aiming to upset Japanese world figure skating champion Shoma Uno in the ISU Grand Prix final in Turin starting Thursday.

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Djokovic to begin Australian Open campaign at Adelaide International

Djokovic to begin Australian Open campaign at Adelaide International

Novak Djokovic will begin his bid for a 10th Australian Open title at the Adelaide International, organisers said Wednesday, after the Serbian was granted a visa to enter the country.

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Hall of Fame boxing ref Mills Lane dies

Hall of Fame boxing ref Mills Lane dies

Mills Lane, the iconic boxing referee who officiated the Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield "Bite Fight" and myriad other championship bouts, has died, the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame confirmed on Tuesday.

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Apple loosens tight grip on App Store pricing

Apple loosens tight grip on App Store pricing

Apple on Tuesday announced the biggest upgrade to the App Store pricing system since the launch of the shop, allowing developers to charge from 29 cents to $10,000 for their offerings.

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