Five Indonesian men charged with negligence leading to one of the worst stadium disasters in football history appeared in court by video link on Monday as their trial began.
Rafael Nadal launched his Australian Open title defence with a four-set victory over Britain's Jack Draper as home hope Nick Kyrgios exited through injury without hitting a ball.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal battled past a man 15 years his junior and kickstart his bid for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title at the Australian Open Monday.
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Nick Kyrgios pulled out injured as the Australian Open lost another big name on Monday, while Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula fired early warning shots with convincing wins.
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"Seventy euros for one, 120 for two," said the cocaine dealer as the young woman opened her door on Paris' chic Left Bank.
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The president of the European Parliament will seek Monday to get ahead of a graft scandal that has rocked the legislature, by officially unveiling a series of reforms to clean up the multinational assembly.
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Lima and other Peruvian regions were under a renewed state of emergency even as opponents of President Dina Boluarte began mobilizing toward the capital ahead of a major demonstration Monday, the latest in weeks of deadly unrest.
January 16, 2023
South Korea's Kim Si-woo produced a barnstorming birdie-birdie finish to snatch a one-shot victory at the PGA Tour's Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday.
January 16, 2023
Sports
Rafael Nadal returns to the scene of one of his greatest Grand Slam triumphs when the Australian Open begins Monday, with women's number one Iga Swiatek headlining the night session on the showpiece Rod Laver Arena.
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The funeral of Greece's last king, Constantine II, will take place on Monday with a host of European royalty expected to descend on Athens for the service.
Josh Allen shrugged off an error-strewn display to lead the Buffalo Bills to a 34-31 victory over the Miami Dolphins in the NFL playoffs on Sunday while the New York Giants upset the Vikings 31-24 in Minnesota.
The father of a teenage girl who died in Britain after viewing harmful online content on Monday criticised the response of social media companies to a report aimed at preventing future tragedies.
Nikola Vucevic produced a 43-point masterpiece as the Chicago Bulls overpowered the slumping NBA champion Golden State Warriors 132-118 on Sunday.
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Politics
At least 10 people were killed and 39 wounded Sunday in a bomb attack on a church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo claimed by Islamic State jihadists.
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Rugby Australia Monday sacked coach Dave Rennie just eight months out from the World Cup and replaced him with ex-England boss Eddie Jones in what it called "a major coup".
Rugby Australia Monday sacked coach Dave Rennie just eight months out from the World Cup and replaced him with ex-England boss Eddie Jones in what it called "a major coup".
Soggy Californians on Sunday wearily endured their ninth successive storm in a three-week period that has brought destructive flooding, heavy snowfalls and at least 19 deaths, and forecasters said more of the same loomed for another day.
One of the main backers of "Corsage", an award-winning Austrian film bidding for Oscars glory, on Sunday distanced itself from one its main actors after he was charged with possessing child pornography.
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