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Kyrgios’s cheeky swipe over match sellout
Nick Kyrgios has taken another swipe at critics after his pre-Australian Open exhibition practice match with Novak Djokovic swiftly sold out. The pair will play on Friday night at Melbourne’s …
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Smelly corpse flower in full bloom in SA
A smelly botanic marvel is in full bloom in Adelaide with a titan arum, also known as a corpse flower, drawing big crowds. The endangered Indonesian flower gives off an …
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Big wave surfer Freire dies at Nazare
Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire has died while practising tow-in surfing on the giant waves in Nazare on the central coast of Portugal, the local maritime authority says. Support staff …
Greek boat fires shot in Turkish face-off
The crew of a Greek coast guard patrol boat has fired warning shots to deter a Turkish coast guard vessel that was trying to ram them in the eastern Aegean …
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China scraps COVID quarantine for arrivals
China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine from January 8 in a major step towards easing curbs on its borders, which have been largely shut since 2020. …