January2018
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Australia close on victory in Sydney test
Jan 7, 2018Australia were closing on an innings victory with England fighting a desperate rearguard on 93 for four at stumps on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes test on Sunday, still 210 runs from forcing their... -
Unstoppable Shiffrin wins fourth alpine skiing race in a row
Jan 7, 2018Overall World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin won her fourth race in a row on Sunday, storming to victory in the slalom at Kranjska Gora by a huge 1.64 seconds. It was her seventh win in the... -
Homeless clampdown sparks UK royal wedding row
Jan 7, 2018In picturesque Windsor, in the shadow of the castle where Queen Elizabeth II spends her weekends, a dozen homeless people shelter from the cold in a jumble of blankets and cardboard boxes. But with less than... -
Barcelona sign 160-million-euro Coutinho in 3rd richest deal
Jan 7, 2018Philippe Coutinho finally got his wish on Saturday when Barcelona agreed to sign the Brazilian star from Liverpool for 160 million euros ($192 million) in the third richest deal of all time. The swoop for the... -
Hundreds evacuated as Papua New Guinea volcano erupts
Jan 7, 2018Some 600 residents on a tiny island off Papua New Guinea have been evacuated after a volcano previously believed to be dormant erupted and spewed a “continuous plume” of ash, officials and reports said Sunday. The... -
Trump says he would ‘absolutely’ talk to North Korea’s Kim on phone
Jan 7, 2018U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “absolutely” be willing to talk on the phone to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and that he hopes a positive development results from talks between North... -
Eleven Saudi princes detained following protest over utility bills
Jan 7, 2018Saudi Arabian authorities have detained 11 princes after they gathered at a royal palace in Riyadh in a rare protest against the government suspending payment of their utility bills, the public prosecutor said on Saturday. Saudi... -
Egypt’s Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas amid tight security
Jan 7, 2018The head of the Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros II, led midnight mass in the cathedral of Egypt’s new administrative capital on Saturday, a service attended by President Abdel Fattah al Sisi. The mass, on the eve... -
New Zealand’s former deputy PM Jim Anderton dies, aged 79
Jan 7, 2018One of New Zealand’s senior political figures, former deputy prime minister James Patrick Anderton, has died in a Christchurch hospital, aged 79. The idealistic former president of New Zealand’s progressive Labour Party became disillusioned with the... -
Iranian tanker collides with Chinese ship, spills oil
Jan 7, 2018A tanker carrying Iranian oil and operated by the country’s top oil shipping operator was ablaze and spewing its cargo into the East China Sea on Sunday after colliding with a Chinese bulk ship, the Chinese...
