JohnIsnerwastoppledbyAustralianMatthewEbdentocontinuetheAmericanmiseryontheopeningdayoftheAustralianOpenonMonday.The16thseed,playinginhis100thGrandSlammatch,bow
NigelFaragehasproposedasecondreferendumonleavingtheEUtosettletheissueforageneration,ashebelievestheresultwouldbethesameagain.TheformerUkipleadersuggestedanother
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AustralianNickKyrgiosmadethemostofhislimitedopportunitiestowinhisfirstATPTourtitleonhomesoilattheBrisbaneInternational.Theworldnumber21warmedupforhishomeGrandSl
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AlexisSanchezscoredtwiceinfoursecondhalfminutestogiveArsenalmanagerArseneWengervictoryonthenightheequalledAlexFerguson'sPremierLeaguerecordofmatchesinchargewith
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PropertymarketinBeijingheldsteadyinNovemberwithsecond-handhomepricesfallingforsevenconsecutivemonths,accordingtoagovernmentreport.Thestatementwasincludedinarepo
CubanPresidentRaulCastroonThursdayaffirmedthathewillleaveofficeinApril2018,whenthecountry'snewnationallegislatureconvenestoelectaleaderforthenextfiveyears."When
Sheenduredaweekmarredbyaninjuryscareandcontroversy,butLindseyVonnhitbackinemphaticfashiontoclinchher78thWorldCupwininVald'Isere.At33,Vonnbecamethesecondoldestwo
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TheanimatedDisneyandPixarhit"Coco"ruledattheNorthAmericanboxofficesforasecondweek,figuresoutSundayshowed,beatingoutsuperheroes,dramasandChristmascomedies.Itnett
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