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The world’s first and last places to welcome 2018

AsJanuary1nears,peoplearoundtheglobearepreparingtocelebratethenewyearintheirownway.Buttheworld'sdifferenttimezonesmeanstherewillbepartsoftheworldthatwelcome2018

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Federer, Nadal shine as rivals hobble into 2018<br><br>

Writtenoffasdeadmenwalking,RogerFedererandRafaelNadaldefiedtimetosweeptheGrandSlamsin2017whiletheinjurycursewhichdoggedtheirrivalslookssettobethenewyear'searlys

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Farah shock winner of BBC sports award

Britain'sfour-timeOlympicgoldmedallistMoFarahwasnamedBBCsportspersonalityoftheyearforthefirsttimeonSunday,edgingoutmotorcyclingchampionJonathanReatotheaward.Far

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Joe Root urges his players to end England’s history of failure at the Wa

JoeRoothasurgedhisplayerstoforgetaboutEngland’swretchedpastattheWacaandjolttheirflatliningAshesdefencebackintolifeinthethirdTestafterTrevorBaylississuedthesquad

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Russian Yuskov sets world record in 1,500m speed skating

Russia'sDenisYuskovbrokethemen's1,500mworldrecordenroutetowinningtheevent'stitleattheWorldCupspeedskatinginSaltLakeCity,theUnitedStatesonSaturday.Thethree-timew

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Major Snow: What makes the winter lovable?

Snowisoneoftheelementsthathelptomakewinterlovableformany,anditshouldnotbefarwaywhenMajorSnowarrives.Daxue,or“MajorSnow,”isthe21stofthe24solartermsoftheChineselu

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NBA: Curry injury fear as Warriors comeback stuns Pelicans

StephenCurryscored31pointsbuthobbledoffwithaninjuryastheGoldenStateWarriorsmountedasecond-halfcomebacktodefeattheNewOrleansPelicans125-115inabruisingbattleonMon

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Pigeons no mere 'bird brains': study

Pigeonsmaybesmarterthanyouthink.AstudyoutMondayinthejournalCurrentBiologyfoundthatpigeonsareabletojudgetimeandspace,muchthewayhumansandapescan.Thereportisthelat

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Tiger Woods makes comeback at Hero World Challenge

Aftera10-monthlayoffduetoabacksurgery,TigerWoodsmadehiscomebackatthe2017HeroWorldChallengetobeheldintheBahamasonThursday.The41-year-old14-timemajorchampion,whoh

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Indonesia raises alert to highest level for Bali’s volcano

IndonesiaauthoritiesMondayhaveraisedtheirvolcanoalerttolevel4,thehighestinthewarningsystem,asthecountry’sMountAgungeruptedforthesecondtimeinaweek.Theauthorities

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Minor Snow: A forerunner of winter chills

AcoldfronthasrecentlysweptacrossChina,drivingoutthelingeringmildnessofthepreviousseasonwhilekickingoffthesecondsolartermofthewinter.TheXiaoxue,orMinorSnowinEngl

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At least 3 dead after air ambulance crashes in Arkansas

AmedicalhelicoptercrashedineasternArkansasonSunday,killingthreecrewmembersonboard,authoritiessaid.Theairambulancewasnottransportingpatientsatthetimeofthecrash,a

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'I do need a rest; I'm not a robot' -Cricket player Kohli

Sincethestartof2016,noonehasfacedmoreballsininternationalcricketthanViratKohli(4803),andnoonehasbowledmoreballsthanRAshwin(7032)andRavindraJadeja(6346).Imagineh

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Djokovic to drop out of world's top 10

Serbia'sNovakDjokovicwilldropoutoftheworld'stop10forthefirsttimeinmorethanadecadenextweek.The12-timeGrandSlamchampionhasnotplayedsinceWimbledoninJulyafterending

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Gender pay gap in Britain narrows

ThegenderpaygapinBritainhasreacheditslowestlevelsince1997,theOfficeforNationalStatistics(ONS)saidThursday.Butonaveragemenstillearnedalmost10percentmorethanwomen

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Frost’s Descent: Time to say goodbye to autumn

MondaymarksthebeginningofShuangjiangor"Frost'sDescent"inEnglish,the18thof24solartermsintheChineselunarcalendar.ItusuallyfallsaroundOctober23andendsaroundNovembe

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Kids, screens and parental guilt: Time to loosen up?

Parentsofsmallchildrenhavelongbeenhearingabouttheperilsof"screentime."Andwithmorescreens,andnewtechnologiessuchasAmazon’sEchospeaker,themessageisgettinglouder.A