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Australian Open record set before Daria falls in late-night encounter

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Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to return Rohingya refugees 'within two years'

BangladeshhasagreedtocompletetheprocessofreturningRohingyaMuslimstoMyanmarwithintwoyearsafterrepatriationbegins,theSouthAsiannationsaidonTuesday,followingameeti

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Tennis: Halep survives dramatic date with Destanee

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AustralianOpen 2018: Sharapova beats Tatjana Maria to reach 2ND round

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Tennis: CoCo Vandeweghe has 'banana drama' at Australian Open

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Rafael Nadal downs Dominic Thiem in surprise exhibition match

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Vintage Ferrer stays on course in Auckland

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Hobart International: Heather Watson through to second round<br>

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Brisbane International: Nick Kyrgios wins first title on home soil

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Goerges stuns Wozniacki in Auckland final

Powerful-servingJuliaGoergesstunnedtopseedCarolineWozniackiwithastraightsetswinintheWTAAucklandClassicfinalonSunday.The29-year-oldGerman,withafirstservetopping1

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China: new policy to spur rise of strategic bay area

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Brisbane International: Garbine Muguruza pulls out for fourth year

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S. Korea's gov't sets 2018 growth forecast at 3 pct

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Newly released Chinese movie recreates glory of Tang Dynasty

ThenewlyreleasedChinesemovie"LegendoftheDemonCat"usedauthenticarchitecturetorecreatethegloryoftheTangDynasty(618-907).DirectorChenKaigebuiltthefilmsetinXiangyan

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Five killed, 20 injured in gas incident in SW China

Atleastfivepeoplewerekilledand20othersinjuredinanincidentinwhichitisthoughtgassetonfireinacoalmineinWeiningcounty,southwestChina’sGuizhouProvinceonWednesdaynigh

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NASA to release Voyager Golden Record as a vinyl box set

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