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Chloe Kim goes for unprecedented snowboard halfpipe Olympic treble

Chloe Kim goes for unprecedented snowboard halfpipe Olympic treble

Chloe Kim arrives at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on the brink of a historic third straight women's halfpipe gold, her decade-long snowboard dominance defined by as many twists as her gravity-defying tricks.

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Pakistan combing for perpetrators after deadly separatist attacks

Pakistan combing for perpetrators after deadly separatist attacks

Pakistan forces were hunting on Sunday for the separatists behind a string of coordinated attacks in restive Balochistan province, with the government vowing to retaliate after more than 120 people were killed.

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Israel partially reopens Gaza's Rafah crossing

Israel partially reopens Gaza's Rafah crossing

Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday following months of urging from humanitarian organisations, though access is limited to the movement of people.

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Iran declares European armies 'terrorist groups' after IRGC designation

Iran declares European armies 'terrorist groups' after IRGC designation

Iran has declared European countries' armies "terrorist groups", its parliament speaker said Sunday, following the EU's decision to apply the same designation to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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Snowstorm disrupts travel in southern US as blast of icy weather widens

Snowstorm disrupts travel in southern US as blast of icy weather widens

Travel misery was set to continue Sunday as a powerful snowstorm blasted southern US states, bringing subzero temperatures to regions not accustomed to the deadly winter conditions.

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Denmark's Andresen swoops to win Cadel Evans Road Race

Denmark's Andresen swoops to win Cadel Evans Road Race

Denmark's Tobias Lund Andresen pounced on British sprinter Matthew Brennan in the dash to the finish to win the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Geelong on Sunday.

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Volkanovski beats Lopes in rematch to defend UFC featherweight title

Volkanovski beats Lopes in rematch to defend UFC featherweight title

Australian Alexander Volkanovski cemented his supremacy in the UFC featherweight division on Sunday after again outlasting rival Diego Lopes in a gruelling rematch in Sydney.

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Sea of colour as Malaysia's Hindus mark Thaipusam with piercings and prayer

Sea of colour as Malaysia's Hindus mark Thaipusam with piercings and prayer

A sea of colour lit up Malaysia's landmark Batu Caves outside the capital Sunday, as hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered to celebrate Thaipusam, one of the religion's most revered festivals.

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Exiled Tibetans choose leaders for lost homeland

Exiled Tibetans choose leaders for lost homeland

Exiled Tibetans began a unique global election on Sunday for a government representing a homeland many have never seen, as part of a democratic exercise voters say carries great weight.

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Afghan returnees in Bamiyan struggle despite new homes

Afghan returnees in Bamiyan struggle despite new homes

Sitting in his modest home beneath snow-dusted hills in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province, Nimatullah Rahesh expressed relief to have found somewhere to "live peacefully" after months of uncertainty.

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