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Elizabeth II marks Platinum Jubilee with 'Queen Camilla' announcement

Elizabeth II marks Platinum Jubilee with 'Queen Camilla' announcement

Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday became the first British monarch to reign for seven decades, expressing her "sincere wish" for Camilla, the wife of her heir Prince Charles, to ultimately be known as Queen Consort.

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Pandas running out fast at China's Winter Olympics

Pandas running out fast at China's Winter Olympics

The land of the panda failed to produce enough panda souvenirs for the Beijing Winter Olympics, an official admitted on Sunday.

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'Global Dream' turns into nightmare for German port town

'Global Dream' turns into nightmare for German port town

The unfinished "Global Dream" rests quietly in a dock as the Covid-19 pandemic has turned the cruise ship into a nightmare for the shipyard in Wismar along Germany's windswept Baltic coast.

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'Act of arson' at S.Africa church where Tutu is buried

'Act of arson' at S.Africa church where Tutu is buried

A fire started by an arsonist broke out overnight at the cathedral where South Africa's spiritual father and anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu is buried, a church leader announced Sunday.

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Olympic diplomacy blitz nets Argentina for China's Belt and Road

Olympic diplomacy blitz nets Argentina for China's Belt and Road

China welcomed Argentina into its global Belt and Road Initiative Sunday as President Xi Jinping capped a weekend of frenetic diplomatic activity on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics.

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New Zealand win historic Olympic gold but wind postpones downhill

New Zealand win historic Olympic gold but wind postpones downhill

"Super-proud" snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synnott made history for New Zealand after winning their first ever Winter Olympics gold medal on Sunday but bad weather played havoc with the eagerly anticipated men's downhill skiing.

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Russian teen does it for grandma in dazzling Olympic skating debut

Russian teen does it for grandma in dazzling Olympic skating debut

Fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva dominated on her Olympic debut Sunday in Beijing, coming close to breaking her own world record and propelling the Russians into first place ahead of the United States in the figure skating team event.

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Chloe Kim 'learnt to relive my life' in turbulent Olympic aftermath

Chloe Kim 'learnt to relive my life' in turbulent Olympic aftermath

Chloe Kim said she was recharged and primed to defend her snowboard title at the Beijing Olympics after a nearly two-year layoff prompted by pandemic anxiety, the pressures of fame and even people breaking into her house.

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New show explores 'interconnected world' behind Stonehenge

New show explores 'interconnected world' behind Stonehenge

As the sun rose over the frost on Salisbury Plain, archaeologist Sarah Greaney conjured up a picture of the hundreds of workers who built Stonehenge, a Neolithic wonder in southern England.

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In-person Berlin film fest stands up to pandemic, streaming

In-person Berlin film fest stands up to pandemic, streaming

The 72nd Berlin film festival opens Thursday, bucking a trend of pandemic on-the-couch streaming with a packed programme of live premieres featuring a stable of European screen legends.

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