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Venus Williams is back at the Australian Open 5 years after her last appearance, 28 after her 1st

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams has received a wild-card entry for the Australian Open beginning Jan. 18 in Melbourne. The tournament said Friday that the 4... Read More


Japan's emperor and his family greet New Year well-wishers

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family waved to a crowd of flag-waving New Year's well-wishers gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday. Standing with his wife Masako ... Read More


US commits $480M in health funding to Ivory Coast, the latest to sign 'America First' health deals

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The United States and Ivory Coast signed a health deal Tuesday requiring the U.S. to commit $480 million to the West African nation's health sector as part of "America First" glob... Read More


Miners clash with police in Bolivia as protests over fuel subsidies enter second week

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Bolivian miners set off dynamite sticks and launched fireworks at police on Tuesday, the eighth consecutive day of protests against economic reforms decreed by incoming President ... Read More


UN makes first visit to Sudan's el-Fasher since its fall, finding dire conditions

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- A U.N. humanitarian team visited el-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region for the first time since a paramilitary force overran the city in October, carrying out a rampage that is belie... Read More


After waiting 36 years, French soccer fans finally have a capital city derby again as PSG faces PFC

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- It's taken quite some time, but the first capital city derby in French men's league soccer since 1990 takes place on Sunday when Paris Saint-Germain hosts Paris FC. A very local ... Read More


A Kenyan barber who wields a sharpened shovel thrives on Africa's social media craze

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Safari Martins leads his client Ian Njenga into a sparse shack on the rural roadside in Kiambu, at the edge of metropolitan Nairobi. On the shack's wooden walls hang a shovel, iro... Read More


A fire in an Swiss ski resort bar has left about 40 people dead

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Axel Clavier felt like he was suffocating inside the Swiss Alpine bar where moments before he'd been ringing in the new year with friends and dozens of other revelers. The 16-yea... Read More


Flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Afghanistan kill at least 17 people

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The season's first heavy rains and snowfall ended a prolonged dry spell but triggered flash floods in several areas of Afghanistan, killing at least 17 people and injuring 11 othe... Read More


A new building for DTC will be made at an estimated cost of 207 crore

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The Delhi Transport Corporation's (DTC) building at the Indraprastha Depot will be demolished within the next three months to make way for a modern headquarters, estimated to cost... Read More