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Myanmar junta threatens pot-banging protesters with treason

Myanmar junta threatens pot-banging protesters with treason

Myanmar demonstrators who bang pots and pans in protest at last year's coup can be charged with high treason, the junta warned Tuesday, days ahead of the putsch's one-year anniversary.

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Problem-solving Barty on road to another Slam title

Problem-solving Barty on road to another Slam title

Ashleigh Barty said Tuesday she was having fun "problem-solving" on court after accelerating her march towards a maiden Australian Open title Tuesday with a straight-sets masterclass against Jessica Pegula.

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Ruthless Barty made Pegula feel 'helpless'

Ruthless Barty made Pegula feel 'helpless'

Jessica Pegula admitted Tuesday she felt "helpless" against ruthless world number one Ashleigh Barty, saying she "plays more like a guy".

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European equities rebound as Fed meets

European equities rebound as Fed meets

European stock markets rebounded Tuesday, shrugging off steep Asian losses on the eve of a Federal Reserve monetary policy decision and after tumbling the previous day on Ukraine tensions and US rate hike fears.

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Central Asia hit by large-scale power blackout

Central Asia hit by large-scale power blackout

An electricity grid accident left millions of people in three Central Asian countries without power on Tuesday, idling subway trains, disrupting flights and trapping people in lifts.

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Nadal battles stomach pain to reach semis, no stopping Barty

Nadal battles stomach pain to reach semis, no stopping Barty

Rafael Nadal dug deep into his immense reserves of resilience for the second match running to keep his dream of a 21st Grand Slam title alive at the Australian Open on Tuesday, as women's top seed Ashleigh Barty powered into a semi-final against Madison Keys.

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Nadal 'destroyed physically' by epic Shapovalov win to reach semis

Nadal 'destroyed physically' by epic Shapovalov win to reach semis

An ailing Rafael Nadal said he was "destroyed physically" by his gritty five-set quarter-final win over Denis Shapovalov at the Australian Open on Tuesday.

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Kurds locked in tense Syria prison standoff with jihadists

Kurds locked in tense Syria prison standoff with jihadists

US-backed Kurdish forces tightened the noose around armed jihadists hunkering down inside a Syrian prison Tuesday, with both sides facing a bloodbath or talks to end the five-day-old standoff.

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Istanbul airport stays shut as snow pummels Mediterranean

Istanbul airport stays shut as snow pummels Mediterranean

Europe's busiest airport in Istanbul delayed its reopening on Tuesday and Greece declared a public holiday as the eastern Mediterranean neighbours began digging themselves out of a rare snowstorm that ground their capitals to a halt.

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Russia says US troop alert 'escalating tensions'

Russia says US troop alert 'escalating tensions'

Moscow on Tuesday accused the United States of ratcheting up tensions over Ukraine after Washington put several thousand troops on alert for possible deployment to boost NATO.

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