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5 trapped miners presumed dead after mud rush at S. African mine
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Five miners trapped underground at a diamond mine in South Africa's Northern Cape Province are now presumed dead, said Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe on Friday.
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World
Norway's Dale-Skjevdal strikes gold in Olympic biathlon mass start
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Norway's Johannes Dale-Skjevdal claimed gold in the men's 15km mass start at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, hitting all 20 targets to finish in 39 minutes 17.1 seconds.
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Olympics-Curling-Hasselborg's Sweden take on Switzerland in women's final
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Sweden advanced to the women's curling final at the Winter Olympics after beating reigning world champions Canada 6-3 and will take on Switzerland, who defeated the United States 7-4 at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on Friday.
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Cricket
Cricket-Australia exit T20 World Cup with consolation win over Oman
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Australia demolished Oman by nine wickets in their final Twenty20 World Cup group match on Friday, delivering a dominant display that ultimately came too late to salvage a disappointing campaign with both sides already eliminated.
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Olympics-IOC boss Coventry hails Milano Cortina Games a success
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The Milano Cortina Olympics exceeded expectations despite a shaky build-up, IOC President Kirsty Coventry said on Friday, hailing the first spread-out Winter Games a success.
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Rugby
Rugby-Capuozzo back in Italian side to take on France
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Italy fullback Ange Capuozzo has returned from injury in the only change to the side for the Six Nations clash against France in Lille on Sunday.
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Nation
Azam Baki files defamation suit against news agency
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has filed a defamation lawsuit against news agency Bloomberg over the publication of an article he alleged was baseless, Sinar Harian reports.
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Olympics-U.S. skier Vonn says she is recovering after latest surgery went well
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. ski great Lindsey Vonn said her latest operation, lasting six hours, was a success and she is recovering despite the pain.
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Olympics-Freestyle-American Hess uses 'loser' label from Trump as motivation
LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - American freestyle skier Hunter Hess nailed his first halfpipe run at the Winter Olympics on Friday and took a moment to embrace the "loser" label bestowed on him by President Donald Trump.
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Hockey
Olympics-Ice hockey-Too soon to say whether injured Crosby will play for gold medal, Canada coach says
MILAN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - It's too soon to say whether injured captain Sidney Crosby will play in Canada's Olympic gold-medal game, coach Jon Cooper said on Friday, after he sat out their semi-final game against Finland.
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Football
Soccer-Crystal Palace fined over provocative fan banner
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Crystal Palace were fined 50,000 pounds ($67,360) by the FA on Friday for a banner displayed by supporters depicting Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis holding what appeared to be a gun to the head of midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.
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Nation
Anwar hosts reception for Singapore PM Wong, discusses efforts to strengthen ties
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he discussed efforts to further strengthen Malaysia-Singapore ties during a private meeting with his counterpart, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, on Friday (Feb 20).
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Football
Soccer-New boss Tudor '100%' certain Tottenham will avoid relegation from Premier League
Feb 20 (Reuters) - New Tottenham Hotspur coach Igor Tudor reassured the North London side's fans on Friday by declaring he was '100%' confident they would remain in the Premier League next season ahead of his club debut against Arsenal.
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World
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP): The United States (US) Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday (Feb 20), handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda.
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Technology
OpenAI developing AI devices including smart speaker, The Information reports
Feb 20 (Reuters) - OpenAI has more than 200 people working on a family of AI-powered devices that will include a smart speaker and possibly smart glasses and a smart lamp, the Information reported on Friday, citing a person with knowledge of the plans.
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Nation
Selangor Sultan receives RM11.47mil in business tithe contributions
SHAH ALAM: The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, today received RM11.47mil in business zakat contributions from six corporate entities at the Selangor Sultan's breaking of fast event with the people and Hari Raya Aidilfitri contribution presentation ceremony for 1447H.
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Other Sports
Olympics-Curling-Canada's former champions seek second golds in much-changed sport
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Canada's Brad Jacobs last featured in an Olympic final 12 years ago. For teammates Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert, it has been 16 years. All three now have a chance to win a second curling gold medal but a lot has changed, not least the sport itself.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Russell concerned by Ferrari's fast starts and his slow ones
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Ferrari's fast practice starts in Formula One's pre-season testing in Bahrain have caught the attention of rivals and alarmed Mercedes' likely title contender George Russell.
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World
Explainer-What charge might King Charles' brother face after his arrest?
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - King Charles' younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office this week, over allegations that he sent confidential British government documents to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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World
France's far right seeks to deepen mainstream credibility after activist's killing
PARIS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - France's National Rally (RN) urged supporters to avoid rallies on Saturday for fear of unrest, as analysts say it seeks to capitalise on the killing of a far-right activist by suspected hard-left militants to push its mainstream credentials.
