Italy's Salvini loses 'aura of invincibility' in Emilia setback

ROME (Reuters) - Matteo Salvini's surprisingly clear defeat in a key regional election on Sunday brusquely halts what seemed an unstoppable rise for the Italian hard-right leader and disrupts his progress towards national power.

Soleimani killing adds dangerous new dimension to Iraq unrest

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian-backed Shi'ite factions have exhorted Iraqis to turn out for a "million-strong" march on Friday aimed at whipping up anti-American sentiment as the United States' struggle with Iran plays out on the streets of Baghdad.

Day one at the Australian Open

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic began his Australian Open title defence on Monday with a landmark 900th career victory on the Tour on an opening day where heavy rains suspended play on the outer courts.

Tennis: Gauff completes double eclipse of Venus at Australian Open

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Coco Gauff shone on her Australian Open debut on Monday as she knocked Venus Williams out of the first round in a repeat of her stunning victory over the seven-times Grand Slam champion in the Wimbledon opener last year.

China's Xi to offer Myanmar billion-dollar bounty

YANGON (AFP): A high-speed rail line to the east, a deep-sea port to the west, and a makeover for commercial heart Yangon -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar on Friday laden with investment pledges worth billions which could reshape the country.

Mbappe tops list of estimated transfer values at 265m euros-study

(Reuters) - Teams interested in signing Kylian Mbappe must be prepared to splash the cash for the prodigious Frenchman, with an algorithm https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2019/wp279/en estimating that the 21-year-old would cost a staggering 265 million euros (225.05 million pounds).

AMD unveils new laptop chips aimed at bulk of PC market

Advanced Micro Devices Inc said its new laptop processors will eclipse the performance of offerings from rival Intel Corp.

Flying cars, hyperloops and the other 2020 tech predictions that didn’t pan out

As 2019 draws to a close and we approach a new decade, let’s take a look back at how some of the tech industry’s predictions for 2020 fared.

Crescent-shaped images on ground during 'ring of fire' eclipse explained

SINGAPORE - Most eyes in Singapore on Boxing Day were trained on the Sun as a rare eclipse happened, but a few onlookers posted pictures of many strange crescent-shaped light patterns they noticed on the ground.

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