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Madison Keys digs deep to overcome Elina Svitolina and reach Australian Open semis
Madison Keys continued her spectacular start to the 2025 season as she recovered from a set down to return to the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over 27th seed Elina Svitolina.
After struggling in the second half of the 2024 season, when injuries forced …
Fires consumed area larger than Italy of Brazil’s wilderness in 2024 – report
After enduring its worst drought on record in 2024, Brazil closed the year with another alarming milestone: between January and December, 30.86m hectares of wilderness burned – an area larger than Italy.
The figure published in a new report is 79% higher than in 2023 and the largest recorded by …
‘Always going to have one or two’: Australian Open boss says rowdy crowds not a problem
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has rejected suggestions crowd behaviour at Melbourne Park has taken a turn for the worse, saying the number of people interrupting points and being ejected from courts is no different from previous years.
The grand slam has set a string of record attendances in …
China’s economic need and soft diplomacy spur about-face on visa-free entry
A few years ago, getting a visa to visit China was a “ball ache”, says Kate Murray. The Australian was going for a four-day trade show, but the visa required a formal invitation from the organisers and what felt like “a thousand forms”.
“They wanted so many details about your …
Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine drones hit Russian oil depot; Trump floats fresh Russia sanctions
Ukraine fired a wave of drones into Russia sparking a blaze at an oil depot and explosions at a plant producing military aircraft
, the Ukrainian army said on Tuesday. In the western Voronezh region bordering Ukraine, Kyiv said it struck an oil depot near the town of Liski …
Jacinda Ardern says upcoming memoir aimed at ‘anyone who has ever doubted themselves’
Men have grown twice as much as women over past century, study shows
Amid the profound changes humanity has witnessed, one might be forgiven for failing to notice a rise in sexy and formidable men: those tall, broad-shouldered types that are strangers to self-doubt.
But according to a new study, men around the world have gained height and weight twice as fast as …
Covid fraud squad will have power to seize fraudsters’ cash under Labour bill
An anti-fraud squad will be given the power to raid the properties of Covid fraudsters and recover taxpayers’ money from their bank accounts.
The new measures, which will be introduced to parliament on Wednesday as part of the fraud bill, will give the Cabinet Office’s Public Sector Fraud Authority the …
Fitness and muscle strength could halve cancer patient deaths, study suggests
Muscular strength and good physical fitness could almost halve the risk of cancer patients dying from their disease, according to a study that suggests tailored exercise plans may increase survival.
The likelihood of people dying from their cancer has decreased significantly in recent decades owing to greater awareness of symptoms, …