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WATCH Monstrous dust storms blocking out the Sun as Australia’s weather woes continue

WATCH Monstrous dust storms blocking out the Sun as Australia’s weather woes continue As if sprawling bushfires and violent hailstorms weren’t enough, to add insult to injury, vast dust storms engulfed large swathes of New South Wales in Australia to close out a weekend of intense weather. Eyewitness video shows the huge dirt wall bearing down on poor Aussies who could only watch mouth agape (at least until the storm hit) before the entire area was blanketed in dust. Residents in the towns of Narromine, Parkes and Dubbo in New South Wales state could only look on in awe as the ominous cloud grew ever larger before it consumed them all. //www.youtube.com/embed/mAOTtvIy4w4 Australia’s Bureau of Meteorolo...

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'The drunker they are, the better!' John Millman wants Australian Open fans to get the beers in for his next match

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'The drunker they are, the better!' John Millman wants Australian Open fans to get the beers in for his next match Australian player John Millman says he wants his second-round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas to be played in front of as rowdy a crowd as possible at the Australian Open. Tsitsipas enjoyed vociferous support from Melbourne's strong Greek contingent when eased his way through his first-round match, and he will be a huge favorite to progress again when he takes on Aussie hopeful Millman. And even though Tsitsipas has called on his fans to show more respect to his opponents, Millman said he actually wants to play the match in a more raucous atmosphere. Millman received plenty of local support from the stands as he defeated Frenchman Ugo ...

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2 Indian personnel killed in clash in Kashmir – report

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2 Indian personnel killed in clash in Kashmir – report An Indian officer and a policeman were killed during a fight with militants in the Indian-controlled part of disputed Kashmir on Tuesday, local media said. The clash took place near the city of Awantipora in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state, ANI News reported. According to the report, an Indian military officer and a policeman have lost their lives.Police confirmed an “encounter” with militants but have not revealed any details so far. Correction: Awantipora, Pulwama (J&K) encounter: One Indian Army jawan and one SPO* of J&K Police have lost their lives during the encounter. #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/P4NkBdrTN4— ANI (@ANI) January 21, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/...

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Australian Open 2020: Rafael Nadal makes storming start, then hails fans for Australian bushfire fundraiser (VIDEO)

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Australian Open 2020: Rafael Nadal makes storming start, then hails fans for Australian bushfire fundraiser (VIDEO) Rafael Nadal kicked off his Australian Open campaign in dominant fashion as he thrashed unseeded Bolivian Hugo Dellien in straight sets, then thanked the fans for their fundraising efforts to help fight the Australian bushfires. The Spanish star and No. 1 seed is bidding to capture his 20th Grand Slam title to draw level with Roger Federer's record, but said that equalling the Swiss ace's record isn't a target he's specifically pursuing. Instead, he says, all he is interested in is playing at his very best. If he does that, the titles will take care of themselves. "If I am able to reach my highest level, that's the thing that I have to...

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Hong Kong shares slip after Moody’s downgrade over ongoing protests

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Hong Kong shares slip after Moody’s downgrade over ongoing protests Stocks on the Hong Kong exchange fell most among major Asian markets after Moody’s rating agency cut the financial hub’s rating from Aa2 to Aa3. The city’s government says it “strongly” disagrees with the decision. The Hang Seng Index lost 2.7 percent as trading closed on Tuesday. Meanwhile, other regional markets slid, with mainland China’s Shanghai Composite and Shenzhen component down more than one percent and Japan’s Nikkei falling 0.9 percent. Also on rt.com Hong Kong economy will inevitably shrink further as protests show no sign of abating The plunge came less than 24 hours after Moody’s Investors Service said the reason for Hong Kon...

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S. Korea to send vessel, 300 troops to Strait of Hormuz after US pressure

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S. Korea to send vessel, 300 troops to Strait of Hormuz after US pressure South Korea will send a naval destroyer and 300 troops to the Strait of Hormuz, the Defense Ministry in Seoul said on Tuesday. The move follows pressure from the US amid tensions between Washington and Tehran, AFP said. Iran has been blamed for a series of attacks on shipping vessels in the strait, a strategic point for the world’s oil trade, where the US has deployed a naval mission. Seoul has had diplomatic relations with Tehran since the early 1960s, and until last year Iran was one of the resource-poor South’s key oil suppliers. The Defense Ministry said that Seoul had decided to “temporarily expand” the deployment area of its anti-piracy military unit operating off the coast of Somalia to include th...

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BRICS open to new member states joining the club, says Russia’s deputy FM

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BRICS open to new member states joining the club, says Russia’s deputy FM The BRICS group of emerging economies, which is comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is open to welcoming new member countries, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. Russia is focused on activities on the BRICS+ platform, which “makes it possible for interested countries to find ways to cooperate with the group’s members,” said Ryabkov, adding: “This is why it is possible to talk about the expansion of BRICS as a goal for the future.” According to Ryabkov, the Russian Sherpa in the five-nation trade bloc, “BRICS’ existence is important in terms of creating new positive elements in the economic, social and scientific development o...

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980-pound strongman nicknamed ‘Pakistani Hulk’ is looking for a ‘heavyweight’ bride

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980-pound strongman nicknamed ‘Pakistani Hulk’ is looking for a ‘heavyweight’ bride A colossal Pakistani weightlifter, known for pulling tractors with a rope and lifting cars with one hand, says he has rejected scores of would-be brides because they did not match his physique. Hailing from Mardan in northern Pakistan, Arbab Khizer Hayat is 6ft 6in (197cm) tall and weighs around 980lb (444kg). He has been on a desperate quest for love in recent years, since his parents want him to get married, the 27-year-old strongman told the Daily Mail. “I need a heavyweight wife so I do not hurt her. All the women who have wanted to marry me so far have been too skinny,” Hayat said, explaining why “an average woman” would be a bad match for him. #Arb...

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#VictoryPages: Young Russian designers create ‘Infinite Letter’ using Instagram Stories

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#VictoryPages: Young Russian designers create ‘Infinite Letter’ using Instagram Stories RT’s historical tribute to the 75-year anniversary of victory over fascism, #VictoryPages, launches ‘Infinite Letter’ on Instagram. Starting this January the project will run until May. The Instagram account @Pobeda.Page will post several stories daily that will eventually add up to hours of art, quotes and music combined. “Today we live, but tomorrow or in an hour, a minute you are gone,” “Mom! Don’t make a mistake, don’t join the army, stay at home,” “The city is destroyed... Sorry for Rostov” – simple and sincere words of letters from the front shine light on a different, human perspective in the history of the Great Patriotic War. On the eve of the anniversar...

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Spanish PM Sanchez to meet head of Catalan govt Torra, independence referendum ‘off the table’

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Spanish PM Sanchez to meet head of Catalan govt Torra, independence referendum ‘off the table’ Spain’s prime minister has said he will meet the head of Catalonia’s regional government in early February, but discussion on any independence referendum will be off the table. The meeting will come ahead of negotiations between Quim Torra’s regional government and PM Pedro Sanchez aimed at finding a way out of the political crisis that has rocked Spain since 2017 after a disputed referendum in the northeastern region. Catalonia’s oldest and largest pro-independence party, the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), demanded the talks about the region’s place within Spain in exchange for its abstention in a confidence vote earlier this month that saw Sanchez sworn in for another term, AF...

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