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Tennis
Tennis-Sabalenka named WTA Player of the Year for second straight season
Dec 15 (Reuters) - World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been named WTA Player of the Year for the second consecutive season after spending the entire year at the top of the rankings, the governing body of women's tennis announced on Monday.
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Football
Soccer-Roma remain in title hunt with 1-0 win over Como
ROME, Dec 15 (Reuters) - AS Roma kept pace in the Serie A title race with a 1-0 home win over Como on Monday, where Wesley's second-half goal was the difference between the sides at the Stadio Olimpico.
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World
1st LD Writethru: 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits off east coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences said Monday.
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World
Russian FM, AmCham Russia leader meet on prospects for resuming trade, investment ties
MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (AmCham Russia) on Monday, exchanging views on prospects for the resumption of trade and investment ties between the two countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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World
Rob Reiner's son, arrested for parents' murder, struggled with drug addiction
LOS ANGELES, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Director Rob Reiner struggled with how to end a movie that was inspired by his son Nick's years-long battle with heroin addiction and the impact of his substance abuse on the family.
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World
Slovak inflation stands at 3.7 pct in November
BRATISLAVA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Slovakia's inflation rate remained unchanged in November at 3.7 percent, according to the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic on Monday.
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World
2 children killed in residential building explosion in eastern France
PARIS, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- An explosion occurred on Monday in a residential building in the Ain department in eastern France, resulting in at least six casualties, including two children who were killed, local authorities said.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Monday.
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Golf
Golf-Scheffler wins fourth straight PGA Tour Player of the Year award
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Scottie Scheffler, who counted two majors among his six titles in 2025, has been voted the PGA Tour Player of the Year for a fourth consecutive season, the PGA Tour said on Monday.
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World
JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet
WASHINGTON, Dec 15 - A JetBlue passenger jet bound for New York took evasive action on Friday to avoid a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force plane near Venezuela, a pilot said in an air traffic control recording.
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World
Ukraine says underwater drones hit submarine, but Moscow denies damage
KYIV, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Monday it hit and disabled a Russian missile-carrying submarine docked at a Black Sea naval base using underwater sea drones for the first time, but Moscow denied the strike caused any damage.
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World
French court jails Congo ex-rebel leader for 30 years
PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Congolese ex-rebel leader Roger Lumbala was found guilty by a Paris court on Monday of complicity in crimes against humanity committed during the Second Congo War and was sentenced to 30 years in prison, an official said.
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World
France says cattle disease under control as farm protests continue
PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - France said on Monday the lumpy skin disease affecting cattle is under control in the country even as farmers continue a second week of protests against the government's handling of the virus by blocking highways with tractors and dumping manure.
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World
Russia's foreign trade surplus in goods down to 101.5 bln USD in first 10 months of 2025
MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Russia's foreign trade surplus in goods narrowed to 101.5 billion U.S. dollars in the first 10 months of 2025, down from 109.6 billion dollars in the same period of 2024, the Central Bank of Russia said Monday.
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Football
Soccer-Burn has fractured rib and damaged lung after Wear-Tyne derby challenge, reports say
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Newcastle United defender Dan Burn has suffered a fractured rib and damaged his lung following a challenge with Sunderland's Nordi Mukiele in Sunday's 1-0 loss in the Premier League, British media reports said.
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World
Honduran electoral head blames disturbances for delay in vote recount
TEGUCIGALPA , Dec 15 - The President of Honduras' National Electoral Council (CNE), Ana Paola Hall, on Monday denounced that disturbances in the Central American nation have prevented a necessary recount of ballots from the November 30 presidential vote from starting.
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World
15 inmates confirmed dead in 4 days at Ecuador's largest prison
QUITO, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Fifteen inmates have died over the past four days at Ecuador's largest prison, the Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil, prison authorities said Monday.
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Other Sports
Darts-Menzies apologises for punching table at World Championship
LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Scotsman Cameron Menzies has apologised after punching his drinks table following a first-round loss to English debutant Charlie Manby at the PDC Darts World Championship on Monday, which left blood dripping from his hand.
