MELBOURNE -- Maria Sharapova will play her sixth Grand Slam final at the Australian Open on Saturday against Victoria Azarenka, who is through to her first. And it isn't just a major title on the line. The winner will also claim the No. 1 ranking.
While Sharapova's shrieks are said to have reached above 100 decibels, both players have dismissed their screams as uncontrollable or inconsequential.
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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon plans to expand its fleet of Remotely Piloted Vehicles to enable it to mount 65-85 simultaneous Combat Air Patrols. This would see 65 drones in the air peering down at different parts of world, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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LONDON -- Events include a visit to the U.S. by China’s likely next leader, Xi Jinping, a G20 meeting of finance ministers in Mexico, the first civil trial over phone hacking in the UK, and a bid by Iran’s central bank to recover $1.75bn frozen in the U.S.
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LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years since her accession on February 6, 1952 – her coronation took place on June 2, 1953. The official Jubilee Weekend will be celebrated on June 2-5.
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MEXICO CITY -- Japan’s Nissan is to invest up to $2 billion to build a new factory Mexico's state of Aguascalientes boosting the automaker’s total capacity to more than one million. Nissan built 607,000 vehicles in Mexico last year.
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Queens of scream set for decibel duel
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