Author: jobuzo

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — At 45, it’s no surprise Venus Williams will be setting an age record at the Australian Open when she lines up Sunday in the first round. The fact she’ll be the oldest player ever to compete in the Australian Open women’s singles draw wasn’t something she realized until after she’d received…

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa launched an investigation Friday over the participation of Iranian warships in naval drills off its coast after reports that organizers ignored the president’s instructions that the ships only take up observer status so as not to inflame tensions with the United States. The investigation announced by the…

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