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Alcaraz, Sabalenka into US Open last 16 as Williams sisters lose on return

Trump sends envoys to Moscow, Kyiv with new plan to 'end war'

Williams sisters fall in thrilling return to US Open doubles

'Mini-dictatorship': Students slam Argentina-run residence in Paris

Bangladesh measles toll nears grim 1,000-child mark

The disgraced banker stirring the pot in Brazil's Supreme Court

Bolivia farmers return to streets over diesel price hikes

Panama Canal begins reducing crossings due to El Nino

Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games

Trump again seeks to remove protections for wolves

Africa bigger, US smaller - UN adopts new map

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

Australia limits migration

Venezuela’s Oil Return

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

China’s cartel lifeline

Sweden’s welfare reckoning

Rubio to visit Trump-friendly allies Colombia, Ecuador, Peru: State Dept

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel next week to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, three Latin American nations whose leaders are close to President Donald Trump, the State Department said Friday.

Irish heroine Taylor eyes fairytale finish to trailblazing ring career

When Katie Taylor began boxing, she sometimes entered junior contests as "K Taylor", her hair tucked beneath her headguard so nobody would realise she was a girl.

Indonesia steps up wildfire fight that sparked hazardous haze

Haze from wildfires has sent air quality to hazardous levels in parts of Borneo, Indonesian authorities said on Friday, as thousands were deployed to tackle the blazes.

Weather and war push up food prices in August: FAO

Food price inflation accelerated in August as drought and conflicts impacted commodity markets, with sugar prices hitting their highest level in more than a year, UN data showed Friday.

Leclerc on top as Ferrari take 1-2 in Monza opening practice

Charles Leclerc topped the times ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari registered a clear 1-2 to dominate Friday's opening practice on home soil at the Italian Grand Prix.

'No longer safe': Nepal flood survivors left landless

Sheltering with relatives or in temporary camps, survivors of devastating floods in Nepal say they can no longer rebuild their homes after the landscape was violently transformed, leaving them focused simply on survival.

Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo

Malaysia declared an emergency in a region of its Sarawak state on Borneo island after hazardous haze from fires in neighbouring Indonesia drove air pollution to critical levels, the prime minister's office said.

Stocks mixed before US jobs data, oil dips

Stock markets wavered Friday in Europe after gains for most Asian markets, with all eyes on upcoming US jobs data as investors seek clues on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.

East German refinery adjusts to life without Russian oil

Russia's Druzhba ("Friendship") pipeline long supplied the eastern German oil refinery that provides most of Berlin's fuel -- but all that changed after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which plunged the crucial site into an era of turbulence.

Optimised urinals and buried underwear at 2026 Ig Nobels

Underwear buried to test soil quality and urinals scientifically designed to prevent splashing were among the projects honoured as the Ig Nobel prizes again put a spotlight on the quirky side of science.

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