Surfing-Moore, Toledo favourites for world titles, Ewing battling back
Hawaii's five-time world champion Carissa Moore and Brazil's reigning title holder Filipe Toledo head into the Rip Curl WSL Finals...
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Ostapenko dumps defending champion Swiatek out of US Open
Defending champion and world number one Iga Swiatek exited the U.S. Open in the fourth round on Sunday after she...
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Oil inches higher on OPEC+ supply cut expectations
NEW DELHI: Oil prices edged higher on Monday, supported by expectations that major producers will supplies tight, and growing hopes...
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Taylor Swift announces concert film, prompts multiple movies to shift release dates to avoid clash
To avoid competing with The Eras Tour concert film, movies like The Exorcist: Believer and What Happens Later will be...
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Thai king commutes former PM Thaksin’s prison sentence to one year
BANGKOK: Thailand's king has commuted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's eight-year prison sentence to one year, the royal gazette said...
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UN demands ‘independent’ probe into deaths at DR Congo rally
GENEVA: people were killed in a crackdown on an anti-UN protest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). "There needs...
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Wozniacki’s US Open return continues with Kvitova upset
NEW YORK : Caroline Wozniacki claimed the biggest win of her comeback and a spot in the third round of...
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Spain must break ‘pact of silence’ over sexism, equality minister says
MADRID: Spanish society must break a “pact of silence” and stop normalizing sexist behaviour and support women brave enough to...
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US approves first arms to Taiwan under foreign aid programme
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's administration has for the first time approved direct US military aid to Taiwan under an assistance...
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Russia will not probe Prigozhin plane crash under international rules, says Brazil agency
BRASILIA: Russia has informed Brazil’s aircraft investigation authority that it will not probe the crash of the Brazilian-made Embraer jet...
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India issues ‘strong protest’ to China over map
NEW DELHI: India issued a “strong protest” to China yesterday after a Beijing map claimed land that New Delhi says...
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Federal judge to set date for historic US versus Trump trial
WASHINGTON: A federal judge is expected to set a date today for what could be one of the most momentous...
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China approves 37 retail funds to help revive market
SHANGHAI : China's securities regulator approved the launch of 37 retail funds over the weekend, part of government efforts to...
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Black Cap Neesham to skip England Twenty20s
All-rounder Jimmy Neesham will skip New Zealand's Twenty20 series against England to return home for the birth of his first...
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Entire town of Hay river in Canada ordered to leave as wildfires encroach
HAY RIVER: Wildfires in Canada's Northwest Territories yesterday forced the evacuation of the entire town of Hay River, a community...
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Russia to resume offensive in east Ukraine after regrouping, says Kyiv
KYIV: Russia is regrouping in the Moscow-controlled eastern part of Ukraine in order to resume an offensive, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi,...
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What are tears made of?
Some claim they rarely cry; others say the slightest breeze opens the floodgates. But what are tears made of? They...
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NBA-Bronny James to return to court in ‘near future’ after cardiac arrest
Bronny James, the teenage son of NBA great LeBron James, is expected to return to basketball "in the very near...
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Drought-hit Panama Canal to restrict access for one year
PANAMA CITY: The drought-hit Panama Canal will maintain restrictions on the passage of ships for one year, a measure that...
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Dollar hovers near highs as US yields surge; PBOC bolsters yuan
TOKYO : The U.S. dollar held close to a 10-week peak versus a basket of major peers, and near its...
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