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Ronaldo handed 30-day suspension: Portuguese federation

Netanyahu basks in Trump endorsement week before election

France announces curfews as government grapples with unrest

France announces first curfews as govt grapples with unrest

Saudi airport closure disrupts life in kingdom's capital

Boland sets pace as South Africa struggle

Ramaphosa tells South Africa to prepare for loss of US-Africa trade deal

Nations urged to curb harmful subsidies at UN nature summit

Ukraine on back foot as Kremlin moots US, China meeting

France presses resale platforms to remove 'stolen' goods after unrest

'Stay home!': Tourists find themselves in a France convulsed by protests

Yamal v PSG: Ballon d'Or backdrop to Champions League showdown

Kenyan cult leader guilty on all charges over 191 starvation deaths

Araujo says too soon to talk about permanent Liverpool move

Iran's basketball great Haddadi retires from national team

Hamed Haddadi, the only Iranian to play in the National Basketball Association, retired from international play at the age of 38 after his team was eliminated from the World Cup, state media reported.

Cute but calamitous: Australia labours under rabbit numbers

With their outsized ears and fluffy fur, rabbits are often seen as cute and harmless. Yet the creature is behind one of the globe's most harmful biological invasions, ravaging Australia, whose efforts to limit the problem have tended only to make things worse.

Be 'good citizens', Pope tells Chinese Catholics during Mongolia visit

Pope Francis on Sunday told Catholics in China to be "good Christians and good citizens", using his visit to Mongolia to help ease tensions between the Vatican and Beijing.

Zimbabwe cricket great Heath Streak dies aged 49

Heath Streak, one of Zimbabwe's greatest cricketers, died on Sunday aged 49, his wife said in a social media post. He had been battling colon cancer.

Air strike in Khartoum kills 20 civilians: activists

Residents of Khartoum awoke Sunday to artillery and rocket fire, hours after an air strike in the city's south killed at least 20 civilians including two children, according to Sudanese activists.

Police investigate death during downpour at Burning Man festival

Police in the US state of Nevada were investigating a death at the Burning Man festival, where thousands of people were ordered to shelter in place after heavy rains turned the desert site into a mud pit and forced organizers to close the gates.

Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in Taiwan

Typhoon Haikui made landfall on eastern Taiwan Sunday, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first major storm to directly hit the island in four years.

Cambodian ex-leader Hun Sen back on Facebook after long-running row

Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen returned to Facebook on Sunday, claiming the social media giant had "rendered justice" to him by refusing to suspend his account after he posted violent threats on the platform.

Mata targets J-League title after joining Vissel Kobe

Former Manchester United and Spain midfielder Juan Mata set his sights on winning the J-League title on Sunday after joining Andres Iniesta's former Japanese club Vissel Kobe.

Shaheen says partnerships key after Pakistan pacers rattle India

Pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi said bowling in partnerships was the key to rattling India's batting in the blockbuster Asia Cup clash abandoned because of rain.

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