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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

Eagles star Hurts to miss rest of NFL season: reports

US wants to be 'strong partner' for central Asia: Rubio

Oil-rich Alberta votes on Canada breakup

Delacour maintains lead in LPGA Portland Classic

Perrine Delacour fired five birdies in a five-under par 67 on Friday to maintain her lead midway through the Portland Classic in pursuit of a first LPGA title.

Seamer Ferguson to captain New Zealand in Bangladesh

Seamer Lockie Ferguson will captain New Zealand for the first time on the international stage during their three-match 50-overs tour of Bangladesh, his team was announced Saturday.

'Legacy admissions' under fire at US universities

Should you get a leg up on your university application just because Mom or Dad had studied at that school?

Canada wildfires inflict brutal toll on tourism, other areas of economy

Joanna Schlosser found refuge from advancing wildfires at a winery where she works, but is now dealing with a tourism downturn and other wide-ranging fallout on the business -- and Canada's economy.

Battling Gauff nears Swiatek clash, Djokovic eyes US Open last 16

Home favourite Coco Gauff clawed closer towards a potential US Open showdown with defending champion Iga Swiatek as 23-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic targeted his place in the last 16 on Friday.

Typhoon Saola weakens but still a threat in southern China

Typhoon Saola swept across southern China on Saturday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the megacity avoided a feared direct hit from one of the region's strongest storms in decades.

Pope to encourage tiny Catholic community in Mongolia

Pope Francis is due to meet the tiny but vibrant community of Catholics in Mongolia on Saturday, part of his first papal visit to the Buddhist-majority nation strategically located between China and Russia.

Returning Wozniacki 'not surprised' by US Open run

Caroline Wozniacki said she always believed she could return to the top level after reaching the last 16 of the US Open on Friday in her first Grand Slam appearance in over three years.

Tiafoe spearheading American challenge at US Open

Frances Tiafoe is eyeing another deep run at the US Open after surging into the last 16 on Friday with victory over French veteran Adrian Mannarino.

PSG complete Kolo Muani deal on transfer deadline day in Europe

Paris Saint-Germain completed the signing of France striker Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt in the biggest deal to go through on transfer deadline day in Europe on Friday.

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