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Arsenal sink Palace to extend perfect start despite Tomiyasu red card

Arsenal sink Palace to extend perfect start despite Tomiyasu red card

Arsenal shrugged off Takehiro Tomiyasu's red card to extend their perfect start to the Premier League season as Martin Odegaard sealed a 1-0 victory against Crystal Palace on Monday.

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Stocks mixed as China rate cut fails to ease worries

Stocks mixed as China rate cut fails to ease worries

Global stocks were mixed Monday with the tech-centered Nasdaq rallying after a Chinese rate cut failed to reassure investors worried about the outlook for the world's number two economy.

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Thailand set for day of drama as Thaksin returns

Thailand set for day of drama as Thaksin returns

Thailand braced for a day of political turmoil Tuesday as divisive billionaire ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra was set to return after 15 years in exile, hours before a deadlocked parliament votes for a new prime minister.

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Richardson trumps Jamaicans for stunning women's 100m gold

Richardson trumps Jamaicans for stunning women's 100m gold

American Sha'Carri Richardson crushed Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's hopes of a sixth women's 100m title when she stormed to victory in Budapest on Monday.

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Pulisic strikes as Milan open well at Bologna

Pulisic strikes as Milan open well at Bologna

Christian Pulisic netted one and helped set up another in AC Milan's hard-fought 2-0 win at Bologna on Monday in which the USA star made a big impression.

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'I'm back!': Richardson takes stunning world 100m gold

'I'm back!': Richardson takes stunning world 100m gold

Sha'Carri Richardson made up for missing the Tokyo Olympics due to a drug ban to sensationally win the women's 100 metres world title in Budapest on Monday in a championship record of 10.65sec.

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US approves $12 bn Apache helicopter sale to Poland

US approves $12 bn Apache helicopter sale to Poland

The United States on Monday approved a $12 billion sale of Apache attack helicopters to Poland, a giant deal with a frontline ally supporting Ukraine in its war against the Russian invasion.

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How outsider Arevalo won the presidency in Guatemala

How outsider Arevalo won the presidency in Guatemala

Two months ago, Bernardo Arevalo was a low-profile lawmaker who few would have bet on to become the next president of Guatemala.

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Zango makes athletics history for Burkina Faso in triple jump

Zango makes athletics history for Burkina Faso in triple jump

Hugues Fabrice Zango gave Burkina Faso their first global athletics title when he won men's triple jump world gold in Budapest on Monday.

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Fraser-Pryce sets up 100 metres showdown with Jackson

Fraser-Pryce sets up 100 metres showdown with Jackson

Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce produced an impressive display in her 100m semi-final to suggest she is in good enough form to equal pole vaulter Sergey Bubka's record six world titles in one event.

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