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Venus Williams upsets Kudermetova in Cincinnati

Venus Williams upsets Kudermetova in Cincinnati

Venus Williams scored a straight sets upset of 16th seed Veroninka Kudermetova at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open on Monday, bagging her first win over a top 20 player in four years.

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Hawaii fire death toll hits 99, may double, warns governor

Hawaii fire death toll hits 99, may double, warns governor

The death toll in Hawaii's wildfires rose to 99 and could double over the next 10 days, the state's governor said Monday, as emergency personnel painstakingly scoured the incinerated landscape for more human remains.

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Atletico hit three to take early Liga lead

Atletico hit three to take early Liga lead

Atletico Madrid wrapped up the opening round of the Spanish Liga season by jumping to the top of the table with a 3-1 home victory over promoted Granada.

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Man Utd punish wasteful Wolves for winning Premier League start

Man Utd punish wasteful Wolves for winning Premier League start

Manchester United rode their luck to start the Premier League season with victory as Raphael Varane's header earned a 1-0 win over Wolves on Monday.

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Both sides in Colombian peace talks call for humanitarian aid

Both sides in Colombian peace talks call for humanitarian aid

The Colombian government and ELN guerillas began a fresh round of peace talks in Venezuela Monday, with both sides calling for humanitarian assistance for violence-hit areas.

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Economic jitters as outsider leads Argentina election race

Economic jitters as outsider leads Argentina election race

Argentina devalued the peso as economic jitters gripped the country on Monday after an anti-establishment candidate advocating harsh austerity measures surged to the front of the presidential race.

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Yellen calls for diversified clean energy supply chains

Yellen calls for diversified clean energy supply chains

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed Monday the need for diversified clean energy supply chains as America shifts away from fossil fuels, warning that production should not be concentrated in a few countries.

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Swiatek calls for end to late-night scheduling

Swiatek calls for end to late-night scheduling

World number one Iga Swiatek on Monday joined Elena Rybakina in blasting late-night scheduling which wrecked the closing days of last week's Montreal Masters.

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UBS to pay $1.4 bn to settle US fraud charges on subprime loans

UBS to pay $1.4 bn to settle US fraud charges on subprime loans

UBS will pay $1.4 billion to settle US charges that it defrauded investors in the sale of mortgage-backed securities, resolving the last big case stemming from the 2008 financial crisis, the Justice Department announced Monday.

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Martino shrugs off Messi injury scare ahead of Miami semi

Martino shrugs off Messi injury scare ahead of Miami semi

Inter Miami coach Gerardo "Tata" Martino played down injury concerns over Lionel Messi on Monday as the resurgent MLS club prepared for a Leagues Cup semi-final clash with Philadelphia.

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