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Cash-strapped Senegalese unmoved by Youth Olympic Games

Yankees, White Sox, Padres advance, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs

Indonesia haze chokes neighbours, but little legal recourse

Tennessee woman in hospital after execution 'failed': lawyers

Samad launches Pakistan into first Asian Games men's cricket final

Cable car offers small hope for Mongolia's gridlocked capital

Yankees and White Sox advance, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs

Man City scandal risks damage to Premier League's booming brand

Asian stocks mixed as positive US data offset by elevated oil, bond yields

First-time Sepang F1 racers will master track 'from opening lap'

Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands

Japan tightens rules for foreigners wanting permanent residency

Russians join street choirs to sing away sorrows -- or show dissent

'Happiest moment': China's Mu first woman to win eSports Games gold

Carbon credits: a contested tool to fight deforestation

Planting trees or safeguarding tropical rainforests have become popular tools for companies seeking to offset their carbon emissions and proclaim their commitment to the environment.

Australian women cricketers hailed as among greatest ever

Australia's all-conquering women cricketers were hailed Monday as among the greatest sporting teams the country has ever produced after winning yet another Twenty20 World Cup.

Cockfighting still a popular blood sport in southern Iraq

Two vicious roosters circle a filthy carpet in southern Iraq, facing off for a cockfight that has drawn dozens to a dimly lit cafe in the port city of Basra.

'Everything Everywhere' wins (nearly) all at SAG Awards

Absurdist sci-fi comedy "Everything Everywhere All At Once" continued its dominance of this year's Hollywood award shows by earning top honors from the Screen Actors Guild on Sunday.

The Japanese ex-soldier who declared war on sexual abuse

From childhood, Rina Gonoi dreamed of joining Japan's military. But as an adult, she has gone to war against the institution over sexual abuse she was subjected to by fellow soldiers.

China banking tycoon Bao Fan 'cooperating with investigation'

Chinese billionaire Bao Fan is "cooperating in an investigation" by authorities, his company said, almost two weeks after his disappearance sparked fears of a renewed crackdown on the nation's financial services industry.

Record-breaking Williamson's century extends New Zealand lead to 197

Record-breaker Kane Williamson hit a superb century Monday as New Zealand opened a 197-run lead over England in the second Test at Wellington.

Macron to outline Africa policy before four-nation trip

President Emmanuel Macron is to outline on Monday France's revamped strategy for Africa, where anti-French sentiment is running high in some of its former colonies.

Two Israelis, Palestinian killed in West Bank as sides meet in Jordan

Two Israelis living in a West Bank settlement were killed Sunday in a "Palestinian terror attack", officials said, sparking violence in which a Palestinian man was killed, while settlers torched homes in revenge.

Asian markets drop on rate fears as US inflation runs hot

Asian markets sank Monday following a Wall Street selloff, as forecast-beating US inflation data reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve would continue to ramp up interest rates for some time.

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