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Migrants, rescue ships face threats, harassment at sea: aid group

Migrants, rescue ships face threats, harassment at sea: aid group

A leading aid group said Monday that migrants crossing the Mediterranean and rescue ships that help them face increasing levels of threat and harassment from Libyan groups.

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New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s

New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s

New Zealand's government will introduce legislation on Monday banning under 16s from using social media, joining a number of countries seeking to keep youngsters off sites such as Instagram and TikTok.

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UEFA's Ceferin tells Infantino to go, but 'not interested' in replacing him

UEFA's Ceferin tells Infantino to go, but 'not interested' in replacing him

UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin says he is "not interested" in replacing Gianni Infantino but warned the under-fire FIFA president must quit or face a leadership challenge.

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Hyundai union back in wage talks after rare full-day strike

Hyundai union back in wage talks after rare full-day strike

The union representing workers at South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor said on Monday it had resumed wage talks with management after staging its first full-day strike in a decade.

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Oil falls as Trump pledges economic war on Iran

Oil falls as Trump pledges economic war on Iran

Oil prices fell on Monday as investors braced for details of a US plan to isolate the Iranian economy that President Donald Trump billed as the "most crushing" financial operation ever against Tehran.

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Shein grapples with EU backlash, but clients keep coming

Shein grapples with EU backlash, but clients keep coming

Shein's meteoric growth has made it a lightning rod for critics of ultrafast fashion in Europe, where officials are trying to rein in its operations in the name of social and environmental responsibility.

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Yamashita marches to nine-shot win in LPGA Canadian Women's Open

Yamashita marches to nine-shot win in LPGA Canadian Women's Open

Miyu Yamashita fired a four-under-par 66 to polish off a wire-to-wire victory in the LPGA Canadian Women's Open on Sunday, beating fellow Japanese player Yuri Yoshida by nine strokes.

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Key facts about Chinese-founded fast-fashion giant Shein

Key facts about Chinese-founded fast-fashion giant Shein

Shein, the Chinese-founded retailer that harnessed social media to chart a meteoric rise in the global fast-fashion industry, will debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange next month in a long-awaited listing that values the group at close to US$27 billion.

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Gauff powers past Pegula to win US Open warm-up in Cincinnati

Gauff powers past Pegula to win US Open warm-up in Cincinnati

Coco Gauff made a statement Sunday with the US Open approaching, dominating Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 to win her first title of 2026 at the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati.

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Shein to make market debut in Hong Kong in September

Shein to make market debut in Hong Kong in September

Shein will debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on September 1, the fast-fashion retailer said on Monday, in a long-awaited listing that would value the group at close to US$27 billion.

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