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'Fired-up' Fritz sees off Musetti in ATP Finals

'Fired-up' Fritz sees off Musetti in ATP Finals

Taylor Fritz got his bid for a first ATP Finals crown off to the best possible start with a comprehensive 6-3, 6-4 win over home favourite Lorenzo Musetti in Turin on Monday.

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Injured Courtois set to miss Belgium World Cup qualifiers

Injured Courtois set to miss Belgium World Cup qualifiers

Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is a doubt for their World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein after pulling a leg muscle playing for Real Madrid, the Spanish club said on Monday.

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Bulatov, pillar of Russian contemporary art scene, dies at 92

Bulatov, pillar of Russian contemporary art scene, dies at 92

Erik Bulatov, a pillar of Russia's contemporary art scene known for works mocking Soviet propaganda, has died in Paris at the age of 92, the Russian Academy of Fine Arts told AFP Monday.

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Fritz sees off Musetti in ATP Finals

Fritz sees off Musetti in ATP Finals

Taylor Fritz got his bid for a first ATP Finals crown off to the best possible start with a comprehensive 6-3, 6-4 win in the Jimmy Connors group over home favourite Lorenzo Musetti in Turin on Monday.

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US strikes on alleged drug boats kill six more people

US strikes on alleged drug boats kill six more people

US forces have killed six more people in strikes on alleged drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday, bringing the campaign's total number of deaths -- which critics describe as illegal executions -- to 76.

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Stocks rally on hopes for end to US government shutdown

Stocks rally on hopes for end to US government shutdown

Stock markets posted strong gains Monday as investors cheered prospects that the US government shutdown could be nearing an end, after reports said lawmakers had reached a deal to break the record 40-day impasse.

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Sarkozy released from jail 'nightmare' pending appeal trial

Sarkozy released from jail 'nightmare' pending appeal trial

Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday was freed from prison, a 20-day experience the former president called a "nightmare", as a judge ordered his release pending an appeal decision over Libyan funding.

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COP30 has a mascot: the fiery-haired guardian of Brazil's forest

COP30 has a mascot: the fiery-haired guardian of Brazil's forest

With a spear in hand and red hair rising like fire, the mischievous forest guardian from Brazil's Indigenous folklore, Curupira, is the mascot of this year's UN climate conference in the Amazon.

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The Sudanese who told the world what happened in El-Fasher

The Sudanese who told the world what happened in El-Fasher

"Sixteen killed." "Seven killed." "Thirty-one killed." "People are eating cowhide to survive." "The bombs are getting closer." "They're shooting people trying to run away."

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Three things we learned from the Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Three things we learned from the Sao Paulo Grand Prix

McLaren's Lando Norris took a 24-point lead in Formula One's drivers championship after winning Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix in a race which dished up plenty of drama.

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