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Asian stocks track Wall St higher after US job losses ease rate fears

Pakistan brickmakers scorched by sun above and fire below

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

Ithaca bets on hometown hero Odysseus for tourism boom

Shelton sweeps Fonseca to reach Montreal quarter-final

Five things to know about Zambia ahead of the presidential vote

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Zambia vote to test Hichilema's economic record

Rybakina survives scare as Gauff, Osaka race into Toronto quarters

Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in US

Thirty years on, a trial finally opens in Tupac Shakur's killing

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

Australia limits migration

Venezuela’s Oil Return

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

China’s cartel lifeline

Sweden’s welfare reckoning

Syria says reached deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases

Syria said on Sunday that it reached a deal with Russia on the fate of its two bases in the country, which Moscow once used to provide military support to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian civil war.

Shelton sweeps Fonseca to reach another Montreal quarter-final

Defending champion Ben Shelton kept a clean slate at the ATP Montreal Masters on Sunday, holding off a challenge from Joao Fonseca to power 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) into the quarter-finals.

Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan in new break from Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a US-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself and President Donald Trump as he tries to shore up his base ahead of close elections.

Brennan captures Wyndham crown for second PGA win

Michael Brennan fired a six-under par 64 to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, taking his second PGA Tour title in the final regular-season event before the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Kurdish PKK criticises Turkey bill on fate of its fighters

Outlawed Kurdish group the PKK on Sunday criticised a proposed Turkish law setting out the fate of its fighters after disarmament, a day before parliament prepares to consider it.

Rybakina, Gauff advance to Toronto quarter-finals

World number two Elena Rybakina battled her way into the WTA Canadian Open quarter-finals on Sunday, while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised into the last eight.

Clay-courter Merida on hardcourt learning curve in Montreal

Daniel Merida smothered Tallon Griekspoor 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday as the Spaniard continued his rapid adjustment to hardcourt tennis at the ATP Montreal Masters.

Rahm three-peats as LIV Golf season champ while Niemann wins at New York

Jon Rahm captured his third consecutive LIV Golf season crown on Sunday while Chile's Joaquin Niemann took a wire-to-wire victory at LIV Golf New York for a record ninth series title.

NBA champion player and historic coach Nelson dead at 86

Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history and a five-time champion as a player with the Boston Celtics, died on Sunday, his family announced. He was 86.

Vollering wins Tour de France Femmes after war of nerves

Dutch rider Demi Vollering took the Tour de France Femmes overall title in style on Sunday, winning the hilly final stage to extend her lead on nearest rival Kasia Niewiadoma, who finished second overall after a tense struggle.

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