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MEXC Concludes 0808 Stock Season with Over 86,000 Participants and More Than $1M Saved Through 0 Fee Trading

Nigerian opposition lobbyist tapped for White House-linked role, firm says

US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92: foundation

China emissions fell in Q2 as Iran war pared oil use: analysis

All Blacks drop veteran hooker Taylor for third Springboks Test

France sells bonds at highest rate since 2008 amid deficit worries

British, French leaders hold talks on migrants, EU relations

Vast aid challenge after 'Himalayan tsunami' devastates Nepal

Oil prices jump as Iran strikes US targets

Bosnia captain Dzeko to retire from international football

Putin denies plan for new Russia military call up

Grief on Chinese internet as wait for Tibet flood news drags on

Caruana Galizia: 'one-woman WikiLeaks' who exposed Malta's shady side

Heavy rain puts a dampener on Taiwan 'extreme heat' drill

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

'I don't recognise my country,' says Angelina Jolie

American actress Angelina Jolie said Sunday she no longer recognises her country, voicing concern over threats to free expression while presenting her latest film at Spain’s San Sebastián film festival.

French politicians bicker over Palestinian flags outside town halls

French politicians bickered on Sunday over whether it is appropriate to hoist Palestinian flags outside town halls on the eve of the country's planned recognition of the State of Palestine.

Super Typhoon ploughs towards Philippines, Taiwan

The Philippines and Taiwan hunkered down Monday as Super Typhoon Ragasa delivered punishing winds and intense rainfall while lumbering east towards an eventual collision with southern China.

Heavy rain forces Toulon-La Rochelle Top 14 postponement

Toulon's French Top 14 match at home to La Rochelle was postponed due to heavy rain on the Mediterranean coast on Sunday, the French national league told AFP.

Adeyemi sends Dortmund past Wolfsburg, Burke hat-trick stuns flat Frankfurt

Karim Adeyemi's first half strike gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg on Sunday, putting them just two points behind German Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

Western powers recognise Palestinian state, drawing Israeli fury

Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal on Sunday recognised the State of Palestine, a historic shift in decades of Western foreign policy that drew swift anger from Israel.

Brazilians protest bill boosting lawmakers' immunity

Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Sunday in anger at moves by Congress to boost lawmakers' immunity and push for amnesty that could include far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, convicted of trying to stage a coup.

Adeyemi sends Dortmund past Wolfsburg, Burke treble stuns flat Frankfurt

Karim Adeyemi's first half strike gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg on Sunday, putting them just two points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

Abhishek fires India to win over Pakistan but no handshakes again

Opener Abhishek Sharma hit a blazing 74 as India beat Pakistan by six wickets and again refused to shake hands with their opponents in the Super Four clash of the Asia Cup on Sunday.

India beat Pakistan, refuse handshakes in Asia Cup

Opener Abhishek Sharma hit a blazing 74 as India beat Pakistan by six wickets and again refused to shake hands with their opponents in the Super Four clash of the Asia Cup on Sunday.

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