Guyana votes amid oil boom, Venezuela tensions
Guyana voted Monday in elections to decide who will manage the South American nation's new oil riches, as tensions rose in a territorial dispute with neighbor Venezuela.
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UK, Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on record
The UK, Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since each country began keeping records, their weather agencies said Monday.
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Villarreal snap up Lyon striker Mikautadze ahead of transfer deadline
Georgian international striker Georges Mikautadze has joined Spanish side Villarreal from Lyon for a fee of up to 36 million euros ($41m), the French club announced just before Monday's transfer deadline.
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New Italy coach Gattuso 'not afraid' before first matches in charge
Gennaro Gattuso insisted Monday he had no fear despite feeling "wound up like a spring" before his first games as Italy head coach in upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Israel.
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Europe's main stock markets held broadly steady on Monday after strong gains for Chinese indices, as trading entered a traditionally weak month for Wall Street.
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UK fintech Revolut valued at $75 bn: source to AFP
British fintech company Revolut has been valued at $75 billion in a secondary share sale, placing it in the leagues of Europe's biggest traditional banks, a source told AFP Monday.
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Olympic champion boxer Khelif challenges gender test at CAS: statement
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, at the centre of a row at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has turned to sport's top court to attempt to overturn the introduction of a gender test, the court said on Monday.
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Bangladesh crush Netherlands to clinch T20 series
Spinner Nasum Ahmed returned figures of 3-21 to help Bangladesh thrash the Netherlands by nine wickets in the second T20 international on Monday as the hosts clinched the three-match series.
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'Partnership not pants': Motorsport boss candidate seeks culture change
The only candidate to take over the stewardship of motorsport has called for a change of culture after several high-profile clashes between Formula One drivers and incumbent boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
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Former British heavyweight boxer Joe Bugner dies aged 75
Former British heavyweight boxer Joe Bugner, who took Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier the distance in the 1970s, has died at the age of 75.
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