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Oil soars above $100 as Middle East fears grow

Swelling jet fuel costs hit American Airlines outlook

Venezuelans turn to scrap collecting in quake-hit beach 'paradise'

Carapaz climbs unopposed to Tour de France 18th stage win

Heptathlon champion Johnson-Thompson joins list of Commonwealth Games absentees

Sooryavanshi hits maiden 50 as India thump Zimbabwe in T20

US vows to punish Iran after Houthis strike tankers

Nigeria's Dangote raises $2.5bn to expand Africa's largest refinery

Trump says Saudi nuclear deal contingent on recognising Israel

ECB opens door to September rate-hike as Iran war flares up

Oil soars to $100 on fresh Mideast attacks

Putin's peace threshold

Saudi Arabia’s Costly Mirage

Latin America’s age trap

China's silicon reckoning

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Beijing's new Taiwan playbook

Unexpected economic twist

Infernos devastate forests as Europe's temperatures rise again

Hundreds of firefighters across southern Europe battled wildfires Sunday that forced thousands of people from their homes and led officials to ban spectators from a stage of the Tour de France cycling race, as temperatures rose again in the heatwave-scarred region.

Court frees Albania protesters held after violent clashes

A Tirana court on Sunday freed 19 protesters detained during a protest against a resort linked to US President Donald Trump's family that was marked by violence, a lawyer said.

'Tough' Leclerc delivers Ferrari's 250th win with victory in British GP

Charles Leclerc claimed his first British Grand Prix victory on Sunday with a consummate drive for Ferrari to win a dramatic and at times controversial race that ended behind a safety car after series leader Kimi Antonelli was hit by mechanical problems.

Four-legged rescuers lead way after Venezuela quakes

Sisu tackles her missions in the rubble left by Venezuela's two earthquakes with the same determination and energy she uses to chase her favorite toy, an orange and blue ball.

Tour de France stage 3rd stage to go ahead despite forest fires: official

The third stage of the Tour de France cycling race will go ahead on Monday in an "adapted" format with no public in France because of forest fires ravaging a region in the south of the country, a top local official said Sunday.

France show they can ditch flair and win a different way in World Cup quest

Tournament favourites France will go into their World Cup quarter-final against Morocco with their confidence further bolstered by the manner in which they saw off Paraguay on Saturday, as Didier Deschamps' team showed they are happy to "get their hands dirty" as well as play brilliant football.

Spain's Rodri warns Portugal best yet to come at World Cup

Spain captain Rodri warned Portugal on the eve of Monday's World Cup last-16 clash that the European champions can still get a lot better.

Australia hold England to 150-4 in Women's T20 World Cup final

England captain Nat-Sciver Brunt and Freya Kemp shared an unbroken stand of 80 as the hosts were held to 150-4 by Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup final at Lord's on Sunday.

Djokovic makes Wimbledon history to reach quarter-finals

Novak Djokovic enjoyed another slice of Wimbledon history as the Serbian star broke Roger Federer's singles match-win record on Sunday.

Leclerc delivers Ferrari's 250th win with victory in British GP

Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari their 250th Grand Prix victory when he won a gripping British GP at Silverstone which ended under a safety car on Sunday as championship leader Kimi Antonelli missed out on a top 10 finish.

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