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Double Olympic champion Chebet takes maternity break in 2026

Double Olympic champion Chebet takes maternity break in 2026

Kenyan runner Beatrice Chebet, who won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is taking a maternity break in 2026, her agent announced on Monday.

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Amorim sacked by Man Utd after 14-month reign

Amorim sacked by Man Utd after 14-month reign

Ruben Amorim has been sacked as Manchester United manager 14 months after arriving at Old Trafford, the club announced on Monday.

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Maduro due for first US court hearing after capture

Maduro due for first US court hearing after capture

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is expected to appear in a New York court on Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation that paved the path for Washington's plans to dominate the oil-rich country.

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Manchester United sack manager Ruben Amorim

Manchester United sack manager Ruben Amorim

Ruben Amorim has been sacked as Manchester United manager 14 months after arriving at Old Trafford, the club announced on Monday.

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Gauff shocked as US reach United Cup quarters, Hurkacz stuns Zverev

Gauff shocked as US reach United Cup quarters, Hurkacz stuns Zverev

World number four Coco Gauff suffered her first-ever defeat at the United Cup on Monday when she was stunned by Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 6-0 in a blow to her Australian Open preparations.

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Bangladesh says at least 287 killed during Hasina-era abductions

Bangladesh says at least 287 killed during Hasina-era abductions

A Bangladesh commission investigating disappearances during the rule of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina said Monday at least 287 people were assumed to have been killed.

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'That's enough': Greenland PM reacts to Trump threats

'That's enough': Greenland PM reacts to Trump threats

President Donald Trump's calls that Greenland should become part of the United States was met with international condemnation Monday as the autonomous Danish territory's prime minister warned, "That's enough now".

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South Korea's Lee meets Xi with trade, Pyongyang on the agenda

South Korea's Lee meets Xi with trade, Pyongyang on the agenda

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing, with closer economic ties as well as the recalcitrant North on the agenda.

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Gauff shocked in United Cup, comeback kid Hurkacz stuns Zverev

Gauff shocked in United Cup, comeback kid Hurkacz stuns Zverev

World number four Coco Gauff suffered her first-ever defeat at the United Cup on Monday when she was stunned by Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 6-0 in a blow to her Australian Open preparations.

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Tech firms lead markets higher, oil swings after Maduro ouster

Tech firms lead markets higher, oil swings after Maduro ouster

Stocks rose Monday on the back of a fresh rally in tech firms and oil dipped as investors weighed the impact of the US ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

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