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Meillard hails Swiss 'golden era' after slalom win caps Olympic domination

Sri Lanka fight back after strong start by Australia's Marsh, Head

Kovac calls on Dortmund to carry domestic 'momentum' into Champions League

Dutch inventor of hit game 'Kapla' dead at 80: family

Benfica's Mourinho plays down Real Madrid return rumour before rematch

St Peter's Basilica gets terrace cafe for 400th anniversary

Meillard extends Swiss Olympic stranglehold while Gu aims for gold

Meillard extends Swiss Olympic strangehold while Gu aims for gold

Meillard crowns Swiss men's Olympic domination with slalom gold

England survive Italy scare to reach T20 World Cup Super Eights

Gold rush grips South African township

'Tehran' TV series producer Dana Eden found dead in Athens

TV producer Dana Eden, who co-created the hit Israeli spy thriller series "Tehran", has been found dead in a hotel room in central Athens, Greek police told AFP on Monday.

AI chatbots to face UK safety rules after outcry over Grok

The UK government said Monday that it would include AI chatbots in online safety laws, closing a loophole exposed after Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok was used to create sexualised deepfakes.

Sakamoto fights fatigue, Japanese rivals and US skaters for Olympic women's gold

Kaori Sakamoto will be looking to avoid another Olympics upset as the Japanese figure skating star takes to the ice in the wide-open women's singles starting Tuesday.

African diaspora's plural identities on screen in Berlin

Two films at this year's Berlin Film Festival follow members of the African diaspora telling stories by retracing the paths of their ancestors.

Del Toro wins shortened UAE Tour first stage

Mexican youngster Isaac Del Toro powered to victory in a sprint finish in a shortened opening stage of the UAE Tour on Monday.

German carnival revellers take sidesweep at Putin, Trump, Epstein

From Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin, no-one is safe when Germans celebrate carnival with floats that satirise politicians. But the Russian president is not laughing.

Killing of far-right activist stokes tensions in France

France's government accused the hard left Monday of being partly responsible for the killing of a far-right activist last week.

Record Jacks fifty carries England to 202-7 in must-win Italy match

Will Jacks scored the fastest T20 World Cup fifty for England as they posted 202-7 on Monday in their must-win Group C clash against Italy in Kolkata.

African players in Europe: Salah hailed after Liverpool FA Cup win

Liverpool manager Arne Slot praised Egypt captain Mohamed Salah after his penalty sealed a 3-0 FA Cup victory over Brighton at the weekend.

Taiwan's cycling 'missionary', Giant founder King Liu, dies at 91

King Liu, the founder of Taiwanese bicycle maker Giant and a self-described "missionary" for cycling culture, died on Monday at the age of 91, the company said.

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