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Florida State dismisses athletics director Alford and appoints interim leader

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Bob Mackie, costume designer for Cher and Madonna, dies aged 87

Mahomes makes triumphant return as Chiefs rout Broncos 31-10

Designer Bob Mackie dies at 87 after career spanning television, stage and fashion

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Belgium completes outer structure of offshore energy island

'Widow's Bay' and 'The Pitt' win big at Emmy Awards

China retail sales growth weakens further in August

Asian Games: Bigger than Olympics, young stars and a cruise ship

Eala to Yu Zidi: Six emerging stars set to light up Asian Games

Asian Games set for liftoff but will have everyone have a bed?

Brady and Bündchen’s former Brentwood estate combined luxury and resource-saving systems

Most markets drop as oil extends gains ahead of expected US rate hike

Kohli says playing his best T20 cricket but IPL crown elusive

Virat Kohli says he's playing his best Twenty20 cricket again but at 34 the superstar batsman is running out of time to win the Indian Premier League.

Markets rise ahead of US debt talks

Most markets rose Monday ahead of US debt talks between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders, with both sides still apart but also confident a deal can be reached to avert a catastrophic default.

'Cool drink' is code for cash in graft-ridden S.Africa

Casually leaning into the side-window of a car stopped at a routine checkpoint on a congested Johannesburg road, a South African policeman tells the driver he needs "a cool drink".

Ryanair flies back to profit as sector recovers from Covid

Irish no-frills airline Ryanair rebounded back into bumper annual net profits, boosted by a "strong" post-Covid recovery despite spiking costs, it said Monday.

EU's next food fight: regulating gene-edited crops

Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged food production across Europe.

New Zealand sheep outnumber people less than 5 to 1, a record low

New Zealand's sheep outnumber people by fewer than five to one, official figures showed Monday, clipping their lead over humans to the lowest level since the 1850s.

Early warning systems send disaster deaths plunging: UN

Weather-related disasters have surged over the past 50 years, causing swelling economic damage even as early warning systems have meant dramatically fewer deaths, the United Nations said Monday.

Ryanair flies back into annual profit of 1.4 bn euros

Irish no-frills airline Ryanair rebounded back into bumper annual net profits, boosted by a "strong" post-Covid recovery despite spiking costs, it announced Monday.

Support for Vinicius after Real star suffers racial abuse in La Liga

Football and beyond rallied around Vinicius Junior on Monday, demanding action against racism, after the Real Madrid star was abused once again in Spain's La Liga.

Glamour and grit with The Weeknd and Ken Loach at Cannes

Competition for the coveted Palme d'Or remains openin Cannes as the film festival enters its second week, with well-known directors including previous laureates Wim Wenders, Nanni Moretti and Ken Loach on the programme.

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