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In Moscow, Russians worry about new fuel shortages

At least 44 drown after ferry overturns on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba

New space object 'black hole star' discovered by astronomers

Grieving Argentine icon Messi unsure about playing on 'much longer'

England captain Root tells players to be 'adults' as he ditches curfew

Nigeria kidnap victims escape 'hellfire' captivity beaten, malnourished

US inflation slows slightly in July despite elevated fuel prices

Google unveils finder tag, new AI smartphone features

Total solar eclipse to cast its shadow over Europe

US consumer inflation slows slightly in July despite elevated fuel prices

Colombia declares three days mourning for quake victims

Chilean veteran Sanchez signs with MLS club Montreal

Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez, a former Barcelona and Arsenal star, has signed with CF Montreal through at least the 2027 season, the Major League Soccer club announced on Tuesday.

Britain's Glave upstages Jacobs to win European 100m gold

Britain's Romell Glave upstaged two-time defending champion Marcell Jacobs to win European men's 100m gold in Birmingham on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-term partner Georgina Rodriguez

Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez married on Tuesday, according to a photograph posted on the Portuguese football superstar's Instagram account.

Greece's Tentoglou wins fourth European long jump title

Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou underlined his credentials as the 'Mr Consistency' of long jumping by winning his fourth European long jump title in Birmingham on Tuesday.

Oil prices higher, stocks mixed ahead of inflation report

Oil prices bounced around before finishing higher Tuesday while global stocks were mixed as markets awaited a key inflation report expected to influence upcoming monetary policy decisions.

Doctors ignored 'warning signs' before Maradona's death, court hears

Diego Maradona showed "warning signs" that went unheeded during the home hospitalization leading up to his death in 2020, a witness on Tuesday told the trial examining the Argentine football legend's demise.

Jacobs into 100m final with eye on third title

Two-time defending champion Marcell Jacobs coasted into the final of the 100m at the European Championships in Birmingham on Tuesday.

Pereira, the 'zombie city' devastated by Colombia's earthquake

Jorge Gonzalez searches with his bare hands for his aunt under the ruins of a four-story building in Pereira, one of the cities hardest hit by the powerful earthquake in Colombia that has left at least 240 dead.

Eight-try New Zealand cruise to tour victory over Sharks

Wing Fehi Fineanganofo scored a try in each half as New Zealand cruised to an eight-try 54-0 victory over the Sharks on Tuesday in the second match of a South Africa tour.

Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 240

Colombian volunteers on Tuesday dredged through rubble, searching for survivors from an earthquake that killed at least 240 people and leveled more than a hundred homes and office buildings.

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