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Man City sign Ndiaye, line up Fernandez as Premier League clubs set new spending record

Kroenke to buy baseball's Los Angeles Angels: statement

Cobolli claws out five-set victory at rain-hit US Open

Ndiaye seizes 'chance of a lifetime' in Man City move

OpenAI to launch new model with 'stronger safeguards' after hack

Global bond sell-off, surging oil prices send markets into the red

Fans mourn 'bittersweet' final Ariana Grande gig in London

Zuckerberg, Musk make plea at G20 for more AI data centers

Norway's King Haakon VIII swears allegiance to constitution

Man City set to sign Fernandez for record fee, Ndiaye on deadline day

Juventus sign Woltemade, Sarr on loan from Premier League

Back-to-school in Cuba a grim day with shortages of everything

Canadian minister says Russia's G20 presence sparked 'discomfort'

China's Xi arrives in Egypt as US sanctions threat looms over Iran links

Red Sox agree to deal with Japanese outfielder Yoshida: reports

Masataka Yoshida, who led the Orix Buffaloes to this year's Japan Series title, has agreed to a five-year Major League Baseball deal with the Boston Red Sox, multiple reports said Wednesday.

Ramesh 'Sunny' Balwani gets prison time for Theranos fraud

A judge on Thursday sentenced a top aide and ex-boyfriend of fallen Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to prison for duping people into trusting the failed blood testing startup.

Biodiversity talks open as UN chief calls for 'peace pact' with nature

High-stakes biodiversity talks opened in Montreal Wednesday, amid calls for a "peace pact with nature" to save the planet's species and ecosystems from irreversible human destruction.

TikTok hit by US lawsuits over child safety, security fears

TikTok was hit Wednesday with a pair of lawsuits from the US state of Indiana, which accused it of making false claims about the Chinese-owned app's safety for children.

Miedema edges Arsenal closer to Champions League last-eight

Dutch international Vivianne Miedema scored the only goal as Arsenal defeated Juventus 1-0 on Wednesday to move to the brink of the Women's Champions League quarter-finals.

Yankees agree to record $360m MLB deal with Judge: reports

Superstar slugger Aaron Judge has agreed to a Major League Baseball record nine-year deal worth $360 million to return to the New York Yankees, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.

Amazon sued in US for 'stealing' delivery driver tips

The District of Columbia on Wednesday said it is suing Amazon for allegedly stealing tips from its Flex service delivery drivers to reduce labor costs and boost profits.

Apple beefs up iCloud data defense against snooping

Apple on Wednesday said it is beefing up defense of data that users store in the cloud, a move that could thwart authorities as well as hackers.

Veronica Ryan wins Turner Prize evoking Windrush, Covid

British artist Veronica Ryan on Wednesday won the prestigious Turner Prize for her installations focused on the Windrush Generation and Covid.

British tennis chiefs slam ATP over $1mn fine for Russia player ban

British tennis chiefs said Wednesday they were "disappointed" at being fined $1 million by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for banning Russian and Belarusian players from their events.

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