Double wins for Rublev to reach semis at rainy Washington
Top seed Andrey Rublev won twice on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Washington Open, dispatching Americans Maxime Cressy and J.J. Wolf in the US Open tuneup.
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Badosa shuts down Gauff to reach WTA San Jose semi-finals
Second-seeded Spaniard Paula Badosa swept into the semi-finals of the WTA hardcourt tournament in San Jose on Friday with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 victory over rising US star Coco Gauff.
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In New York, a native tribe fights to save its land from climate change
In the Hamptons, New York's playground for the rich and famous, a Native American tribe is battling with the latest threat to what's left of its traditional land: climate change.
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Nuclear weapons a 'loaded gun', UN chief warns in Hiroshima
"Humanity is playing with a loaded gun" as crises with the potential for nuclear disaster proliferate worldwide, UN head Antonio Guterres said in Hiroshima on Saturday, the 77th anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack.
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South Korean Kim shares second-round Wyndham lead
Rising South Korean star Kim Joo-hyung was all smiles again on Friday after firing a six-under par 64 to share the second-round lead in the US PGA Tour Wyndham Championship.
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Wallabies captain Hooper pulls out of Pumas Test for 'mindset' reasons
Australia captain Michael Hooper has cited personal reasons for withdrawing from Saturday's Rugby Championship Test against Argentina, believing he doesn't have the right "mindset" to lead his country.
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Amazon to buy Roomba-maker iRobot in $1.7 bn deal
Amazon on Friday announced a $1.7 billion deal to buy the maker of robotic vacuum Roomba in a merger that would play into the tech giant's artificial intelligence and smart home ambitions.
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Victor retains Commonwealth decathlon crown as England hunt down Australia
Grenada's Lindon Victor retained his Commonwealth Games decathlon crown in a nail-biting finale on Friday as host nation England closed the gap on Australia at the top of the medals table.
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South Korean Kim shares early second-round Wyndham lead
Rising South Korean star Kim Joo-hyung was all smiles again on Friday after firing a six-under par 64 to share the early second-round lead in the US PGA Tour Wyndham Championship.
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Kyiv, Moscow trade blame over nuclear plant
Kyiv and Moscow accused each other of striking Europe's largest nuclear site on Friday, causing a reactor stoppage as three grain ships departed Ukraine under a deal to avert food shortages.
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