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Paramount completes Warner Bros takeover, creating Skydance

'Nobody seems to care': Russian city shrugs off plague reports

WADA seeks tough anti-doping stance from Kenya

Nobel winner Halzen says years of October 'misery' finally over

German ex-spy chief arrested for suspected espionage, treason

Quebec separatist win rattles Carney's unity push

Furyk vows US will 'do more' to end Ryder Cup losing streak

'Itching' for change: Shiffrin cuts back slaloms this season

Iyer hits ton as India hammer West Indies in T20 opener

Mandhana named India women's team captain after Kaur quits

Danish reservists practice war games to respond to 'aggression'

Paris Women's Fashion Week: the key trends

Bhuvneshwar returns to India's T20 squad for New Zealand tour

i-payout Introduces a New Approach to Payments, Closing the Beneficiary Information Gap

Hasan says Test cricket momentum turning for Bangladesh

Fast-rising pace bowler Hasan Mahmud said on Monday Bangladesh's upward trajectory has made a place in the World Test Championship final a realistic dream for his team.

Hundreds of French high schools shut as protests persist

Lessons were suspended at hundreds of French high schools on Monday, as part of a wave of student protest over learning conditions that have rocked the European nation.

Intense heat puts births in jeopardy, UN tells Fiji talks

Extreme heat is increasingly linked to problems like premature births or underweight babies, the UN climate chief warned Monday as Fiji hosted talks ahead of a major summit.

Myanmar says 10,000 migrants returned from Malaysia this year

Myanmar has repatriated nearly 10,000 migrants from Malaysia this year, state media said on Monday, a day after a flotilla returning almost 1,500 of its citizens docked in the country.

Zuckerberg skewered again on screen in 'The Social Reckoning'

Sixteen years after being portrayed as a power-hungry start-upper in "The Social Network" film, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is set for another damning on-screen depiction, this time as a ruthless Silicon Valley overlord.

Big guns back for Australia's Rugby League World Cup defence

Penrith star Isaah Yeo was named captain Monday for Australia's defence of their Rugby League World Cup title this month, while the experienced Latrell Mitchell returns after a long absence.

Fiji urges 'just' climate transition, financing at pre-COP gathering

Fiji urged developed nations on Monday to back a just transition to renewable energy and support those most vulnerable to climate change with much-needed financing, as the UN "pre-COP" gathering kicked off in the Fijian city of Nadi.

Braves rock Dodgers to level series, Brewers win thriller

The Atlanta Braves shut down the Los Angeles Dodgers' star-studded batting line-up to score a series-leveling 3-2 victory in Major League Baseball's playoffs on Sunday as the Milwaukee Brewers snatched a dramatic walk-off win to defeat the San Diego Padres.

Thailand's Jeeno overcomes late wobble to win Lotte Championship

Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul bagged her fourth title of the year with a three-shot victory at the LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship in Hawaii on Sunday.

Sunken Silk Road city reveals Central Asia's lost history

The sun had barely risen, but diving volunteer Elizaveta Bodrova was already raring to plunge into the cold waters of Lake Issyk-Kul, where the ruins of a once-thriving city have lain submerged for centuries.

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