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Fire engulfs Hong Kong residential blocks, killing at least 13

EU lawmakers call to make it easier to suspend shopping platforms like Shein

Reijnders adamant Man City will keep calm after Leverkusen loss

Tandy makes wholesale Wales changes for Springboks

Irish lock Ryan gets three game ban for Springbok red card

Robots take centre stage at Singapore 'Olympiad'

IOC chief Coventry in tears as 2026 Winter Games torch relay sets off

Bavuma relishes history and memories in 2-0 Test sweep of India

Richard Branson 'heartbroken' as his wife dies aged 80

Fire engulfs Hong Kong residential blocks, killing at least four

Gambhir under fierce pressure as India suffer biggest Test defeat

Stocks rise as US rate hopes soothe nerves

Stock markets and the dollar mostly firmed Monday as fresh hopes for a US interest-rate cut provided some calm after last week's rollercoaster ride fuelled by worries of an AI tech bubble.

Jansen takes six as South Africa close on historic Test series win

Towering pace spearhead Marco Jansen took six wickets to put South Africa in sight of a first Test series win in India in 25 years after bundling out the hosts for 201 in the second match on Monday.

Germany business morale falls as hopes for revival dim

German business sentiment fell more than expected in November, a survey showed Monday, the latest sign that industry is losing faith in the government's plans to revive the economy.

Bollywood's 'He-Man' Dharmendra dies aged 89

India's hugely popular star Dharmendra was lovingly known as the "He-Man" of Bollywood, thanks to his roles in a string of action movies that cemented his legacy spanning more than six decades and 250 films.

EU says will push US to lower steel tariffs

The EU will Monday urge the United States to implement more of the transatlantic trade deal struck in July, including cutting tariffs on steel, during talks in Brussels with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Jansen takes six as South Africa bundle out India for 201

Pace spearhead Marco Jansen took six wickets as South Africa bundled out India for 201 on day three Monday with the hosts in grave danger of losing the second Test and the series.

Beloved Bollywood star Dharmendra dies at 89

India's hugely popular Bollywood star Dharmendra, who was equally at ease in romantic comedies and high-octane action blockbusters, died aged 89 on Monday.

Belgium hit by three-day national strike

Belgium steeled itself for closed schools and disrupted train and air travel as three days of strikes kicked off Monday in protest at government austerity plans aimed at shrinking the national debt.

Singapore sets course for 'green' methanol ship fuel supplies

Singapore will start issuing bunkering licences next year to companies supplying methanol as marine fuel, in an effort to help global shipping cut carbon emissions, officials said Monday.

Eddie Jones tells Japan to beef up after bruising tour

Coach Eddie Jones on Monday warned his Japan players they must bulk up and train harder if they want to compete on rugby's world stage after another bruising European tour.

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India reeling at 174-7 after South Africa's Jansen rips out four