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Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising loses first race in 22 starts at The Everest

'No Kings' movement seeks to boost early voting

Attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure 'worrying' for outlook: Pakistan finance minister

Trump waives new Russia sanctions as Ukraine ties slump

Japan says hosting record number of foreigners

Tiny Fiji village restores dying fishery with coral planting

'Two bad options': Rights groups decry IMF austerity demand

North Korea says tested AI-assisted torpedo system

Guardians-Rays MLB playoff game postponed until Saturday

Did Chinese cars squeal on Norway's military?

'We've never had this': Bear sightings spook Russia

Guardians-Rays MLB playoff game start delayed by rain

'True heroism': Police praise efforts to halt Oregon school shooter

Injured Jordie Barrett out of second Bledisloe Cup Test

Spalletti begins Juve tenure with win at Cremonese but Napoli held

Luciano Spalletti got off to a winning start in charge of Juventus on Saturday as his new team beat Cremonese and their goalscorer Jamie Vardy 2-1.

Frank refuses to condemn Van de Ven, Spence for snub in Spurs defeat

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank refused to condemn Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence after his defenders appeared to ignore him following Saturday's 1-0 defeat against Chelsea.

France superstar Dupont extends Toulouse deal

France captain Antoine Dupont announced on Saturday he had signed a contract extension with Top 14 club Toulouse until 2031.

Egypt officially opens grand museum near pyramids

Egypt officially opened on Saturday the Grand Egyptian Museum, a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase of pharaonic grandeur that Cairo hopes will revive tourism and boost its battered economy.

French fraud watchdog reports Shein for 'childlike' sex dolls

France's anti-fraud unit said on Saturday it had reported Asian e-commerce giant Shein for selling what it described as "sex dolls with a childlike appearance".

Scotland thrash USA before All Blacks' clash

Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe continued their personal battle to top Scotland's try-scoring charts as they ran in several scores during an 85-0, 13-try, rout of the United States at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Five things to know about the Grand Egyptian Museum

Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for its lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays.

Bayern rest stars but ease past Leverkusen before PSG clash

Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 home win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday despite benching Harry Kane and several others ahead of Tuesday's trip to European champions Paris Saint-Germain.

Dead quiet: Paris Catacombs close for renovations

One of Paris's top tourist attractions -- and certainly its most morbid -- closes to visitors from Monday for six months of renovations.

Families separated, children killed as survivors flee Sudan's 'apocalyptic' El-Fasher

Survivors fleeing the Sudanese city of El-Fasher told AFP on Saturday that paramilitary fighters separated families and killed children in front of their parents, with tens of thousands still trapped following the city's fall.

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