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Fritz wins delayed match to reach Shanghai Masters third round

Fritz wins delayed match to reach Shanghai Masters third round

World number seven Taylor Fritz finally made it into the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Monday, two days after his match against France's Terence Atmane had been suspended because of rain.

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Naomi Osaka pulls out of Japan Open with back injury

Naomi Osaka pulls out of Japan Open with back injury

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka on Monday pulled out of her home Japan Open next week because of an injury that caused her to retire from the China Open in Beijing.

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Weather may delay launch of mission to study deflected asteroid

Weather may delay launch of mission to study deflected asteroid

Stormy weather has threatened to delay the launch of Europe's Hera spacecraft, which is scheduled to blast off on Monday, SpaceX has said.

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China to flesh out economic stimulus plans after bumper rally

China to flesh out economic stimulus plans after bumper rally

Top Chinese economic policymakers are expected to flesh out a raft of growth-boosting policies on Tuesday, after the announcement of long-awaited stimulus measures last month sparked a blistering stock market rally.

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Artist Marina Abramovic hopes first China show offers tech respite

Artist Marina Abramovic hopes first China show offers tech respite

Pioneering performance artist Marina Abramovic famously once walked thousands of kilometres along the Great Wall of China, a conceptual piece that became the stuff of art world legend.

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Milton 'erratically' approaches Florida, likely to become major hurricane

Milton 'erratically' approaches Florida, likely to become major hurricane

Hurricane Milton was moving "erratically" through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida on Monday, the US National Hurricane Center said, warning it will likely soon become a major hurricane.

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Asian markets track Wall St rally on US jobs data

Asian markets track Wall St rally on US jobs data

Asian markets rose Monday after a blockbuster US jobs report soothed any concerns about the world's top economy, while the dollar held gains with traders scaling back bets on another bumper interest rate cut.

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Pakistan 122-1 at lunch in first England Test

Pakistan 122-1 at lunch in first England Test

Captain Shan Masood and opener Abdullah Shafique hit half-centuries to guide Pakistan to 122-1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against England on Monday.

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Kazakhs approve plan for first nuclear power plant

Kazakhs approve plan for first nuclear power plant

Kazakhstan has approved a plan to build its first nuclear power station in a referendum, overcoming lingering resentment over massive radiation exposure from Soviet-era nuclear tests.

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World marks anniversary of Oct. 7 attack on Israel

World marks anniversary of Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Israel's president on Monday kicked off global commemorations on the first anniversary of Hamas's deadly October 7 attack, with memorials held to honour the victims and the hostages still in captivity in Gaza.

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