Hurricane Debby blows $1 mn in cocaine onto Florida beach
Hurricane Debby landed in Florida Monday bringing high winds, pouring rain -- and 25 tightly wrapped packages of cocaine worth more than $1 million.
Read moreSimone Biles: Gymnastics great who transcends sport
Simone Biles may not have won another gold on Monday but she took the Paris Olympics by storm to cement her legacy as the greatest gymnast of all time.
Read moreIconic S.African actor John Kani awarded an OBE
The South African government congratulated Monday actor John Kani, a legend of protest theatre and also known for roles in US blockbusters, for his award of the prestigious Order of the British Empire.
Read moreGaza officials say 80 Palestinian corpses handed over by Israel
Gaza's Civil Defence agency said it received the bodies of 80 unidentified Palestinians from Israel on Monday, which it buried in a mass grave.
Read morePay up or move out: Drug gangs rob Ecuadorans of homes
A family hauls out appliances, furniture, and even a pool table that narcos had moved into their home in southwestern Ecuador after they had abandoned it in fear, unable to pay the protection money demanded from them.
Read moreBritish women riders break team sprint world record
Britain smashed the women's team sprint world record in the Olympics qualifying competition on Monday, crossing the line in 45.472sec.
Read moreElon Musk suing OpenAI, Altman again
Elon Musk revived a lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI, accusing its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of betraying the artificial intelligence company's founding mission.
Read moreItaly's D'Amato triumphs as Biles falls in 'weird, awkward' balance beam final
Alice D'Amato gave Italy a historic Olympic gymnastics gold as Simone Biles joined the fallen in what the US great called a "weird and awkward" balance beam final on Monday.
Read moreBiles errors cost medals, Olympic triathletes take the plunge
Two rare errors proved costly for Simone Biles, as the US gymnastics superstar failed to add to her gold haul at the Paris Olympics on Monday, which also saw triathletes plunge into the River Seine.
Read moreBoston archbishop, ally of sex abuse victims, retires
US Cardinal Sean O'Malley, known for championing survivors of sexual abuse and pushing the Catholic Church to reform, is stepping down as the Archbishop of Boston, the Vatican announced Monday.
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