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Cable car offers small hope for Mongolia's gridlocked capital

Yankees and White Sox advance, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs

Man City scandal risks damage to Premier League's booming brand

Asian stocks mixed as positive US data offset by elevated oil, bond yields

First-time Sepang F1 racers will master track 'from opening lap'

Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands

Japan tightens rules for foreigners wanting permanent residency

Russians join street choirs to sing away sorrows -- or show dissent

'Happiest moment': China's Mu first woman to win eSports Games gold

UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal

EU talks deportations as five nations seek migrant centre in Africa

Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino

Kenneth Branagh examines the scars of Iraq war in 'Atonement'

Meidroth blasts White Sox through, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs

AC Milan edge Man City 3-2 and Celtic rip Chelsea in US matches

Lorenzo Colombo scored two first-half goals and Marco Nasti netted the game-winner to give AC Milan a 3-2 victory over English Premier League champion Manchester City on Saturday at New York.

US to help Amazon nations fight illicit finance, Yellen says

The United States is launching a new initiative to help South American nations disrupt illicit activities that harm the Amazon rainforest, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Saturday in Brazil.

California fire rapidly reaches state's top 10 biggest ever

A fire raging out of control in northern California has rapidly become among the biggest ever in the western US state, authorities said Saturday.

Celtic crush Chelsea 4-1 in US friendly

Japan's Kyogo Furuhashi and Denmark's Matt O'Riley scored first-half goals to power Celtic over Chelsea 4-1 on Saturday in an international club football friendly.

Vegas leads Kuchar by one as both try to end PGA win drought

Jhonattan Vegas birdied six of the last eight holes on Saturday to grab a one-stroke Atlanta Open lead over Matt Kuchar with each trying to end a PGA win drought.

Deadly strike at Gaza school, rocket kills Israelis in Golan

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said an Israeli strike on a school killed 30 people Saturday, while a rocket fired from Lebanon killed 12 youngsters in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

Emotional Dressel spearheads US to first Olympic gold in Paris

A formidable United States spearheaded by an emotional Caeleb Dressel stormed to the men's 4x100m Olympic freestyle relay title on Saturday for the country's first gold in Paris.

Aussie Thompson edges Shang to reach ATP Atlanta final

Australia's Jordan Thompson, seeking his second ATP title of the year, outlasted Chinese teen qualifier Shang Juncheng 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Atlanta Open final.

Tearful Kong spoils French party with Hong Kong's third ever Olympic gold

Fencer Vivian Kong won Hong Kong's third ever Olympic gold medal on Saturday, disappointing the home crowd as she beat France's Auriane Mallo-Breton 13-12 in sudden death in the women's epee final.

McKeon bags sixth Olympic gold as Australia win freestyle relay

Australia swam the second fastest time in history Saturday to clinch the women's 4x100m freestyle title, earning Emma McKeon a sixth Olympic gold medal.

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China edge Japan as Olympic gymnastics springs into action