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Most equities rise after oil price plunge, US data in focus

Tom Kim defies jet-lag, Kho cards ace as Asian Games golf begins

Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: research

Thai teen rocker Nene aims to tour, write music... and return to school

Lost shark becomes viral star in South Korea

Ivory Coast clamps down on harmful illegal gold rush

Dangote to launch $16bn refinery in Kenya

Nagoya mayor says sorry for Asian Games 'inconveniences'

North Korean leader 'extremely obese': Seoul spy agency

G20 trade officials meet under shadow of tariffs, overcapacity

Yankees and pope-backed White Sox start MLB playoffs with wins

India's fat dog vote goes viral

Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir in hospital for observation

Asian Games crowds in spotlight as 998 see hosts in 50,000 stadium

Clashes erupt as far-right AfD states aim to govern Germany

The far-right AfD declared its ambition to rise to power in Germany as its party congress kicked off Saturday with clashes between hooded demonstrators and police, just weeks after it scored record EU election results.

Attacker with crossbow killed outside Israeli embassy in Belgrade, officer wounded

A Serbian police officer on Saturday killed a man who shot him in the neck with a crossbow in front of the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, in what the prime minister called a "terrorist act".

Haiti PM visits US, to meet with White House official

Haiti's new leader was in the United States on Saturday for a visit set to include meetings with international financial institutions as well as a White House official, his office and a National Security Council spokesperson said.

India win toss and bat in T20 World Cup final

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat in the final of the T20 World Cup against South Africa at the Kensington Oval on Saturday.

Second-time lucky for Kasatkina as she wins Eastbourne WTA final

Daria Kasatkina won her first grass-court title by defeating Leylah Fernandez 6-3, 6-4 to win the Eastbourne International on Saturday a year after losing in the final of the WTA Tour event.

Heptathlon world champion Johnson-Thompson allays Olympic fitness worries

Heptathlon world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson has insisted she feels "healthy now" following concerns over her fitness ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.

Zverev says 'most open Wimbledon in 20 years'

Alexander Zverev placed himself amongst the serious contenders for the Wimbledon title on Saturday, insisting that this year's showpiece "is the most open in 20 years".

Sabalenka 'not 100%' certain for Wimbledon due to 'rare' injury

Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka said Saturday she is "not 100%" certain of playing her first round Wimbledon match due to a "really rare" shoulder injury.

Earps leaves Man Utd saying she cannot stay at WSL team in 'transition'

Manchester United goalkeeper Mary Earps appeared to fire a parting shot at the direction of the club under minority owner Jim Ratcliffe on Saturday as she became the latest high-profile player to leave the Women's Super League side.

Fighting for third day in north Gaza as thousands displaced

Explosions, air strikes and gunfire rattled northern Gaza on Saturday, the third day of an Israeli military operation that has uprooted tens of thousands of Palestinians and compounded what the UN called "unbearable" living conditions in the territory.

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