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Djokovic racks up 80th Wimbledon win as Alcaraz fights back

Djokovic racks up 80th Wimbledon win as Alcaraz fights back

Defending Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic became the first player to win 80 matches at all four Grand Slams on Monday while teenage star Carlos Alcaraz battled over five sets to make the second round.

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Jordan toxic gas blast kills 10, injures over 200

Jordan toxic gas blast kills 10, injures over 200

A toxic gas explosion killed 10 people and injured more than 250 on Monday, authorities said, when a cloud of yellow gas suddenly enveloped Jordan's Aqaba port.

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LAFC confirms 12-month Bale deal with options through 2024

LAFC confirms 12-month Bale deal with options through 2024

Wales captain Gareth Bale has signed a 12-month contract with Los Angeles FC that features options through 2024, the Major League Soccer squad announced Monday.

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One dead as rare tornado tears through Dutch city

One dead as rare tornado tears through Dutch city

A tornado ripped through a southwestern Dutch city on Monday, killing one person and injuring nine others in the first fatal twister to hit the country for three decades.

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Sri Lanka suspends fuel sales as economic crisis worsens

Sri Lanka suspends fuel sales as economic crisis worsens

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced a two-week halt to all fuel sales except for essential services starting Monday and called for a partial shutdown as its unprecedented economic crisis deepened.

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Three things we learned from the England-New Zealand series

Three things we learned from the England-New Zealand series

England completed a breathtaking 3-0 series rout of Test world champions New Zealand with a dashing seven-wicket win at Headingley on Monday.

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French minister targeted in sexual assault complaint

French minister targeted in sexual assault complaint

A French cabinet minister on Monday became the target of a complaint for attempted rape, prosecutors said, the latest sexual misconduct allegation against a member of President Emmanuel Macron's government.

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Raducanu beats Van Uytvanck in Wimbledon opener

Raducanu beats Van Uytvanck in Wimbledon opener

US Open champion Emma Raducanu beat Alison van Uytvanck 6-4, 6-4 on Monday to the delight of a partisan crowd on Wimbledon's Centre Court.

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Davidovich Fokina wins Wimbledon's first 10-point final-set tiebreak

Davidovich Fokina wins Wimbledon's first 10-point final-set tiebreak

Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina knocked 2021 semi-finalist Hubert Hurkacz out of Wimbledon on Monday courtesy of the tournament's first final-set 10-point tiebreak.

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Credit Suisse fined over drugs gang money laundering

Credit Suisse fined over drugs gang money laundering

Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second-biggest bank, which has been rocked by a series of scandals, was slapped with a $2-million-fine Monday in a money laundering case linked to a Bulgarian cocaine network.

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