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US had hottest month on record in July

Russia bars only anti-war party from elections

Colombia quake leaves 69 dead, with more trapped under rubble

Boeing to divest tech ventures for stake in air-taxi startup

Bookmap Announces Partnership with Plus500 to Expand Futures Trading Access

Drought dries major European rivers to record lows

Drought drys major European rivers to record lows

Major quake rocks Colombia and neighbors, 18 confirmed dead

Barcelona turn down PSG offer for Torres

Brazil aircraft maker Embraer raises outlook after record revenue

Buildings collapse as major quake rocks Colombia and neighbors

Drought forces water restrictions across nearly 70 percent of France

Meta releases new AI model as Zuckerberg lays out vision

Europe wary as gas stocks languish at lows while winter looms

Holocaust survivor dies in Russian bombing of Ukraine home

Boris Romantschenko, who survived four Nazi concentration camps during World War II, has been killed by Russian shelling that struck his flat in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the Buchenwald Memorial foundation said Monday. He was 96 years old.

War in Kyiv, Ukraine refuses to surrender Mariupol

Ukraine rejected a Russian ultimatum to surrender the besieged port city of Mariupol on Monday, as overnight Russian strikes destroyed a shopping mall in the capital Kyiv, killing eight people.

Christie's to auction Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe estimated at $200 mn

Christie's announced Monday that it will sell Andy Warhol's 1964 "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" portrait of Marilyn Monroe for an estimated $200 million.

US Senate launches hearings on first Black woman for Supreme Court

Senators were warned Monday that history would be their judge as they launched marathon confirmation hearings to consider the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman to serve on the US Supreme Court.

Russia bans Instagram and Facebook as 'extremist'

A Russian court on Monday banned Facebook and Instagram as "extremist", part of sweeping efforts by Moscow to crack down on social media during the conflict in Ukraine.

Court told alleged killer of UK lawmaker was 'Islamist terrorist'

British lawmaker David Amess was "assassinated" while meeting constituents last year by a "fanatical, radicalised Islamist terrorist," a court heard Monday as his accused killer went on trial.

Biden call to allies kicks off crucial week for West's Ukraine strategy

President Joe Biden was talking by phone with key European allies Monday ahead of attending NATO and EU summits, followed by a trip to Poland, in a crucial week for the Western response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Becker on trial accused of failing to hand over trophies to settle debts

A British jury was told to ignore Boris Becker's celebrity status on Monday as the former world number one tennis player faces trial, accused of failing to hand over trophies he won to settle his debts.

Boeing shares tumble after fatal China crash

Boeing shares dove early Monday following the fatal crash of one of its jets in China, where the US aviation giant was poised to soon resume deliveries of the 737 MAX.

Plane carrying 132 crashes in China, fatalities confirmed

China Eastern confirmed there had been fatalities after a jet carrying 132 people crashed into a mountain in southern China on Monday, shortly after losing contact with air traffic control and dropping thousands of metres in just three minutes.

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