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Christopher Nolan returns with "The Odyssey" blockbuster

De Beers to pause work at S.Africa's largest diamond mine

Only 'superstars' win Tour de France stages: French champ

Thailand probes Bangkok bar fire that killed 27

Young fly-half Moyo to debut for Springboks against Wales

MSF slams 'deliberate' Russian destruction of Ukraine's health system

EU to limit children's access to social media -- gradually

Zverev second in ATP rankings behind Sinner after Wimbledon

Mongolia's child jockeys ready to race in annual festival

Noskova moves into WTA Top 10 after Wimbledon triumph

Thailand probes Bangkok bar fire that killed 27, injured dozens

Planes fight fire in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

Firefighting aircraft battled to contain a wildfire raging in a forest south of Paris for a second day on Monday, with the blaze forcing some residents from their homes as the region baked in a latest heatwave.

'Jurassic Park' star Sam Neill dies aged 78

"Jurassic Park" star Sam Neill died in Australia on Monday aged 78, his family said in a statement that described the beloved actor's death as "sudden and unexpected".

Mulling ban, EU gets expert verdict on social media for children

To ban or not to ban children from all social media? That is the big question facing the European Union in its bid to protect minors from harmful content.

Huge fire in Bangkok bar kills at least 27

A huge fire in a Bangkok bar killed at least 27 people and injured dozens, officials and witnesses said Monday, the deadliest such incident in Thailand for almost two decades.

Huge fire rages in Fontainebleau forest near Paris

French officials rushed two firefighting planes to the Paris region Sunday, after a fire erupted south of the French capital, disrupting traffic during a busy summer travel weekend and piling more misery on a region sweltering through its latest heatwave.

Oil prices spike on fresh US-Iran attacks, tech weighs on stocks again

Oil prices jumped more than four percent Monday after another flare-up between the United States and Iran that threatened their already fragile truce, while Seoul led losses in most Asian stock markets as tech firms suffered another selloff.

'Indispensable' Xiaohongshu app fuels Chinese tourism

Competition is fierce for professional photographers at Beijing's tourist hotspots, including a scenic lake where women in flowy traditional robes pose for snaps to share on Xiaohongshu, China's massively popular lifestyle app.

Spaniard's rare skin disorder ups danger of summer heat

Every summer, Alberto Gomez lives with a fear most people never consider.

NFL seeks to break into Africa with Kenya competition

American Football's NFL came to Kenya this weekend for its latest competition on the African continent as it seeks to win converts to the sport.

Yamal aims to steal Mbappe's World Cup thunder in semi-final showdown

Lamine Yamal is hoping to emulate Kylian Mbappe by winning the World Cup as a teenager, but first his Spain side will have to get the better of France and their superstar captain in Tuesday's semi-final.

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