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Outsider is Champion Hurdle Ace as favourites tumble

Stock markets extend losses over US tariffs, recession fears

Trump doubles down on Canada trade war with major tariff hike

Emery wants to turn Villa into European force

Real Madrid face 'very high pressure' in Atletico clash: Ancelotti

UK makes manslaughter arrest over North Sea ship crash

Ghana scraps IMF-linked 'nuisance' taxes

Paul Pogba free to return to pitch as doping ban ends

Jorgenson takes Paris-Nice lead after Visma-Lease win 3rd stage

Ex-Philippine president Duterte bound for Hague after ICC arrest over drug war

Trump's anti-diversity and immigration stance overshadows SXSW festival

Ukrainian Romanchuk fastest in qualifying at world swimming

Ukrainian Mykhailo Romanchuk made a statement at the World Swimming Championships on Monday morning as he grabbed a narrow edge in the 800m men's freestyle heats.

England recall Billy Vunipola for Australia rugby tour

Eddie Jones on Monday recalled powerful Saracens forward Billy Vunipola as he named a 36-man squad for England's three-Test Australia tour in July.

Olympic ice dance champions Papadakis and Cizeron taking year off

Olympic ice dance champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron announced on Monday they are taking a year off from competition.

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck to step down following sale of club

Bruce Buck is stepping down as chairman of Chelsea after almost 20 years in the role, the Premier League club announced on Monday.

Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban constitutional

A Japanese court ruled on Monday that the country's failure to recognise same-sex marriage is constitutional, in a setback for activists after a landmark verdict last year found the opposite.

26 more dead in India monsoon fury, waters recede in Bangladesh

At least 26 more people have died in monsoon flooding and lightning strikes in India, as millions remained marooned in the country and neighbouring Bangladesh, authorities said Monday.

Air industry recovery gathering pace despite uncertainty: IATA

Air passengers are expected to hit 83 percent of pre-pandemic levels this year and the aviation industry's return to profit is "within reach" in 2023 despite ongoing uncertainty, the International Air Transport Association said on Monday.

Stock markets mixed as recession worries persist

Markets were mixed Monday having pared earlier losses but sentiment continues to be clouded by fears that central bank moves to rein in soaring inflation will induce a recession.

'Huge uncertainty' for EU firms over China's Covid curbs, chamber warns

Many European firms are rethinking their investments in China because of its strict Covid controls, a top business group said Monday, warning that disruptions had pummelled operations.

Bankrupt Sri Lanka opens IMF talks, begins shutdown

Sri Lanka closed schools and halted all non-essential government services on Monday, beginning a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as the International Monetary Fund opened talks with Colombo on a possible bailout.

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