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'Crazy' tree planter greening Sao Paulo concrete jungle

French champagne makers bid to protect seasonal workers from abuse

Atletico Madrid president splits time between football and film

Alcaraz says 'a lot of players' agree after schedule 'kill us' comments

Outdated rules, limited metro collide for 'unbearable' Athens gridlock

Ninth body recovered in flood-hit Japan region

The EU vs X: How big could the fines be for Musk?

Hefty Australian penguin chick 'Pesto' becomes star

Fashion's fun 'Frankenstein' flies after Olympic triumph

Volkswagen crisis pits homegrown leaders against each other

Princess Zelda takes the lead in 'Echoes of Wisdom'

Sinner, Medvedev target US Open quarter-finals

World number one Jannik Sinner and former champion Daniil Medvedev set their sights on the US Open quarter-finals on Monday in a tournament stripped of superstar duo Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

'Knackered' Australian Batt not giving up after sixth wheelchair rugby Paralympics

Australian Ryley Batt may have just finished his sixth Paralympic Games but wheelchair rugby's poster boy is refusing to call it a day.

Retirement won't be a 'difficult decision' says Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo has ruled out any immediate thought of retirement from international football as he believes he still has plenty to give Portugal, he told a press conference on Monday.

Brazil's Supreme Court confirms X suspension

Brazil's Supreme Court on Monday ratified the decision by one of its judges to suspend Elon Musk's X social network for alleged judicial transgressions.

Sinner, Swiatek target US Open quarter-finals

Stock markets wobble on China woes

Data showing weak Chinese economic performance hit stock market trading on Monday, offsetting optimism over an expected US interest-rate cut.

Volkswagen mulls plant closures and job cuts in Germany

German automotive giant Volkswagen said Monday it could take the unprecedented move to close production sites in Germany and threatened further job cuts as its savings plans stalled.

State oil company’s 'financial strain' compounds Nigeria’s fuel shortage

Weeks of fuel scarcities in Nigeria are compounding a cost-of-living crisis, with the state-run oil company acknowledging "financial strain" was hampering supplies.

US Open under fire for 'total mess' of late finishes

Former world number one Andy Murray laid into US Open organisers on Monday, describing scheduling at the Grand Slam tournament as "a total mess" after a women's match ended at a record 2:15 a.m.

Frenchman on trial for recruiting strangers to rape drugged wife

A French pensioner went on trial Monday on charges of allowing scores of strangers to rape his wife after he drugged her, in a case that has horrified the country.

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