Wimbledon win was huge confidence boost in tough year: Djokovic
Novak Djokovic said his Wimbledon triumph gave him a much-needed boost of confidence during a tough season and that it laid the platform for a strong finish to the year.
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Verstappen sets F1 record for most wins in a season
Red Bull’s double world champion Max Verstappen won the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday to set a Formula One record of 14 victories from a single season, as well ...
Shanghai Disney shuts over Covid, visitors unable to leave
Shanghai’s Disney Resort abruptly suspended operations on Monday to comply with COVID-19 prevention measures, with all visitors at the time of the announcement directed to stay in the park ...
Russia rains missiles on Ukraine after pulling out of grain deal (wrapup)
Ships brought grain from Ukrainian ports on Monday, suggesting Moscow had stopped short of reimposing a blockade that might have caused world hunger, despite suspending its participation in a U....
Hong Kong proposes allowing retail trade in cryptocurrencies
Hong Kong’s government has proposed allowing retail investors to trade in cryptocurrencies and crypto exchange-traded funds – a move it hopes will help it rebuild its fintech hub status.
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Russia’s Lavrov needles Biden over Cuban missile crisis and Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin’s foreign minister needled Joe Biden over Ukraine, saying that he hoped the U.S. president had the wisdom to deal with a global confrontation similar to ...
Lula narrowly defeats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidency again
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election on Sunday that marked a stunning comeback for the leftist former president and the end of ...
Elon Musk says Twitter will revise how it verifies users
Twitter will revise its user verification process, Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday, just days after he took over one of the world’s most influential social media ...
Death toll from India bridge collapse rises to 132, search on for missing
The death toll from a bridge collapse in Gujarat in India rose to 132, a local government official told Reuters on Monday.
A footbridge over the Machhu River in the town ...
Foxconn COVID woes may hit up to 30 per cent of iPhone November output
COVID-19 woes at Foxconn’s iPhone assembly plant in China’s Zhengzhou city could slash the site’s November output of the Apple Inc (AAPL.O) device by as much ...
Egypt’s pound sinks further against dollar after flexibility pledge
Egypt’s pound fell about 3 per cent to 23.8 against the dollar as trading resumed on Sunday, Refinitiv data showed, after authorities committed to a flexible exchange rate under an International ...
Saudi Shares fall on weak earnings, volatile oil
Saudi Arabian shares extended losses on Sunday, weakened by disappointing corporate earnings, volatile energy markets and the expectation the U.S. Federal Reserve will hike interest rates next week.
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Czechs rally against rising extremism and voice support for Ukraine
Tens of thousands of Czechs rallied in Prague’s main square on Sunday against rising populism and extremism, two days after a coalition of far-right political movements, fringe groups and ...
Arsenal back on top after thrashing Forest, United beat Hammers
Arsenal hammered Nottingham Forest 5-0 at the Emirates on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League, but the win may have come at a cost after Bukayo ...
Pakistani journalist crushed by ex-PM Khan’s truck during coverage
A female journalist was crushed to death by a vehicle carrying former prime minister Imran Khan in an accident in eastern Pakistan on Sunday as he led a convoy along ...
At least 40 killed in India bridge collapse
At least 40 people were killed when a pedestrian bridge in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed,plunging hundreds of people into a river, a state minister said.
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U.N. chief delays travel to try to bring Russia back into Black Sea grain deal
The United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine pressed ahead to implement a Black Sea grain deal and agreed on a transit plan for Monday for 16 vessels to move forward, despite Russia’...
Busking Brit crosses Iraq on his way to COP27 without flying
With a violin on his back and maps in his bag, Dan Hodd left Spain a month ago and was cycling through busy Baghdad as he heads to the COP27 ...
Russia says it recovers drones used in Black Sea fleet attack in Crimea
Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday said it had recovered and analysed the wreckage of drones used to attack ships of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Crimea the day ...
Man attacks UK border force centre, kills himself (Update)
A man threw petrol bombs attached with fireworks at a centre for processing migrants in the southern English port of Dover on Sunday and then killed himself, a Reuters photographer ...
Iranians appear to defy warning from powerful Guards with more protests
Iranian students defied warnings from the feared Revolutionary Guards and Basij militia that nationwide protests must end by Sunday, prompting a fierce response from riot police and militia, videos on ...
Brazil votes in heated Bolsonaro vs. Lula presidential runoff
Brazilian voters go to the polls on Sunday in a tense election to choose between re-electing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro or returning leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...
EU urges Moscow to revoke suspension of Ukraine grain deal
The European Union on Sunday called on Russia to reverse its decision to pull out of a U.N.-brokered deal that enabled Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea ...
‘Huge rock’ crushes holiday rooms on Greek island of Crete, killing one
A “huge rock” fell from a hillside and crushed two rooms at a coastal hotel on the Greek island of Crete, killing one Slovenian woman as she slept and injuring ...