India's island choke point
China’s lithography leap
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Australia limits migration
Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength
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Health
2,500 dead and rising -- UN says DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially'
The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing "exponentially", with more than 2,500 deaths recorded and half of those in the last 20 days, the senior UN coordinator on the disease said Friday.
Economy
Stocks tread cautiously as traders weigh US Treasury action
Global stock markets traded cautiously on Friday as investors assessed the US Treasury's effort to push down long-term borrowing costs, which spiked this week.
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Full steam ahead: Swiss mark 175 years since first rail service
Switzerland -- famous for its punctual railways -- celebrated the 175th anniversary of passenger train services in the country on Tuesday with a re-creation of the first journey featuring a steam locomotive.
Smith stays silent on report he's heading for LIV Golf
British Open winner Cameron Smith of Australia stayed silent Tuesday on reports he will jump from the US PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series.
Cane insists All Blacks can sidestep fourth straight loss
New Zealand captain Sam Cane insists the All Blacks can cope with the pressure of facing South Africa in Johannesburg on Saturday as the visitors seek to sidestep a fourth straight defeat this year.
LIV Golf trio denied chance to play in PGA playoffs
A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by three LIV Golf players for a temporary restraining order allowing them to play in this week's US PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs.
Kyrgios lifts his mental game for seventh straight win
Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios let an early lead slip but regrouped on Tuesday for a 6-4, 6-4 first-round victory over Sebastian Baez at the ATP Montreal Masters.
Jury finds ex-Twitter worker spied for Saudi royals
A former Twitter worker was found guilty on Tuesday of spying for Saudi officials keen to unmask critics on the platform.
Teen stars hail Serena as inspirational game changer
Teen stars Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu hailed Serena Williams as an inspiration and a game-changing tennis legend on Tuesday, hours after the 23-time Grand Slam champion revealed impending retirement plans.
New US strategy to make monkeypox vaccine go further
US health authorities on Tuesday authorized a new procedure for injecting the monkeypox vaccine that should make it possible to inoculate more people with the same amount of the drug, at a time when doses are running short in the country.
Osaka retires in Toronto opener with back pain
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka retired from her opening match on Tuesday at the WTA Toronto Masters with lower back pain, raising injury concerns with the US Open looming.
Benfica, Kyiv, Eindhoven and Rangers into Champions League play-offs
Two-time former champions Benfica will play Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv while Ruud van Nistelrooy's PSV Eindhoven will face Glasgow Rangers after they all qualified for the final Champions League qualifying play-off round on Tuesday.
US teen Gauff says Serena 'can inspire many more generations'
US teen star Coco Gauff, inspired to play tennis by Serena Williams, said Tuesday she was shocked to hear about the impending retirement plans of the 23-time Grand Slam champion.
Russia says Crimea airbase blast was ammo detonation, not attack
Moscow insisted Tuesday that major blasts at a key military airbase on the Russian-annexed Crimea peninsula were caused by exploding ammunition rather than Ukrainian fire.
Global stock markets retreat on eve of US inflation data
Stock markets were mostly lower and the dollar fell on Tuesday as investors nervously await the release of key US inflation data later this week.
FBI raid on Trump's home ignites political firestorm
Top Republican leaders flung their support behind former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday after an extraordinary FBI raid on his palatial Florida residence sparked a political firestorm in an already bitterly divided country.
US stocks sink with all eyes on consumer price data
With all eyes on back-to-back inflation data coming this week, Wall Street stocks tumbled again on Tuesday as earnings warnings tanked tech shares.
France launches rescue op for beluga astray in Seine
French marine experts launched an ambitious operation Tuesday to rescue an ailing beluga whale that swam up the Seine river, to return it to the sea, an AFP journalist at the scene reported.
Raducanu rolled in Montreal first round
Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu on Britain exited on Tuesday in the first round of the WTA Toronto Masters, losing 7-6 (7/0), 6-2 to Italy's Camila Giorgi.
Two miners rescued in Dominican Republic after 10 days underground
Two miners were rescued in the Dominican Republic Tuesday, seemingly unharmed, after 10 days trapped underground and a massive operation, with support from Canada, to free them.
NFL owners approve Broncos sale to Wal-Mart heir Walton
NFL club owners voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the sale of the Denver Broncos to Wal-Mart store heir Rob Walton and his family.
Biden signs ratification of Finland, Sweden NATO bids
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to enter NATO, taking expansion of the Western alliance in response to Russia's Ukraine invasion one step closer.
Falling water levels boost Mexican mine rescue mission
Falling water levels have raised hopes that rescuers will be able to enter a flooded Mexican mine, possibly on Wednesday, to look for 10 trapped workers, the government said.
US 'concerned' by reports of Rwandan support for DRC rebels
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States was "concerned" by "credible" reports that Rwanda is supporting rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
LIV trio's lawsuit for PGA playoff spots frustrates No.1 Scheffler
World number one Scottie Scheffler says he's frustrated at a trio of players from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series suing for berths in the US PGA's FedEx Cup playoffs.
Berkane set to face Nigerian club in quest for third CAF Cup title
Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane will launch their bid for a record-equalling third CAF Confederation Cup title against Kwara United of Nigeria or AS Douanes of Niger.
Guinea dissolves FNDC opposition coalition
Guinea's junta-appointed government has dissolved the country's leading opposition movement, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), under a decree dated Saturday.
FBI raid on Trump's home sparks political firestorm
The dramatic FBI raid on Donald Trump's palatial Florida residence has supercharged the polarizing political debate around the slew of judicial investigations facing the former president as he considers another White House run.
Jackson still trying to figure out Fraser-Pryce ahead of 100m clash
Newly-minted world 200m champion Shericka Jackson hopes that Jamaican teammate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will bring the most out of her when they go head-to-head in the 100m at Wednesday's Diamond League meet in Monaco.
Nigerian clubs out of luck in CAF Champions League draws
Hopes of Nigerian clubs making an impact in the CAF Champions League this season were dealt a double blow when the draws for the preliminary and last-32 rounds were made in Cairo on Tuesday.
Chelsea's Werner returns to RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig said on Tuesday they had signed former striker Timo Werner from Chelsea on a four-year deal.
Russia says ammunition detonated at Crimea base, one dead
Russia Tuesday attributed loud blasts at a key military airbase on the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula to exploding ammunitions, downplaying the possibility that the site was hit by Ukrainian fire.
Tributes for South African umpire Koertzen after he dies in car accident
Fellow umpires and former players paid tribute on Tuesday to former South African umpire Rudi Koertzen, who died in a car accident on Tuesday morning.
England head coach Jones rebuked by RFU for private school criticism
England head coach Eddie Jones was reprimanded by his employers at the Rugby Football Union (RFU) on Tuesday for criticising what he saw as the English game's reliance on the private school system.