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WASHINGTON: The dream team of Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start but could not progress to the final stages of US Open’s mixed doubles tournament. Williams, often considered the best women’s tennis player in history and Spain’s seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Alcaraz fell to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Flavio Cobolli … Read more
LONDON: Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has become the most expensive teenager in Premier League history after joining Manchester City from Lille in a five-year deal the French club said Wednesday was worth 100 million euros (£85.6 million, $117 million). The fee for Bouaddi surpasses Manchester United’s £58.9 million deal for Leny Yoro, also signed from Lille, … Read more
[Higher revenue and employee limits for small businesses that get federal contracts and loans could disadvantage the smallest companies, their owners say.
Attacks damaged buildings and intelligence equipment used by the CIA and other US spy agencies, NBC reports People walk next to a symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile and an Iranian flag at Imam Hussein Square in Tehran, Iran, July 12, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA via reporters Iranian missile and drone attacks have caused “unprecedented damage” … Read more
Settlement resolves claims by 29 US states, ending a major trial over allegations that social media harmed young users A woman walks by the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 20, 2026. REUTERS Meta Platforms agreed to pay a maximum $16.68 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims … Read more
An initial assessment of satellite imagery suggests an “ice avalanche” from a high-altitude glacier sent a giant cascade into the valley below.
LONDON: England captain Joe Root has laid down the law over the standards of behaviour he expects from his side as they deal with yet another off-field embarrassment, according to fast bowler Josh Tongue. Brydon Carse was dropped from the squad for the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s starting Thursday. The 31-year-old was referred … Read more
Sooriyabandara (92) and Mendis (55) briefly lift the hosts before the visitors regain control COLOMBO: India are closing in on a big win in Colombo after Sri Lanka slumped to 229-6 at stumps on day four of the second Test, having been made to follow-on on Wednesday. Sri Lanka lead by just 16 runs with … Read more
In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.
An earthquake is suspected to have triggered an ice-rock avalanche, causing floods in Nepal’s Lhende Khola river An injured man is rushed to a hospital after devastating floods near Nepal, China border. PHOTO: REUTERS KHATMANDU: A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China’s Tibet … Read more