Heatwave grips Spain as UK readies for soaring temperatures
Spain and Portugal were sweltering in their second heatwave in a month on Monday, with scorching temperatures also expected in France and Britain in the coming days.
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Nicklaus not bothered by prospect of British Open producing record low score
Three-time British Open champion Jack Nicklaus is not worried about the prospect of a record low score being posted during the 150th championship this week in St Andrews, where benign conditions have led to some suggestions the course could be too easy.
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Kyiv warns Russia will step up Donbas fight, six killed in Kharkiv
Ukraine warned Monday that Russian forces were preparing to intensify their fight for key cities in the Donbas, where the death toll from a weekend attack rose to 30 as rocket strikes killed six in the country's second city.
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James Bond theme composer Monty Norman dies aged 94
British composer Monty Norman, best known for writing the iconic theme music for the James Bond films, died on Monday at the age of 94, his official website announced.
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Raza stars as Zimbabwe sink Singapore in T20 World Cup qualifier
Sikandar Raza struck 87 off 40 balls as hosts Zimbabwe defeated Singapore by 111 runs on Monday to make a great start in their bid to qualify for the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
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Global stocks down ahead of earnings, inflation data
Global stock markets slid Monday as investors braced for the start of the US corporate earnings season later this week and a key US inflation report.
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Market values are destroying nature: UN report
A major UN report warned Monday that a global economy focused on short-term profit is wrecking the planet and called for a drastically different approach as to how we value nature.
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Dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi arrested: media
Award-winning dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi was arrested Monday, the third director to be detained in less than a week, the Mehr news agency said.
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Pharma company seeks to make its birth control over-the-counter in US
In a first, a pharmaceutical company applied Monday for US approval to make its birth control pill available over-the-counter, weeks after the US Supreme Court overturned a federal right to abortion care.
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Portugal fires contained, situation remains 'serious'
Firefighters in Portugal on Monday contained two forest fires that ravaged the centre of the country which is under a state of emergency due to an ongoing heatwave.
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