Zion makes triumphant NBA return as Pelicans rip Clippers
Zion Williamson made a triumphant return from a right hip injury Sunday with 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a 112-91 New Orleans NBA victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Top seeds Los Angeles FC and Philadelphia reach MLS Cup final
Los Angeles FC will host the Philadelphia Union in the MLS Cup final after the top two seeds won their conference finals on Sunday.
Read moreIndia bridge collapses, killing at least 130 people
At least 130 people were killed in India after a colonial-era pedestrian bridge collapsed, sending scores of people tumbling into the river below, police said Monday.
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China's factory activity contracts on Covid curbs
China's factory activity shrank in October, official data showed Monday, after industries were hit by strict Covid lockdowns.
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Philippines storm death toll jumps to 98
The death toll from a storm that battered the Philippines has jumped to 98, the national disaster agency said Monday, with little hope of finding survivors in the worst-hit areas.
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US woman who led female IS battalion faces up to 20 years in prison
An American woman who grew up on a farm in Kansas, converted to Islam and joined the Islamic State in Syria, where she led an all-female military battalion, is to be sentenced Tuesday for providing support to a foreign terrorist group.
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US Supreme Court to address use of race in college admissions
The US Supreme Court on Monday revisits the divisive question of whether race can be used as a factor in deciding who gets admitted to some of America's elite universities.
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Greta Thunberg to skip 'greenwashing' COP27 climate summit in Egypt
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Sunday she will skip next month's COP27 talks in Egypt, slamming the global summit as a forum for "greenwashing".
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Tears, fear and futile prayer as Lula wins Brazil vote
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva supporters were already breaking out the flares and crying with joy, while backers of Jair Bolsonaro dropped to their knees in Brazil's capital, praying for an election miracle.
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Lula wins Brazil's bitter presidential vote, Bolsonaro silent
Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for "peace and unity" after narrowly winning a divisive runoff election Sunday, capping a remarkable political comeback by defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro -- who has yet to accept defeat.
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