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DR Congo Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege declares presidential bid
DR Congo's Denis Mukwege, a surgical gynaecologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced on Monday that he would run for president in elections planned for December.
UN to vote on Haiti force after year of pleas
A year after violence-ravaged Haiti's leaders first pleaded for an international force, the United Nations Security Council is set to vote Monday on a Kenyan-led mission aiming to bring stability to the Caribbean nation.
Barca teen Yamal extends contract until 2026
Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal has extended his contract with the Spanish giants until 2026, the club announced on Monday.
Dr Mukwege: from Congo's Nobel winner to presidential hopeful
Congolese surgical gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, who won the Nobel prize for his work with rape victims, is renowned at home for his boundless energy and biting criticism of the central African country's government.
UK finance minister announces boost for lowest earners
The UK minimum wage will go up next year, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said Monday, as the ruling Conservative party positions itself to battle an expected general election.
Donald 'would consider' staying on as Europe Ryder Cup captain
Luke Donald said he "would consider" keeping the European Ryder Cup captaincy for the next tournament in two years' time after leading his team to victory in Rome on Sunday.
South Korea blunder, North break record, Yavi supreme at Asian Games
A red-faced South Korean rollerskater blundered away a gold medal, a North Korean weightlifter broke a world record again and Winfred Yavi cruised to a second Asian Games title on the athletics track in Hangzhou on Monday.
European telecom firms urge EU to make big tech pay
The heads of European telecoms firms, including Orange and Vodafone, on Monday urged the EU to make tech and streaming giants pay for the massive amounts of bandwidth they use.
Stella McCartney turns fashion show into green tech marketplace
British designer Stella McCartney took over a Paris marketplace on Monday and turned it into a showcase for new greener textiles while honouring her rock star parents' time in 1970s band Wings.
Birkenstock aims to raise up to $1.58 bn in IPO
German sandal maker Birkenstock on Monday set a price for its initial public offering of shares at $44 to $49 each, which could see the company raise up to $1.58 billion.
Equities retreat with US rate worries back in focus
Stocks fell in the US and Europe on Monday, with relief that a government shutdown was avoided in Washington proving short-lived as investors focused again on the risks from high interest rates.
US to recommend antibiotic pill after sex to prevent STIs
Amid soaring rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, US health authorities on Monday proposed that doctors begin prescribing a common antibiotic as a pill taken after sex, despite concerns over fueling more resistant strains.
Am replaces injured Mapimpi in Boks Rugby World Cup squad
Centre Lukhanyo Am has been called up to defending champions South Africa's Rugby World Cup squad as the replacement for injured winger Makazole Mapimpi, tournament organisers announced on Monday.
Alcaraz, Swiatek both through at China Open
Carlos Alcaraz sealed a spot in the men's semi-finals of the China Open with a straight-sets victory over Norway's Casper Ruud in Beijing on Monday.
World champion Yavi takes charge in Hangzhou as Hadadi's long reign ends
Bahrain's untouchable world title holder Winfred Yavi surged to the Asian Games 3,000m steeplechase gold medal on Monday, as Iranian veteran Ehsan Hadadi's 17-year reign as discus champion came to an end.
Oil industry 'central' to climate solutions: COP28 head
The president of the upcoming COP28 climate talks told an Abu Dhabi oil conference on Monday that the fossil fuel industry would play an essential role in addressing the climate crisis.
North Korean breaks world record as weightlifting dominance continues
A third women's weightlifting world record was broken on Monday as North Korea continued to dominate at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday on their return to international competition after four years away.
Antony could make Man Utd return against Galatasaray - Ten Hag
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said Antony could return in the Champions League tie at home to Galatasaray on Tuesday amid ongoing police inquiries into allegations of abuse against the Brazil international.
Spanish nightclub ravaged by deadly fire ordered to close in 2022
A Spanish nightclub that was ravaged by fire over the weekend, killing 13 people, had been ordered to shut in 2022, authorities said on Monday, as an investigation began into the cause of the tragedy.
It's kabaddi first, army second for Korean beauty queen Woo
Woo Hee-jun has been a beauty pageant queen and a first lieutenant in the South Korean army, but her first love will always be the ancient Indian sport of kabaddi.
Silence falls on Karabakh after refugee exodus
Silence has returned to the mountain road down which most of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh fled after the self-proclaimed republic surrendered to Azerbaijani troops.
VAR officials behind Liverpool error were in UAE 48 hours earlier: report
A review into English-based match officials being paid for one-off appearances in other domestic leagues could take place after a controversial VAR error denied Liverpool a goal in a 2-1 defeat by Tottenham.
Green groups target TotalEnergies over Tanzania, Uganda projects
Four environmental groups have taken legal action against French giant TotalEnergies on claims of "climaticide" over a controversial oil project in Tanzania and Uganda, their lawyers said Monday.
Better be a Bok than Irish, says Erasmus of quarter-final scenario
Springbok director of rugby Rassie Erasmus admitted Monday the baffling permutations around which two teams from Pool B will qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals were keeping him awake.
India gun for kabaddi revenge against Iran at Asian Games
India had been the only country ever to win kabaddi gold at the Asian Games until Iran shocked them five years ago.
Lawmakers grill Dutch ex-FM over EU climate post bid
European lawmakers will on Monday grill former Dutch foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra on his bid for a top European Union climate post, in the face of criticism from green activists over his past ties to the oil industry.
Unbeaten Wales rest Morgan for final pool game against Georgia
Flanker Jac Morgan is rested as Warren Gatland named his Wales XV to play Georgia in their final World Cup Pool C match in Nantes on Saturday.
Equities retreat with US rates back in focus
Asian and European stock markets mostly fell Monday and the dollar rose as relief over a last-minute deal to avoid a US government shutdown gave way to renewed concerns over high interest rates.
Nobel prize goes to mRNA Covid vaccine researchers
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for work on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology that paved the way for groundbreaking Covid-19 vaccines.
Katalin Kariko, scientific maverick who paved way for mRNA vaccines
Hungarian-born scientist Katalin Kariko's obsession with researching a substance called mRNA to fight disease once cost her a faculty position at a prestigious US university, which dismissed the idea as a dead end.
From Covid to cancer: High hopes for Nobel mRNA vaccines
The coronavirus pandemic brought global renown to the mRNA technology that underpins vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, and on Monday earned a Nobel Prize for two scientists who have been key to its development.
Spain probes nightclub fire that claimed 13 lives
Emergency workers on Monday combed through the wreckage of a blaze that ripped through a packed Spanish nightclub complex over the weekend, killing 13 people, to try to understand the cause of the fire.