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Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group declared a truce late on Sunday, raising hopes of an end to the most serious flare-up on the Gaza frontier in more than a year.

Voting as a unified bloc and with the tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats approved the $430 billion spending plan, which will go to the House of Representatives next week, where it is expected to pass before being signed into law by Biden. The plan, crafted in sensitive talks with members on the right wing of his Democratic Party, would include the biggest US investment ever on climate -- $370 billion aimed at effecting a 40 percent drop in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Читать дальше...

Opener Beth Mooney top-scored with 61 as Australia made 161-8 in their 20 overs in the warm Birmingham sunshine. India appeared to be on course for a shock victory when they were 118-2 in the 15th over but a clatter of wickets slowed their charge. They still found boundaries to keep them in the hunt and reached the final over with 11 runs needed and two wickets in hand. But Meghna Singh was run out off the second ball and Yastika Bhatia was trapped lbw the following ball. Victory underlines the dominance of Australia's women... Читать дальше...

Hopes of saving a malnourished beluga whale that has swum up the Seine River were receding on Sunday, as rescuers said they were in a race against the clock to find a solution.

"I think it's going to pass," the Democratic president, who recently recovered from a second bout of Covid-19, told journalists Sunday morning in a brief appearance on the White House lawn. The $430 billion plan, crafted in arduous talks with members on the right wing of his Democratic Party, would include the biggest US investment ever on climate -- $370 billion aimed at effecting a 40 percent drop in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. That would give Biden a clear victory on one of his top agenda... Читать дальше...

In the women's event, Australia's Georgia Baker won her third title following her victories on the track. Gate completed the 160-kilometre ride, which took place in Warwick, near host city Birmingham, in 3hr 28min 29sec. South Africa's Daryl Impey was second and Scotland's Finn Crockett took bronze. There were many breakaway attempts during the race but none proved decisive, setting up a compelling sprint finish between the six in contention. Gate did not hit the front until the closing metres but timed his ride to perfection... Читать дальше...

Ducati rider Bagnaia moves up to third in the world championship after his second Grand Prix victory in a row following the Dutch MotoGP before the five-week summer recess. Spaniard Maverick Vinales was second on an Aprilia and Bagnaia's Australian teammate Jack Miller third. Pole man Zarco was the big loser as the French rider hit the deck on his satellite Ducati bike on the fifth lap while leading as he chased his first victory in the top category. After 12 of 20 races this season Yamaha's Quartararo... Читать дальше...

Dozens of Chinese military aircraft and ships entered Taiwan's air defence zone from Friday to Sunday, as Beijing launched its largest-ever military exercises around the island. These manoeuvres allowed Western military experts to study the modernisation of the Chinese army.

Both closed with bogeys to leave Im atop the leaderboard on 13-under par 197 and Huh on 198 after 54 holes at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. Im missed an eight-foot par putt at the 18th hole to stumble at the end of a five-under par 65 third round while Huh went way left off the 18th tee and chipped inches from the cup to set up a tap-in bogey for a 66. American rookie Brandon Wu and South Korean Kim Joo-hyung were third, two shots off the lead, as the round was finished... Читать дальше...

The Polish world number one, who collected six titles this season before her 37-match win streak was ended by Alize Cornet at Wimbledon, has a limited history at the Canadian event. She previously played in 2019, losing as a qualifier in the third round to Naomi Osaka. Swiatek last competed on cement on April 4 when she won the Miami Masters title. The first of back-to-back pre-US Open tests in August for two-time Roland Garros champion Swiatek will be followed by the Cincinnati Masters with... Читать дальше...

Tanak, who led from the seond stage of the rally, went into the final day with an 8.4sec lead over his Finnish rival. He won just one of Sunday's four special stages but that was enough to give the Estonian victory by 6.8 seconds ahead of Toyota driver Rovanpera who won the other three. Another Finn, Esapekka Lappi, also driving a Toyota, finished third over a minute behind to complete the podium in spite of rolling his car in the penultimate stage. "It was a very good, very positive weekend,"Tanak said after the race. Читать дальше...

It was South Africa's biggest winning margin against the All Blacks since they won 17-0 in Durban in 1928 -- and Rapport backed up their headline with three pages of rave reviews of the Springboks' performance. Hooker and man-of-the-match Malcolm Marx was given 10 out of 10 for his individual efforts and six other Springboks were awarded nine out of 10, including scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse, who came on to the field after just 43 seconds when Faf de Klerk was concussed. The Springboks win heaped pressure on All Blacks coach Ian Foster... Читать дальше...

A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing. Cuban authorities said a unidentified body had been found late Saturday.

Giggs is in the spotlight in Manchester once more on Monday as he stands trial on charges of controlling and coercive behaviour against his former girlfriend Kate Greville between August 2017 and November 2020. The 48-year-old is also accused of assaulting Greville, causing her actual bodily harm, and common assault of her younger sister, Emma Greville, at his home. Giggs has denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty to all charges. But the case has already had implications on his coaching career. Читать дальше...

Beijing has also imposed economic sanctions and increased efforts to isolate Taiwan on the international stage, in a move that experts say will permanently alter the status quo on the Taiwan Strait. AFP looks at what we learned from China's largest-ever military exercise around Taiwan, which was conducted in retaliation to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island this week. Could China impose a blockade of Taiwan? The Chinese military has conducted drills on Taiwan's eastern flank... Читать дальше...

"I couldn't have imagined that it would ever melt as dramatically as this summer... Our 'archive' is melting away," says the glaciologist. Fischer -- vice director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences -- has spent more than 20 years surveying Jamtal and four other Alpine glaciers across Austria's highest peaks for the oldest areas of ice. For scientists looking to reconstruct the Earth's climate in the distant past, such ice formations are... Читать дальше...

An Israeli airstrike killed a second senior commander in the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, the fighters said Sunday as the death toll from violence in Gaza rose to 32, including six children, according to Palestinian health officials. As Israel pressed on with its assault, Palestinian militants retaliated with barrages of rockets fired at Israel.

Adored by some and hated by others, Tito remains a polarising figure four decades after his death across the former Yugoslav republics, including Croatia, where he helped usher in prosperity and authoritarianism alike. The tour's curator Danijela Matijevic said the idea for the project came in 2017, after authorities in Zagreb stripped Tito's name from a prominent square. The move was the latest in a string of measures over the years aimed at ridding the country of its Yugoslav past, removing... Читать дальше...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced Saturday that he had pardoned his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, who faced a 20-year jail term for a 2018 conviction over political unrest.

Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas "cat and mouse" on Sunday, hours before the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises launched in reaction to a visit to Taiwan by the US house speaker.