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Rybakina advances while Andreeva exits at Toronto

Rybakina advances while Andreeva exits at Toronto

Reigning Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina advanced to the fourth round of the WTA Toronto Masters on Friday while French Open winner Mirra Andreeva was eliminated by Canada's Leylah Fernandez.

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Amazon behind massive private gas plant for new data centers

Amazon behind massive private gas plant for new data centers

Amazon confirmed Friday it is financially backing a massive, private gas power plant in Texas that could become the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

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Shelton storms to Montreal win as title defence solidifies

Shelton storms to Montreal win as title defence solidifies

Ben Shelton threw down eight aces and produced three love games in the second set in dominating Zizou Bergs 6-3, 6-2 on Friday in reaching the fourth round of the ATP Montreal Masters.

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Apple and OpenAI escalate legal battle over devices

Apple and OpenAI escalate legal battle over devices

A legal battle between Apple and OpenAI over the ChatGPT-maker's secretive device project escalated this week when the artificial intelligence (AI) developer called the iPhone-maker's allegations "baseless" and asked for the lawsuit's dismissal.

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All Blacks need to improve says coach after opening win against Stormers

All Blacks need to improve says coach after opening win against Stormers

All Blacks coach Dave Rennie said his team needed to improve after they beat the Stormers 38-21 in the opening match of their South African tour at the Cape Town Stadium on Friday.

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All Blacks strike late to secure opening win against Stormers

All Blacks strike late to secure opening win against Stormers

Four late tries sealed a 38-21 win for the New Zealand All Blacks against the Stormers in the opening match of their South African tour at the Cape Town Stadium on Friday night.

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Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows

Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows

Spain announced on Friday it would introduce temporary border checks on travellers from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass migrant rush into Ceuta.

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign defence pact amid regional war

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign defence pact amid regional war

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement on Friday amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war.

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Bezzecchi smashes Silverstone track record in MotoGP qualifying

Bezzecchi smashes Silverstone track record in MotoGP qualifying

Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi returned after a broken collarbone to shave almost a full second off the Silverstone track record in Friday's pre-qualifying session for this weekend's British MotoGP.

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Trump renews effort to remove US Fed Governor Lisa Cook

Trump renews effort to remove US Fed Governor Lisa Cook

US President Donald Trump is moving forward with an attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations, according to a White House letter seen by AFP on Friday, after the Supreme Court batted him back in June.

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