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Libya’s central bank announces reunification after nearly a decade of division due to civil war

Libya’s central bank announced Sunday its reunification after being split for nearly a decade due to the country’s long-running civil war that resulted in two rival administrations, in the east and the west. The bank said in a terse statement that it has become a “unified sovereign institution” following a meeting in the capital, Tripoli, between Central Bank Governor Sadiq al-Kabir and his deputy in the country’s east, Marai Rahil. The bank said the meeting crowned efforts by Libyan parties and marked the unification of the bank. Al-Kabir and Rahil said they would continue their efforts to

Libya’s central bank announces reunification after nearly a decade of division due to civil war
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Schauffele earns final spot and bumps Koepka from an automatic Ryder Cup berth

PGA champion Brooks Koepka went from a remarkable feat of getting among the six automatic spots on the Ryder Cup to now needing a phone call from U.S. captain Zach Johnson. Xander Schauffele did enough right Sunday in the BMW Championship that a bogey on the final hole didn’t cost him. He closed with a 2-under 68 at Olympia Fields and tied for eighth, giving him the sixth and final automatic spot on the Ryder Cup team. Koepka fell from No. 5 to No. 7, finishing 29 points behind Schauffele. Max Homa had been in

Schauffele earns final spot and bumps Koepka from an automatic Ryder Cup berth
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Hovland sets Olympia Fields record with 61 to win BMW Championship

Viktor Hovland delivered the best round of his career at the right time, making birdie on all but two holes on the back nine Sunday for a 9-under 61 to break the course record at Olympia Fields and storm past Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick to win the BMW Championship. What looked to be a two-man race between Scheffler and Fitzpatrick turned into a one-man show by Hovland. He headed to the back nine four shots behind. In the end, Scheffler and Fitzpatrick had to hole out from the fairway to catch him. Both closed

Hovland sets Olympia Fields record with 61 to win BMW Championship
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Coco Gauff, 19, earns Cincinnati women's title by beating Muchova in straight sets

Seventh-seeded Coco Gauff became the first teenager in more than 50 years to win the Western & Southern Open with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Karolina Muchova on Sunday. Gauff, the 2022 French Open runner-up, earned her first Masters 1000 title when Muchova sailed a forehand return wide on Gauff’s fourth match point. The 19-year-old American tossed her racket in the air and jumped up and down in glee after surviving a 1-hour, 56-minute match played in temperatures approaching 90 degrees. “This is unbelievable,” Gauff said during the post-match trophy presentation. “I’m just happy to be

Coco Gauff, 19, earns Cincinnati women's title by beating Muchova in straight sets
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Navy shipbuilders' union approves 3-year labor pact at Bath Iron Works

The largest union at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in Maine overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract, the union said Sunday, averting another strike like the one three years ago that contributed to delays in delivering ships. The contract, which takes effect Monday, raises pay a range of 2.6% to 9.6% in the first year with differences due to a mid-contract wage adjustment that already took effect for some workers, and will be followed by a 5% increase in the second year and 4% increase in the third. Workers are receiving an increase in contributions to

Navy shipbuilders' union approves 3-year labor pact at Bath Iron Works
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Tropical Storm Hilary menaces Mexico's Baja coast, southwest US packing deadly rainfall

Tropical Storm Hilary was accelerating northward off Mexico’s Baja coast on Sunday, no longer a hurricane but still packing what forecasters called “life-threatening” rain likely to unleash flooding across a broad region of the western U.S. As of 8 a.m. Pacific time, Hilary was located about 220 miles (350 kilometers) south-southeast of San Diego, the National Hurricane Center reported. Hilary had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) and was moving northwest at 25 mph (41 kph), remaining just off the Pacific coast. The Mexican cities of Ensenada and Tijuana, directly in the storm’s path,

Tropical Storm Hilary menaces Mexico's Baja coast, southwest US packing deadly rainfall
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Aaron Rodgers will make his Jets debut in preseason finale vs. Giants, AP source says

Aaron Rodgers’ Big Apple debut will come in the New York Jets’ preseason finale against the Giants next Saturday night. The 39-year-old quarterback, who hasn’t played in an exhibition game since 2018 while with the Green Bay Packers, will start in the Jets’ final tuneup before the regular-season opener on Sept. 11 against the Buffalo Bills, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the Jets didn’t announce their plans for the game. The New York Post first reported Rodgers’ debut with New York would come

Aaron Rodgers will make his Jets debut in preseason finale vs. Giants, AP source says
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Spaniards back home celebrate La Roja winning Women's World Cup

Spaniards erupted in joy after La Roja won the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, with some following coach Jorge Vilda’s call to take to the streets and celebrate Spain’s first major soccer title in more than a decade. Fans in Madrid, Barcelona and around the country cheered when the final whistle blew in Sydney, Australia, following Spain’s 1-0 win over England to clinch the women’s world title for the first time. The women’s triumph came 13 years after the men’s national team won its only World Cup title in South Africa. The men’s team also won the

Spaniards back home celebrate La Roja winning Women's World Cup
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Official says wildfire on Spain's popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately

Canary Islands regional President Fernando Clavijo said Sunday that police have confirmed that a wildfire raging on the Spanish tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately. Clavijo said police had opened three lines of investigation but did not say if there had been any arrests. Improved weather conditions helped firefighters make advances overnight in their battle to tame the blaze that has raged out of control for the past five days, authorities said Sunday. “The night was very difficult but thanks to the work of the firefighters, the results have been very

Official says wildfire on Spain's popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately
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More villages evacuated as a large wildfire in northern Greece rages for the second day

Greek authorities evacuated another five villages near the northeastern border with Turkey Sunday where a large summer wildfire that has already destroyed several homes over the weekend drew dangerously close. There were no reports of serious injuries to firefighters or residents from the forest blaze near the town of Alexandroupolis, that forced the evacuation of another eight villages Saturday. Strong winds whipped on the flames, and civil protection authorities warned of an “extreme” fire risk Monday in the region around the capital, Athens, and other parts of southern Greece. Some 200 firefighters, assisted by 16 water-dropping

More villages evacuated as a large wildfire in northern Greece rages for the second day
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Patriots' Isaiah Bolden evaluated, released from hospital after being carted off late vs. Packers

Patriots rookie cornerback Isaiah Bolden has been released from a Green Bay area hospital following a series of evaluations after being carted off the field in the fourth quarter of New England’s exhibition game with the Packers. The Patriots said in a statement Sunday that Bolden, who appeared to collide with teammate Calvin Munson while attempting to make a hit on a pass completion to Green Bay’s Malik Heath, will travel with the team Sunday when it returns Massachusetts. The league made the decision to call off the remainder of the game after Bolden’s injury, with

Patriots' Isaiah Bolden evaluated, released from hospital after being carted off late vs. Packers
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Spain wins its first Women's World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final

Spain won its first Women’s World Cup title less than a year after a player rebellion, holding off England 1-0 on Sunday after Olga Carmona’s first-half goal. The victory made La Roja the first team to hold the under-17, under-20 and senior world titles at the same time. Spain is the fifth winner in nine editions of the Women’s World Cup and joins Germany as the only two nations to win both the men’s and women’s tournament. At the final whistle the Spanish players piled on each other in front of their goal and were still dancing

Spain wins its first Women's World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final
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Zelenskyy vows retaliation for Chernihiv attack that killed seven people and wounded almost 150

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday vowed stern retaliation for a Russian missile strike in the center of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv that killed seven people and wounded almost 150 others the day before. “I am sure our soldiers will respond to Russia for this terrorist attack. Respond tangibly,” Zelenskyy said in a video address published in the early hours of Sunday at the end of a visit to Sweden, his first foreign trip since attending a NATO summit in Lithuania last month. He identified a 6-year-old girl named Sofia as among the dead

Zelenskyy vows retaliation for Chernihiv attack that killed seven people and wounded almost 150
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Richardson and 3 rivals advance easily through 100-meter heats at worlds

Sha’Carri Richardson, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Shericka Jackson and defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce all won their 100-meter heats at world championships Sunday to stay on course for a showdown in what could be the most unpredictable final of the nine-day track meet. Richardson, the American national champion, crossed the finish line in the day’s fastest time, 10.92 seconds. She pretended to flick some sweat off her brow — no big deal, not that anyone expected that in the first round. Fraser-Pryce, the Jamaican who is seeking to tie a record by winning her sixth world championship in

Richardson and 3 rivals advance easily through 100-meter heats at worlds
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Tribal courts across the country are expanding holistic alternatives to the criminal justice system

Inside a jail cell at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Albertyn Pino’s only plan was to finish the six-month sentence for public intoxication, along with other charges, and to return to her abusive boyfriend. That’s when she was offered a lifeline: An invitation to the tribe’s Healing to Wellness Court. She would be released early if she agreed to attend alcohol treatment and counseling sessions, secure a bed at a shelter, get a job, undergo drug testing and regularly check in with a judge. Pino, now 53, ultimately completed the requirements and, after about a year and a half, the

Tribal courts across the country are expanding holistic alternatives to the criminal justice system
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US captain Tyler Adams returns to Premier League after completing move from Leeds to Bournemouth

United States captain Tyler Adams is returning to the Premier League after completing a move from Leeds to Bournemouth. Adams signed a five-year-deal with Bournemouth, the club said Saturday, after a one-year stint at Leeds that ended with him having hamstring surgery in March and the team being relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season. The clubs did not disclose the transfer fee but British media reported the deal was worth up to 24 million pounds ($30.5 million). The 24-year-old midfielder had been linked with a move to Chelsea earlier in the

US captain Tyler Adams returns to Premier League after completing move from Leeds to Bournemouth
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The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon.

Russia’s robot lander the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it had spun into uncontrolled orbit, the country’s space agency Roscosmos reported on Sunday. “The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the moon,” read a statement from the agency. Roscosmos said it lost contact with the spacecraft on Saturday after it ran into trouble while preparing for its pre-landing orbit after reporting an “abnormal situation ” that its specialists were analyzing. “During the operation, an abnormal situation occurred on board the automatic

The Russian space agency says its Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Netherlands after US approved sending Dutch F-16 jets to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the Netherlands on Sunday, two days after the country said the United States had given its approval for Dutch and Danish authorities to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine’s air force. Zelenskyy is meeting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a military air base in the southern city of Eindhoven. The Ukrainian leader was in Sweden a day earlier. The U.S. approval Friday for the Netherlands and Denmark to deliver American-made F-16s to Ukraine was seen as a major boost for Kyiv, even though the fighter jets won’t have an

Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Netherlands after US approved sending Dutch F-16 jets to Ukraine
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Talks between regional bloc and Niger's junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press

Mutinous soldiers in Niger are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to reinstate the country’s president whom they toppled nearly a month ago while being fearful of attacks from France, an official said. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity after Saturday’s meeting between Niger’s new military regime and a delegation from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS. He said the roughly two-hour discussion aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the country’s deepening crisis, yielded little with no clarity on the next steps. It was the first time head

Talks between regional bloc and Niger's junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press
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Live Updates: UEFA president skips Women's World Cup final featuring two European teams

The Latest from the Women’s World Cup final between England and Spain: ___ UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin was not in attendance for the Women’s World Cup final despite the championship match featuring two European teams. England and Spain were facing off for what will be the first Women’s World Cup title for either team. UEFA instead was represented by Nadine Kessler, technical director of women’s soccer. Čeferin was in Athens on Wednesday for the Super Cup final between Manchester City and Sevilla. He also attended a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his visit. A

Live Updates: UEFA president skips Women's World Cup final featuring two European teams
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Pakistan arrests opposition leader for exposing official secrets, harming national interest

Pakistan’s top investigation agency has arrested an opposition leader, who is a close aide of convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan, for exposing official secrets and harming state interests, according to case documents revealed Sunday. It’s the latest development in a standoff between the administration of outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his predecessor Khan, who was jailed earlier this month on graft charges. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a two-time foreign minister, was arrested Saturday night at his Islamabad home by the Federal Investigation Agency on charges of exposing a letter last year to claim that Khan was

Pakistan arrests opposition leader for exposing official secrets, harming national interest
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US, Japan and Australia plan joint navy drills in disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials say

The United States, Japan and Australia are planning a joint navy drill in the South China Sea off the western Philippines this week to underscore their commitment to the rule of law in the region after a recent show of Chinese aggression in the disputed waters, Filipino security officials said Sunday. On Aug. 5, Chinese coast guard ships used water cannons against Philippine vessels in the contested waterway where disputes have long been regarded as a potential flashpoint and have become a fault line in the rivalry between the U.S. and China in the region. The

US, Japan and Australia plan joint navy drills in disputed South China Sea, Philippine officials say
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Bangladesh police clash with opposition activists ahead of elections, leaving hundreds injured

Police in northeastern Bangladesh used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute over who would oversee the next election, which is expected to be held in January, police and activists said Sunday. Around 300 people were injured in the clash on Saturday evening, including some with bullets, the country’s leading Bengali-language daily newspaper Prothom Alo reported, adding that police had opened fire on supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which is led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The United News of Bangladesh agency said as many as 150 people including police

Bangladesh police clash with opposition activists ahead of elections, leaving hundreds injured
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Indian police stop a conference of activists and academics discussing G20 issues ahead of summit

Indian police intervened to stop a meeting of prominent activists, academics and politicians discussing global issues ahead of a summit of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations that will be hosted in New Delhi next month, the meeting’s organizers said Sunday. Nearly 400 participants had spent two days debating the G-20 agenda and key issues that affect much of the world’s population, including food security, climate change, labor rights, natural resources and rising inequality. The meeting also featured speakers who were critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government’s role in hosting the

Indian police stop a conference of activists and academics discussing G20 issues ahead of summit
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Firefighters curb blazes threatening 2 cities in western Canada but are 'not out of the woods yet'

Firefighters kept wildfires at bay near the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as well as a threatened city in British Columbia, though no one claimed victory as forecasters warned that drier and windier weather was coming. For Saturday at least, the weather was milder, providing some help for fire teams battling to contain the flames of Canada’s worst fire season on record that destroyed structures, fouled the air with thick smoke and prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of residents. Officials said a huge wildfire again had been kept from advancing closer than 15

Firefighters curb blazes threatening 2 cities in western Canada but are 'not out of the woods yet'

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