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Starbucks announced Monday it will sell a controlling stake in its Chinese retail operations to investment firm Boyu Capital in a deal valuing the business at around $4 billion.

Rescuers on Monday saved a worker who became trapped when the medieval tower he was helping renovate in Rome partly collapsed, city authorities said.

Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated "Wild at Heart" actress and mother of Laura Dern, died Monday. She was 89.

Sunderland climbed into the Premier League's top four after Granit Xhaka's deflected strike salvaged a 1-1 draw at home to Everton on Monday.

Brazil recorded its biggest annual fall in greenhouse gas emissions last year since 2009, according to statistics released Monday, providing a boost for left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he prepares to host UN climate talks.

Victor Conte, the mastermind of the notorious BALCO doping scandal that rocked athletics and baseball during the early 2000s, died Monday aged 75, a statement from his company said.

Relatives of victims in the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX plane operated by Ethiopian Airlines headed to court Monday for the first civil trial relating to the 2019 calamity.

Global stock markets were mixed Monday with the Nasdaq rising and the Dow retreating as traders digested major AI deals boosting the tech sector.

All Blacks captain Scott Barrett and his brother, Jordie Barrett, were on Tuesday ruled out of this weekend's Test against Scotland at Murrayfield.

A medieval tower in central Rome that was under renovation partially collapsed on Monday, with one worker trapped alive under rubble, authorities said.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed Viktor Gyokeres will miss Tuesday's Champions League clash away to Slavia Prague after suffering a muscle injury.

Xabi Alonso said he landed the job as Real Madrid boss thanks in part to Florian Wirtz and has "no doubts" the German international will soon start delivering for Liverpool.

A key US central bank official warned Monday that inflation would likely remain elevated in the coming year as tariffs bite, while vowing to fulfill her duties even as President Donald Trump seeks her removal.

Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Dodgers fans turned the city into a sea of blue of Monday as the California metropolis saluted the baseball giants' back-to-back World Series titles.

Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten on Monday clinched a razor-thin election win over far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders, taking a historically slim lead of 28,455 votes with all the ballots finally counted.

New York's leftist mayoral candidate and political phenomenon Zohran Mamdani has a message to business leaders looking aghast at his promises of free buses and higher taxes: don't worry.

A world-famous sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone has reopened to the public, ending a five-month closure in protest at the dangers of deforestation, the reserve told AFP on Monday.

Britain's Prince William kicked around a football with Brazil's Cafu and chatted with youth from around the world about their biggest environmental concerns on a visit to Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

Asian e-commerce giant Shein said Monday it was banning all sex dolls from sale on its sites after French authorities condemned it for featuring ones resembling children.

Doubts have emerged over Freddie Steward's fitness to face Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday, with England coach Steve Borthwick facing a potentially tricky selection decision if the Leicester full-back is unavailable.

Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer says Bayern Munich know how to "hurt" Paris Saint-Germain as the Bavarians brace for their away clash with the Champions League title-holders on Tuesday.

Elena Rybakina punched her ticket to the WTA Finals last four with an impressive 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over second-seeded Iga Swiatek in round-robin play in Riyadh on Monday.

Former French international Wissam Ben Yedder will stand trial for alleged rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault, the prosecutor's office in Nice told AFP on Monday.

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, who has been out of action for three weeks, will compete in next week's ATP Finals in Turin, the president of the Italian Tennis Federation confirmed on Monday.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot says he will give Trent Alexander-Arnold a warm welcome when Real Madrid visit Anfield on Tuesday, even if the right-back receives a frosty reception from his formerly adoring fans.

Global stock markets diverged Monday despite fresh major AI deals boosting the tech sector.

Britain's Prince William took in the dramatic contrasts of Rio de Janeiro, from sweeping beaches to the troubled favelas, as he kicked off a visit Monday focused on ideas to protect the planet.

The International Criminal Court warned on Monday that atrocities committed in Sudan's El-Fasher could amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes, as the UN said that thousands had fled a neighbouring region where paramilitaries have turned their focus.

Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to eight consecutive matches with an impressive 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over second-seeded Iga Swiatek in round-robin play at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Monday.

Gaza's future must be Palestinian-led and avoid any new system of tutelage, Turkey and six of its top Muslim allies said Monday after talks in Istanbul.

More than 150,000 people took shelter in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday as powerful Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in a region hit by some of the country's deadliest storms.

Global stock markets mostly rose Monday as a fresh major AI deal fuelled a rally in the tech sector.

Portuguese midfielder Vitinha said Paris Saint-Germain's home clash with undefeated Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday will be a meeting between "the two best teams in Europe".

Five straight wins, just three goals conceded all season.

Denmark inaugurated one of Europe's few low-carbon hydrogen plants on Monday, a sector touted as a key to cleaner energy but plagued with challenges.

South Africa assistant coach Felix Jones said on Monday he backed Asenathi Ntlabakanye after the prop was called up to the squad for the first time since testing positive for a non-performance enhancing substance in August.

Germany plans to begin a scheme to slash energy costs for power-hungry manufacturers in January, the economy minister said Monday, part of efforts to revive Europe's struggling industrial powerhouse.

Thousands were evacuated in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday, ahead of a typhoon due to make landfall in a region hit by some of the country's deadliest storms.

Nigerians across the religious spectrum pushed back Monday on US President Donald Trump's threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians in the country.