Shi hopes 'new image' will help break his badminton worlds hoodoo
World number one Shi Yuqi said the devil is in the details as he embarks on his latest attempt to win a first badminton world championships title, but the Chinese star is also hoping his new golden locks bring him luck in Paris.
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Gaudu pulls away from Vingegaard to take Vuelta stage
David Gaudu surged to victory in the third stage of the Vuelta Espana in Ceres, in Italy, on Monday edging Mads Pedersen and Jonas Vingegaard who, despite being deprived of a second straight victory, hung onto the leader's red jersey.
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Musk's xAI sues Apple, OpenAI alleging antitrust violations
Elon Musk's companies xAI and X filed a sweeping US antitrust lawsuit Monday against Apple and OpenAI, alleging the tech giants formed an illegal partnership to stifle competition in artificial intelligence and smartphone markets.
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Top UK screenwriter Laverty arrested at pro-Palestine protest
Screenwriter Paul Laverty, best known for his collaborations with director Ken Loach including on the award-winning "I, Daniel Blake," was arrested Monday at a pro-Palestine protest for supporting a banned organisation, Scottish police said.
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US studio unearths fossilized dinosaur game 'Turok'
Everything old is new again, especially for gamers at the Gamescom trade fair, who got a preview of upcoming video game "Turok: Origins" -- a third-person shooter pitting the player against dinosaurs and aliens.
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Trump advisor says US may take stakes in other firms after Intel
The US government could take stakes in other companies after doing so with chipmaker Intel, President Donald Trump's top economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Monday.
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Russia holds secretive espionage hearing against French researcher
A Russian court on Monday held a secretive espionage hearing against a French researcher who is already serving a three-year prison sentence, the latest in a string of Westerners since the Ukraine offensive.
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Salvadoran man in Trump immigration row to be deported to Uganda: officials
A Salvadoran man at the center of a row over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown was rearrested on Monday and is set to be deported to Uganda, officials said.
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Typhoon Kajiki lashes Vietnam, killing one as thousands evacuate
Vietnam's central belt was lashed by Typhoon Kajiki on Monday, with at least one person killed by deluges and gales howling more than 130 kilometres per hour, as tens of thousands of residents were evacuated from the path of the tempest.
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Bologna new boy Immobile out for eight weeks with thigh injury
Ciro Immobile will be out for nearly two months with a thigh injury picked up early in his debut for Bologna, the Serie A club said on Monday.
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