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2h ago

Britain's Emma Raducanu beats Leyla Fernandez in all-teen U.S. Open final

The two teenagers in the final ascended from the depths of the world rankings to rock the tennis world.
Image: Emma Raducanu holds up the US Open championship trophy
Image: Emma Raducanu holds up the US Open championship trophy

World leaders pay tribute to 9/11 victims and survivors

"Even in the darkest, most trying of times, the very best of human nature can shine through," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
New York City Commemorates 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks
New York City Commemorates 20th Anniversary Of 9/11 Terror Attacks

Chinatown residents suffered in silence in decades since 9/11

In the aftermath, language and cultural barriers hid the community’s emotional trauma.
Image: May Chen in Confucius Plaza, where she was 20 years ago when the twin towers fell.
Image: May Chen in Confucius Plaza, where she was 20 years ago when the twin towers fell.
16h ago

Chinese content platforms pledge self-discipline, industry association says

Fourteen platforms signed the pledge, said the China Association of Performing Arts.
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New film exposes horrors of Argentina's dictatorship — and the world's complicity

“I think it’s important to tell this story from a morally ambiguous perspective,” filmmaker Andreas Fontana said of "Azor."
Image: Azor
Image: Azor

Denmark lifts all Covid restrictions, crediting high vaccine uptake

Government officials lifted the remaining restrictions Friday, including the requirement that people show proof of vaccination through a vaccine passport to enter nightclubs.
Nightlife guests crowd in front of the "Rumors" Nightclub on Noerregade street in Copenhagen during the night between Sept. 2 and 3, 2021.
Nightlife guests crowd in front of the "Rumors" Nightclub on Noerregade street in Copenhagen during the night between Sept. 2 and 3, 2021.
1d ago

Forced labor makes a range of U.S. imports. But now officials are cracking down on it.

With the closing of an old loophole, the U.S. is blocking the import of millions of dollars worth of clothing and other goods made with "slave" labor.
CBP officers in Atlanta inspect apparel suspected to be made with cotton harvested by forced labor in China's Xinjiang Region, August 2021.
CBP officers in Atlanta inspect apparel suspected to be made with cotton harvested by forced labor in China's Xinjiang Region, August 2021.

BioNTech to seek approval in a 'few weeks' for Covid vaccine for children as young as 5

BioNTech has said it is expected to file its regulatory dossier on the five to 11-year-olds in September. It has also laid out plans to seek approval in children aged 6 months to 2 years later this year.
Image: Students in their first day of school at Wilder Elementary School in Louisville, KY
Image: Students in their first day of school at Wilder Elementary School in Louisville, KY
1d ago

Russia completes construction of controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

The much-politicized pipeline will double Russia's gas exporting capacity to Europe and will allow Moscow to circumvent its Ukraine.
Image: Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
Image: Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
1d ago

Son kept mother's body in the basement to keep receiving her pension

Investigations so far suggest that he took in a “mid-five-digit” sum of euros, police said.
Tyrol Struggles With Coronavirus Mutation Spread
Tyrol Struggles With Coronavirus Mutation Spread
2d ago

Does the Queen support Black Lives Matter? 'Easily yes,' says senior aide

Kenneth Olisa, the first Black lord-lieutenant of London, told Britain’s Channel 4 that race had become a “hot conversation topic” among the royal family.
Trooping Of The Colour 2021
Trooping Of The Colour 2021