Philippines star Alexandra Eala said "the ball doesn't know what rank you are" after beating world number 411 Mika Stojsavljevic 6-1, 6-2 in her opener in Tokyo on Monday.
Harry Kane is favourite to become England's first Ballon d'Or winner in 25 years when the award is presented in London on Monday, but he faces stiff competition from La Liga pair Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe.
After a superb start to the season Barcelona were brought crashing back down to earth by Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain last week, raising fresh doubts about the Spanish champions' ability to compete against the strongest opponents.
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Politics
The French government sought to draw a line Monday under weeks of protests that have been marred by violence, with President Emmanuel Macron headed to Marseille and the prime minister to meet with students demanding better school conditions.
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Schools reopened in southern Malaysia on Monday as air quality improved after weeks of toxic haze from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia.
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Jamie Carragher believes Michael Carrick never intended to use Bruno Fernandes against Bournemouth and left the Manchester United captain on the bench as punishment.
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Lucy Alexander is renewing her campaign for kindness and stronger school support ten years after her 17-year-old son Felix died following prolonged bullying.
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Canadian and European Union leaders meet in Montreal this week for a summit aimed at deepening their alliance as both sides navigate tumultuous relations with the United States.
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Leftist leaders from across the Americas congratulated Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, after he pulled off a dramatic comeback to claim a re-election victory.
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Signs across the Senegalese capital proclaim "Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates" ahead of the Youth Olympic Games, which will mark the continent's first time to hold an Olympic event when they kick off on Saturday.
Senegal star Nicolas Jackson took his goal tally since joining Aston Villa from Chelsea to seven in 11 matches by bagging a brace in a 2-1 Premier League win over Manchester City at the weekend.
Actors Dominic Cooper and Romola Garai say ITV’s Adultery approaches infidelity without simple judgment while exploring grief, class, temptation and damage to two families.
Police in Argentina arrested a 33-year-old man after a 10-year-old girl taken to hospital with stomach pain was found to be six months pregnant.
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Economy
The European Union will from November 1 slap a two-euro ($2.25) handling fee on packages from outside the 27-nation bloc in a bid to curb the influx from China.
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A trade agreement between the United States and Canada would be reached "pretty soon," President Donald Trump told a campaign rally on Sunday, nine days ahead of crucial US midterm elections.
France's deteriorating public finances will take centre stage when the European Central Bank meets this week, but policymakers are not expected to throw a lifeline to the eurozone's second-biggest economy just yet.
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In the heat of US midterm elections, President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada -- and Ottawa's retaliation -- have taken center stage in timber-producing Maine, walloped by the economic fallout perhaps more than any other state.
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- Manchester United stand-in captain calls for change after Bournemouth loss
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- Kane primed to pip Yamal, Mbappe to Ballon d'Or glory
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