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Walsh completes world butterfly double in riposte to Phelps
Walsh completes world butterfly double in riposte to Phelps

A fit and firing Gretchen Walsh completed a butterfly double at swimming's world championships in Singapore on Saturday, romping to victory in the 50m event.

August 02, 2025

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Turkey starts supplying Azerbaijani gas to boost Syria's power output
Turkey starts supplying Azerbaijani gas to boost Syria's power output

Turkey on Saturday began supplying natural gas from Azerbaijan to Syria, whose infrastructure has been ravaged by a long civil war, with annual deliveries expected to reach up to two billion cubic metres.

August 02, 2025

Thousands of young Catholics  converge for grand Pope Leo vigil
Thousands of young Catholics converge for grand Pope Leo vigil

Thousands of young Catholics began assembling Saturday for an evening prayer vigil led by Pope Leo XIV, the culmination of a week-long pilgrimage and a key event in the Jubilee holy year that is expected to draw up to a million people.

August 02, 2025

SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station
SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station

An international team of four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked Saturday with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS).

August 02, 2025

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Second seed Fritz ends Canadian hopes at ATP Toronto Masters
Second seed Fritz ends Canadian hopes at ATP Toronto Masters

Taylor Fritz ended Canadian hopes at the ATP Toronto Masters on Friday as he crushed Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round.

August 02, 2025

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Bid to relocate US Space Shuttle Discovery faces museum pushback
Bid to relocate US Space Shuttle Discovery faces museum pushback

Tucked inside President Donald Trump's flagship tax and spending bill last month was a little-noticed provision to relocate the iconic Space Shuttle Discovery from a museum outside Washington to Houston.

August 02, 2025