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Coco Gauff defeats Maria Sakkari in Washington for her fourth title
Coco Gauff claimed the last three games of each set to defeat Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 in the DC Open women's final on Sunday for the fourth WTA Tour singles title of her career.
Sico, No. 1 laser cutting company in Slovenia
Provider of laser cutting and metal forming services, Sico has been in business for more than 28 years. Based in Arja Vas in eastern Slovenia, the company fesatures the biggest number of state-of-the-art laser cutting machines in the country, and its products are exported as far as New Zealand.
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Australia keeps key interest rate on hold
Australia left its key interest rate unchanged yesterday, with central bank governor Philip Lowe saying previous hikes were "working" but the outlook was uncertain.
The pause is the second in a row that the rate has been kept on hold at 4.1 percent, following a string of rises aimed at taming runaway prices.
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Two killed in shooting as New Zealand city hosts World Cup opener
A gunman killed two people and wounded six others at a building site in central Auckland Thursday, hours before New Zealand's biggest city was to host the opening match of the 2023 FIFA football World Cup.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the gunman died at the scene and there was no national security threat, so the marquee tournament would go ahead as planned.
South Korea's Park set for third World Cup
Park Eun-seon was "humiliated" a decade ago by unfounded claims about her sex but has put the episode behind her to stand on the cusp of a third Women's World Cup.
And now the 36-year-old South Korean forward, who played her first World Cup 20 years ago, told AFP that she has one more ambition in what will be her farewell to the tournament.
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New Zealand vows to get 'gritty' to avoid World Cup embarrassment
Jitka Klimkova says her New Zealand team must get "gritty" if it is to end its 32-year wait for a first Women's World Cup win and avoid embarrassment on home soil.
The co-host kicks the tournament off with a tough test against Norway at Eden Park in Auckland on July 20, before matches against Switzerland and minnow the Philippines.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) iffy for World Cup, report says
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's status for the FIBA World Cup is uncertain following knee surgery, The Athletic reported Wednesday.
The World Cup runs from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. Antetokounmpo and Greece are in Group C with the United States, Jordan and New Zealand.
China upsets Japan to win women's Asia Cup title
Giant center Han Xu sank 26 points as China stunned five-time defending champion Japan 73-71 Sunday to win its first women's Asia Cup basketball title in more than a decade.
New York Liberty's Han also made 10 rebounds and two assists at Sydney Olympic Park while fellow superstar Li Meng poured in 17 points to hand world number two China's its 12th crown and first since 2011.
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Musk talks electric cars with Chinese minister
Elon Musk and China's industry minister discussed ways to develop new energy vehicles yesterday, a day after the Tesla CEO flew into Beijing and declared he wanted to expand his business in the world's second largest economy.
The mercurial billionaire, one of the world's richest men, is on his first trip to China in more than three years.
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NASA launches two small satellites to track hurricanes
NASA launched two small satellites designed to track tropical cyclones hour by hour from a base in New Zealand yesterday, in a project that could improve weather predictions on devastating storms.