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Roger Federer says he is retiring from tennis after next week's Laver Cup

Federer has not competed since Wimbledon in July 2021. He has had a series of knee operations

Under China's Covid-19 lockdown, Xinjiang residents complain of hunger

As more infectious variants of the coronavirus creep into China, flare-ups have become increasingly common

South Korea's privacy watchdog fines Google, Meta over privacy violations

The fines were the biggest ever penalties imposed by South Korea for privacy law violations, the commission said in a press release

German government sells its last shares in Lufthansa, say authorities

The government's Finance Agency said late Tuesday that the remaining stake of some 9.9 per cent has now been sold to international investors

China's Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin

Xi's trip underlines the importance Beijing places on ties with Russia and Central Asia as the ruling Communist Party promotes its strategic ambitions amid tension with Washington, Japan and India

Russia hits power stations, infrastructure after Ukraine counteroffensive

Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure, causing widespread outages across Ukraine as Kyiv's forces pressed a swift counteroffensive

Queen Elizabeth II's death rekindles Australian republic debate

During her long reign, the queen connected to Australia in ways that no monarch before her had done.

Russia's Kharkiv retreat marks 200 days of its Ukraine invasion

Zelenskyy says the military has reclaimed about 2,000 square kilometre of its territory

World No 1 Iga Swiatek becomes first Polish woman to win US Open title

Iga Swiatek became the first Polish woman to win the US Open by defeating Ons Jabeur in straight sets at a full-capacity Arthur Ashe Stadium

2 dead, 3 missing after boat in New Zealand hits whale and capsizes

News organisation Stuff reported that 11 people were aboard the boat and six were rescued Saturday morning near the South Island town of Kaikoura

ECB raises rates by unprecedented 75 bps to tame runaway inflation

The ECB lifted its deposit rate to 0.75% from zero and raised the main refinancing rate to 1.25%, their highest level since 2011

I-T Dept surveys think tank CPR, NGOs and unrecognised political parties

Sources said the department is looking at the balance sheets of these organisations vis-a-vis the receipt of funds via the FCRA

Former Tata group chairman Cyrus Mistry, 54, dies in car accident

His death comes as a blow to Shapoorji Pallonji group

Australia increases permanent immigration intake by 35,000 to 195,000

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil announced the increase for the year ending June 30, 2023, during a two-day summit of 140 representatives of governments, trade unions, businesses and industry

Putin pays tribute to Gorbachev but won't attend his funeral: Kremlin

Kremlin said that prior to departing for a working trip to Russia's westernmost Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, Putin visited a Moscow hospital where Gorbachev's body is kept before Saturday's funeral

Feds cite efforts to 'obstruct' probe of docs at Donald Trump's estate

The assertion was made in a court filing on Tuesday night

Elon Musk adds whistleblower as new reason to cancel $44-bn Twitter deal

Musk is seeking testimony from Peiter Zatko, Twitter's ex-head of security, to bolster his legal argument he can walk away from the Twitter

Engine problem leads NASA to scrub launch of new moon rocket

NASA said in a tweet that the launch was currently in an unplanned hold as engineers spotted an issue with one of the rocket's engines

Ukrainian nuclear plant cut off from electrical grid due to fire damage

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the middle of the fighting in Ukraine was temporarily cut off from the electrical grid because of fire damage, causing a blackout in the region

Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic out of US Open; can't travel to New York

Djokovic announced his withdrawal from the year's last Grand Slam tournament on Twitter on Thursday, hours before the draw for the event was revealed