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Starbucks announced Monday it will sell a controlling stake in its Chinese retail operations to investment firm Boyu Capital in a deal valuing the business at around $4 billion.

Rescuers on Monday saved a worker who became trapped when the medieval tower he was helping renovate in Rome partly collapsed, city authorities said.

Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated "Wild at Heart" actress and mother of Laura Dern, died Monday. She was 89.

Sunderland climbed into the Premier League's top four after Granit Xhaka's deflected strike salvaged a 1-1 draw at home to Everton on Monday.

Brazil recorded its biggest annual fall in greenhouse gas emissions last year since 2009, according to statistics released Monday, providing a boost for left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he prepares to host UN climate talks.

Victor Conte, the mastermind of the notorious BALCO doping scandal that rocked athletics and baseball during the early 2000s, died Monday aged 75, a statement from his company said.

Relatives of victims in the fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX plane operated by Ethiopian Airlines headed to court Monday for the first civil trial relating to the 2019 calamity.

All Blacks captain Scott Barrett and his brother, Jordie Barrett, were on Tuesday ruled out of this weekend's Test against Scotland at Murrayfield.

A medieval tower in central Rome that was under renovation partially collapsed on Monday, with one worker trapped alive under rubble, authorities said.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed Viktor Gyokeres will miss Tuesday's Champions League clash away to Slavia Prague after suffering a muscle injury.

Xabi Alonso said he landed the job as Real Madrid boss thanks in part to Florian Wirtz and has "no doubts" the German international will soon start delivering for Liverpool.

Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Dodgers fans turned the city into a sea of blue of Monday as the California metropolis saluted the baseball giants' back-to-back World Series titles.

A world-famous sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone has reopened to the public, ending a five-month closure in protest at the dangers of deforestation, the reserve told AFP on Monday.

Britain's Prince William kicked around a football with Brazil's Cafu and chatted with youth from around the world about their biggest environmental concerns on a visit to Rio de Janeiro on Monday.

Asian e-commerce giant Shein said Monday it was banning all sex dolls from sale on its sites after French authorities condemned it for featuring ones resembling children.

Doubts have emerged over Freddie Steward's fitness to face Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday, with England coach Steve Borthwick facing a potentially tricky selection decision if the Leicester full-back is unavailable.

Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer says Bayern Munich know how to "hurt" Paris Saint-Germain as the Bavarians brace for their away clash with the Champions League title-holders on Tuesday.

Elena Rybakina punched her ticket to the WTA Finals last four with an impressive 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over second-seeded Iga Swiatek in round-robin play in Riyadh on Monday.

Former French international Wissam Ben Yedder will stand trial for alleged rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault, the prosecutor's office in Nice told AFP on Monday.

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, who has been out of action for three weeks, will compete in next week's ATP Finals in Turin, the president of the Italian Tennis Federation confirmed on Monday.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot says he will give Trent Alexander-Arnold a warm welcome when Real Madrid visit Anfield on Tuesday, even if the right-back receives a frosty reception from his formerly adoring fans.

Elena Rybakina extended her winning streak to eight consecutive matches with an impressive 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over second-seeded Iga Swiatek in round-robin play at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Monday.

More than 150,000 people took shelter in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday as powerful Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in a region hit by some of the country's deadliest storms.

Portuguese midfielder Vitinha said Paris Saint-Germain's home clash with undefeated Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday will be a meeting between "the two best teams in Europe".

Five straight wins, just three goals conceded all season.

Denmark inaugurated one of Europe's few low-carbon hydrogen plants on Monday, a sector touted as a key to cleaner energy but plagued with challenges.

South Africa assistant coach Felix Jones said on Monday he backed Asenathi Ntlabakanye after the prop was called up to the squad for the first time since testing positive for a non-performance enhancing substance in August.

Thousands were evacuated in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday, ahead of a typhoon due to make landfall in a region hit by some of the country's deadliest storms.

Nigerians across the religious spectrum pushed back Monday on US President Donald Trump's threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians in the country.

Nigerian hopefuls Rivers United will face title-holders Pyramids of Egypt after the CAF Champions League group draw was made in Johannesburg on Monday.

India's historic Women's World Cup victory has sparked an excitement which it is hoped will inspire the next generation and draw new fans to the sport.

A man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder following a mass stabbing on a London-bound train, as a critically wounded train worker was hailed Monday as a hero for stepping in to protect passengers.

India's cricket board on Monday announced a cash reward of $5.75 million for the women's team after their triumphant World Cup campaign.

The heavily criticised leader of Spain's Valencia region said on Monday he was stepping down, a year after the area was hit by floods that were the country's deadliest natural disaster in a generation.

Generative artificial intelligence models capable of dreaming up ultra-realistic characters and virtual universes could make for cheaper, better video games in future, but the emerging technology has artists and developers on edge.

International cricket is set to return to Faisalabad's Iqbal Stadium after 17 years with the three-match one-day international series between Pakistan and South Africa from Tuesday.

A strong earthquake killed at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said Monday, just months after another deadly tremor that left the country reeling.

British documentary photographer Martin Parr says the world has never been more in need of satire like that in his images because many people are too wealthy and their lifestyle is unsustainable.

Shafali Verma was initially dropped from India's Women's World Cup squad but the opener returned as an injury replacement to star in the title win and etch her name in history.