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The largest rhino farm in the world, which is home to 2,000 animals and located in South Africa, has been bought by the NGO African Parks, the organisation said Monday.

After a critical mauling for Roman Polanski, there was a warmer reception at the Venice Film Festival on Monday for another blacklisted director -- Woody Allen -- who insisted he supported the #MeToo movement "when it's beneficial".

New Zealand centre Jordie Barrett is a fitness doubt for the opening match of the Rugby World Cup against hosts France on Friday, the All Blacks camp has said.

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, last year's Super Bowl Most Valuable Player, will return to the team soon after a hamstring injury setback but could miss Sunday's NFL opener.

Carlos Alcaraz swept into the quarter-finals of the US Open with a straight sets demolition of Italy's Matteo Arnaldi on Monday as American third seed Jessica Pegula became the latest top-ranked player to exit.

Carlos Alcaraz stayed firmly on course to defend his US Open title Monday as he reached the quarter-finals with a straight-sets win over Italy's Matteo Arnaldi.

Skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill remained unbeaten as India hammered Nepal by 10 wickets in a rain-hit match to reach the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup on Monday.

The largest rhino farm in the world, which is home to 2,000 animals and located in South Africa, has been bought by the NGO African Parks, the organisation said Monday.

Steve Harwell, a founding member and former leader of the US rock band Smash Mouth, known for its hit songs "All Star" and "Walkin' on the Sun," died Monday at age 56, his agent said.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence, Los Angeles police said Monday after the second such incident of his Major League Baseball career.

Jack Grealish and Trent Alexander-Arnold were forced to withdraw from the England squad for upcoming games against Ukraine and Scotland due to injury on Monday.

Third seed Jessica Pegula became the latest top-ranked player to bite the dust at the US Open on Monday as Carlos Alcaraz looked to keep his title defence on track.

Revelers stuck in the mud for days at the Burning Man festival hoped for a break Monday as they waited for impassable roads to reopen so they could head home after Mother Nature rained on their big party.

On land and in the sea, invasive species are destroying ecosystems, spreading disease and causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage every year, according to a landmark report Monday from the UN-backed science advisory panel for the UN Convention on Biodiversity.

French lock Bastien Chalureau on Monday rejected accusations he is a racist in an affair that has overshadowed hosts France's preparations for the Rugby World Cup.

French actor Mathieu Kassovitz, director of the 1995 film "La Haine", is not in danger for his life after a Sunday motorbike accident, people close to him told AFP Monday.

England coach Steve Borthwick believes his side have been written off before the World Cup has even begun after a terrible run of results leading up to the tournament in France.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday rejected claims that he cut a school refurbishment programme, despite knowing about the risks of crumbly concrete used in their construction.

At least three people died and another three were missing on Monday after heavy rains lashed drought-hit Spain, triggering flash floods that closed Madrid metro lines and high-speed rail links.

Brussels launched a review Monday of laws protecting wolves from hunters and farmers, as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen argued that packs threaten livestock and perhaps even people.

Bayern Munich forward Thomas Mueller was called up by Germany on Monday for upcoming friendlies with Japan and France.

Priscilla Presley, whose romance with Elvis began when she was 14, said Monday it was "difficult to watch" the new movie about their marriage.

The Adamello glacier, the largest in the Italian Alps, is slowly being destroyed by global warming, with experts giving it less than a century to survive.

European stocks slid Monday as a positive lead from Asia on Chinese stimulus measures petered out, while oil prices continued their march higher.

Belgian forest ranger Thierry Petit can barely keep pace with call outs to deal with raccoons, a North American species branded an invasive threat to Europe's indigenous wildlife.

The head of the International Energy Agency on Monday urged the United States and China to align on key issues at the COP28 climate summit later this year, warning that "geopolitical fractures" risk holding back the switch to clean energy.

Max Verstappen foiled Ferrari and silenced the tifosi at Monza on Sunday as he made Formula One history with a record-breaking 10th consecutive win.

Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald picked rising star Ludvig Aberg plus major winners Justin Rose and Shane Lowry among his six wildcards for the tournament in Rome.

After a critical mauling for Roman Polanski, another blacklisted director -- Woody Allen -- arrived at the Venice Film Festival on Monday, insisting he supported the #MeToo movement "when it's beneficial".

Pope Francis returned to Rome Monday after the first papal voyage to Mongolia, expressing admiration for its people and those of neighbour China while acknowledging such trips were getting harder to make.

Tesla and Chinese carmakers showed off their newest electric models at the Munich auto fair on Monday, throwing down the gauntlet to their European rivals as competition in the sector intensifies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow is just weeks away from supplying free grain to six African countries after scrapping a deal allowing Ukrainian food exports through the Black Sea.