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Serena Williams
personSerena Williams beat Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 at the US Open. The 23-time Grand Slam champion entered the tournament ranked 605th. Williams advances to a third-round meeting on Friday against Ajla Tomljanović.
Lukoil
organizationLukoil chairman Ravil Maganov, 67, was pronounced dead after plunging from ward on sixth floor. Police are investigating the cause of his fall, which came months after Lukoil publicly opposed Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
Wesley Fofana
personWesley Fofana has joined a seven-year-old from Leicester City. He joins Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella at the same time. Chelsea still looking to push through a deal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Emma Raducanu
personEmma Raducanu lost 6-3,6-3 to Alize Cornet in the first round of the US Open. The 19-year-old was defending her women's singles title at Flushing Meadows. Naomi Osaka was knocked out in the opening round for the first time in seven visits.
Fumio Kishida
personJapan PM Kishida apologises for party members' ties with Unification Church. Revelations of long-running links between some lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the church.
Naomi Osaka
personDefending champion Emma Raducanu loses in straight sets to Alizé Cornet. Two-time champion Naomi Osaka was knocked out in the opening round for the first time in seven visits. Venus Williams lost 6-1 7-6 (5) to Belgium's Alison Van Uytvanck.
Gazprom
organizationGazprom suspends gas deliveries to Engie, a French utility. Move will deepen concerns about Europe's winter energy supply. France has already reduced its exposure to Russian gas imports to 9%.
Mikhail Gorbachev
personMikhail Gorbachev died age 91 on Tuesday following a long illness. He was the final leader of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until its collapse in 1991. Boris Johnson said he ‘always admired the courage and integrity he showed’
Moderna
organizationModerna has received emergency use authorization for its Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster shot. The jab is the first reformulated shot to receive the regulatory green light in the U.S.
Mikhail Gorbachev
personFormer Soviet leader became invisible when he was placed under house arrest, leading to the rise of Boris Yeltsin. Lauded in the West as the man who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War without bloodshed. He was widely despised at home as the gravedigger of the communist Soviet Union.
Alize Cornet
personEmma Raducanu lost 6-1, 6-4 to France's Alize Cornet in the first round. The 19-year-old was defending her women's singles title at Flushing Meadows. Defeat means she will drop 2,030 points and drop to number 84 in the world rankings.
FDA
organizationThe FDA has authorized second-generation COVID-19 boosters from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. New shots target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants. 20 million doses were made available for vaccinators to pre-order.
Mikhail Gorbachev
personMikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev has died at the age of 91. He was the architect of the East-West rapprochement and father of the perestroika. Deemed responsible in Russia for the chaos following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Scott Parker
personBournemouth sacked manager Scott Parker on Tuesday morning. The Cherries suffered a crushing 9-0 defeat by Liverpool in the Premier League. Sean Dyche, Wayne Rooney, Chris Wilder and Harry Redknapp all on the shortlist. Gary O'Neil has been placed in temporary charge.
Elon Musk
personElon Musk has sent an additional letter of deal termination to Twitter Inc. The world's richest person subpoenaed a whistleblower seeking documents on how the social media company measures spam accounts. Musk walked away from a $44-billion offer for Twitter in July.
Muqtada al-Sadr
personMuqtada al-Sadr is a populist cleric who emerged as a symbol of resistance against the U.S. occupation of Iraq after the 2003 invasion. His refusal to negotiate with his Iran-backed Shiite rivals on forming a government plunged Iraq into an unprecedented political vacuum.
Bournemouth
organizationBournemouth sacked manager Scott Parker on Tuesday morning. First team coach Gary O'Neil will take over in the interim. Bournemouth lost 9-0 to Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.
Gazprom
organizationGazprom tells French utility Engie it is reducing gas deliveries from today. Move piles further pressure on European energy supplies. Russia is believed to have flared large amounts of gas near Finnish border.
Meghan Markle
personMeghan appeared to suggest she is trying to 'forgive' the Royal Family. Royal expert Russell Myers hit out at Meghan's interview with The Cut. He claimed the Duchess of Sussex does not help herself when it comes to using the title of princess.
Premier League
organizationBournemouth have shipped 16 Premier League goals in their first four games this season, the most by a side at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 1963-64. The Cherries are currently 14th in the Premier League. Gary O'Neil has been placed in temporary charge of the club.