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Boulter makes light work of Hong Kong opener

Britain's Katie Boulter made light work of Japan's Aoi Ito to reach the second round of the Hong Kong Open. Second seed Boulter beat world number 156 Aoi 6-4 6-4. Boulter has enjoyed a career-best season, winning two WTA Tour titles…

Iran executes German-Iranian dissident

Iran has executed German-Iranian dissident Jamshid Sharmahd, following his conviction for "leading terror operations", state media is reporting. Sharmahd was sentenced to death last year for "corruption on Earth", having been accused of…

TikTok founder becomes China’s richest man

The surging global popularity of TikTok has seen the co-founder of its parent company, ByteDance, become China's richest person. According to a rich list produced by the Hurun Research Institute, Zhang Yiming is now worth $49.3bn (£38bn)…