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Sinner caps eventful year with ATP Finals triumph over great rival Alcaraz

Turin, Italy - Jannik Sinner ended a turbulent season in the best possible fashion after seeing off Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5, to retain his ATP Finals title in front of delighted fans in Turin on Sunday.The Italian brought the house down by winning the championship match tennis fans wanted to see, adding the prestigious year-ending tournament to the Australian Open title and his landmark triumph at Wimbledon this season.The 24-year-old also bounced back from a three-month ban which chopped out a large chunk of his season despite the World Anti-Doping Agency accepting that the Italian was accidentally contaminated with banned substance clostebol last year.

Technology

WHO condemns reported 'horrific' mass killing in Sudanese hospital

Geneva - The World Health Organization said Wednesday that it was appalled by reports that more than 460 patients and their companions had been shot dead at the last partially-functional hospital in El Fasher, Sudan.The capture of El Fasher on Sunday after an 18-month siege has solidified the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ control over Darfur, sparking fears of ethnically motivated violence reminiscent of the western region's darkest days.“WHO is appalled and deeply shocked by reports of the tragic killing of more than 460 patients and companions at Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher,” the U.N. health agency's chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in a statement.

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ジャパンタイムズが The Japan Times Destination Region 2025 として、山形市（山形県）を選定

訪れるべき場所を毎年発表していく。 株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ（代表取締役：末松弥奈子）は、持続可能な地域の実現に取り組み、世界に発信するに値する日本の自治体をジャパンタイムズが認定、紹介する「The Japan Times Destination Region」を創設し、その第１回目の The Japan Times Destination Region 2025 として、山形市（山形県）を選定いたしました。The Japan Times Destination Region は、藻谷浩介氏をアドバイザーとして迎え、以下の3つの視点から、持続可能な地域を実現するためにさまざまな取り組みを展開し、それが世界に発信するに値する自治体を選定します。