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Norwegian cousins battle over oil, climate policy
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Zverev makes winning Toronto return after a month off court
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Thailand accuses Cambodia of 'flagrant violation' of truce
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'Marathon at F1 speed': China bids to lap US in AI leadership
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Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings
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Top seed Gauff outlasts Collins to advance at Montreal
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Ukraine says Russian strike on training camp kills 3 soldiers
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Trump's MAGA base defies conservative pro-Israel doctrine
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US Fed set to hold firm against Trump pressure
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Five products to be hit by Trump's incoming tariffs
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US second quarter GDP growth to reflect tariff turbulence
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US, India to launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
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Australia to ban under-16s from YouTube
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England and India fight fatigue as gripping Test series goes to the wire
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American Eagle 'jeans' campaign that stars Sydney Sweeney under fire
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Portugal battles to contain wildfires
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FIFA World Cup draw in Vegas on December 5: reports
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Japanese qualifier Ito ousts seventh seed Paolini in Montreal
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New Athletic captain Williams 'lucky' to represent migrants in Spain
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Musetti, Rune set winning pace for ATP seeds in Toronto
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Venus Williams gets US Open mixed doubles wild card spot
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Tens of thousands of Catholics head to Vatican's Jubilee of Youth
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Trump says fell out with Epstein because he was taking Mar-a-Lago spa staff
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Russia strikes kill 25 in Ukraine as Trump shortens Moscow deadline
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US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations
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US says Trump has 'final call' on China trade truce
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Goalkeeper Trafford returns to Man City from Burnley
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Qatar, Saudi, Egypt join call for Hamas to disarm, give up Gaza rule
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Trump opens Scottish golf course and vows 'peaceful world'
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Aubameyang close to Marseille return: club
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Gucci owner Kering posts 46% profit slump before new CEO arrives
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Cambodia-Thailand truce broadly holds despite shaky start
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P&G estimates $1 bn tariff hit, plans some US price hikes
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Wiebes claims Tour de France stage as Vos holds lead
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Mbeumo looks forward to Fernandes link-up at Man Utd
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Displaced Cambodians return home after Thailand truce
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Tens of thousands in Rome for Vatican's Jubilee of Youth
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Pogacar to skip Vuelta after Tour de France triumph
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New York mass shooter blamed NFL for his brain injuries
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Impressive Scandinavia delivers O'Brien Goodwood Cup 1-2
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US to overturn foundational climate ruling on Tuesday
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Russia strikes kill 25 in Ukraine as Kremlin notes new Trump deadline
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Boeing reports smaller loss, sees more 'stability' in operations
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Jeep owner Stellantis says has turned corner on sales
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India coach Gambhir clashes with Oval staff ahead of final Test
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Netherlands bars two hardline Israeli ministers
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Canada Indigenous schools abuse: a timeline
For a century, tens of thousands of Indigenous, Inuit and Metis children in Canada were forcibly enrolled in state boarding schools, isolated from their families, language and culture as part of a failed policy of assimilation.

Report finds 'lackadaisical' police response to Texas school shooting
Texas state lawmakers on Sunday slammed law enforcement's slow response to the shooting in Uvalde, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers, saying more decisive action could have saved lives.

Beijing delays school reopenings after new Covid outbreak
Most children in Beijing will not return to school next week as originally planned, Chinese officials said on Saturday, after an emerging Covid-19 outbreak prompted authorities to partly reverse a decision to resume in-person teaching.

English-language students swerve UK post Brexit
At the top of Calton Hill overlooking Edinburgh and the North Sea, a visiting English language student from France is in no doubt about the view: "Amazing!" he exclaims.

University tragedy brings to light 'dinosaur' student issue
After four people died in a Bolivian university stampede, an investigation into the role of a 52-year-old student has relaunched the debate over "dinosaur" students who never graduate.

Myanmar classrooms become latest battleground as junta opens schools
Myanmar students began a new school year on Thursday, with classrooms becoming the latest battleground in the polarised country -- the junta is desperate to project normalcy and opponents want teachers and students to stay away.

Brazil bagpipe band channels sound of Scotland
It's a gorgeous day at the beach in Brazil: the bright blue ocean sparkles in the sun, the palm trees sway in the breeze and the peaceful sound of... er, bagpipes?

Biden prays, lays wreath in Texas school massacre town
US President Joe Biden laid flowers and prayed Sunday at the makeshift shrine erected in Uvalde to the 19 children and two teachers murdered by a teen gunman after he stormed their elementary school.
Biden departs to console Texas town reeling from school massacre
US President Joe Biden departed for Uvalde on Sunday to console residents mourning 19 children and two teachers who were gunned down at an elementary school in the small Texas town.
Pro-gun NRA to hold convention in US state where school shooting killed 21
US gun lobby group the National Rifle Association (NRA) will hold its annual convention in Texas on Friday, days after a horrific school shooting in the state killed 19 children and two teachers.

Maker of rifle used in Texas massacre to skip NRA convention
Daniel Defense, the manufacturer of the assault rifle used in the Uvalde school shooting in Texas, said Thursday it will not attend a convention this week in the state of the powerful National Rifle Association gun lobby.

Texas police face scrutiny over 'late' massacre response
Desperate parents scuffled with police and pleaded with them to storm the Texas school where a gunman ultimately killed 19 children and two teachers, new video showed Thursday, as questions mounted over the authorities' response to the massacre.

Texas massacre parents question 'late' police response
Witnesses to the Texas school shooting rampage on Thursday questioned the early police response to the massacre, as bereaved parents said they pleaded for officers to storm the building and stop the bloodshed -- to no avail.

Grief turns to anger after gunman murders 21 at Texas school
Grief at the massacre of 19 small children at an elementary school in Texas spilled into confrontation Wednesday, as angry questions mounted over gun control -- and whether this latest tragedy could have been prevented.

'Nightmare' as gunman murders 19 children, two teachers in Texas
A tight-knit Latino community in Texas was wracked with grief Wednesday after a teen in body armor marched into an elementary school and killed 19 small children and two teachers, in the latest spasm of deadly gun violence in America.

Teen gunman kills 15 at Texas elementary school
An 18-year-old gunman killed 14 young children and a teacher at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, in the deadliest US school shooting in years.

Tokyo med school ordered to pay over gender discrimination
A medical school in Tokyo that made it harder for female students to pass entrance exams was on Thursday ordered to pay compensation to 13 women for gender discrimination.

Rising student debt to worsen money woes of young Britons
Rhiannon Muise graduated from Edge Hill University in northwest England last year with a mountain of student debt, which is growing even larger due to surging inflation.

EU says Taliban 'not listening' to Afghans with girls' school ban
The Taliban shutdown of girls' education shows the hardline Islamists' are not listening to the Afghan people and poses a major hurdle to international recognition of the new regime, a top European Union official said Thursday.

'Russia, our sacred state!': school reopens under Moscow control
In the playground of a school in the war-torn eastern Ukrainian town of Volnovakha, now under Moscow's control, children listen to a recording of the Russian anthem, watched by armed soldiers.

Pope apologises to Canada's Indigenous for abuse at church-run schools
Pope Francis apologised Friday for abuse committed at church-run residential schools in Canada, telling Indigenous delegations at the Vatican it caused him "pain and shame".

Nationwide protests if Afghan girls' schools stay shut: activists
Women's rights activists pledged Sunday to launch a wave of protests across Afghanistan if the Taliban fail to reopen girls' secondary schools within a week.

'What have we done wrong?' Afghan school girls forced home
Atiya Azimi was up all night packing and repacking her bag, feverish at returning to school for the first time since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan.

Hope and fear as Afghan girls prepare for return to school
The reopening of secondary schools for girls across Afghanistan on Wednesday prompted joy and apprehension among the tens of thousands of students deprived of an education since the Taliban's return to power.

Afghan girls head back to school as Taliban end ban
Groups of girls headed back to class in the Afghan capital Wednesday after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women to be educated.

Florida 'Don't say gay' bill spells headache for Disney
Discontent is afoot at the happiest place on Earth, as Disney employees this week protested the company's reaction to Florida's so-called "Don't say gay" bill, which would prohibit discussing LGBT topics in classrooms.

Black hair, white shoelaces: Japan school rules under fire
Every school has its rules, but tough regulations at some Japanese institutions, mandating everything from black hair to white shoelaces, are facing increasing criticism and even legal action.

Polish school offers Ukraine teens 'semblance of normalcy'
Stuck to the door of one Warsaw high school is the sign "Laskavo prosimo do shkoli", or "Welcome to school" in Ukrainian, along with the flags of Poland and Ukraine.

Florida lawmakers pass controversial 'Don't Say Gay' schools bill
Florida's state senate on Tuesday passed a controversial bill banning lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in elementary schools, a step that critics complain will hurt the LGBTQ community.

Putin digs in as evacuation corridors agreed in Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "going to plan", President Vladimir Putin said Thursday despite fierce resistance and deepening international isolation, as Kyiv won precious agreement from Moscow on a humanitarian corridor for terrified civilians to flee.

Arab students stranded in Ukraine desperate to go home
Thousands of young Arabs who took up studies in Ukraine, often fleeing violence back home, are appealing to be rescued from a new nightmare -- Russia's full scale invasion of the country.

'Don't say gay:' Sex education fuels US culture wars
Swelling mobilization by American conservatives over what is taught in schools has led several states to push for new curbs on what educators can discuss related to sexual and gender identity -- opening yet another front in the country's rolling culture wars.