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South Korean lawmakers launch probe into ballot paper shortages
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Starmer rival seeks win in UK poll pivotal to PM's fate
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Taiwan president says hopes for $14 bn US arms sale 'as soon as possible'
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New wave of anti-LGBTQ laws sweeps Africa
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Ukraine hopes renewables can Russia-proof power grid
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India learns to live with hotter summers
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EU wrestles over how to tackle China export flood
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Birthright citizenship helps spark US World Cup run
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Ghana beat Panama 1-0 in World Cup opener after injury-time winner
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Castro gives crucial backing to Cuba reforms
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Tuchel team talk transformed 'nervy' England in World Cup win
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Historic World Cup goal brings rare joy to DR Congo Ebola epicentre
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Korea coach slams 'unfortunate' drone incident at training
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Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed into the Philippines' eastern seaboard on Sunday, the national weather service said, after killing at least two people and forcing more than a million to evacuate.
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Trump hosts Hungary's Orban, eyes Russian oil sanctions carve-out
US President Donald Trump said he would consider giving Hungary a carve-out from sanctions on Russian oil, as Prime Minister Viktor Orban sought to cozy up to his right-wing ally at the White House on Friday.
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World leaders ditch ties at sweaty climate summit
Diplomacy ditched its stuffy tie for once at a climate meeting in Belem, Brazil, where Thursday's Amazonian heat saw leaders and bureaucrats eagerly remove what is normally considered a summit fashion must.
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World must face 'moral failure' of missing 1.5C: UN chief to COP30
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The eyes of the world are on Belem, a gateway city to the Brazilian Amazon playing host to what has been dubbed the "Forest COP" climate conference starting Monday.
Japan deploys troops after wave of deadly bear attacks
Japan began deploying soldiers on Wednesday to a northern region hit by a spate of deadly bear attacks, which have risen to record levels this year.
Death toll tops 100 as Philippines digs out after typhoon
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the central Philippines climbed past 100 on Wednesday as the devastating impact on Cebu province became clearer after the worst flooding in recent memory.
Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in the Philippines
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on Wednesday as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province began picking through homes and businesses devastated by the worst flooding in recent memory.
Brazil's Lula urges less talk, more action at COP30 climate meet
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Typhoon flooding kills over 40, strands thousands in central Philippines
More than 40 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Kalmaegi flooded swathes of the central Philippines on Tuesday.
World on track to dangerous warming as emissions hit record high: UN
National commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming up to 2.5C this century -- nowhere near enough to avoid devastating climate impacts despite a sweep of new pledges, the UN warned Tuesday.
EU in last-ditch push to seal climate targets before COP30
EU environment ministers Tuesday launched a last-ditch bid to reassert the bloc's climate ambitions by nailing down key emissions targets in the run-up to the UN's COP30 summit in Brazil.
Jamaicans mobilize aid in aftermath of Melissa's wreckage
Nearly one week after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded on the island, the Caribbean nation is organizing to help people devastated by the disaster, which has claimed dozens of lives as of Monday.
Brazil records biggest annual fall in emissions in 15 years: report
Brazil recorded its biggest annual fall in greenhouse gas emissions last year since 2009, according to statistics released Monday, providing a boost for left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he prepares to host UN climate talks.
Tens of thousands shelter as typhoon slams into Philippines
More than 150,000 people took shelter in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday as powerful Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in a region hit by some of the country's deadliest storms.
Denmark inaugurates rare low-carbon hydrogen plant
Denmark inaugurated one of Europe's few low-carbon hydrogen plants on Monday, a sector touted as a key to cleaner energy but plagued with challenges.
Thousands evacuated as typhoon bears down on Philippines
Thousands were evacuated in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday, ahead of a typhoon due to make landfall in a region hit by some of the country's deadliest storms.
'We're all too rich,' says photo legend Martin Parr
British documentary photographer Martin Parr says the world has never been more in need of satire like that in his images because many people are too wealthy and their lifestyle is unsustainable.
Local fabrics, fibres shine at eco-centred Lagos Fashion Week
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India's cloud seeding trials 'costly spectacle'
India's efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move.
US says 'non-market' tactics needed to counter China's rare earth dominance
G7 countries will have to use "non-market" tactics to curb China's dominance in rare earth production, the US energy secretary said Friday, calling the effort a "strategic necessity."
Endangered across west Africa, leopards thrive in I.Coast reserve
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Pillaged I.Coast nature reserve on the mend after crisis decade
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Brazil boasts drop in deforestation ahead of UN climate talks
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen for the fourth straight year, the government said Thursday, a boost for the country just days before it hosts UN climate talks.
G7 to launch 'alliance' countering China's critical mineral dominance
G7 energy ministers meeting in Canada on Thursday planned to launch a new alliance to counter China's critical mineral dominance, in a push for more reliable access to the resources that power advanced technologies.