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EU to put Iran Guards on 'terrorist list'
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Sabalenka says Serena return would be 'cool' after great refuses to rule it out
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Rybakina plots revenge over Sabalenka in Australian Open final
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Irish Six Nations hopes hit by Aki ban
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Britain's Starmer hails 'good progress' after meeting China's Xi
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Parrots rescued as landslide-hit Sicilian town saves pets
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Gold surges further, oil jumps on Trump's Iran threat
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No handshake as Sabalenka sets up repeat of 2023 Melbourne final
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Iran's IRGC: the feared 'Pasdaran' set for EU terror listing
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EU eyes migration clampdown with push on deportations, visas
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Umpire call fired up Sabalenka in politically charged Melbourne clash
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Rybakina battles into Australian Open final against Sabalenka
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Iran vows 'crushing response', EU targets Revolutionary Guards
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Northern Mozambique: massive gas potential in an insurgency zone
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Gold demand hits record high on Trump policy doubts: industry
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Show must go on: London opera chief steps in for ailing tenor
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UK drugs giant AstraZeneca announces $15 bn investment in China
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US scrutiny of visitors' social media could hammer tourism: trade group
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'Watch the holes'! Paris fashion crowd gets to know building sites
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Power, pace and financial muscle: How Premier League sides are ruling Europe
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'Pesticide cocktails' pollute apples across Europe: study
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Ukraine's Svitolina feels 'very lucky' despite Australian Open loss
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Money laundering probe overshadows Deutsche Bank's record profits
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Huge Mozambique gas project restarts after five-year pause
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Britain's Starmer reports 'good progress' after meeting China's Xi
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Sabalenka crushes Svitolina in politically charged Australian Open semi
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Turkey to offer mediation on US–Iran tensions, weighs border measures
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Mali's troubled tourism sector crosses fingers for comeback
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China issues 73 life bans, punishes top football clubs for match-fixing
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Ghana moves to rewrite mining laws for bigger share of gold revenues
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South Africa drops 'Melania' just ahead of release
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Senegal coach Thiaw banned, fined after AFCON final chaos
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Russia's sanctioned oil firm Lukoil to sell foreign assets to Carlyle
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Australian Open chief Tiley says 'fine line' after privacy complaints
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Trump-era trade stress leads Western powers to China
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Gold soars towards $5,600 as Trump rattles sabre over Iran
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Russia's Petrosian skates in Valieva shadow at Milan-Cortina Olympics
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China executes 11 linked to Myanmar scam compounds
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Germany to harden critical infrastructure as Russia fears spike
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Colombia plane crash investigators battle poor weather to reach site
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Serena Williams refuses to rule out return to tennis
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Vietnam, EU vow stronger ties as bloc's chief visits Hanoi
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New glove, same fist: Myanmar vote ensures military's grip
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Deutsche Bank logs record profits, as new probe casts shadow
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Thai foreign minister says hopes Myanmar polls 'start of transition' to peace
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World's first wooden satellite launched into space
The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Critically endangered Sumatran elephant calf born in Indonesia
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Thousands take to London streets demanding cleaner water
Thousands of people marched through central London on Sunday demanding action on cleaning up Britain's rivers and seas.
UN talks on saving nature stumble on finance hurdle
The world's biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no agreement on a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection.
Pollution level in Pakistan megacity hits new high, says official
Air pollution in Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore soared on Saturday, with an official calling it a record high for the smog-choked mega city.
Talks on halting nature loss run into extra time in Colombia
Negotiations at the world's biggest nature conservation conference ran hours into overtime in Cali, Colombia on Saturday, with talks deadlocked on funding for efforts to "halt and reverse" species loss.
UN nature summit agrees on body for Indigenous representation
The world's biggest nature protection conference agreed in Cali, Colombia on Friday to create a permanent body to represent the interests of Indigenous people under the UN's biodiversity convention.
Talks on halting nature loss enter extra time in Colombia
Negotiations at the world's biggest nature conservation conference entered extra time in Cali, Colombia, on Friday as talks deadlocked on funding for efforts to "halt and reverse" species loss.
Last-ditch effort to solve funding deadlock at nature-saving summit
Negotiators at the world's biggest nature conservation conference knuckled down in Cali, Colombia on Friday for a last-ditch effort to break a deadlock on funding for efforts to "halt and reverse" species loss.
'Waiting in vain': year on from pledge, world clings to fossil fuels
One year after world leaders issued the landmark call for a global move away from fossil fuels, nations are failing to turn that promise into action, say climate diplomats, campaigners and policy experts.
Summit to save nature enters final day with disagreement on funding
The world's biggest nature conservation conference enters its final day in Colombia Friday with negotiators at odds over how best to fund plans to "halt and reverse" species loss.
Deadly Spain floods held up as warning at nature protection summit
European officials pointed Thursday to deadly flooding in Spain as a reminder of the harm that comes from humans' destruction of nature, urging delegates at a deadlocked UN biodiversity conference in Colombia to "act."
Rescuers race to find those washed away by Spain's floods
Divers plunged into the river while high-mountain police hot-footed through the rubble in a rush to find five residents of the hamlet of Letur missing after Spain's apocalyptic floods.
Spain flooding 'catastrophe' should serve as a warning, EU says at nature summit
European officials pointed Thursday to devastating flooding in Spain as a reminder of the self-harming effects of humans' destruction of nature, urging delegates at a deadlocked UN biodiversity conference in Colombia to "act."
Mud and misery grip epicentre of Spain floods
A quiet town in one of Spain's wealthiest regions was a mud-covered hellscape of destroyed buildings, upturned vehicles and bewildered citizens trying to piece back together their lives on Thursday.
EU greenhouse gas emissions saw 'huge' drop in 2023
Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU fell by eight percent in 2023 -- among the biggest drops in decades -- new data showed Thursday, though the bloc remains in a race against time to meet its ambitious climate goals.
Nepal's day of the dog as part of Hindu celebrations
With marigold garlands around their necks, dogs took centre-stage in Nepal on Thursday on a day dedicated to humankind's loyal friend as part of a Hindu festival.
Not enough time in universe for monkeys to pen Shakespeare: study
If a monkey types randomly at a keyboard for long enough, it will eventually write the complete works of Shakespeare.
New doubt over production cuts in plastic pollution treaty
A global treaty to end plastic pollution may be in jeopardy, negotiators and environmentalists said Thursday, with new signs that countries may not be able to agree on production cuts.
Germany to bury nuclear waste but toxic dispute unresolved
An elevator rattles down about a kilometre (3,000 feet) below ground in five minutes to reach Germany's nuclear necropolis, a future repository set to to entomb much of its radioactive waste.
Papua New Guinea to boycott 'waste of time' UN climate summit
Papua New Guinea on Thursday declared a boycott of next month's UN climate summit, branding the global warming negotiations a "waste of time" full of empty promises from big polluters.
Funding hurdle at world's biggest nature protection summit
With two just days to go to the closure of UN talks in Colombia on ways to halt and reverse nature loss, delegates were at odds Wednesday on how best to finance the endeavor.
Spain’s warning system under scrutiny as flood toll rises
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Smog-beset Pakistan megacity curbs rickshaws, restaurants
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