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Uber to gobble up Delivery Hero in latest food delivery deal
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US still world's biggest air transport market, but growth slows: data
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South Africa's rooibos heads to space
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Hearts and Scotland keeper Gordon retires
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'Lost his Tuch?' -- England boss hammered by media after World Cup exit
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Stocks drop, oil steadies tracking tech sell-off, Mideast unrest
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Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding
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Ukraine state energy boss Koretsky becomes new PM
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Depleted Italy make nine changes for Australia Test
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Algae fed by farm waste carpet Italy's warm River Po
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UK launches hi-tech mission to study Greenland ice melt
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Peru president-elect Fujimori calls for political 'reconciliation'
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German neo-Nazi sent to male prison despite legal gender change
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UK nationalises struggling British Steel
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Schmidt says struggling Australia 'not far off' as he makes changes for Italy clash
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Italy court to deliver verdict in deadly bridge collapse
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Germany's Delivery Hero agrees 12.7-bn-euro takeover by Uber
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US unveils new 25% tariff on certain imports from Brazil
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Taiwan chipmaker TSMC to invest another US$100 bn in Arizona fabs
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Messi magic sends Argentina into World Cup final as England fall short
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Italy coach Quesada banned for two Tests after TV rant
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IOC chief Coventry can learn from Infantino on handling Trump: ex-IOC executives
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Taiwan chipmaker TSMC to invest another $100bn in Arizona fabs
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Climate change, mismanagement dry up beloved Hungarian lake
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Taiwan chipmaker TSMC reports record quarterly profit
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France overhaul front row to face Japan in Nations Championship
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'Cruel, wasteful': Dakar port a hotspot for illegal shark fins
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'No rest': Indonesians overworked and abused on foreign fishing vessels
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McReight benched as Australia make three changes for Italy showdown
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Next UK PM urged to end Labour Party's 'boys club'
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Actor Sam Neill died of pneumonia, says agent
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No room in All Blacks for Beauden Barrett against Ireland
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Fiji scrum-half Kuruvoli slapped with four-match ban for red card
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Japan give Haangana debut for France 'forward battle' in steamy Tokyo
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Asian stocks mostly sink as AI worries hammer tech
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Ireland coach Farrell relishes another crack at Eden Park record
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'Holding back is evil': Gen-Zers revive Japan's corporate machismo
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Tractors out, oxen in for fuel-starved Cuban farms
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Saving Gaza's past, one artefact at a time
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US bid for Libya reunification a gamble, analysts say
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In Senegal, a feverish ancestral hunt beckons the rain
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Japan to give flanker Haangana his debut against France
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US wants to globalize fight against far-left terrorism
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Messi not done yet after inspiring Argentina to World Cup final
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Familiar tale of woe as England exit World Cup
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Argentina World Cup semi-final hero Martinez 'dreamt' of scoring winner
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'For the Malvinas, for Diego!' World Cup glee takes over in Argentina
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Messi hails 'special' World Cup win over England
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Argentina players display Falklands banner at World Cup semi-final
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Tuchel defends tactics after England World Cup dream dies
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Israel bombs Gaza as Middle East tense after Iranian attack
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Kremlin says US aid for Ukraine won't change military situation
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French PM announces crackdown on teen school violence
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Germany arrests two over military base attack plot for Russia
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Major stock markets in Asia and Europe mostly rose Thursday with traders mulling the outlook for US interest rates as Federal Reserve officials questioned the need for a cut anytime soon.
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Russian missile barrage on Ukraine city kills 18
Rescuers were removing mountains of rubble on Thursday from the site of a lethal Russian missile strike on Ukraine's historic city of Chernigiv, where at least 18 people were killed in an attack that has prompted fresh pleas for allies to boost Kyiv's overstretched air defence systems.
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Taiwan's next president among Time 'Most Influential'
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Markets rise as traders consider US rate outlook
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Solomons' PM contender vows to abolish China security pact
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Vote counting starts in Solomon Islands as China, US trade barbs
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Trump, in shadow diplomacy, seeks to be anti-Biden
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Ruling conservatives win most seats in Croatia election, but no majority
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House Republicans tee up vote for $61 bn in Ukraine aid
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US to reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela
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World Bank aiming to connect 250 mn Africans to energy grid by 2030
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EU weighs response to Russian 'interference' in election runup
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20,000 rally in Georgia as MPs advance controversial 'foreign influence' law
Some 20,000 protesters rallied in Georgia on Wednesday after lawmakers advanced a controversial "foreign influence" law that opponents say will undermine Tbilisi's longstanding European aspirations.
Going 'backwards'? Whistleblowers slam Boeing safety culture
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Slimmer draft pandemic agreement released ahead of fresh talks
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Columbia president grilled over anti-Semitism on campus
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Belgium, Czech Republic seek EU sanctions targeting Russian 'interference'
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Croatia ruling conservatives win most seats, but not majority: exit poll
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