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Chile wildfires rage for third day, entire towns wiped out
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Valentino, Italy's fashion king who pursued beauty at every turn, dies at 93
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France PM to force budget into law, concedes 'partial failure'
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Allies tepid on Trump 'peace board' with $1bln permanent member fee
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'My soul is aching,' says Diaz after AFCON penalty miss
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Ex-OPEC president in UK court ahead of corruption trial
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Iran warns protesters who joined 'riots' to surrender
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Stop 'appeasing' bully Trump, Amnesty chief tells Europe
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Central African Republic top court says Touadera won 78% of vote
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Trump tariff threat has global investors running for cover
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Spectacular ice blocks clog up Germany's Elbe river
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Trump says not thinking 'purely of peace' in Greenland push
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Syria's Kurds feel disappointed, abandoned by US after Damascus deal
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Man City sign Palace defender Guehi
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Under-fire Frank claims backing of Spurs hierarchy
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Prince Harry, Elton John 'violated' by UK media's alleged intrusion
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Syria offensive leaves Turkey's Kurds on edge
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Man City announce signing of defender Guehi
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Ivory Coast faces unusual pile-up of cocoa at export hubs
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Senegal 'unsporting' but better in AFCON final, say Morocco media
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New charges against son of Norway princess
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What is Trump's 'Board of Peace'?
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Mbappe calls out Madrid fans after Vinicius jeered
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Russians agree to sell sanctioned Serbian oil firm
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Final chaos against Senegal leaves huge stain on Morocco's AFCON
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Germany brings back electric car subsidies to boost market
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Europe wants to 'avoid escalation' on Trump tariff threat: Merz
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Syrian army deploys in former Kurdish-held areas under ceasefire deal
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Louvre closes for the day due to strike
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Prince Harry lawyer claims 'systematic' UK newspaper group wrongdoing as trial opens
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Centurion Djokovic romps to Melbourne win as Swiatek, Gauff move on
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Brignone unsure about Olympics participation ahead of World Cup comeback
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Roger Allers, co-director of "The Lion King", dead at 76
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Senegal awaits return of 'heroic' AFCON champions
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Trump to charge $1bn for permanent 'peace board' membership: reports
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Trump says world 'not secure' until US has Greenland
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Gold hits peak, stocks sink on new Trump tariff threat
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Champions League crunch time as pressure piles on Europe's elite
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Harry arrives at London court for latest battle against UK newspaper
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Swiatek survives scare to make Australian Open second round
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Over 400 Indonesians 'released' by Cambodian scam networks: ambassador
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Japan PM calls snap election on Feb 8 to seek stronger mandate
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Europe readying steps against Trump tariff 'blackmail' on Greenland: Berlin
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What is the EU's anti-coercion 'bazooka' it could use against US?
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Infantino condemns Senegal for 'unacceptable scenes' in AFCON final
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Gold, silver hit peaks and stocks sink on new US-EU trade fears
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Trailblazer Eala exits Australian Open after 'overwhelming' scenes
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Warhorse Wawrinka stays alive at farewell Australian Open
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Bangladesh face deadline over refusal to play World Cup matches in India
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Western thirst for African gas raises alarm at COP27
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NASA sticks to plan to launch Moon rocket Wednesday
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US targets fossil fuel 'super-emitters' of methane
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UN unveils satellite-based system to spot methane
The UN unveiled on Friday a satellite-based system to detect methane emissions as part of efforts to cut down on the major contributor to global warming.
Exoskeleton helps wounded French soldiers get back on their feet
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Chinese shoppers spend billions but Singles Day more muted
Chinese shoppers flocked to online commerce giants on Friday, snapping up hundreds of billions of yuan in bargains, though an economic malaise took some shine off the annual Singles Day fever.
Finland's foresters decry 'unfair' EU climate plans
Standing next to a freshly-cut clearing the size of seven football fields, Finnish forest engineer Matti Jappila pointed to growth rings in an up to 300-year-old tree stump.
Piece of Challenger space shuttle found off Florida coast
Divers searching for a World War II-era aircraft near the Bermuda Triangle have found a piece of an entirely different sort of vessel: part of the US Challenger space shuttle that exploded soon after takeoff in 1986.
Japan govt backs major firms in next-gen chip project
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Qatar robo-jockey camel races hope to draw World Cup crowd
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Biden faces high expectations at UN climate talks
US President Joe Biden flies into UN climate talks in Egypt on Friday armed with major domestic achievements against global warming but under pressure to do more for countries reeling from natural disasters.
Fact Check: How to spot impostor Twitter accounts
The rollout of Twitter's subscription service has prompted a string of accounts impersonating public figures, sparking concerns about the potential for scams and disinformation.
World needs US 'to be climate leader', Ugandan activist
Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on Thursday urged US President Joe Biden to help those most affected by the ravages of global warming, a day before his arrival for UN climate talks in Egypt.
Scorched Earth: Ukraine war takes heavy toll on climate too
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'Unstoppable' renewables help climate, security: experts at COP27
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Surge of fossil fuel lobbyists at climate talks: watchdogs
Fossil fuel lobbyists have flooded UN climate talks in Egypt, a report by watchdog groups said Thursday, as calls grow at the summit for a windfall tax on oil majors' bumper profits.
US urges islands to set example for China, India on methane
US climate envoy John Kerry urged Pacific island states on Thursday to join global efforts to cut methane emissions in hopes it would sway major emitters China and India to follow suit.
Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Florida
Hurricane Nicole made landfall on the Atlantic coast of the US state of Florida, meteorologists said Thursday, sparking mandatory evacuation orders.
Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: study
Part of Greenland's ice sheet is thinning further inland than previously believed, which will likely lead to greater sea level rise by the end of this century, a new study found Wednesday.
Rich nation 'gestures' on climate damage only a start: observers
A trickle of climate "loss and damage" funding pledges from rich countries at the COP27 summit in Egypt have been welcomed by observers and developing nations, who say they must pave the way for a broad global financing deal.
Rare Canaanite inscription found on ivory comb in Israel
A rare inscription that sheds new light on the use of Canaanite language some 3,700 years ago has been discovered on an ivory comb in southern Israel, archaeologists said Wednesday.
Island nations call for oil tax, anti-fossil fuel treaty at UN summit
Small island nations led calls at the UN climate summit Tuesday to tax oil companies' windfall profits to pay for damages caused by natural disasters and enact a "non-proliferation treaty" to halt fossil fuel production.
Smart farming tech offers sprout of hope in Greece
Eyes glued to his mobile phone, farmer Sotiris Mournos pores over the latest microclimate and humidity data about his fields on the plain of Imathia in northern Greece.
Eager beaver: dams improve quality of river water hit by climate change
Hotter, drier weather means beaver populations are spreading in the western United States, and their dams are helping to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on river water quality, according to a new study on Tuesday.