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A throne on wheels, popemobiles star in new Vatican show
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Ceasefire in Russia-occupied Ukrainian city holds for second day
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Spain high-speed train crash kills 68, injures over 100
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Canada hikes rates to contain oil price surge caused by Iran war
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UK woman drugged by husband tells rape trial she woke up bound
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World Bank warns of worsening food insecurity as commodity prices soar
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Clean-up starts as Serbian students movement prepares to govern
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Mona Lisa scrubbed from Syrian textbooks as critics slam conservative drift
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Flavio Bolsonaro: right-wing heir falls from presidential hopeful to exile
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Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election defeat: AFP
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UK budget lifts bank tax to offset surging energy bills
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Brazil's Bolsonaros: between power, prison, and exile
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Spain high-speed train collision kills 64, injures over 100
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Israel president urges against new vote despite inconclusive result
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Brazil's Bolsonaro lands in Florida after election defeat: AFP
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Eala recovers to move into Tokyo quarter-finals
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Russia woos African leaders at Moscow summit
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COPs 'bunch of baloney' says Panama as it vies to host nature summit
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Local ceasefire in Russia-occupied Ukrainian city holds for second day
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Denmark mulls banning turbo chickens
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Odegaard urges Arsenal to move on after Fleetwood upset
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Nintendo producer 'all nervous' as Zelda classic remake hits shelves
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Japan, Germany leaders target closer ties on critical minerals
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Israeli Arab parties hold key as Netanyahu falls short of majority
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Spain high-speed train collision kills 31, injures 80
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UK comedian Brand tells rape trial 'consent is fundamental'
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Turkey hosted Libya east-west reunification talks last week
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Shadman guides Bangladesh to 213-3 in West Indies Test
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Spain high-speed train collision kills 30
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Tech optimism lifts stocks ahead of Fed update on rates
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Plane reportedly carrying Brazil's Bolsonaro departs Ecuador
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No penalty practice for Fleetwood hero Haughey before he downs Arsenal
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Springboks pick six uncapped players for Nations Championship
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Billionaire Ambani's Jio soars in market debut after India's biggest IPO
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Israel's unassuming President Herzog holds keys to next government
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Cross-border abductions threaten Kenya's status as dissident refuge
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Real Madrid apologise to China over Mbappe comments
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'Eat the rich': Indonesians protest against graft, wildfires
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Three killed by storm in southern India
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Netanyahu bloc leads as Israeli votes counted, but no majority
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China says takes Mbappe apology 'seriously' after Mao remark
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Cyclone eases after lashing India coast, no deaths reported
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Flavio Bolsonaro on way to Ecuador from Argentina after fleeing Brazil
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AI chip giant SK hynix posts seven-fold surge in quarterly operating profit
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Netanyahu bloc leads after half of Israeli votes counted but no majority
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Two hundred 'Cruise for life' passengers stranded in Cambodia
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India vows action after first cheetah shot dead
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Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren on the joys of filming 'MobLand'
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'Now or Never': Ethiopia influencers push for Eritrea invasion
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S.African activists push back on data centre rush
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Norway brings climate ambitions in line with EU
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Kerry sees Brazil, Mexico rising climate hopes ahead of summit
US climate envoy John Kerry said Wednesday he expects bold new action by Mexico and Brazil's next government, raising hopes of achieving progress at this month's summit in Egypt.
Europe temperature rise more than twice global average: UN
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Despite conflict Russia sends France giant magnet for nuclear fusion project
Russia on Tuesday dispatched one of six giant magnets needed for the ITER nuclear fusion programme in France, one of the last international scientific projects Moscow participates in despite the Ukraine conflict.
Blue whales eat 10 million pieces of microplastic a day: study
Blue whales consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, research estimated Tuesday, suggesting that the omnipresent pollution poses a bigger danger to the world's largest animal than previously thought.
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket for first time in three years
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida Tuesday, the first flight since 2019 of the world's most powerful rocket.
Land-based climate plans 'unrealistic': report
The world needs to set aside an area bigger than the United States for tree planting and other measures to meet climate pledges, according to research published Tuesday that warned against "unrealistic" carbon-cutting plans.
New potentially hazardous asteroid discovered
An international team of astronomers on Monday announced the discovery of a large asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Earth, creating a small chance far in the future of a catastrophic collision.
Final module docks at China's Tiangong space station
The final module of China's Tiangong space station successfully docked with the core structure on Tuesday, state media said -- a key step in its completion by year's end and a landmark moment in the country's space ambitions.
China launches third and final module for Tiangong space station
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Clashes as thousands protest French agro-industry water 'grab'
Thousands of demonstrators defied an official ban to march on Saturday against the deployment of new water storage infrastructure for agricultural irrigation in western France, some clashing with police.
Hannah Goslar, friend of Anne Frank, dies aged 93
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EU strikes deal to ban combustion-engine cars by 2035
The European Union on Thursday struck an agreement on legislation to phase out new CO2-emitting vehicles by 2035, negotiators announced.
Meteorite that smashed into Mars shook planet, NASA says
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IEA sees global energy emissions peaking in 2025
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100 years on, nostalgia for Fascism persists in Italy
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Global economy must green faster to prevent dire climate impacts
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Climate crisis: Transition of global economy way off track
Across virtually every sector, the greening of the global economy is unfolding far too slowly to stave off climate catastrophe, according to a sobering report Wednesday from a consortium of research organisations.
Climate summit host Egypt renews invite to King Charles
Egypt on Tuesday renewed its invitation to King Charles III for next month's COP27 climate summit after the British monarch's plans to attend were reportedly quashed by ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Recordings show some 'mute' animals communicate vocally: study
More than 50 animal species previously thought to be mute actually communicate vocally, according to a study published on Tuesday which suggested the trait may have evolved in a common ancestor over 400 million years ago.
16 dead, million seek shelter as cyclone hits Bangladesh
At least 16 people died after a cyclone slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of about a million people from their homes, officials said Tuesday.