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'Old dog' Slipper out of retirement for Wallabies' Nations Championship campaign
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Mexico into World Cup last 32, Canada celebrate historic win
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Co-hosts Mexico first team into World Cup knockout rounds
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100 Colombian guerrillas disarm in deal with leftist government
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Slipper out of retirement for Wallabies' Nations Championship campaign
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Australia seek 'respect' from US amid World Cup 'layup' row
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New Zealand's Payne joins Paraguayan powerhouse after Instagram fame
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Japan doctor-turned-author moots amputations to ease care crunch
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Clark seizes four-stroke lead at darkness-halted US Open
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Fossils challenge assumptions on how animals adapted to land
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From private enterprise to property: Cuba's reforms unpacked
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Canada romp to first World Cup win, Switzerland thump Bosnia
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'Last ride': US says goodbye to Air Force One as Qatari jet awaits
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Venezuela govt, opposition hold US-backed talks on democratic transition
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Gabriel tells Brazil to turn the page against Haiti at World Cup
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Horror injury overshadows Canada's first World Cup win
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Cuba adopts historic package of free-market reforms
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Swiss wunderkind Manzambi scores 'childhood dream' brace
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US faces tough path to new Iran nuclear deal
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Good US Open shots not good enough for 2-over Scheffler
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Cuba unveils historic package of free-market reforms
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Subs send Swiss to World Cup rout of Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Stokes set for England return in New Zealand finale - reports
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McIlroy pleased with reduced green speeds in US Open winds
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Ex-presidents and stars, but no Trump, turn out for Obama Library
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Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists attack Niger airport, 11 soldiers killed
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'Big-game' Bellingham shows his worth for England at World Cup
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2024 warmest year on record for mainland US: agency
Last year set a record for high temperatures across the mainland United States, with the nation also pummeled by a barrage of tornadoes and destructive hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in a report Friday.
Uruguay bucks 2024 global warming trend
The world experienced its hottest year in 2024 since records began, but in the small South American country of Uruguay, global warming was counteracted by bouts of "near-historic" cold.
Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitor
The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond what modern humans have ever experienced", an EU agency said Friday.
US emissions stagnated in 2024, challenging climate goals: study
US greenhouse gas emissions barely decreased in 2024, leaving the world's largest economy off track to achieve its climate goals, according to an analysis released Thursday, as the incoming Trump administration looks set to double down on fossil fuels.
Rubber tappers forge sustainable future in Amazon
As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to tap his rubber trees.
Antarctic sea ice rebounds from record lows: US scientists
Antarctic sea ice rebounded in December after a long period of record lows, US scientists said, giving pause to speculation that Earth's frozen continent could be undergoing a permanent change.
Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money
As snowflakes gently settled on his balcony solar panels on a cold winter's day, Berliner Jens Sax checked his smartphone to see how much electricity they were generating.
Brazil gears up for first climate conference in Amazon
After serving a customer a bowl of acai with fried fish in Belem's market, Sandra da Costa wipes her hands excitedly.
Frigid temps hit US behind major winter storm
Frigid temperatures across a large US area complicated efforts Tuesday at restoring power and clearing roads after a major winter storm plowed through the central plains to the Atlantic coast.
Winter storm leaves large US region blanketed in snow, ice
A major storm system that blanketed a large swathe of the central and eastern United States in snow and ice -- disrupting travel for millions and contributing to at least five deaths -- was headed offshore Monday night, forecasters said.
Eastern US hunkers down in major winter storm
A deadly storm system dumped heavy snow and freezing rain across the eastern United States on Monday, killing five people and disrupting travel for millions of Americans from the central plains to the capital Washington.
Eastern US digs in as major winter storm wreaks havoc
A massive storm system dumped heavy snow and freezing rain on large swaths of the eastern United States Monday, disrupting travel and work for millions of Americans from the Ohio Valley to the capital Washington.
Central US pummeled by snow, ice as major storm heads east
Dangerous wintry conditions descended Sunday on a large swath of the central United States as a severe storm system tracked eastward, prompting travel and work disruptions from Kansas City to Washington.
Liverpool-Man Utd Premier League clash to go ahead despite snowfall
Liverpool's Premier League clash with rivals Manchester United at Anfield will go ahead on Sunday despite heavy snowfall in England's north-west that has caused travel disruption.
EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target
UK car industry sold a record number of all-electric vehicles in 2024 but still fell short of the government's mandated targets, an industry trade body said Saturday.
Indonesia says 2024 was hottest year on record
Indonesia experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, the country's weather agency said Friday, matching several other nations which have reported similar rises in temperature.
Disaster-hit Chilean park sows seeds of fire resistance
After a wildfire that devastated Chile's largest botanical garden, the century-old park has planted thousands of native trees that it hopes are less likely to go up in flames.
Blooming hard: Taiwan's persimmon growers struggle
Taiwanese persimmon farmer Lo Chih-neng stands on a ladder in his sprawling orchard using secateurs to cut the golden-yellow fruit still hanging from branches after enduring a tough season.
Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on record
Taiwan said Tuesday that this year was the hottest since records began 127 years ago, echoing unprecedented temperature highs felt around the world.
Climate change brought extreme weather, heat in 2024: UN
Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat in 2024, the United Nations said on Monday, urging the world to pull back from the "road to ruin".
Two dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed as big waves hit coast
Big waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummelling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least two people dead, authorities said Sunday.
Three dead, four injured in Norway bus accident
A bus carrying several foreign tourists went off the road and ended up partially submerged in a lake near the Raftsundet strait that separates the Lofoten archipelago from the Norwegian mainland, killing three people and injuring four, police said Thursday.
The tsunami detection buoys safeguarding lives in Thailand
Almost 1,000 kilometres off the Thai coast devastated by a tsunami 20 years ago, engineers lower a detection buoy into the waves -- a key link in a warning system intended to ensure no disaster is as deadly again.
White House unveils new climate goals weeks before Trump's return
President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday unveiled a new climate target under the landmark Paris accord, just weeks before Donald Trump's return to the White House threatens to upend US efforts to combat global warming.
UN experts urge three 'transformations' for nature
Human societies need a radical overhaul to stop the destruction of the planet, according to the UN biodiversity expert panel's "transformative change" report released Wednesday.
Three 'transformations' for nature, according to UN experts
Human societies need a radical overhaul to stop the destruction of the planet, according to the UN biodiversity expert panel's "transformative change" report released Wednesday.
Warmer winter melts incomes of China's ice cutters
Gruff men shout over an angry motor as they float huge blocks of ice towards a rusty conveyor belt on the bank of a frozen river in northeastern China.
Macron to visit France's cyclone-battered Mayotte
France's President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he would soon visit Mayotte in the aftermath of a cyclone that ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, with hundreds feared dead.
France in crisis mode as rescuers rush cyclone aid to Mayotte
France's government went into crisis mode Monday as rescuers raced to reach survivors of a cyclone that left hundreds feared dead after ripping through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte.
Rescuers race to France's Mayotte as hundreds feared dead in cyclone
Rescuers raced against time Monday to reach survivors and supply urgent aid after a devastating cyclone ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, destroying homes across the islands, with hundreds feared dead.
'Definitely several hundred' killed as Cyclone Chido devastates Mayotte
Local authorities said Sunday that the likely death toll from cyclone Chido's passage across Mayotte was "definitely several hundred" though the disruption means reaching an exact count will be difficult.
Cyclone batters French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte
Cyclone Chido began battering the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, after authorities issued the highest alert and ordered everyone, including rescue workers, to seek shelter.